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Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people’s minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and individual effort alone often invites backlash. Behavioral design offers a new solution. By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts.

Drawing on his decades of experience working with small-business owners, Michael Gerber adds to his mega-selling E-Myth series with The E-Myth Attorney, a one-of-a-kind system for transforming an attorney’s practice into a business positioned for long-term growth.

Three hilarious and nerdy freelance artists break down the best parts of contemporary media, art, and entertainment, but in a fun and positive way that won't make you hate your life.

An essential resource for any working woman, What Works for Women at Work is a comprehensive and insightful guide for mastering office politics as a woman. Authored by Joan C. Williams, one of the nation's most-cited experts on women and work, and her daughter, writer Rachel Dempsey, this unique audiobook offers a multigenerational perspective into the realities of today's workplace.

An “indispensable” (Nation) examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." In Work...

Mothers and fathers use their time differently, with women spending roughly twice as many hours on family labor as men. But what about the gendered differences in the ways women and men think? What's on Her Mind provides an illuminating look at the cognitive labor that families depend on and reveals why this essential aspect of family life is disproportionately handled by women—even in couples that aspire to practice equality.

A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in...

Welcome to the What works best for us podcast! A show dedicated to youth mental health and the available resources for adults and kids alike. We're excited to shine a light on such an impoartant topic in all of our lives. What Works Best for us is produced in collaboration with iHeartMedia Lima and Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio!

What Works with Jason Todd is about what's working and not working in business and life from entrepreneurs, business leaders, and other interesting people. Broaden your knowledge base then apply knowledge to become better. Hosted by Jason Todd. Produced by Thinker. Visit TheRealJtodd.com

Pro Wrestling, MMA, Boxing, these are the things we linke and those are the things we talk about here. Reviews, editorials, opinions, whacky theorys, wild predictions, and irreverent behavior. If those things describe you, give us a shot and let us know what you think.

From Northeastern University's School of Journalism. Local news, the bedrock of democracy, is in crisis. Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University and veteran Boston Globe editor Ellen Clegg talk to journalists, policymakers and entrepreneurs about what's working to keep local news alive.

In 2018, 66.3 million pairs of shoes were manufactured across the world every single day. They have never been cheaper to buy, and we have never been more convinced that we need to buy them. Yet their cost to the planet has never been greater. In this urgent, passionately argued book, Tansy E. Hoskins opens our eyes to the dark origins of the shoes on our feet.

This book contains the fundamental works of Marxism, Anarchism and Bolshevism: The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg; The Conquest of Bread by the Russian anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin; Anarchism: What it Really Stands For by Emma Goldman; The State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin; Fascism: What It Is and How To Fight It by Leon Trotsky.

As the "stunningly successful nonprofit organization, Teach For America" ( New York Times) celebrates its 20th anniversary, its founder Wendy Kopp issues a passionate and inspiring summation of what she and TFA corps members have learned: that educational inequity—the achievement gap—is a solvable problem, and that the key to solving it—in a single classroom, a school, or system-wide—is leadership.

A personal reflection space where I ask myself and you the hard questions. Am I really doing this for the sake of Allah? What have I learned about myself in the process of working, leading, loving, and letting go? These are unfiltered reflections on womanhood, faith, leadership, and the quiet decisions that shape us. This isn’t about perfection or preaching. It’s about pausing, unpacking, and realigning. Welcome to the journey still in progress.

Here’s a description similar in style for The Daily Flex Podcast: The Daily Flex is a podcast that brings together health, wellness, and cultural insights for professionals on the go. Each episode offers an authentic and engaging conversation where fitness meets the pulse of current events, helping listeners flex their mental and physical muscles. With a mix of expert interviews, trending topics, and actionable tips, it delivers the perfect balance of inspiration, information, and laughter to fuel your day and elevate your grind.

The podcast that dares to think differently about people and business. What if?, from the CIPD's Work. magazine, asks curious and unexpected questions about everything from inclusion to the metaverse. And it brings together world-leading experts, including academics, authors and business leaders, to try and find some answers. If you've ever wondered whether it would be better if we dispensed with charismatic leaders altogether, or if we should all just work from home forever, this is the place to explore ideas and think the previously unthinkable.cipd.co.ukpeoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/...

When does a scientific discovery become accepted fact? Why have scientific facts become easy to deny? And what can we do about it? In The Workshop and the World, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease answers these questions by describing the origins of our scientific infrastructure - the “workshop” - and the role of 10 of the world’s greatest thinkers in shaping it. As today’s politicians and government officials increasingly accuse scientists of dishonesty, conspiracy, and even hoaxes, engaged citizens wonder how we got to this level of distrust....

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia, and later the Soviet Union, became a one-party socialist state governed by the Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.

Keith Roads is the host for this episode. Keith is a Suffolk and Norfolk Social Work Teaching Partnership lived experience colleague.World Social Work Day is on Tuesday 21st March 2023 and Keith has invited Mark Harrison, director of Social Action Solutions, academic and social worker, to discuss the theme.Listen to their examination of the theme of 'Respecting diversity through joint social action' and their reflections about their work in social action, influences on social work practice and views on disability.The subject of the power imbalance between people with lived experience and ...