Ep. #49, Dumpster Phoenix with Denise Koessler Gosnell and Kathryn Erickson

About this episode

Rachel Chalmers discusses the themes of burnout and leadership with Denise Koessler Gosnell and Kathryn Erickson, authors of Tech Confidential.

On episode 49 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers sits down with Denise Koessler Gosnell and Kathryn Erickson to unpack their new book Tech Confidential. Together they explore burnout, leadership, motivation, and the surprising ways our emotional wiring shapes tech culture. It’s a candid, deeply human conversation about transforming toxic systems into something resilient, sustainable, and even joyful.

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Chalmers

Guests: Denise Koessler Gosnell, Kathryn Erickson

Topics covered

• burnout
• leadership
• motivation
• tech culture
• emotional wiring
• toxic systems
• resilience

Keywords

• burnout
• leadership
• motivation
• tech culture
• emotional wiring
• resilience
• sustainability
• joy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tech Confidential

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