{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Engineering Calmer Agencies & Consulting Firms: Calm is the New KPI","title":"Calm isn't an App: Culture, Autonomy, and the Myth of Productivity (with Kacie Brennell)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e84c6b7c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2644,"description":"Meetings don’t equal management—most of the time, they’re just control theater. Freelance project manager Kacie Brennell joins Susan to unpack how autonomy—not attendance—drives real outcomes. They dig into async accountability, why tools fail without culture shifts, and how perfectionism + codependency quietly sabotage calm. If you’ve ever looked up from a day of calls with a longer to-do list, this one’s for you.What you’ll learnHow to shift from presence-driven management to outcome-driven autonomyThe simple async cadence: owner → outcome → deadline → 3-bullet updateWhy software alone won’t save you (and what culture change must come first)Spotting perfectionism and codependency at work—and what to model insteadHow to use efficiency to create margin (and then actually keep it)Practical scripts for moving “quick calls” into written, visible decisionsConnect with KacieConnect with Kacie on LinkedIn","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HRs9DZmBS3RQgcFBs6ru_0TP86Ifi_bbNBqTrnI3FJc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZDVk/NjE1YzQyMDkzZWI5/ZTg4MjdjNzIwODc5/ZTdjZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}