Why ESPN’s Founder Was Pushed Out of the Network He Built — with Historian Mike Soltys
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen burned through his own money, his credit cards, and his family's money to get a 24-hour…
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Why Fighter Pilots Never Use the Word “Mistake” — with Boo Boucousis
Fighter pilots fly missions where a moment of ego or self-protection can get people killed — so their debriefs are built…
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The Sign Says “Don’t Use the Outlet.” Is That Really the Problem?
Another example of asking people to work around the design instead of improving it I recently spent time in a hospital…
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Why Succession Planning Should Be a Journey, Not an Event — with Andrea Carpenter and Elizabeth Ledoux
Andrea Carpenter and Elizabeth Ledoux, co-founders of The Transition Strategists, were mid-negotiation on a business…
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A Touch of the Madness: Betting Your Career on Platoon, T2, and Mortal Kombat — with Larry Kasanoff
At 25, Larry Kasanoff risked his dream job to greenlight a movie nobody at his studio wanted to make — and Platoon…
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Why Amazon Deleted Her Bestselling Book Overnight — with Wiebke Tasch
To save herself the hassle of mixing a pen name with her real name, publishing strategist Wiebke Tasch opened two Amazon…
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Why Acting as Your Own Lawyer Almost Killed the Deal — with Mike Grossman
To save a few thousand dollars in legal fees, six-time Silicon Valley CEO Mike Grossman acted as his own lawyer on a…
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Why Speaking Up Backfired Early in Her Career & Fear-Based Leaders—with Kate Lowry
Kate Lowry — CEO coach, venture capitalist, and author of Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders — joins to…
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