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Servant Leadership without the Burnout; Inspiring stories and leadership mentoring for you if you are leader that longs to:✅ Help your communities (workplaces, families, etc.) to flourish✅ Turn your followers into leaders themselves✅ Lead in a way that enhances your well-being instead of causing you to burn out
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The RegenNarration podcast features the stories of a generation that is changing the story, enabling the regeneration of life on this planet. It’s weekly, independent media, ad-free, freely available and supported entirely by listeners. You'll hear from high profile and grass-roots leaders everywhere, on how they're changing the stories we live by, and the systems we create in their mould. Along with often very personal tales of how they themselves are changing. Created and hosted by Anthony ...
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Sustainability Now is engaged in the exploration and proliferation of cutting edge sustainable technologies that solve planetary problems related to food, energy, housing, water, waste, health, economics and consciousness. http://www.sustainabilitynow.global with Host Mira Rubin
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David LePoire, "Time Patterns in Big History: Cycles, Fractals, Waves, Transitions, and Singularities" (2020)
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There is the common saying, “history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Are there any discernible patterns in history, and if so, what are these patterns? These are the questions addressed in Dave LePoire’s Time Patterns in Big History: Cycles, Fractals, Waves, Transitions, and Singularities (2020). Among the issues addressed in this book…
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156. Daniel Christian Wahl on living technologies & cultures
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Daniel Christian Wahl is the world-renowned author of Designing Regenerative Cultures, still being translated into various languages years after release. Daniel’s also called himself a consultant, educator, activist, speaker, blogger, weaver, catalyst - he’s also become a farmer of sorts, which you’ll hear more about today, along with some other ve…
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Ep. 145 The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is, according to today's guests, "the most expansive and widely viewed fictional narrative in the history of cinema." Compelling characters and intertwined storylines feature the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, X-Men, Thor, the Hulk, The Fantastic Four, Ant-Man, Wolverine, Black Panther, the Avengers and mor…
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155. A Shifting Level of Engagement: Zac Webb, Amy Steel & Damon Gameau live in Margaret River
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Mid-last year I accompanied film-maker Damon Gameau as he toured his film Regenerating Australia around WA. We were with Di Haggerty and Heidi Mippy which became ep122 from the Leederville screening, and in ep131 I hosted student Kate Fenech in Busselton. Well, there were two other event conversations on that tour that Damon hosted with other local…
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S8 Episode 4: How Cleaner Cookstoves Can Help Build a Healthier Planet
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Upgrading stoves for people in the developing world could bring about a double win: improving people’s lives while making a big contribution to fighting climate change. We follow along with Duke Professor Subhrendu Pattanayak on a research trip to rural Kenya, and are invited into people's homes to see how they cook, and what might make them change…
We are thrilled to welcome Lauren Rosenthal to the Ways & Means host chair! Lauren is an award-winning reporter and audio producer. Recently she's been focused on climate stories. (Check out her work on Season 2 of "In Deep," a podcast from APM Reports + American Public Media which explored "one city's year of climate chaos.") Lauren will start by …
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111. Leading through a Crisis with Jaime Beckel
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What's your first reaction to a crisis? Is it to fight (take action right away) or to freeze (try to ignore it)? As a leader, neither is a good option. Thankfully, our guest, Jaime Beckel, has experience leading through multiple crises over the past 21 years, all while at the same company, FactSet. Jaime, who developed a survivor mentality after lo…
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154. We’re the Species Who Could Do It: Rosemary Morrow on becoming the restoration species
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For over 40 years, Rosemary Morrow has travelled the world, blazing a pioneering trail teaching permaculture as a tool for restoration. From Vietnam and Cambodia, to Greece, West Africa, and Australia, her at times death-defying journey has helped countless communities in all sorts of situations restore healthy living systems. And it was arguably a…
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Ep. 144 Philip Cook's Book: Policing Gun Violence
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It's no secret that the United States has major issues with gun violence and police brutality, but with a growing distrust between communities facing high rates of gun violence and law enforcement, how can we prevent future crimes and make our communities safer? Judith Kelly, Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University considers …
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What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing
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In this episode Chris Gondek interviews Ed Finn, author of the new book What Algorithms Want. Tune in for an interesting discussion on algorithm disconnect revolving around things humans regularly use, like Siri. And listen in for a definition of the phrase "culture machines". We depend on--we believe in--algorithms to help us get a ride, choose wh…
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110. Women Leaders Changing the World with Belinda Clemmensen
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When Belinda Clemmensen discovers the business case for female leadership, she embarks on a journey to empower and support women to lead the change the world needs, facing the difficult reality of the misalignment between women leaders and the male-dominated world. Belinda is the founder of the Women's Leadership Intensive and the co-founder of Lea…
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153. Changing the Story, with student Neeve Blackham-Jennings, Mandy Bamford & Nicki Mitchell
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Neeve Blackham-Jennings is a school student who wrote and illustrated what ‘accidentally’ became an award-winning book when she was fifteen. It’s a story that hoped to change a story – the story of Australia’s most endangered reptile, the Western Swamp Tortoise. But that’s not the half of it. Last September’s Quantum Words Festival in Perth opened …
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Bernard D. Geoghegan, "Code: From Information Theory to French Theory" (Duke UP, 2023)
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Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan traces the shared intellectual and political history of computer scientists, cyberneticists, anthropologists, linguists, and theorists across the humanities as they developed a communication and computational-based theory that grasped culture and society in terms of codes. In Code: From Information Theory to French Theor…
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152. Pathways to Regeneration Live, with Zach Bush, Ella Noah Bancroft & Tanya Massy
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Zach Bush toured in Australia in December last year. This event, in Byron Bay, sold out in a matter of hours. So a humming full house of 250+ people filled the local theatre for Zach’s rousing keynote, and this subsequent panel conversation. The two women joining Zach and myself for this were Bundjalung woman and founder of The Returning, Ella Noah…
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Ep. 143 Plastics: The Climate Connection and Policy Possibilities
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Plastics are a huge part of our everyday life, and most people know that plastics contribute to litter, but did you know that plastics also add to climate change? Host Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy, Judith Kelley discusses this issue and potential policy solutions with Duke Ph.D. candidate Zoie Diana. Guest: Zoie Diana, Ph.D. candidat…
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109. Rethinking Leadership with Carol Sanford: Rediscovering Our Ability to Think for Ourselves
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Discover a new way of leadership that is: Not about delegation, but about building capability Not about moving people toward externally-defined objectives, but about nurturing the environment in which they develop their potential Not about motivating people with goals, but about connecting them to a larger customer-focused purpose Our guest, Carol …
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151. Regenerating Australia live in Beverley, with Damon Gameau, Di & Ian Haggerty, Oral McGuire & Grant Revell
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Over the last couple of years Damon Gameau, the brilliant Aussie film-maker behind Regenerating Australia, 2040, That Sugar Film and Animal Beatbox, has joined me at this time to take a look at the year ahead. Last year happened to land on Valentine’s Day. So while Damon’s giving himself and his family some well-earned dedicated time right now, it …
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108. Handling Conflict with Confidence with Carol Bowser, JD
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Leaders, stop avoiding conflict and learn to transform it into growth. In this episode with Carol Bowser, you will learn: How and why should leaders prepare for and facilitate difficult conversations? How can leaders create equitable participation in meetings, especially when having difficult team conversations? What is the root cause of most workp…
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150. A Regenerative Life: Carol Sanford on living, dying & changing paradigms
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Starting the year with Carol Sanford feels incredibly special. She’s been at the heart of what we might call the ‘regenerative paradigm’ for decades. Friends and colleagues have spoken about her with me for years, right up until the end of last year. And last month, a previous guest and author of Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta, featured Carol on his p…
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070 Disrupting Certainty with Carol Sanford
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A positive contrarian and thought provocateur in both business and the regenerative movement, Carol Sanford brings about change by disrupting certainty; and this interview is no exception. By digging deep to unearth and upend underlying assumptions, Carol has changed the essence of work in corporations such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and Sevent…
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107. New Leadership Role? Reduce Overwhelm by Doing this First
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With the joy and potential of a new leadership role comes the overwhelming task of motivating and inspiring others while navigating the unknown; a journey made easier with the guidance of Stronger to Serve's two steps for establishing trust and crafting your unique leadership voice. Get the Show Notes for exclusive episode insights and bonus resour…
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149. Summer Flashbacks (episodes that people still talk about): Frances Pollock on Regenerating Land & Food Systems
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Our last summer flashback ‘episode that people still talk to me about’ is episode 9, with Frances Pollock (nee Jones). Frances and David Pollock became nationally famous about a decade ago now, for ‘destocking’ the 375,000-acre Wooleen Station in the Murchison region of Western Australia. That was step one in what has become an extraordinary story …
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Peter Jones and Kristel van Ael, "Design Journeys Through Complex Systems" (Bis Publishers, 2022)
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As I slowly settle into 2023 — reflecting on the blur that was 2022 — I can’t help but think about the complex problems (aka big messes!) we face at every turn: from increasingly devastating manifestations of the climate emergency, to the ubiquitous homelessness crisis, to the perplexing challenge of accessing a family physician in prosperous regio…
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106. Psychological Safety Demystified with Stephan Wiedner
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Have you heard a lot of about psychological safety but are a little unsure of how to get started with your team? Stephan Wiedner, a leader in building psychological safety in the workplace, joins us to discuss its definition, importance, and how to practice it so that through our leadership we can create a work environment where everyone feels safe…
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148. Summer Flashbacks (episodes that people still talk about): Doughnut Economics, with Kate Raworth
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Our next episode from the archives that people still talk to me about is episode 3, with Kate Raworth. She’s the best-selling author of Doughnut Economics: Seven ways to think like a 21st century economist. And the instigator of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), helping put it into practice in communities everywhere. This is an excerpt of t…
CO2 emissions play a major role in climate change. Guest host and J.D./UPEP doctoral candidate Gabriela Nagle Alverio speaks with Sanford Professor and Interim Director of the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability Brian Murray about different carbon tax approaches and their pros and cons for curbing emissions. Guest: Brian …
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105. 3 Keys to Creating Meaningful Work with Tamara Myles
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You know that it's important to create meaningful work, but how do you do that in today's economy? Researcher and expert consultant and speaker, Tamara Myles and host Teri Schmidt answer that question. In this episode, you will learn the following: Unlocking Potential Through Meaningful Work: Discover the role of leaders in enabling meaningful work…
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069 The Rights of Nature Movement with Hal Crimmel
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Hal Crimmel, educator, author and filmmaker, joins us for a rich conversation about the growing momentum behind the rights of nature movement as well as the making of his film entitled, "The Rights of Nature: A Global Movement." If we can imbue corporations with the same rights as people, doesn't it make sense to empower nature, the very foundation…
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147. Summer Flashbacks (episodes that people still talk about): Regenerative Economics, with John Fullerton
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A warm welcome to the new year. We’ll resume normal transmission of the podcast in February. But to gear us up, I thought to release a summer flashback or two, delving way back in the archives to episodes that people still speak to me about today. First up is an excerpt from the very first episode I recorded, with John Fullerton. He’s the former Wa…
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104. A New Perspective on Emotional Intelligence with Farah Harris
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In an effort to help her clients at work, Farah Harris discovers the masking and code switching that black women do to survive in predominantly white workplaces takes a toll on their personal relationships. Farah Harris is the author of The Color of Emotional Intelligence and the founder of Working Well Daily, a wellness and mental health company. …
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068 Reinventing the Wheel with Zack Fleishman of Shark Wheel
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Some have said that the wheel is the most important invention of all time. For 5000 years, it has remained relatively unchanged; until now that is. The folks at Shark Wheel have literally reinvented the wheel and now this new wheel is poised to solve some of the biggest problems in commercial agriculture. The discovery that sine waves can be found …
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146. The RegenNarration Soundtrack 2022: Highlights from our guests this year
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This is our customary sign-off episode for the year – a package of highlights from our brilliant array of guests throughout 2022, accompanied by some of the music and sounds of Country you heard along the way. Here's the ‘track list’: 1. Jess Beckerling (ep 105) 2. To A Forests Dream, by Cloudjumper (from the Free Music Archive) – intro 3. To The S…
It's time for rejuvenation. We know the holidays and end of year are packed with projects to wrap up, holiday parties to attend, gifts to buy, cards to write, and much more. But if you don't make time to rejuvenate your leadership, you won't be ready to reach your potential as the leader who creates more just and compassionate workplaces and commun…
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102. Exhausted? Try this one question to energize yourself & your team
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This time of year can get crazy. To be honest, I'm exhausted and guessing you may be too. Especially as a leader, operating in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world, the end-of-year holiday season can be overwhelming. So we're keeping this episode short, and I'm giving you just one simple but impactful practice you can adopt today …
As we transition from Moms that Lead to Strong Leaders Serve, today's episode is to help you decide if this is the right podcast and community for you. Using Simon Sinek's Golden Circle, you'll learn about our vision and values so that you can determine if you'd like to join us. Shortcut: If you answer yes to the following questions, there's a good…
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145 Extra. Paul Hawken on an upcoming global launch & the US mid-terms
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This is a short tribute episode marking the 10th anniversary of the passing of my old mate and mentor, Professor Frank Fisher. He’d be 79 today. The honours list of guests on these anniversary editions now includes Hazel Henderson, Allan Savory and Charlie Massy. This year, it’s Paul Hawken, the multiple best-selling author of Regeneration: Ending …
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145. Paul Hawken on Regeneration - A Year On
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Paul Hawken won’t need an introduction for many of you. But for those unfamiliar, Paul is a multiple best-selling author, entrepreneur, and advisor to heads of state and CEOs on climatic, economic and ecological regeneration. Paul and I last spoke for the podcast a bit over a year ago, on release of his latest best-selling book, Regeneration: Endin…
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S8 Episode 3: Greener Pastures: The search for climate-friendly ways to raise animals.
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In this episode of Ways & Means, we explore the impacts of meat production. Can we find a better way to raise animals as food and help the planet at the same time? This is the third in our series Climate Change Solutions, a look at surprising answers to the question of what we can do to help cool a rapidly heating planet. Guests: Cameron Oglesby, j…
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144. Karen O’Brien on Quantum Social Change & Mattering More Than We Think
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Professor Karen O’Brien is a globally renowned thought leader on climate change impacts and social transformation. She has been heavily involved in the work of the IPCC, and shared in its 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. She’s also been on the scientific advisory board for Project Drawdown, and is the co-founder of cCHANGE, an Oslo-based company that has be…
I know you are. You have an insatiable hunger to make a positive difference in others' lives through the way you lead You crave experiences that help your team members develop into leaders themselves You want to do the first two in a way that enhances your well-being instead of causing you burnout To support your sustainability in this critical lea…
