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R.O.G. Return on Generosity

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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158. Rich Jennings - Be Like Water | Finding Your Authentic Flow from 2023-12-12T03:00

“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 t...

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157. Joanne Lipman - What’s Next? A Reinvention Roadmap from 2023-12-05T03:00

“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 forwar...

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156. Daisy Auger-Domínguez - Leading with Humanity: Guide to Modern Management from 2023-11-28T06:00

“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.”

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155. Hannah Wunsch - Generosity in Healthcare: Learning from History from 2023-11-21T03:00

“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 t...

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154. Jill Bramble - 4-H | Head, Heart, Hands, Health from 2023-11-14T03:00

“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 ...

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153. Lori LeBas - Kindness, Karma, Culture, Career from 2023-11-07T03:00

“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 o...

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152. Bob Burg - Go-Giver from 2023-10-31T03:00

“Law number five is the law of receptivity. This says the key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving. And this means nothing more than understanding that, yeah, you breathe out. Okay, ...

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151. Stephanie Mitchko - Mind Skills from 2023-10-24T03:00

“They want boundaries. They feel safe with boundaries. They understand where they end and you begin because of boundaries. People love to understand what is expected. Those are big-hearted bound...

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150. Zenita Henderson - Lead with Purpose from 2023-10-17T03:00

“You got to work the room, know who you're talking to, know what you're working with.”

“Let people know you did that work, but also take the temperature in the room..let your boss be prou...

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149. David Olivencia - NetWORKing Excellence from 2023-10-10T03:00

“Once they identify the people in the networks that are aligned to their goals and interests, then it's about pouring the value, pouring the generosity, and you're not necessarily expecting anyt...

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148. Michelle Angela Ortiz - Storytelling and Activism through Public Art from 2023-10-03T03:00

“Taking that gratitude and just use it as fuel then to be on a mission for how you're going to be the spirit for those who come beyond us.  I just think that's such a beautiful way to talk about...

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147. Monica Diaz - Intent to Impact from 2023-09-26T03:00

“To create generous leaders is to be clear about who you are. That's why I started the book with identity. Who you are and why you do what you do the way you do it.”

Monica Diaz is a tran...

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146. Judge Nelson Diaz - Not from Here, Not from There from 2023-09-19T03:00

“If you take a survey, everybody thinks that all of the Latinos just got here the other day and came over the border…More than 68% of most Latinos are born in the US.”

“There are no U-Hau...

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145. Tiffany Tavarez - Living Audaciously from 2023-09-12T03:00

“Every day I wake up, I don't feel the need to explain why I or the community I identify with exists.”

“I choose chronic self conviction over chronic self-doubt.”

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144. David Henkin and Thomas Bertels - Fixing Work from 2023-09-05T03:00

“When a firm gets large enough to start splitting into departments, moving parts of the work upstairs, downstairs, around the globe. We start replicating job descriptions, engagement drops, outc...

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143. Harry Potter - The Magic of Harry Potter from 2023-08-29T03:00

“We can open the doors…but if that individual does not find the passion to go through and take on the challenges, they don't go through. They stay in the same spot.”

“I remember studying...

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142. Kim Scott - Giving Radical Candor and Justice from 2023-08-22T03:00

“Use this framework like a compass to guide specific conversations with specific people to get to a better place.”

“Often when we talk about culture, we talk about it in a way that allow...

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141. Benita Fitzgerald Mosley - Gold Medal Generosity from 2023-08-15T03:00

“My biggest piece of advice to lead more generously, is to find your own passion and your own area of expertise and give in that regard.” - Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

 

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140. Tonya Ladipo - Win, Win, Win from 2023-08-08T03:00

“The way to be most impactful at work requires us to use skills that many of us were, including myself, were not taught growing up…Many of us were not taught to understand how we're feeling. And...

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139. Wendy H. Steele - Collective Generosity from 2023-08-01T03:00

“It does help you biologically for those reasons because cortisol and oxytocin can't coexist in our bodies. Which means the more stressed we are, the less likely we are to be generous, but the r...

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138. Working Genius | TENACITY with Julie Dobbins from 2023-08-01T00:17

“The genius of Tenacity is really about driving projects and tasks towards completion. You know, getting things across the finish line and ensuring that you are meeting the standards that were s...

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137. Working Genius | ENABLEMENT with Julie Dobbins from 2023-07-18T03:00

“When you have Enablement on a team, people don't feel alone. They don't feel forgotten.” - Julie Dobbins

“The genius of Enablement is really about being able to anticipate needs, coming...

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136. Working Genius | GALVANIZING with Julie Dobbins from 2023-07-11T03:00

“The genius of Galvanizing...love to rally people to get on board. They are creating energy around an idea or a plan. They are bringing momentum and direction for the team, and they really are k...

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135. Working Genius | DISCERNMENT with Julie Dobbins from 2023-07-04T03:00

“The genius of Discernment is really about having a gut instinct and being able to see patterns, using a pattern and trend recognition. Using intuition to assess and refine and really figure out...

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134. Working Genius | INVENTION with Julie Dobbins from 2023-06-27T03:00

“The genius of Invention is probably the one that most people would think…they are geniuses! They're coming up with a new idea…creating a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.” - Julie Dobbi...

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133. Working Genius | WONDER with Julie Dobbins from 2023-06-20T03:00

“Wonder is really about asking questions. It's about pondering and really seeing the big picture; seeing what's possible; looking at untapped potential; that need for improvement or for change i...

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132. Julie Dobbins - The Six Types of Working Genius from 2023-06-13T03:00

132. Julie Dobbins - The Six Types of Working Genius

“The best leader is a self-aware leader. It's the leader who knows where they can contribute, how they show up, how they impact those ...

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131. Joe Fortune - Winning with Authenticity from 2023-06-06T03:00

131. Joe Fortune - Winning with Authenticity

“I either win or I learn.” - Nelson Mandella

“Authenticity is the pixie dust of supercharging potential, but also of creating a positiv...

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130. Frank Patterson - Value of Time is Attention from 2023-05-30T03:00

130. Frank Patterson - Value of Time is Attention

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” - Dr. Seuss

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129. Forgiveness | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-05-23T03:00

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, ex...

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128. Pooja Midha - Giving and Creating Opportunities for Others from 2023-05-16T03:00

128. Pooja Midha - Giving and Creating Opportunities for Others

“It is about giving and creating opportunity for others, and that opportunity can come through the literal opportunity you...

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127. Focus&Priorities | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-05-09T03:00

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, ex...

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126. Susan E. Chapman-Hughes - Empathic Leadership from 2023-05-02T03:00

126. Susan E. Chapman-Hughes - Empathic Leadership

“Think about the leaders that you have admired the most in your career. What was it about them that made you get really excited about w...

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125. Delegation | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-04-25T03:00

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, ex...

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124. Aiko Bethea - Emotional Intelligence and Boundaries from 2023-04-18T03:00

124. Aiko Bethea - Emotional Intelligence and Boundaries

“There's an irrational belief we have in this society, which is about, I should know everything. I should be an expert, I should ...

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123. Habits | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-04-11T03:00

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle

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122. Sanyin Siang - Superpowers from 2023-04-04T03:00

122. Sanyin Siang - Superpowers

“Every score is built on an assist. Someone has to pass the ball to that person who never makes the score…they record assists in hockey. They record the f...

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121. Energy Management | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-03-28T03:00

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in behavioral change, ex...

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120. Thomas Halloran - Building Relationships from 2023-03-21T03:00

120. Thomas Halloran - Building Relationships

“Invest the time to build relationships.” - Thomas Halloran

“Find your partners.” - Thomas Halloran

“Do it (building relations...

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119. Behavioral Style Adaptation | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-03-14T03:00

Platinum Rule: Treat others how they want to be treated.

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118. Jill Campbell - Own Your Career from 2023-03-07T03:00

118. Jill Campbell - Own Your Career

“You have to own your own career.” - Jill Campbell

“Be humble.” - Jill Campbell

“Be really mindful that there are a lot of other people...

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117. Pura Vida | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-02-28T03:00

“Love the life you live; live the life you love.” - Bob Marley

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a bout...

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116. Stephen Ritz - The Power of a Plant from 2023-02-21T03:00

116. Stephen Ritz - The Power of a Plant 

“The one thing that we have to do is continue to be courageous. And the opposite of courage is not cowardice. The opposite of courage is conform...

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115. Patience | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-02-14T03:00

“Have patience with all things but first of all with yourself.” - Francis de Sales

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest trea...

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114. Rohini Anand, PhD - Leaders Change to Lead Change from 2023-02-07T03:00

114. Rohini Anand, PhD - Leaders Change to Lead Change

“Disruption of our worldview happens with the very painful work of introspection.” - Rohini Anand, PhD

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113. Wabi Sabi | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-01-31T03:00

“Put simply, wabi sabi gives you permission to be yourself. It encourages you to do your best but not make yourself ill in pursuit of an unattainable goal of perfection. It gently motions you to...

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112. Jonathan D. Reynolds - Head, Heart, Briefcase from 2023-01-24T03:00

112. Jonathan D. Reynolds - Head, Heart, Briefcase

“Generosity is in our heart, and it goes, releasing it in our hands.” - Jonathan D. Reynolds

Jonathan D. Reynolds

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111. Mentoring | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-01-17T03:00

111. Mentoring

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — May...

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110. Amy Evins - Build A Network from 2023-01-10T03:00

110. Amy Evins - Build A Network

Amy Evins

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Amy Evins is the CIO of Advisor Platform, Growth Solutions & Trading at LPL Financial responsible for the techn...

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109. I Believe in You | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2023-01-03T03:00

109. I Believe in You 

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“You must give your own story to the world.” Carter G. Woodsen

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Listen

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107. Generous V.I.B.E | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2022-12-20T03:00

107. Generous V.I.B.E

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“If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney 

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership developme...

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98. Frank Blake - You Get What You Recognize and Celebrate from 2022-10-18T03:00

98. Frank Blake - You Get What You Recognize and Celebrate

“I worked at GE for Jack Welch…I asked him what is the single most important characteristic of a leader. … His answer was: Gener...

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97. Listening | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2022-10-11T03:00

97. Listening

When we listen – fully and actively – we are deciding to give generously our most valuable gifts: our attention and our time.

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96. Steve Drum - Performance Under Pressure from 2022-10-04T03:00

96. Steve Drum - Performance Under Pressure

"If we want to be consistent in our performance, we must know really who we are, what we stand for and who we aspire to be, where we want to go...

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95. Feedback | Generous Leadership Coaching Tip from 2022-09-27T03:00

95. Feedback

Think of an example of a behavior from the not-too-distant past. 

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Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of

“Work in progress!” — Shannon Cassidy

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90. Jan Siegmund - Lead with Authenticity from 2022-06-28T03:00

90. Jan Siegmund - Lead with Authenticity

“The biggest impact in any organization for your wellbeing is your direct supervisor…a CEO or CFO talking nice words about inclusion are not as ...

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89. Amber Hikes - Weaponize Your Privilege from 2022-06-21T03:00

89. Amber Hikes - Weaponize Your Privilege

“If allyship is about solidarity, accompliceship is about leveraging your privilege, like kind of weaponizing your own power… I'm not just here...

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88. Rhodes Perry - Belonging at Work from 2022-06-14T03:00

88. Rhodes Perry - Belonging at Work

“The workplace can be a place where we are able to break through this feeling of loneliness.”

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87. Cathleen Quigley - Understanding Transgender Identity and Transition from 2022-06-07T03:00

87. Cathleen Quigley - Understanding Transgender Identity and Transition

“Listen to how they perceive themselves and try to give them the benefit of the doubt that they know better about...

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86. H Walker - ”Add To” vs. ”Fitting In” from 2022-05-31T03:00

86. H Walker - "Add To" vs. "Fitting In" 

“If we work eight hours a day, that's a third of our life. I've always squashed the idea that a third of my life did not identify me.”

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85. Michele Meyer-Shipp - Who Am I Missing? from 2022-05-24T03:00

85. Michele Meyer-Shipp - Who Am I Missing? 

“We offer job prep skills, interview training, resume support, mock interviews, mentorship, alumni networks for women who come through our pr...

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84. Ron Tite - What Generous Leaders Think Do and Say from 2022-05-17T03:00

84. Ron Tite - What Generous Leaders Think Do and Say

“If monopoly, the most pure capitalist board game, the definition of capitalism, believes we need to be more generous as leaders to...

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83. Pamela Slim - Shape the World Through Your Work from 2022-05-10T03:00

83. Pamela Slim - Shape the World Through Your Work 

“You have to really know how to tell the story about how your experience has really crafted for this work that you want to do. I call...

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82. Kimberly Brown - Next Move, Best Move from 2022-05-03T03:00

82. Kimberly Brown - Next Move, Best Move

“I really believe in giving back, like you are where you are for, with whatever attributes that got you there, whether it's sponsors or mentors ...

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81. Tara Collingwood - Nutrition to Fuel Your Mission from 2022-04-26T03:00

81. Tara Collingwood - Nutrition to Fuel Your Mission

“​​It's difficult to change some of those behaviors. Get into the why. Find out what's motivating you to make this behavior change. T...

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80. Sharon Browning - Listening: An Act of Love from 2022-04-19T03:00

80. Sharon Browning - Listening: An Act of Love

(Listening) “It's a very tiny thing, but it is foundational to all relationships. It's foundational to social change and transformation. We...

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79. Fred Maahs - Universal Design for Leadership from 2022-04-12T03:00

79. Fred Maahs - Universal Design for Leadership

“My utopia is someday, we're not going to be having this conversation. Access - just is. People with disabilities - just are, and everythi...

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78. Tiffany Yu - Disability Is Not a Bad Word from 2022-04-05T03:00

78. Tiffany Yu - Disability Is Not a Bad Word  

​​”Just because I exist means that I have a gift to impart on the world . . . It hurts my heart that so many of us feel devalued because of...

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77. Fausta Ballesteros - Communities of Contagious Compassion from 2022-03-29T03:00

77. Fausta Ballesteros - Communities of Contagious Compassion  

“It (generosity) is contagious, right? It's a pay it forward.  When someone is generous with me, you want to do it to other...

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76. Darlene Chapman-Holmes - Faster Together from 2022-03-22T03:00

76. Darlene Chapman-Holmes - Faster Together

“Get out of your comfort zone, because you can't grow unless you stretch.”

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75. Shirley Powell - Listen Without Judgement from 2022-03-15T03:00

75. Shirley Powell - Listen Without Judgement

“Do you care more about the relationship or do you care more about being right?”

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74. Debbie Epstein Henry - Take Smart Risks from 2022-03-08T03:00

74. Debbie Epstein Henry - Take Smart Risks

"You want to pay a lot of attention to what does interest you…is there a market need? Are you the type of person to fill whatever niche it is? ...

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73. Karen Bennett - Show Up On Time from 2022-03-01T03:00

73. Karen Bennett - Show Up On Time

“What generosity is..it's how you have willingness and desire to help others. And help is, frankly, in the eye of the beholder. Generosity is the willi...

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72. Michael Hudson - Lessons Earned from 2022-02-22T03:00

72. Michael Hudson - Lessons Earned

“The earned lesson point is one of these things that I think goes to how I believe we all need to be constantly and continuously improving, constantly ...

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71. Cianna Stewart - Dying Kindly from 2022-02-15T03:00

71. Cianna Stewart - Dying Kindly

“If you think about the impact that your death will have on the people that you leave behind, the people that you say that you love, then, you want that ...

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70. Lisa Chang - The Personal Investment of Gratitude from 2022-02-08T03:00

70. Lisa Chang - The Personal Investment of Gratitude

“You're human and humans cannot feasibly do all the things that you were trying to do at the same time.”

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69. Jeff Christian - The Power of Pizza from 2022-02-01T03:00

69. Jeff Christian - The Power of Pizza

“We put extra pressure on ourselves to have to do everything, to want to do everything. And if we can take that step back and realize, let me focus...

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68. Sabrina Bailey - How Can I Help? from 2022-01-25T03:00

68. Sabrina Bailey - How Can I Help?

“Instead of a handout, a hand up. And what I mean by that is truly allowing we've got one employee in country (where we have a non-profit), truly allo...

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67. Dave Raymond - F.U.N. with the Phillie Phanatic from 2022-01-18T03:00

67. Dave Raymond - F.U.N. with the Phillie Phanatic

“A lot of the parts of my message for building on sustainable happiness go right to my clients about creating a valuable character bran...

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66. Thomasina Williams  - Taking Space from 2022-01-11T03:00

66. Thomasina Williams  - Taking Space

“There's something about being outside in nature. If you can't go outside, just walk around the floor..movement. It's in our bodies and we've got to...

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65. Denny Nealon - View From the Arena from 2022-01-04T03:00

65. Denny Nealon - View From the Arena

“A leadership culture where it's a servant leadership kind of culture, where leaders are looking out for the benefit of their teams and the organiza...

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64. Shannon Cassidy - Year in Review from 2021-12-28T03:00

64. Shannon Cassidy - Year in Review

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63. Bill Strahan  - Allowance of Micro-Failures from 2021-12-21T03:00

63. Bill Strahan - Allowance of Micro-Failures

“I think the number one thing is the allowance of micro failures. The allowance of small mishaps with neither the sense that they're being c...

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62. Joze Piranian - Radical Self-Acceptance from 2021-12-14T03:00

62. Joze Piranian - Radical Self-Acceptance

“The fear of being rejected or being judged for sounding different, got in the way. And that's an interesting parallel that can be understood t...

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61. Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo  - Practicing Medicine and Self-Love from 2021-12-07T03:00

61. Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo  - Practicing Medicine and Self-Love

"We have a lot of women who are moving out of caring for in medicine because one, the places they've been taught are ...

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60. Jerry Won - Authentic Storytelling from 2021-11-30T03:00

60. Jerry Won - Authentic Storytelling

“To tell people, ‘Hey, I think your story matters. And I want to use my platform, which is a privilege that I have to be able to share your story w...

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59. Shakeel Bharmal - Quality Questions from 2021-11-23T03:00

59. Shakeel Bharmal - Quality Questions

“Everyone's got a different motivation…For some, I could see that it was a desire for human connection. It was, they wanted to be able to work wit...

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58. Deborah Hart - Seeking Feedback from 2021-11-16T03:00

58. Deborah Hart - Seeking Feedback

“I don't think of myself as anything to do with my title. But that means something to people. When you call and you take time out of your day, that the...

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57. Wade Thomas - Heart-Based Culture from 2021-11-09T03:00

57. Wade Thomas - Heart-Based Culture

“When you handle that at a heart-based way, we help learn, help them learn from mistake. You move past the finger, pointing to what do we learn? That...

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56. Mia Ives-Rublee - Accessible Voices from 2021-11-02T03:00

56. Mia Ives-Rublee - Accessible Voices

“If you are an organization that wants to be extremely open and welcoming to the disability community, you shouldn't go for the bare min...

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55. Mary Ann Newell and Jaylen Dotson  - Accessible Voices from 2021-10-26T03:00

55. Mary Ann Newell and Jaylen Dotson  - Accessible Voices

“'We’re not that different. We're really not that different from other people who are in the way we think and approac...

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54. Victoria Arlen - Accessible Voices from 2021-10-19T03:00

54. Victoria Arlen - Accessible Voices

“What am I doing? How do I do this? How do I get out of it? I think it's staying rooted in your empathy, love, joy, and gratitude, and sp...

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53. Kyle Coon - Accessible Voices from 2021-10-12T03:00

53. Kyle Coon - Accessible Voices

“There's always a path forward. There's never a wall that you come to and it's just impossible to get through. If you can't go straight throug...

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52. Jessica Keogh - Accessible Voices from 2021-10-05T03:00

52. Jessica Keogh - Accessible Voices

“For employers, I think just realizing that people with disabilities have unique strengths. We really are some of the best problem-solvers...

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51. Tim Kachuriak - People Give to People from 2021-09-28T03:00

51. Tim Kachuriak - People Give to People

“The number one thing that really moves the needle in a significant way is how effectively the organization communicates their value p...

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50. Karen Gray - A+E Culture of Kindness from 2021-09-21T03:00

50. Karen Gray - A+E Culture of Kindness

“People sometimes confuse kindness with avoiding direct conversation. But, actually kindness is equal to direct conversation. And if yo...

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49. Loraine Martins - Active Listening from 2021-09-14T03:00

49. Loraine Martins - Active Listening

“Give people space. you listen. You're patient. You have a kind of physical interaction which is the nodding and affirmation. Indicate th...

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48. Likky Lavji - Blind Spots from 2021-09-07T03:00

48. Likky Lavji - Blind Spots

“Leaders are realizing that it's about looking at people's hidden potentials and leading the people and not the company. You lead the people. You ...

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47. Shellye Archambeau - Black Voices from 2021-08-31T03:00

47. Shellye Archambeau - Black Voices

“I just didn't feel I was truly going to have the opportunity to compete for a CEO spot at IBM. So that's why I moved my whole family from...

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46. Dalila Wilson-Scott&Loren Hudson - Black Voices from 2021-08-24T03:00

46. Dalila Wilson-Scott & Loren Hudson - Black Voices

“Not only do our talent partners have to be committed, our leaders have to be committed... We need those two pieces aligne...

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45. Michael Smith - Black Voices from 2021-08-17T03:00

45. Michael Smith - Black Voices

“You get you're undervalued and marginalized out the gate just because people just rely on their stereotypes. So, it means that you have to con...

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44. Rosalyn Durant - Black Voices from 2021-08-10T03:00

44. Rosalyn Durant - Black Voices

“I really think that we can dismantle racism and bias and all of the division through empathy and love.” 

 

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43. Dr. Jabari Whitehead - Black Voices from 2021-08-03T03:00

43. Dr. Jabari Whitehead

“It's interesting to acknowledge that race is a human construct. You're saying we're mammals, we're part of this species, but somewhere along the line,...

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42. Susan Jin Davis - People First from 2021-07-27T02:00

42. Susan Jin Davis - People First

“If people aren't first, I don't think you can have a good team. And I don't think you remember that there's people on that team and that those people ...

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41. Lain Hensley - The Odyssey of Giving from 2021-07-20T03:00

41. Lain Hensley - The Odyssey of Giving

“...in the spirit of generosity and the spirit of giving, that was the moment where it stopped me and I thought, wow, have I given enough?”

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40. Noha Abdalla - CMO MyEyeDr. - Vision and Values from 2021-07-13T03:00

40. Noha Abdalla - CMO MyEyeDr. - Vision and Values

“Hindsight being 2020, it is character building...You never want to be different. You never want to stand out as a kid...I realized th...

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39. Nathalie Walton - Expectful from 2021-07-06T03:00

39. Nathalie Walton - Expectful

“One of the ways that we're generous is, is by holding the space to have those conversations because people need to have those difficult conversations…I t...

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38. Jennifer Brown - Inclusive Leadership from 2021-06-29T03:00

38. Jennifer Brown - Inclusive Leadership

"When you're Advocate Level [Phase 4 in Jennifer's Inclusive Leader Model], you're really swinging every day, fearlessly, tirelessly, unapologet...

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37. Kevin Schnieders - Servant Leadership from 2021-06-22T03:00

37. Kevin Schnieders - Servant Leadership

"If you don't love them [people], don't lead them." — Kevin Schnieders

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36. Shameka Young - Cognizant from 2021-06-15T07:01

36. Shameka Young - Cognizant

 

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As Cognizant’s VP and Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), Shameka Young is responsible for driving a more integrate...

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35. Annie Howell - Crown Media Family Networks from 2021-06-08T03:00

35. Annie Howell - Crown Media Family Networks

 

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Annie Howell Chief Communications Officer at Crown Media, home of Hallmark Channel. She is a communicati...

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34. Justin Connolly - The Walt Disney Company from 2021-06-01T03:00

34. Justin Connolly - The Walt Disney Company

 

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As President of Platform Distribution for Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED), Justin Connolly ...

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33. Nicky Westhead - Arloesan from 2021-05-25T03:00

33. Nicky Westhead - Arloesan

Imagine if leaders were measured and rewarded on their emotional intelligence, their empathy skills, their acts and demonstrations of generosity?

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32. Matt Zelesko - Comcast - 2 to the 5th Power from 2021-05-18T03:00

32. Matt Zelesko - Comcast - 25

Being generous, expressing gratitude. And when we see success, rewarding that and encouraging that I think is is critical.

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31. Dena Herrin - Girls Inc. from 2021-05-11T03:00

31. Dena Herrin - Girls Inc.

A girl may love to code. But if she gets pregnant, or if she doesn't have the confidence to walk into an AP math class full of boys, or she gets suspended for...

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30. David Mansilla - ISU Corp from 2021-05-04T03:00

30. David Mansilla - ISU Corp

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David Mansilla is the CEO and Founder of ISU Corp and HubLinked and is also the author of the #1 International Bestselling book, B...

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29. AAPI Voices - Susan Jin Davis - Global Impact Leader from 2021-04-27T02:00

29. AAPI Voices - Susan Jin Davis - Global Impact Leader

"The answer was like, shut up and be like these model minorities who are not asking for such outrageous things as equality and ju...

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28. AAPI Voices - Nydia Han - 6ABC Action News from 2021-04-20T03:00

28. AAPI Voices - Nydia Han - 6ABC Action News

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Nydia Han is an Emmy award winning television journalist, TEDx speaker, and creator of #ThisIsAmerica, a provoca...

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27. AAPI Voices - Kenneth Wong - CIG Asia, Ltd. from 2021-04-13T02:00

27. AAPI Voices - Kenneth Wong - CIG Asia, Ltd.

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Mr. Wong is a principal in NavPac Advisors, LLC that brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to both the US ...

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26. AAPI Voices - Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke - APAICS from 2021-04-06T02:00

26. AAPI Voices - Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke - APAICS

"Learning about people is so important." — Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke

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25. AAPI Voices - Lisa Chang - The Coca-Cola Company from 2021-03-30T02:00

25. AAPI Voices - Lisa Chang - The Coca-Cola Company

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Lisa Chang is the Global Chief People Officer for The Coca Cola Company, overseeing the company’s talent a...

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24. Make Life Better: "B" the Force for Good. Part 2 from 2021-03-23T00:02

24. Make Life Better: "B" the Force for Good. Part 2

”Those who really want to have a successful career at Saxbys thrive because they get so much feedback, because we communicate so openl...

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23. Make Life Better: "B" the Force for Good. Part 1 from 2021-03-16T02:00

23. Make Life Better: "B" the Force for Good. Part 1

"If we got a bunch of people who look differently and think differently but have the same heart and soul, the same motivation to make ...

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22. Givers Need Askers from 2021-03-09T02:00

22. Givers Need Askers: Turn the Wheel of Reciprocity and Ask

“The fact is, you can be more productive, more efficient, more creative, less stressed out if you make requests for what you ...

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21. Pay it Forward from 2021-03-02T02:00

21. Pay it Forward: Wishes and Wisdom

“My whole philosophy is purpose, people and process. First you have to understand what you are doing, where are we going, what’s the objective, what ...

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20. Great Place to Work For All Part II from 2021-02-23T02:00

20. Great Place to Work For All Part II: Listening, Learning and Measurable Actions

“You’ve got to unlearn what you’ve learned about what a leader is and you’ve got to unlock and bring f...

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19. Great Place to Work For All Part I from 2021-02-16T02:00

19. Great Place to Work For All Part I: The Measure that Matters Most

"Do I speak to people in a way that makes them know that their job is critical, the work they do is critical for us t...

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18. Warrior Toughness, Preparation and Purpose from 2021-02-09T02:00

18. Warrior Toughness, Preparation and Purpose: Acts of Service

"When morale seems to dip in organizations and you start to face that doubt, when you start to feel disillusionment set in...

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17. Build Intentionality Muscle from 2021-02-02T02:00

17. Build Intentionality Muscle: Strengthen with Curiosity

“I am trying to get to that table but I am also imagining all the chairs I am going to bring up, I am imagining all the seats I...

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16. Judgment-Free Social Courage from 2021-01-26T02:00

16. Judgment-Free Social Courage

“We are social creatures. We are meant to care about each other, we are meant to love each other, we are meant to help each other…..you can get so much f...

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15. Wide Angle Lens from 2021-01-19T02:00

15. Wide Angle Lens: Images of Empathy, Education and Encouragement

“….. create a culture of people who are more engaged, who are deeply committed to help you accomplish the goals of you...

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14. Semper Fi Leadership from 2021-01-12T02:00

14. Semper Fi Leadership: Faithfulness and Loyalty

“Once you understand the essence of leadership is service, Semper Fi/Always Faithful means you’re always looking to be of value to othe...

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13.Habitual Excellence from 2021-01-05T02:00

13. Habitual Excellence: Wisdom for the Ages

"If you give people opportunity to shine, they more often than not, will in fact shine and probably brighter than you ever thought that they ...

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12. Top Gun Leadership Part 2 from 2020-12-29T02:00

12. Top Gun Leadership Part 2: Short-Term Gain vs. Long-Term Success

“...the key to solving the leadership crisis is connecting to our purpose by understanding who we are.”

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11. Top Gun Leadership Part 1 from 2020-12-22T02:00

11. Top Gun Leadership Part 1: Connecting to our Purpose

“If my success is built on helping those around me succeed…what I have found is that we just blow it out.”

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10. Who Do Your Products and Services Reflect? from 2020-12-15T02:00

10. Who Do Your Products and Services Reflect? The Business Imperative of Inclusion

“If we are not building out inclusive teams…we are not going to get to a place of creating diverse prod...

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09. One Big Thing from 2020-12-08T02:00

09. One Big Thing: Safety is Performance Relevant

“As leaders, people are watching all the time…. if you are not genuinely committed to doing the right thing in terms of how you build a c...

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08. Accounting for Generosity from 2020-12-01T02:00

08. Accounting for Generosity: Balance Sheet of Giving

“Giving strategy keeps us from overextending ourselves. We can’t give or pour into anyone else’s life if our cup is empty.”

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07. A Factory of Lifelong Givers from 2020-11-24T02:00

07. A Factory of Lifelong Givers: Quality = Dignity

“One of the best things about the Cradles to Crayons model is the fact that it brings communities together to enhance the impact and bu...

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06. Opportunities for the Future NOW from 2020-11-17T02:00

06. Opportunities for the Future NOW: a Pipeline to Diversity

“When your work is being acknowledged, when you are given feedback, not just positive but constructive feedback…that is a for...

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05. Givers Want to Give but Someone’s Got to Ask from 2020-11-10T03:00

05. Givers Want to Give but Someone’s Got to Ask: Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength

“You never know what you are going to get until you ask. Some of the best sources of collaboration ...

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04. A Grocery Store Hug from 2020-11-03T02:00

04. A Grocery Store Hug: The Alchemy of a True Connection

"What you’ll find is that there is no such thing as a stranger once you give a card.” 

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03. Accessible Tools for High-Performing Leaders from 2020-10-27T02:00

03. Accessible Tools for High-Performing Leaders: Give Your Gifts to Make an Impact

There are nuances to generosity. Not only does it come in many different forms, but the giver can also ...

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02. Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First from 2020-10-20T02:00

02. Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First: Prioritizing Self-care and Wellbeing to Model and Influence Teams

 

Self-care for leaders sets the tone and models what it means to practice ...

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Welcome to R.O.G. Return on Generosity from 2020-10-19T14:14:29

Thanks for clicking to learn about our new podcast!  R.O.G. Return on Generosity is a half hour business interview show where we feature innovative leaders and organizations who believe in creat...

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01. Introducing R.O.G. Return on Generosity from 2020-10-13T03:00

01. Introducing R.O.G. Return on Generosity - the Dividend of Investing in Others

In the midst of the sadness, the chaos and the stress of the unknown, we also saw some silver linings… a...

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