I know that Successories has plenty of haters, but I must confess: I can't get enough of them. The photos of bald eagles soaring through blue skies, rowers slicing through still waters at dawn, the aphorisms beneath powerful nouns like "leadership" and "teamwork"—love them all.
It probably helps that I don't work in an office environment, so the wide gulf between what the posters encourage what actually happens doesn't seem so exasperating. Certainly, that would help explain the popularity of Despair.com—one of my favorite posters of theirs is "You can't spell failure without a U R A.
But I digress. The reason I bring it up is that there was never really a podcast that epitomized the Successories mindset—until now. Fortune magazine's The Best Advice I Ever Got podcast very nearly fits the bill.
The bite-sized podcasts—usually about a minute or so—feature execs sharing pithy sayings about how they got to where they are today, usually along the lines of working harder, believing in others, or focusing on their strengths. It's fairly slickly produced, and has improved in recent episodes, with a few career highlights displayed before the speaker enters the scene.
To be sure, the insights shared here are not so detailed and profound that you'll be able to draw a straight line between your crummy cubicle and the corner office. But they're easy to watch, there's a catchy intro, and it's a fun concept. Other business publications might want to take their cue from Fortune and include some lighter fare on their podcast menus.
If you're looking for the tiny burst of motivation to finish up that last TPS report, The Best Advice I Ever Got may be the jump start you need.
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