Ep 132 | The humanizing power of music to create better work cultures with Shaka Mitchell

What song reminds you of 6th grade?Which one makes you feel invincible? What song got you through a hard breakup? Which one do you play after a miserable day at work?These are the questions Shaka Mitchell asks in his Come Together Music Project. It’s helped people with opposing political views have a civil conversation about hard topics like immigration, abortion and racism. Surely it can help a creative and an account person get along during a weekly status.This project is gold. We all have answers to these questions. And each answer helps reveal the depth of our humanity.A depth that gets lost way too easily under the pressures of timelines and time sheets.No timeline is worth losing our connection to our humanity. No matter what Silicon Valley or Wall Street tries to tell us.Welcome to the DesuckifyWork® podcast. The show where we cut through the BS and find ways to make work more fun, more human and less ridiculous. All of which makes your business more profitable, by the way. This episode is part of our ongoing Prohuman Series, in partnership with the Prohuman Foundation.(If you enjoy this one, please like, share, rate, review or subscribe to the podcast.)Let the desuckifying begin.You can follow Shaka on LinkedIn and check out cometogethermusic.org to learn more about his project. And be sure to visit Shaka’s Substack as well.If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to explore what a more human work culture could look like, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session. Type “meow” in the calendar invite and I’ll also send you a free DesuckifyWork® t-shirt!Bye, everyone!Bonus questions from Shaka:Are there creative ways that you’ve seen people use music to bring people together at work?And in case you’re wondering:What song reminds you of 6th grade?Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran DuranWhich one makes you feel invincible?Unchained - Van HalenWhat song got you through a hard breakup?Scar Tissue - RHCPWhich one do you play after a miserable day at work?Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon JoviWhat are your answers? Get full access to DesuckifyWork® at tjbennett.substack.com/subscribe