A half hour interview show featuring innovative leaders who cultivate a culture of giving, belonging and thriving together. In each episode, we’ll explore how generosity at work impacts the bottom line and address cultural dynamics, team behavior and peer relationships.
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A podcast meant to get all of us through both the good times and the bad.
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202. Avoid Defensive Listening | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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"We hear the message through our own insecurity." In this episode of the ROG podcast, Shannon Cassidy discusses the concept of defensive listening, a barrier to effective communication. She explains how defensive listening occurs when individuals filter messages through their insecurities or fears, leading to combative or withdrawn responses. Shann…
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201. Mike Ashcraft - What’s Your One Word?
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“Reach isn't a measure or a strategy for how we get bigger. Reach is a measure of what we're willing to care about.” “We have to wage war against regret.” “We break the patterns of the past by choosing to be faithful in the moment.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 07:27 Reaching People and Caring for Their Needs 09:07 Walking with Peopl…
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"Generosity is the most essential capability of leadership." In this milestone 200th episode of R.O.G. Return on Generosity , host Shannon Cassidy reflects on the journey of the podcast over the past four years, emphasizing the critical role of generosity in effective leadership. She discusses the importance of oxytocin and serotonin in fostering p…
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199. Edwige Robinson - Define Success on Your Own Terms
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“Take micro steps and achieve uncommon success.” “Build supportive communities and extend grace.” “Define success on your own terms and embrace uniqueness.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Edwige Robinson's Journey 02:45 Believe It's Possible: Conquering Mountains and Achieving Uncommon Success 05:15 The Power of Micro Steps and Momentum 10:03 Buildi…
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“Ideas aren't the problem. People have lots of ideas, but they don't have time to think. Thinking has become a daring act within organizations, and in our culture, because we are part of the ‘cult of busy’.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Lisa Bodell and the Importance of Simplicity 03:20 Eliminating Complexity and Drowning in Work 07:17 Challengi…
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197. Susan Packard - Emotional Fitness and Recovery
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“Personal mastery is all about humility and supporting other people and having purpose other than yourself.” R.O.G. Takeaway Tips: Sit quietly. Light up your right brain. Meditation Mindfulness practices Nature Walks without headphones or phone Music Art Laughter Gratitude Get emotionally fit. Engage in a recovery practice. Ask for help. Develop bo…
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196. Daisy Auger-Dominguez - From Burnt Out to Lit Up
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“Burnout is an excessive and sustained workload.” “Am I really the best person to be in that meeting?” “Create workplaces of joy, productivity, and growth.” “Change is possible.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Daisy Auger-Dominguez's Background and Book 03:03 Chapter 1: Recognizing and Addressing Burnout 06:24 Chapter 2: Setting Boundaries and Sayin…
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195. Yvette Kanouff - The Endless Possibilities of AI, Allyship and Authenticity
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“How do we help others, especially those that don't have a good opportunity? But, you know, they don't have life on a silver platter. So how do we make silver platters for people?” “You never wanna go to the president and talk about yourself. You wanna go to the president and you wanna talk about the team and what the team did…” “A coach talks to y…
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194. James Rooke - The Power of Small Acts
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“Generous leadership is standing up for what is right.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction of James Rooke 03:53 Background and Influences 08:19 Lessons from Father's Leadership Style 12:08 Simplifying Decision-Making Filters 26:21 Staying Close to the Front Lines 31:15 Creating a Culture of Generosity 36:25 Humility and Vulnerability in Leadership 41:06 …
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193. Michael Atkinson - The Power of Consistency: The Underrated Secret to Success
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“This success isn't about me, it is literally about everybody else.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 Grid Automation and the New Energy Transition 07:38 The Benefits of Being a Generous Leader 09:49 The Power of Consistency and Self-Reflection in Leadership Episode Summary: Mike Atkinson, the Managing Director of Grid Automation i…
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192. Amy Edmondson - Failure Factors | Part 2
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“An apology is a small word, but has enormous power interpersonally.” Episode Summary: Dr. Amy Edmondson, the world's leading authority in psychological safety, discusses her background and the science of failing well. She shares her journey from growing up in New York City to becoming a professor at Harvard Business School. She explains how her me…
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191. Amy Edmondson - Failure Factors | Part 1
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“Some failures are simply the undesired result of a thoughtful experiment in new territory, and those are the ones we must learn to love.” Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 06:29 The Influence of Buckminster Fuller 13:23 Psychological Safety and Speaking Up About Error Episode Summary: Dr. Amy Edmondson, the world's leading authority in p…
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190. The 5° Principle | Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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In this episode, Shannon Cassidy discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership. She explains the four main components of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Cassidy emphasizes the need for leaders to be self-reflective, practice emotional self-control, read the r…
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189. Dr. Tonya Cornelius - Embracing Awe and Wonder for More Joy and Fulfillment
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Dr. Tonya Cornelius, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, The Walt Disney Company where she serves as an integral member of the enterprise Human Resources senior leadership team. Dr. Cornileus is responsible for learning and leadership development, talent and succession management, performance management, and career development. Dr. Cornileus jo…
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188. The 5° Principle | Share Your Brilliance | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“When you know better, you do better.” - Dr. Maya Angelou “Be who you are and be that well.” - St. Francis de Sales This week we are looking at Chapter 14, Share Your Brilliance. Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presenc…
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187. George Galaz - Building Trust: The Foundation for Loyalty and Commitment
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“The benefit is the reward at a personal level is the reward that you see when you see others grow and succeed. Whenever I, whenever you see somebody stuck in, in, in their current situation, um, the generous thing to do is to reach out and help them find or define, um, the path that they need to follow in order to reach the next level.” George Gal…
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186. The 5° Principle | Take Control of Yourself | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“Worthiness doesn’t have prerequisites.” - Brené Brown In this episode, Shannon Cassidy discusses the concept of taking control of oneself. She uses the analogy of concentric circles to explain the areas of control, influence, and no control in our lives. The outermost circle represents things we have no control over, such as traffic or the weather…
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“Qualitative research is understanding the why behind different emotions and different interests. …Quantitative is going to give you the actual sizing of how large of a conversation is. What I love about Social Intelligence and, specifically the social listening piece, is that balance of qual and quant.” Frank Gregory, Social Intelligence professio…
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184. The 5° Principle | Choose Connections Carefully | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” - Steve Jobs "Surround yourself with people who can make you even better." In this episode, Shannon Cassidy discuss…
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183. Amy Volas - Founders, Startups, and...Windex
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“The most unexpected place that I see it, (generosity) and it delights me every single time, is when we chuck our assumptions and we keep an open mind and we're generous about considering a different point of view.” Amy Volas is a sales fanatic turned entrepreneur, bitten by the startup bug many moons ago. She founded Avenue Talent Partners (ATP) a…
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182. The 5° Principle | Rewrite Your Limiting Stories | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“We are the stories we tell ourselves.” - Shekhar Kapur Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coaching, Facilitation …
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181. Rob Stoddard - The Value of Mentorship
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“...anytime one of those honorees, awardees stands up to accept an award, the first things they do is to thank their mentors…what that means is better entertainment for all of us, better product for all of us, better customer service and customer care…There is no better return on the generosity of mentoring than the success that people ultimately h…
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180. The 5° Principle | Create New Possibilities | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” - Marcus Aurelius Antonius Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She p…
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“Creativity is our ability to toggle between wonder & rigor to solve problems, produce novel value & generate meaning.” Natalie Nixon is a Creativity Strategist and President of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC. She helps organizations accelerate innovation and growth by developing meaningful strategy through design thinking and ethnographic research. Dr. Ni…
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178. The 5° Principle | Improve the Quality of Your Questions | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.” - Bono Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive…
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“Disrupting bias is really important because bias is a pattern and if we don't publicly correct it, then we reinforce it. We make it more likely that it's going to happen again.” Kim Scott is the author of “Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better” and “Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity” and co-founder of the compa…
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176. The 5° Principle | Find Your Happiness and Success Formula | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“Perhaps if one really knew when one was happy one would know the things that were necessary for one’s life.” Joanna Field, Author, A Life of One’s Own Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication,…
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175. Liz Christo - A-Game: Uniting Authenticity, Accountability, Autonomy, and Alignment
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“You have to give without the expectation of return…you can be pointing your time in the right direction, but it is not a give and take. So much of what is asked of you, or where you choose to give, should be done without any expectations.” Liz Christo is a Partner at Stage 2 Capital where she partners with Dan Heck to back early stage entrepreneur…
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174. The 5° Principle | Keep Promises | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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"Action expresses priorities." - Mahatma Gandhi Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, empowering leadership, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coaching, Facilitation (team …
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173. Patricia Makatsaria - Kindness Habit
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“That's the special thing about kindness. It is so many different things. It can be generosity. It can be forgiveness. It can be trust. Compassion. It's all these things.” Patricia Makatsaria is a Civic Volunteer and Philanthropist who has dedicated herself to her community, promoting kindness and inclusion and striving to empower young leaders. Af…
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172. The 5° Principle | Look for Blind Spots | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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"We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are." - Anaïs Nin Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, empowering leadership, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coachin…
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“I call it strategic appreciation because you don't do it strategically, but you do it because you care about the person, and it ends up benefiting you as well. It's an immediate return on your generosity…I've just noticed time and time again in my career, when I give - I get.” Future World of Work Summit: March 28, 2024, San Francisco, CA - Discou…
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170. The 5° Principle | Say No to Say Yes to the Right Things | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“Each of us, every waking hour, is called upon to say no, whether to friends or family members, to our bosses, employees, or co-workers, or to ourselves. Whether and how we say no determines the very quality of our lives. It is perhaps the most important word to learn to say gracefully and effectively.” - William Ury, Mediator, Writer and Negotiati…
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“The best assessment tool is to listen to your people. They talk about “we” when they're talking about the organization - you're on pretty good track to have an inclusive culture. If they talk about “they” you don't have it. Save your money. Don't do an assessment and just listen to how people talk.” Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world’s p…
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168. The 5° Principle | Prioritizing Priorities | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities.” - Stephen R. Covey Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, empowering leadership, and conflict resol…
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167. Michael Powell - Take Care of the Troops
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“If you said…What do you think is the indispensable value of leadership? I would say it is to be selfless…to sacrifice for the good of others. To be willing to give without expecting something in return. Because the beauty is in the giving.” Michael K. Powell is the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He was appointed by…
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166. The 5° Principle | Expect the Unexpected | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face…You must do the thing you cannot do.” - Eleanor Roosevelt Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, c…
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165: Chris Stanley - Cultivating Leadership Excellence: Navigating Values, Judgment, and Hospitality
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“Think of leadership as the opportunity to have a positive influence on a person or a situation. You can say leadership is a fundamentally generous act. Leadership is about how you make people feel. It's fundamentally generous.” Our special guest today is Chris Stanley, a leader in the executive education space. Chris has more than 20 years' experi…
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164. The 5° Principle | Rebound from Mistakes | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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"If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them." - Jane Fonda Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, empow…
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163: Maria Brennan - Measure What Matters
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“The greatest lessons I've ever learned are not from my successes. They are from my failures and I've had plenty of both. So don't be afraid to fail.” – Maria Brennan “If you can't get out of it, get into it.” – Michael Brennan Maria E. Brennan, CAE, is the President & CEO of The WICT Network: Empowering Women in Media, Entertainment and Technology…
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162. The 5° Principle | Demonstrating Resilience | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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Happy 2024! This year we are going to focus the even number episodes on brief coaching tips. Starting in January, we will focus on The Five Degree Principle | How Small Changes Lead to Big Results. Chapter One is titled Demonstrate Resilience. This short video provides an quick thought starter as you begin 2024. Please share comments and feedback a…
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161. Dr. Serena McCalla - Change the World through Research, Science and Storytelling
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“We're moving at a snail's pace compared to what's available out there. These kids are going to change the world if we let them. Or, they won't because we stopped them.” “I think that the biggest issue in science it's our inability to share our stories.” Serena has dedicated her life to advancing science and science education while working with the…
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160. 2023 R.O.G. Recap | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip
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“Love the life you live; live the life you love.” - Bob Marley Host Bio: Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, empowering leadership, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coac…
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159. Dan Renart - Navigating Law, Integrity, and Authenticity
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“I've always wanted to be in a job where I could help people…you're representing good people at their worst time.” “I have to be honest with myself because it doesn't communicate well if you're trying to be somebody else.” Daniel Renart, a former President of the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association is a Partner with Reinstein, Glackin & Herriott LLC …
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158. Rich Jennings - Be Like Water | Finding Your Authentic Flow
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“The biggest benefit of anything that you can do at work is if it actually impacts how you behave as a human being and it extends into your personal life.” “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will…
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157. Joanne Lipman - What’s Next? A Reinvention Roadmap
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“A key attribute of aha moments is that they feel right, they feel correct and they feel new…Some people say it's like a religious experience, it's been handed to you.” “You can go forward. That's the key to post traumatic growth: you're moving forward.” “Should you follow your gut feeling? The short answer is yes, in most cases…Gut feeling is actu…
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156. Daisy Auger-Domínguez - Leading with Humanity: Guide to Modern Management
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“It really is about those micro moments that we experience every day. That's culture.” “We have this collective exhaustion that we're also not talking about.” Daisy Auger-Domínguez is an accomplished executive and dynamic leader widely recognized for her ability to lead organizational transformations on the leading edge of people and culture. A nat…
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155. Hannah Wunsch - Generosity in Healthcare: Learning from History
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“This is very much an origin story for an entire specialty in medicine, critical care. …and to see how far we've come really does make one stop and appreciate what we take for granted a lot of the time, which is modern medical care.” Hannah Wunsch is a critical care doctor and Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Anesthesiolog…
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154. Jill Bramble - 4-H | Head, Heart, Hands, Health
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“All young people have potential. That they're not problems to be fixed. They all have potential, which is a different starting point.” “4-H is the largest youth development organization in this country...I get a front row seat to seeing generosity every single day…our donors are investing millions into young people for their future…the half a mill…
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153. Lori LeBas - Kindness, Karma, Culture, Career
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“You need to put boundaries in place. You need to live your life...If you don't ever see anything but the work that's in front of you, you lack the perspective to think bigger.” As head of the business operations team for The Walt Disney Company’s Platform Distribution segment, Lori LeBas supports the development and distribution of products and se…
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