The GOAL

In short, this is a part of how we are trying to cultivate the culture we can all be proud of and can thrive within.

• Speak Up, Step Up:

  • The primary goal is culture shaping; specifically psychological safety needed for SUSU. Foster an environment of psychological safety by being the safe space for discussion of anything (unless we are legally or morally obligated to not talk about it).

  • As measured by the conversation continues in an increasingly harmonious way (even spicy can be harmonious)

• Work Together, Win Together:

  • Once we have safety we can work on the secondary goal; which is clarity. Ensuring everyone on Product is informed about the nuance of the beautiful mess and continually evolving thing that is Product. There can be no commit without first their being a discussion about if we all agree or disagree. Convos leading to clarity 

  • As measured by Pluggies acknowledging that they are more clear (know what question to ask next, affirms the agreement, feels heard in their disagreement which helps with being committed to the answer) now than they were before

• Keep Growing:

  • Once we have "teamship" we can work on the tertiary goal and what the podcast is named after; to enable a culture of continuous improvement of daily work through inquiry, conversation, and candor.

  • Note: Along the way, if possible, we will use this to raise the CP profile. When appropriate and agreed upon by all on video –  we may make some videos/snippets public so that we are adding to the industry conversation – to help us all Keep Growing; ✨Together✨

  • As measured by most Pluggies who interact with this podcast strongly agree we are doing everything we can think of to grow together (squad, function, company, and industry)

Note: Some might say... "it is called Keep Growing Together, but Keep Growing is the tertiary/optional part fo the goals?" Well person that may say that... in order for growth to happen... first, there has to be a feeling of safety. Then we have to have a culture of working together as a team. When those conditions are met, is when the best growth can happen.

How do I watch?

We have multiple playlists that you can subscribe to that will cater to your viewing preferences:

• The convo: The full conversation (w/o the wins and what's happening segments)

• Full episodes (unabridged): The full episodes with all segments

• Convo Spotlights: snippets that can stand on their own (many of these will be public and posted on social media... of course with the permission of anyone that can be heard or seen of course)

• Wins & Highlights segments: Every week we discuss wins and what were the most interesting cascading messages, customer interactions, or things that were discussed in office hours!

• Teasers: We want you to watch the full episodes... so we'll create trailers so you'll know if you will be interested

• Everything: Everything from above all in one playlist

Note: the videos are visible by anyone with a CareerPlug email. Some videos will be made more public, but only with the express permission of all that are visible in the video.

How are these episodes produced?

Every episode will have the following "team" in the credits:

Executive Producer / Distribution Manager

• Oversees the overall production and ensures the podcast aligns with its strategic goals, maintaining quality and scheduling consistency.

• Handles uploading the podcast to platforms, creating engaging titles and descriptions, executes promotional strategies to grow the viewership, including clips, teasers, and slack posts, and ensuring timely releases.

• Outcome: Unique Viewers

• Output: 1 episode published at least once every other week

Segment Producer

• Iterates on the ways the show could be most engaging for the Pluggies

• Outcome: At least 4 votes on the topic that was chosen each week

• Outcome: Unique Viewers on segment clips

• Output: Coming up with the wins, office-hours, and interview segments… and having a vision for how each segment can increasingly get better

Post-Production Producer

• Edits raw video footage, incorporating graphics, transitions, and visual effects to produce a polished video podcast.

• Outcome: Likes

• Output: Full episode, segment clips, teasers, sound-bite clips (private and publicly shareable)

Host

• Leads the conversation during the podcast, ensuring engagement, a natural flow, and effective audience connection.

• The primary goal is culture shaping; specifically psychological safety needed for SUSU. As measured by the conversation continues in an increasingly harmonious way (even spicy can be harmonious)

• The secondary goal is clarity. As measured by Pluggies acknowledging that they are more clear (know what question to ask next, affirms the agreement, feels heard in their disagreement which helps with being committed to the answer) now than they were before

• The tertiary goal is to raise the CP profile and add to the industry conversation to help us all Keep Growing;  Together 

• Must inform the Executive Producer of what level of visibility you are comfortable with (private/Pluggie-only, unlisted/can-be-seen-by-anyone-but-not-shared-out, don’t-care-if-public)

• Outcome: Follow-up convo (sparks a conversation; affirming, asking further clarifying questions, or even creating topics for new episodes)

Discussion Panelist

• Participates in the podcast to provide insights, opinions, or expertise that enrich the conversation.

• Must inform the Executive Producer of what level of visibility you are comfortable with (private/Pluggie-only, unlisted/can-be-seen-by-anyone-but-not-shared-out, don’t-care-if-public)

• Outcome: Average View Duration

The Assignment holders will be in the credits of each episode!