Best MNA Podcasts (2024)

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Allyship for Gender Equality in Politics: MNA Nafisa Shah's Journey & Views on Solidarity 43:36

3d ago43:36

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Nafisa Shah is a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. After completing her undergraduate studies, she worked as a journalist, and her reporting on environmental problems, development and gender issues won her acclaim at home and abroad. She is an alumnus of the University of Oxford. She started her political journey from Khairpur’s local bo…

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A Leader’s Voice from Maldivian Democracy for Gender Equality: Dr. Anara Naeem 19:52

2h ago19:52

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Dr. Anara Naeem is a Member of Parliament from Maldives, representing Huraa constituency. She is a prominent Islamic scholar, author and a lawyer. She served as an MP earlier, from 2014 to 2019 and represented Makunudhoo constituency. Dr. Naeem has recently been elected as the Vice-Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee of the Parliament. She is al…

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Rising through Grassroots to the Lok Sabha: Explore Jothimani’s Journey 30:18

2h ago30:18

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Jothimani is a Member of Parliament, representing Karur constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. She has been involved with the Indian National Congress party for the past two decades. She entered politics at the age of 22 and has served in the local governance for a decade before moving to the state and national politics. She has also held several party…

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A Bhutanese Leader’s Journey of Leadership and Advocacy: Dorji Wangmo 23:11

2h ago23:11

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Dorji Wangmo is a Member of the National Assembly of Bhutan. She represents the Bhutan Tendrel Party from Kengkhar_Weringla constituency in Monggar. Before joining politics, she served for nearly 22 years in Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited, Bhutan in various capacities. Worth Asking podcast tackles gender equality with a focus on …

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Regina Mangan Smarter Faster Better 44:17

5h ago44:17

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Regina Mangan Liberty Blue Estate Agents and Author is the guest on the Women In Leadership podcast. She talks about the need to live by your values and make sure your actions align to those values. She also advises not to be afraid to let people off the boss if their values don't align with yours.By Angela Mezzetti

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Serving People to Representing Their Rights: Dr. Manisha Chakraborty’s Campaign for Social Justice 25:52

3d ago25:52

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Dr Manisha Chakraborty is a Central Committee Member at the Socialist Party of Bangladesh. She is the first woman mayoral candidate in the history of Barisal City Corporation polls. She pursued medicine and also received an appointment letter for the post of a medical assistant officer. But she found her calling in politics and started her career i…

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Campus and Campaign: Young Leader Sneha Padayan's Entry into Politics 25:31

3d ago25:31

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Sneha Padayan is a Member of the Trithala Block Panchayat in Kerala, India. She was elected at just the age of 22 as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), while she is still pursuing her studies. Her work focuses on implementing and formulating policies that deal with the basic necessities of people like water, roads, and shelter. …

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Sobita Gautam: She Breaks Barriers: Inspiring Story of a Woman in Politics 27:05

23d ago27:05

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Sobita Gautam is the youngest elected Member of Parliament in Nepal, representing Kathmandu-2 constituency. She is a member of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022. Before entering politics, Sobita had a diverse background. She was a youth activist and served as a registered lawyer. She also worked in…

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Dr. Fauzia Khan: She Breaks Barriers: Inspiring Story of a Woman in Politics 24:01

23d ago24:01

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Dr. Fauzia Khan is a Member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. She is also the National President of the Women's Wing of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar. She has been a Former Minister of State in the Government of Maharashtra, holding various portfolios like School Education, Women & Child Developmen…

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Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle: She Breaks Barriers: Inspiring Story of a Woman in Politics 34:31

24d ago34:31

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⁠Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle is a Member of Parliament from Sri Lanka. Before entering politics, she had an elaborate career as a Medical Doctor attached to the Ministry of Health. She was elected to the Parliament in 2010 and has served as an MP since then. She leads Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus in the Parliament. She has chaired several commit…

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Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride Self Care and Reflection 45:25

3M ago45:25

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Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride on Challenges In Nursing Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride Chair of the NMBI talks about the retention of nurses and midwives, something the NMBI have as a priority. In the podcast she talks about the various challenges facing nurses and the profession in general. She also advocates for nurses to acquire microcredentials and con…

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Nina Noonan Power of Reflection and Blossoming 35:20

4M ago35:20

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Nina Noonan is the guest on this episode of Women In Leadership. She says systemic barriers still exist for women in the workplace and often companies are not aware of it until someone points it out. "Some organizations have picked up on that and are trying to create a different system around that. But you know, very often, if there's a systemic ba…

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‘The World Needs More Women in Leadership Mnà’ UCC IWD 2024 35:28

4M ago35:28

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Why The World Needs More Women In Leadership Podcast International Women’s Day in UCC University College Cork was celebrated with a series of presentations and discussion on the subject of ‘why the world needs more women in leadership’. After the event, the co-chairs of Mnà UCC, Emma Connolly and Clíodhna O’Callaghan together with Dr. […]…

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Learning the Secret Sauce of Leadership

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Learning The Secret Sauce of Leadership for women. Navigating the territory of leadership for women is not easy. There are unwritten rules that are not often shared naturally with women in the workplace or in political life. Dr Melrona Kirrane DCU Business School and Andrea Dermody give a taster of that secret sauce.…

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How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 5: Final Passage and Signing into Law 2:08

5M ago2:08

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Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The final part of this series features MNA Chair of the Governmental Affairs Commission John Welsh, RN, to walk us through the final steps of a bi…

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How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 4: Conference Committees 2:37

5M ago2:37

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Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The fourth part of this series features Governmental Affairs Commissioner Tess Schlicksupp, RN, who is here to talk about what happens when a bill…

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How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 3: Floor Votes 2:46

5M ago2:46

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Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The third part of this series features Governmental Affairs Commissioner Ali Marcanti, RN, to tell us more about floor votes.…

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How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 2: House and Senate Committees 3:36

5M ago3:36

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Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The second part of this series features Governmental Affairs Commissioner Rachel Hanneman, RN, to walk us through what happens when a bill goes to…

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How a Bill Becomes a Law, Part 1: What is a bill? 2:53

5M ago2:53

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Episode 8 of MNA's Power & Practice podcast features a five-episode mini-series on How an MNA Bill Becomes a Law. Join members of MNA's Governmental Affairs Commission as they walk you through each step. The first part of this series features MNA Chair of the Governmental Affairs Commission John Welsh, RN, to walk us through the basics of what a bi…

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Aine Murray It’s A Balancing Act 36:05

5M ago36:05

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Aine Murray On Balance Much to learn from France about Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ireland’s business community has much to learn from France when it comes to diversity and inclusion according to Aine Murray President of the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce. France is way ahead when it comes to gender diversity in politics, […]…

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Sue Deagle Illuminating and Living In The Moment 35:38

7M ago35:38

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Sue Deagle talks about surviving grief and loss and even daring to thrive. "We're told in society, when you go through grief, it's this five stages, it's very linear. But no time after loss is linear. Some days you're up, some days you're down. One of the hardest things to accept is that you can't control where your emotions are from day to day. Su…

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Dr Orlaigh Quinn Trail Blazing Secretary General 1:06:08

8M ago1:06:08

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Dr Orlaigh Quinn the guest on this podcast is one of a rare breed. She rose through the Irish Civil Servant to become the Secretary General or head of the government Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment in Ireland. There have only ever been 13 women to reach this position. What is even more impressive is that she was a trail blazer with fe…

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WE 042 - Marketing 26:13

8M ago26:13

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Marketing to niezwykle ważna dziedzina dla każdej firmy bez względu na jej wielkość. W biznesie dużo o się o nim mówi, szuka się skutecznych strategii, buduje się plany promocyjne i kampanie reklamowe. Z 42. odcinka podcastu World of English dowiecie się, czym właściwie jest marketing, czym zajmują się specjaliści w tej dziedzinie oraz jak skonstru…

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Katie Honan ‘How To Fall Flat On Your Face’ 38:29

9M ago38:29

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Actor Katie Honan talks about becoming a successful playwright thanks to the pandemic which gave her the headspace and time to work on creating work she never quite found the time to do before. In the process of writing 'How To Fall Flat On Your Face' she also learned how to pull a piece of theatre together from the business end and how to assemble…

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Sharon Rogers Ph.D Creative and Tenacious in fighting Alzheimer’s Disease 30:25

12M ago30:25

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Sharon Rogers Ph.D is one tenacious woman who has dedicated her career to neuroscience and to finding creative ways to work with others in the search for treatments for patients with Alzheimer's.By Angela Mezzetti

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Marah Curtin It’s Your Money So Let It Grow 42:59

1y ago42:59

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Marah Curtin Director of Client Engagement and founder of femolutionist talks about women and investing in this podcast with Angie Mezzetti. The biggest investing mistake that women make isn't over trading or overconfidence or panicking during downturns, or any of the other behavioral mistakes that tend to trip up investors, our main issue is simpl…

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WE 041 - Angielski w biznesie - w jakim wieku najlepiej się uczyć 26:29

1y ago26:29

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Coraz częściej nieznajomość angielskiego w biznesie to bariera rozwoju zawodowego. Wydaje się, że jeśli ktoś miał styczność z językiem angielskim od przedszkola, to rozszerzenie wiedzy będzie bułką z masłem. Nie zawsze tak jest. Z drugiej strony panuje przekonanie, że jeśli zaczynasz uczyć się angielskiego jako dorosły, to jest już za późno. W tym …

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MNA Elections Pt. 2 - Join an MNA Commission 25:04

1y ago25:04

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In the second of a two-part episode on MNA Elections, we have two MNA members joining us to s hare more about why MNA members should get involved in and run for the Nursing Practice and Education Commission and the Governmental Affairs Commission.By MNA

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MNA Elections Pt. 1 - Join the Board of Directors 27:14

1y ago27:14

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In the first of a two-part episode on MNA Elections, we have two current members of the MNA Board of Directors joining us to share more about why MNA members should get involved in and run for the Board of Directors.By MNA

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Sara Phelan SC Practical, Paperless and Pro Diversity 35:34

1+ y ago35:34

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Sara Phelan Chair Bar of Ireland says Equitable briefing really means equality across the profession of barristers. She talks about the new Equitable Briefing Policy of the Bar of Ireland in this podcastBy Angela Mezzetti

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Get Into Honest Communication – Sabrina Shaheen Cronin 33:10

1+ y ago33:10

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Wise Counsel Sabrina Shaheen Cronin Sabrina Shaheen Cronin is not your typical lawyer. She is also a musician and actress who takes the job title of counselor very seriously and literally. “I always say if you don’t have difficulties, will then you won’t grow, you won’t know what true growth is and hard lessons can […]…

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The Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act 22:35

1+ y ago22:35

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In this episode, MNA member Becky Nelson, RN, and MNA Lobbyist Katie Kottenbrock discuss MNA's staffing bill, the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, and how this vital legislation can help solve the nurse staffing crisis in Minnesota.By MNA

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MNA's Day on the Hill 2023 27:20

1+ y ago27:20

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In this episode, MNA members Doreen McIntyre, RN, and Rachel Hanneman, RN, discuss MNA’s Day on the Hill, an annual event where nurses visit their legislators at the Capitol to lobby on legislation that will improve the nursing profession and patient care in Minnesota. To get involved in Day on the Hill, visit mnnurses.org/DOTH.…

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WE 040 - Jak nauczyć się mówić po angielsku? 11:45

2y ago11:45

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Przychodzicie do nas z pytaniem jak się nauczyć mówić po angielsku? Tak wiele osób na całym świecie uczy się tego języka i tak wiele z nich narzeka, że nie jest w stanie komunikować się w tym języku, że nie potrafią mówić. Moja odpowiedź jest zawsze taka sama, nie jest to wprawdzie wielka filozofia, ale trzeba wiedzieć jak to zrobić, jak nauczyć si…

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Concern for Safe Staffing 35:16

2y ago35:16

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In this episode, MNA's Nurse Staffing Specialist goes over what a Concern for Safe Staffing form is, why it's important to fill out and what happens to that information after you've completed it.By MNA

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WE 039 - Zdalna nauka angielskiego, czyli nauka online 28:03

2y ago28:03

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Pandemia, lockdown i kwarantanny sprawiły, że praca i nauka przez Internet stały się czymś naturalnym. Posłuchaj rozmowy z Weroniką na temat nauki języka angielskiego online. Przekonasz się jak wiele pozytywów ma nauczanie zdalne. Skraca dystans na linii uczeń - nauczyciel, niweluje niepotrzebny stres i jest wręcz zaskakująco skuteczna. Przy okazji…

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Women in a Post Covid World from Women In Media Ballybunion Part 2 38:36

2y ago38:36

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Women in the post Covid World. What has changed in the workplace, in the home and in the wardrobe? Discussion from Women In Media Ballybunion 2022By Angela Mezzetti

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Women In Media Conference podcast 3Hs that matter to 4 women 37:20

2y ago37:20

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Three Hs that matter to women. The first of two podcasts from Kilcooley's Country House Hotel Ballybunion the home of Joan O'Connor's Women In Media Conference.By Angela Mezzetti

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WE 038 - Scotland my love 33:41

2y ago33:41

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Czy zdajesz sobie sprawę, jak ważna jest atmosfera, w której się uczysz? Czy da się wytrenować akcent typowy dla języka angielskiego? Jak pokonać strach przed mówieniem, skoro ciągle zdarza Ci się popełniać błędy? Tym odcinkiem kolejny raz udowadniamy, że języka najlepiej uczyć się przez doświadczenie, kontekst i skojarzenia. Dzięki temu uczysz się…

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Susan Hunt Stevens on Leading Sustainably 41:54

2y ago41:54

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Susan Hunt Stevens – Leading Sustainably Susan Hunt Stevens is CEO of WeSpire a technology company that runs employee engagement campaigns using proven behavioural science techniques. Younger employees in particular she says are purpose driven and think about the ethics and integrity of the organisations they work for. Environment Social and good G…

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WE 037 - Subtitles as a way to study English 21:06

2y ago21:06

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Wersja video z przygotowanym polskim tłumaczeniem: https://youtu.be/YBLfZnQ6QjA Many people watch films with subtitles. Many of them also claim that it is their way to study a foreign language. If so, how are we supposed to do it? Which language shall the subtitles be in? What type of movies is the best one to learn English? The answer will come fr…

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Caitriona Gleeson – Getting Women Elected 42:26

2+ y ago42:26

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Catriona Gleeson CEO of Women For Election says men or women don't have to be up in Dublin for the sake of it. "There's actually an opportunity to represent your community nationally, but remaining within your region reasonably, the practical things that can be done in terms of length of meeting times, notice around meetings, and the efficiency of …

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Caring for Sexually Exploited Patients 59:16

2+ y ago59:16

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In this episode, MNA Board of Directors member Wendy Wahl, RN talks with Evett Ellis from Support Within Reach, a sexual violence resource center in NW Minnesota. They will cover how nurses and other healthcare workers can support survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking, and how they can be part of the solution.…

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Dr Catherine Day Citizens Hungry for Change on Gender Equality 41:58

2+ y ago41:58

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The Citizens' Assembly is strongly calling for change, and not just change at the margins, but big changes in our system to make it more gender equal. Catherine Day Chair of The Citizens' Assembly on the Women In leadership podcastBy Angela Mezzetti

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Seonadh Johnson Three Pots Philosophy 42:05

2+ y ago42:05

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There is also a fear of wealth destruction by taking risk. Investing for long term takes a bit of thinking about Seonadh Johnson believes. "The temptation is often to leave the excess liquidity in cash because they think it's safer. But actually really understanding and compartmentalizing the different parts going okay, well, if I need this in the …

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Grants 102: Research and prospects 22:27

2+ y ago22:27

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In this episode David Byrd, MNA discusses the basics of conducting prospect research on institutional funders to help get your organization funded.By Capacity Blueprint

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WE 036 - The best teacher of all 22:42

2+ y ago22:42

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We all have worked with some teachers throughout our educational paths. Some of them are remembered, respected and missed, others quite on the contrary. Today, with this recording we will be looking at the traits of good teachers, at their teaching methods, ways of working, characters. Are they made or are they born this way? Każdy z nas spotykał n…

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WE 035 - Why do we fail? 22:28

2+ y ago22:28

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Have you ever had the feeling that you will never learn English? Have you ever thought that you have tried so many times before and you have failed so many times before? The good news is that it is only a feeling. What if you realize that there are ways to improve the process of learning and this podcast will show you how to avoid making the same m…

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Understanding Your Weingarten Rights 15:50

2+ y ago15:50

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Your manager wants a meeting with you-now what? Understand your Weingarten Rights-what they are and how you can use them as a union worker when your manager requests a meeting with you.By MNA

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Grants 101 18:00

2+ y ago18:00

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In this episode, Henry and David discuss institutional fundraising. What are basic grant types, how do they differ from individual fundraising, and what basic information should you have before you apply. Because this topic is complex this episode is an introduction to grants. We will publish a series of discussions in future episodes further break…

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