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Ron Gura: How Technology Helps People Navigate Grief and Loss
Every single human experiences death and loss at some point and yet our systems and organizations are not set up to be empathetic to those needs. When a loved one dies, not only are there a thousand logistical tasks like booking a funeral home, getting…
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Maynard Okereke: The Hip Hop M.D. Shares How to Spark Curiosity and Passion
What do you get when you cross hip hop, YouTube, and science education? You get my guest today, Maynard Okereke. Maynard is a science communicator best known as the Hip Hop M.D for making science fun for kids – and getting them involved in S.T.E.M.…
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Aaron Hurst: How Technology Helps You Scale Empathy and Ignite Engagement
How can you design high empathy interactions to create better relationships at work….at scale? Today, I’m talking with Aaron Hurst, the foremost expert on the science of purpose and fulfillment at work, about successful cultures and how technology enables empathy and collaboration so each person…
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Frank Smith: What is Conscious Capitalism?
What exactly is Conscious Capitalism? It’s a way of looking at business responsibly, ethically, and mindfully. It’s a global movement that redefines how we look at business and asks us to look at not just shareholder value, but STAKEHOLDER value. Here’s a bit from the…
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Leah Neaderthal: The Keys to Successful Selling
According to research, empathy, when combined with ambition, is the #1 trait of successful salespeople. If you’ve ever struggled with sales, if you lead a team of salespeople, or if you just want to get better at selling your ideas, this episode is for you!…
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Josh Levine: Building an Empathetic Culture
What does it mean to leverage your culture as a competitive advantage? What does culture even mean, and why is it so important that an organization articulate and live out its values? This episode will answer all your questions, especially if you’ve ever thought culture…
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Carrie Melissa Jones: Building Successful Communities
Why so many brand communities (and even social cause communities) fail is because they are not truly communities. They are simply a collection of people. For a community to thrive for the long term, you need mutual concern, ongoing stewardship – and yes, empathy. If…
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Michele Wucker: How “Risk Empathy” Impacts Team Performance
Do you know what your risk fingerprint is? Like your actual fingerprint, your risk fingerprint is unique to you and based on your biology, but also your experiences and environment. Your risk fingerprint shapes what you see as risk or what you don’t believe is…
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Charna Cassell: Recognizing and Regulating Trauma at Work – Yours and Others
In order to be the best leader you can be, you have to be present and attuned to what your teams are going through. That requires regulating ourselves and our own emotions. Things get even stickier when you throw trauma into the mix. You get…
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Dr. Lorea Martinez: Social and Emotional Learning. Not Just for Kids!
How well do you understand your own emotions? Do your emotions ever get in the way of producing quality work or collaborating effectively? Chances are, yes. This is why social-emotional learning, or SEL, is so important for us to teach children at home and at…
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Karen Cornwell: Gender Harmony Leads to Innovation
If you have experienced disharmony in your workplace, it might not be because other people are evil and out to get you! It may just be that there’s a clash of different mindsets and a whole host of assumptions being unfairly made. How many great…
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Michelle Kaplan: How Poetry Can Boost Team Collaboration and Trust
How can poetry help a team better collaborate and connect? You’re about to find out! My guest is Michelle Kaplan, and today we talk about the important role that creativity plays in sparking conversation, breaking down walls, and building trust for better collaboration. We discuss…
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