Not every platform turns into a flywheel for scale. Wendy Kopp founded two networks that each became flywheels for change: Teach for America and Teach for All, where she's currently CEO. Yet the shape of the two networks are surprisingly different. While they both feed similar goals – helping educators find what they need, share what they learn, build enthus ... Show More
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Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution
<p>This Thursday marks the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Macy’s Inc. chairman and CEO Tony Spring joins Rapid Response with a behind-the-scenes preview of what to expect. It’s been a tumultuous year for the legacy retailer, shaped by new tariffs, shifting consum ... Show More
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Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sports
<p>What does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Kris Brown, president of Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. Together, they explore how sp ... Show More
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Teach For America: Wendy Kopp (2017)
In 1989, college senior Wendy Kopp was trying to figure out how to improve public education in the US. For her senior thesis, she proposed creating a national teaching corps that would recruit recent college grads to teach in needy schools. One year later, she launched the nonpro ... Show More
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Build Your Dream Network with Kelly Hoey
I promised you that on the “Better Off” podcast, we would tackle uncomfortable, and even controversial, money and investing issues. And high up on the list of anxieties is trying to land a new job or move up the food chain in your existing workplace. Of course, it’s all about who ... Show More
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Mike Massaro CEO of Flywire: Successfully Setting the Narrative
<p><strong>This week, Mike Massaro shares how important it is to set the narrative. Mike’s quote was, “If you don’t set the narrative, the narrative is going to be set for you.”</strong></p> <p><strong>In this episode you will learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>How transitioni ... Show More
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What Your Employees Need and Won't Tell You with Melina Palmer
<p>In this podcast episode, host Roger Dooley interviews Melina Palmer, author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3YHPJvb"><em>What Your Employees Need and Can't Tell You</em></a>, about change initiatives in companies. They discuss the misconception that 70% of change initiatives fail ... Show More
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525: How to Strengthen Your Network, with Marissa King
Marissa King: Social Chemistry
Marissa King is professor of Organizational Behavior at the Yale School of Management, where she developed and teaches a popular course entitled Managing Strategic Networks. Over the past fifteen years, she has studied how people's social networks ... Show More
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No Rules Rules by Reid Hastings Book Summary and Review | Free Audiobook
Show notes | PDF & Infographic | Free audiobook | Reed Hastings reveals how breaking the rules turned Netflix into a global powerhouse—through radical freedom, trust, and high performance.
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