Podcasts about Autonomy

The Nurses Report on America Out Loud with Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP – Jennifer Rose shares her experiences as an autistic author and advocate, exploring independence, creativity, identity, and grief. Through her writing and plans for Autonomy, she creates space for autistic voices to speak freely. Her conversation with Kimberly Overton challenges assumptions and highlights the importance of listening...

The best piece of technology is often the one you don't even notice. When it works, everything runs smoothly and the tech itself vanishes – but how we achieve this is changing dramatically with the power of AI.This week on the show, we're following up our ‘Self-Driving Networks 1-0-1' episode with a ‘Self-Driving Networks 1-0-2': what do these networks look like in practice? Sunalini Sankhavaram, VP Product Management, HPE Networking, joins host Michael Bird to discuss:How machine learning works to help networks anticipate demand and respond accordinglyWhy proactive prevention is replacing traditional troubleshootingHow self driving networks can isolate and treat threats before they have a chance to cause damage

a16z's David George, Sarah Wang, Alex Immerman, and Santiago Rodriguez unpack 25 key charts from the latest State of Markets presentation, from the scale of the AI infrastructure buildout to what adoption looks like inside companies today.They examine why rising markets have so far been supported by earnings rather than multiple expansion, why hyperscaler CapEx is approaching $1 trillion annually, and why demand for compute continues to outrun supply. They also look at the downstream effects of that spending across chips, power, construction, and physical infrastructure. State of MarketsThen they move up the stack: OpenAI and Anthropic's revenue growth, the gap between AI deployment and measurable enterprise impact, the rise of agents, falling inference costs, and what all of this means for SaaS. They close with where the team is spending time next, including consumer agents, robotics, autonomy, AI and biology, personal health, defense, and the continued diffusion of AI across the enterprise. State of MarketsResources:Follow David George on X: https://x.com/DavidGeorge83Follow Sarah Wang on X: https://x.com/sarahdingwangFollow Alex Immerman on X: https://x.com/aleximm Follow Santiago Rodriguez on X: https://x.com/santiago__rdz Read David's piece ‘There are only two paths left for software': https://a16z.com/there-are-only-two-paths-left-for-software/ Stay Updated:Find a16z on YouTube: YouTubeFind a16z on XFind a16z on LinkedInListen to the a16z Show on SpotifyListen to the a16z Show on Apple PodcastsFollow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Building a farm for an uncertain future means questioning some of the assumptions that have driven farming for decades.For Simon Wallwork, a brutally dry season in 2010 was the catalyst for rethinking his farming system. After years of predominantly cropping, he began looking more closely at climate data and using it to inform changes to his agronomic practices and make the jump to bring livestock back into the business.Since then, Simon's thinking has expanded from adapting to climate change, to actively preparing for what's next. He's been involved in Ag Zero, a farmer-led initiative exploring agriculture's role in the energy transition, while on his own farm he's experimenting with carbon farming, electrification, and on-farm energy hosting.In this episode, Simon and Sarah explore what happens when farmers start thinking about technology, sustainability, and resilience not as separate issues, but as parts of the same system. For instance, rather than simply replacing a diesel tractor with an electric one, what happens when electrification and autonomy make the constraints of traditional farming systems start to disappear?They discuss:Why diversification can be an important part of building farm resilienceThe shift from thinking about climate adaptation to agriculture's role in mitigation and the energy transitionHow carbon farming can change the economics of marginal landHow autonomy changes the assumptions around machinery size and speedSimon's farm microgrid and the role of solar and batteriesThe potential role of electric tractors, trucks, and drone sprayersWhether electrification and autonomy could reduce the pressure for farms to continually scale upWhat energy independence could look like at the farm and regional level and why community ownership is criticalHow sustainability requirements could increasingly influence market access, finance, and insuranceUseful Links:Webinar: Nature Friendly Farming - Farmers for Climate ActionThe Business Case for Electrifying Agriculture, with Cherry Grower Mike CaseyAgricultural autonomy and new ways of working with SwarmFarm RoboticsHave we hit the tipping point for autonomy in ag? With Shane Thomas and Matthew PryorComparing science communication theory with participatory practice: case study of the Australian Climate Champion ProgramGRDCCorrigin Farm Improvement GroupFor more information and resources, visit our website. The information in this post is not investment advice or a recommendation to invest. It is general information only and does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision you should seek financial advice from a professional financial adviser. Whilst we believe the information is correct, we provide no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness.

Pastors face so many challenges—both from their parishioners and the public! That’s why the apostle Paul told the Thessalonians that they should love and support their pastors for all they do! Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to honor the clergy as he continues a study in Hebrews chapter 13.

What Actually Helps You? This ADHD Awareness Month, I'm putting real experiences, community and practical support at the heart of the conversation. Join live conversations, podcast events and opportunities to share what actually helps you. Add your name to my event waitlist as well! Visit the Events page to see what's happening and get involved. _________________________________________ What if the burnout, the guilt and the relentless doing weren't signs that you were failing, but signs that the playbook you'd been given was never designed for you in the first place? On this week's episode of The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, I'm joined by Meghan French Dunbar, bestselling author, business anthropologist and founder of Conscious Company Magazine, the first nationally distributed print magazine in the US focusing on impact-driven business. Meghan's book, This Isn't Working: How Working Women Can Overcome Stress, Guilt, and Overload to Find True Success, is a USA Today bestseller and Next Big Idea Club selection. She works with companies including Coach, John Deere, Torani and Kate Spade on leadership and culture strategy, writes for Forbes, Fast Company and Inc, and hosts the podcast Unbehaved. She was diagnosed with ADHD four years ago, and this conversation made a lot of sense of a lot of things. We talk about purpose burnout, motherhood, identity, joy and what it actually looks like to build a life and career around meaning rather than productivity. Meghan is warm, honest and brilliantly funny, and this is one of those conversations that leaves you feeling both validated and quietly ready to do something differently. Advertisement⏐Try AG1 now at ⁠http://drinkag1.com/adhdwomen⁠ and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. 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In this episode, we cover: How Meghan's ADHD diagnosis four years ago reframed her entire career and the relentless curiosity that drove it Why she burnt out running her own organisation, resigned from it, and spent two years rebuilding from the ground up The difference between social success and soul success, and the three elements the most fulfilled leaders Meghan interviewed all had in common Why sustained leadership is about the quality of your being, not the quantity of your doing The six key predictors of burnout, and why ADHD makes several of them almost inevitable without the right support What the broaden and build theory tells us about joy, and why nurturing it is not indulgent but a genuine performance strategy The joy trip: what it is, why Meghan introduced it into her family and what it has given her every year since Why ADHD women are often the outliers who model a different way of working, and why that matters for everyone around them What enough looks like, and why deciding that with your partner is one of the most radical acts available to us Why autonomy is the non-negotiable for so many neurodivergent entrepreneurs Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome and introducing Meghan French Dunbar 02:00 - What drives Meghan's passion for business, impact and entrepreneurship 05:00 - How her ADHD diagnosis reframed decades of relentless curiosity 08:00 - Burning out as founder, resigning in 2020 and two years of rebuilding 12:00 - What the outliers taught her: soul success, purpose and quality of life 16:00 - Sustained leadership: why quality of being beats quantity of doing 19:00 - The practical foundations: sleep, movement, joy and professional support 22:00 - Why younger generations are already rewriting the playbook 25:00 - The joy trip: how it started, what it involves and why it changed everything 31:00 - The broaden and build theory: the science behind why joy makes you better at everything 35:00 - Modeling a different way for other women 38:00 - What Meghan's working life looks like now, and what enough means to her 42:00 - Autonomy, ADHD and why working for yourself so often becomes the answe Links and Resources: Find my popular ADHD Women's Wellbeing workshops and resources on my website ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow the podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@adhd_womenswellbeing_pod⁠⁠⁠ Get my book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit (also available in ebook and audiobook) ⁠⁠⁠here Join the More Yourself membership community ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Visit Meghan's website: meghanfrenchdunbar.com Connect with Meghan on Instagram Connect with Meghan on LinkedIn Subscribe to Meghan's Substack: Unbehaved Listen to Meghan's podcast: Unbehaved Watch Meghan's TEDx talk Get Meghan's book: This Isn't Working: How Working Women Can Overcome Stress, Guilt, and Overload to Find True Success Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed women with ADHD find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity, and clarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manchester City are flying at the top of the Premier League, the race is on to keep increasingly autonomous AI under human control, and Céline Dion brings her own brand of showmanship to Paris Fashion Week. Vicki Turner shares these stories with Lester Kiewit, standing in for Adam Gilchrist. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Europe is entering a pivotal era of strategic autonomy, seeking to build resilience across critical sectors such as defence, energy, communications, and technology in response to a more fragmented geopolitical landscape. Chris Iggo, CIO of AXA IM Core, part of BNPP AM, and Fadi Berbari, Senior Portfolio Manager in the fixed income team at BNP Paribas Asset Management, discuss how this shift toward strategic autonomy is reshaping Europe's fixed income credit. Fadi explains why a selective, bottom-up approach is essential to capitalise on the stability and visibility offered by strategic European investments.For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/amHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Manchester City are flying at the top of the Premier League, the race is on to keep increasingly autonomous AI under human control, and Céline Dion brings her own brand of showmanship to Paris Fashion Week. Vicki Turner shares these stories with Lester Kiewit, standing in for Adam Gilchrist. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

American history is filled with “lone rangers.” It might even be an American ideal—but that doesn’t make it a biblical ideal. Pastor Mike Fabarez directs us to one of the most important practices in the Christian life, and it works contrary to the lone-ranger model.

This week we are reaching back to our very first season to resurface a conversation that has stayed with us. And there is a reason we keep coming back to it.There are a lot of conversations about the mechanics of opening a ketamine clinic. This one is about the why behind it.Dr. Glareh Imani is a board-certified emergency physician who opened Nameen Infusion and Wellness in Goodyear, Arizona after more than eight years in emergency medicine. Her background in neuroscience, her personal experience with ketamine, and a deep sense of gratitude shaped the kind of clinic she built and the way she shows up for her patients every day.What makes this conversation stand out is how honest and human it is. Dr. Imani talks about the unexpected challenges of opening a clinic, the patient transformations that confirmed she had made the right choice, and the personal evolution that came with doing this work. She also reflects on autonomy, on what it means to finally be the one making the decisions, from clinical protocols to the waterfall in her reception area.Recorded at the ASKP3 conference in Austin, Texas during our first season, this episode holds up beautifully. If you are considering the pivot from your current position, or if you are early in building your practice and need a reminder of why you started, this one is for you.What You'll Gain:· Dr. Imani's honest account of what it took to go from the idea of opening a ketamine clinic to actually delivering on it, including what surprised her most along the way· How her background in neuroscience and her personal experience with ketamine shaped both her decision to open a clinic and her approach to patient care· What set and setting actually means in the outpatient clinic context, and how Dr. Imani thinks about the environment she has created for her patients· Two patient stories that capture what ketamine therapy can do when it is delivered with intention and individualized care· What the transition from corporate emergency medicine to clinic ownership actually feels like, including the autonomy, the trade-offs, and the parts you cannot put a price on· How Dr. Imani balances running a clinic, working emergency medicine shifts, and family life, including what she says makes it all possibleEpisode 66 show notes:00:00:00 Teaser: "I'm Happier Now Because I Know I Can Help in a Different Way"00:00:18 Episode Introduction00:02:03 Background: From Neuroscience to Emergency Medicine to Ketamine Therapy00:06:13 Her Personal Ketamine Experience and the Decision to Open a Clinic00:08:19 Unexpected Challenges and the Backup for Everything Rule00:09:00 Ketamine in the Hospital vs. the Outpatient Clinic: Set and Setting00:10:33 Safety Standards and Why EM Training Is an Advantage00:13:00 Patient-Centered Care, Setting Expectations, and the Tools She Relies On00:15:08 Advice to Her Past Self: Start Sooner and Do Not Do It for the Money00:18:02 The Power of Autonomy and What Clinic Ownership Actually Feels Like00:19:40 Personal Evolution: Mindfulness, Journaling, and Resetting Yourself First00:23:21 Patient Stories: Transformation That Confirms the Decision00:26:24 Balancing a Clinic, ER Shifts, Family Life, and Why Community Matters00:28:40 Rapid-Fire Questions Begin00:37:00 Time Travel: Being a Teenager in Vienna as a Refugee00:38:22 Gratitude, Resilience, and the Gift of Helping Others00:40:10 Final Thoughts and Where to Find Dr. Imani00:40:54 Episode EndingConnect with Dr. Imani at:Nameen Infusion & Wellness websiteNameen Infusion & Wellness Instagram

How can we cut corruption in government, procurement that generates kickbacks for local politicians? We could hire officials on merit. Across the developing world, many governments now do exactly that. So why do public contracts still go to political friends?In this week's VoxDev Talk, Sarah Brierley (LSE) tells Tim Phillips why merit-based hiring is not enough. If politicians cannot choose who gets the job, they can often control what happens next: where officials work, and whether they are promoted. This power may be sufficient to co-opt them. In Ghana, where she did much of her research, nearly half of senior local officials say contracts in their district go to firms that fund the ruling party. The research behind this episode:Brierley, Sarah. 2026. The Co-opted State: How Politicians' Control Over Bureaucrats' Careers Threatens Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Open access.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, and Sarah Brierley. 2026. "How politicians co-opt bureaucrats.” VoxDev Talks (podcast).About the guestSarah Brierley is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research spans the state, corruption, bureaucracy, and election campaigns, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship for a project on political finance in Africa.Research cited in this episodeClientelism. Politicians hand out public resources, such as schools, jobs or contracts, in return for votes. Most research assumes that officials simply do what politicians ask. Sarah argues that officials have real control over who gets what, so politicians must first win them over.Hiring on merit. Sarah checks whether senior local officials in Ghana are hired on merit in three ways: expert surveys, a survey of the officials themselves, and staff records. Of those hired between 2010 and 2016, 67% sat an exam. When the governing party changed after the 2008 election, the kind of people hired into professional jobs did not change. The kind of people hired into low-skilled jobs did.Randomised response technique. A way to ask survey questions that people would rather not answer. Each person rolls a die where the interviewer cannot see it. On one number they must say "yes", on another "no", and otherwise they tell the truth. Nobody knows what any one person meant, but the odds of each roll are known, so the true share of "yes" answers can be calculated across the whole survey. Using this method, Sarah found that 46% of 864 senior officials in 80 local governments say contracts go to firms that fund the ruling party.Career control tools. Sarah's name for the ways politicians can shape an official's career after hiring: promotions, the work they are given, and where they are posted. Transfers are the main tool in Ghana. Officials who think their mayor can easily move them are more likely to report corruption. In a second survey question, 58% of officials said that exposing misconduct would likely get them transferred.Whistleblower protection. Ghana's Whistleblower Act, 2006 (Act 720) protects people who report wrongdoing from punishment, including unwanted transfers, and can pay them a reward. But in a small local office it is almost impossible to stay anonymous, so the protection counts for little in practice.Local electoral competition. Competition between parties at national level is usually good for reform. Sarah finds that close contests at local level have the opposite effect. When seats are won and lost on small margins, campaigns cost more, and politicians have more reason to get money out of public contracts.India and Indonesia. Both countries hire senior officials through competitive exams. In India, members of the Indian Administrative Service change jobs on average every 16 months, and transfers become more likely when state leadership changes (Iyer and Mani 2012). Proposals to set a minimum time in post have not been adopted. In Indonesia, politicians also interfere in promotions.Promotion panels. In Ghana's local government service, promotions are decided by panels that include professional officials, so politicians rarely use them as a threat. Sarah suggests using similar panels to approve transfers, so no single politician can move an official at will.Campaign spending caps. Limits on how much candidates can spend. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have none. India has them, but candidates routinely spend far more (Chauchard 2018). Sarah points to the UK's Corrupt and Illegal Practices Act of 1883, which set strict limits that were enforced in court. Total campaign spending fell by 40% between the 1880 and 1885 elections (Rix 2008).More VoxDev Talks episodesWhy civil service reform fails (and what actually works). Martin Williams looks at 131 attempts to reform the civil service in six African countries, and why none fully succeeded.Related reading on VoxDevBureaucracy, the VoxDevLit review of the evidence on how officials are selected, paid and managed.Autonomy, incentives, and the effectiveness of bureaucrats, on evidence from Nigeria and Ghana that civil servants with more freedom complete more of their projects.Should civil servants be allowed to serve in their home areas? Evidence from India, on what happens when officials are posted close to home.

To watch a video version of this podcast, click here: https://youtu.be/bMFQ70dvop0 In this episode, Reuben Saltzman welcomes longtime guest Eric Houseman as a co-host and takes a closer look at Eric's career journey and leadership experience. Eric shares lessons from his time at Home Depot, Discount Tire, and Structure Tech, including why taking care of employees leads to better client experiences and how treating people with dignity and respect can make a difference in challenging situations.Eric also discusses how his leadership style has evolved, emphasizing autonomy, problem-solving, learning from mistakes, and avoiding micromanagement. He shares some of his life outside of work, including his love for outdoor activities, community theater, family, faith, and disc golf, before wrapping up with details about Inspector Empire Builder's upcoming Rapid Gain Training.Here's the link to Inspector Empire Builder: https://www.iebcoaching.com/eventsTakeawaysTake care of employees so they can take care of clients.Give employees the tools and autonomy they need to succeed.Treat people with dignity and respect.Don't take difficult customer interactions personally.Focus on solving problems instead of becoming defensive.Avoid micromanaging your team.Encourage employees to bring solutions, not just problems.Allow people to make mistakes and learn from them.Failure is part of trying new things and improving.Trust employees to use good judgment.Lead people the way you would want to be led.Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek is a valuable leadership resource.Life and identity should extend beyond your career.Personal interests and relationships are important outside of work.Chapters00:01 Introducing Eric Houseman as Co-Host01:53 Eric's Role as Service Manager at Structure Tech02:51 Trying New Things and Learning From Failure03:16 Eric's Career Background04:06 Starting at Home Depot06:17 Moving Into Leadership at Home Depot08:00 Career at Ultimate Electronics and Discount Tire09:02 Leaving Discount Tire and Finding Home Inspection10:11 Shadowing a Home Inspection10:40 Joining Structure Tech10:56 Leadership Lessons From Discount Tire11:31 Taking Care of Employees First13:38 Working Through High-Pressure Environments15:46 Handling Difficult Customer Situations17:01 How Eric's Leadership Style Has Changed17:55 Autonomy vs. Micromanagement18:23 Encouraging Employees to Bring Solutions19:39 Using Good Judgment in Home Inspections20:46 Eric's Recommended Leadership Book22:26 Life and Identity Outside of Work24:31 Looking Beyond Career and Profession25:30 Eric's Outdoor Interests26:00 Discovering a Love for Community Theater27:55 Returning to the Stage28:47 Family, Faith, and Disc Golf29:41 Inspector Empire Builder Rapid Gain Training31:03 Tessa Update and Closing

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"Trust isn't a soft skill, it's the foundation of great relationships, and great relationships are the key to success." In this episode of Leadership in Quarters, host Josh Seldin sits down with executive coach, keynote speaker, and author Ken Sher to explore how leaders can build authentic trust, transform organizational culture, and drive peak team performance. Drawing from 30 years of experience developing leaders at Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb, Ken breaks down his actionable TRUST Success Model. He reveals why transparency in chaotic times builds unshakeable credibility, how to satisfy core human psychological needs, and why autonomy is the ultimate demonstration of executive trust. In this deep dive into modern organizational health, you'll discover: ✅ The TRUST Success Model: A practical 5-part framework—Transparency, Results, Understanding, Simplicity, and Teams—to elevate leadership performance. ✅ Soft Skill vs. Core Foundation: Why trust drives tangible business outcomes despite being hard to measure. ✅ Leading Through Uncertainty: How being vulnerable and transparent during high-stakes disruption builds team buy-in. ✅ Self-Determination Theory in Action: Supporting the 3 basic human needs—Autonomy, Relatedness, and Competence—to eliminate micromanagement. ✅ Spotting Trust in Hiring: How to evaluate EQ, self-awareness, and cultural fit during executive interviews. ✅ High-Trust Organizational Markers: What healthy, autonomous, and high-performing teams look like from the inside out. TIMESTAMPS & CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ken Sher to Leadership in Quarters 01:10 - What is the TRUST Success Model? Lessons from Johnson & Johnson 02:50 - Is Trust Really a "Soft Skill"? Measuring Its Business Impact 04:15 - Transparency in Crisis: Communicating When You Don't Have All the Answers 07:10 - Ego, Vulnerability, and Building Real Credibility as a Leader 08:25 - The Breakdown of the TRUST Acronym: Results, Understanding, Simplicity, Teams 10:45 - Autonomy vs. Micromanagement: Giving Teams Room to Execute 12:00 - Self-Determination Theory: Meeting the 3 Core Human Needs at Work 14:35 - What a High-Trust Culture Looks Like from the Outside 17:00 - Constructive Conflict: Why Healthy Teams Challenge Ideas 18:20 - Hiring for Trust: Uncovering EQ and Authenticity in Interviews 20:15 - Final Takeaways & How to Connect with Ken Sher

We would love to hear from you, follow this link to send us a message directly. Include a voice message and you might even be featured in a future episode! Some days your kids are motivated and ready to take on the world. Other days, they can't figure out where to begin. What gives? In this episode of the All Pro Dad Podcast, host Ted Lowe is joined by BJ Foster and Bobby Lewis to talk about how dads can help their kids become self-starters by letting them make mistakes and own their responsibilities.Why This MattersOur goal as dads isn't simply to raise kids who do what they're told. We want to raise adults who can recognize what needs to be done, take responsibility, solve problems, and take the first step without waiting for someone to push them. Self-starting is not just a personality trait—it's a skill kids can develop through practice, responsibility, appropriate freedom, and learning from failure.Key Takeaways· Kids learn initiative partly by watching us. Before asking whether our kids are self-starters, we should ask whether we're modeling initiative, perseverance, and responsibility ourselves.· Kids need increasing control and ownership. When we constantly remind kids, solve their problems, or do things for them because it's faster and cleaner, we may unintentionally prevent them from developing initiative.· Kids need room to fail, learn, and try again. Mistakes and natural consequences aren't necessarily problems to eliminate; they can become opportunities for kids to develop grit, self-control, problem-solving skills, and confidence.Practical Tips for Dads1.    Give your kids something to own. Instead of assigning individual tasks that require constant reminders, give your child responsibility for an area of family life. Don't just say, “Take out the trash.” Give them ownership of making sure the trash doesn't overflow.2.    Give them control—even when it makes your life harder. Let kids make age-appropriate decisions, solve problems, and experience the natural consequences of their choices. A little mess, inconvenience, or failure today can help build independence for tomorrow.3.    Focus on what they learn, then gradually step back. Ask what your child learned from a challenge rather than focusing only on the result. Teach them how to manage the task, stand beside them while they learn, and then gradually stop being the person who starts them.Important Episode Timestamps [00:00] How Can I Help My Kid Become a Self-Starter?[00:38] Are the Guys Self-Starters — and Were They Growing Up?[04:07] Why Modeling Matters — and Why None of Them Are Perfect at It[07:31] Why Raising Self-Starters Actually Matters for Your Kids' Future[11:50] The Marshmallow Study[15:33] Give Kids Control and Then Get Out of the Way[18:27] Let Kids Make Mistakes and Resist the Urge to Step In[22:30] The Contract That Changed Ted's Son Overnight[27:41] Training Kids for Self-Starting: Chore Charts, Ownership, and Natural Consequences[32:26] This Week's Pro Move: Give Your Kid Something to ControlTed wraps up by challenging dads to identify one thing they currently control that they can hand off to their kid this week — and trust them to own it.Sponsor:The All Pro Dad Podcast is proudly brought to you by Family First, a nonprofit dedicated to equipping parents with resources to strengthen their families. Learn more at FamilyFirst.net.All Pro Dad ResourcesEpisode 48 – How Do We Inspire Motivation in Our Kids?Episode 71 - Tony Dungy: Am I Building My Children's Autonomy?4 Things Kids Learn When We Do Things for Them5 Questions to Ask When Your Child Won't Act ResponsiblyHow to Raise a Fragile Child5 Things That Kids Can Do for YouFathering Your School Aged ChildConnect with Us:Ted Lowe on LinkedInBobby Lewis on LinkedInBJ Foster on LinkedInSubscribe on Apple PodcastsGet All Pro Dad merch!EXTRAS:Follow us: Instagram | Facebook | X (Twitter)Join 200,000+ other dads by subscribing to the All Pro Dad Play of the Day. Get daily fatherhood ideas, insight, and inspiration straight to your inbox.This episode's blog can also be viewed here on AllProDad.com. Like the All Pro Dad gear and mugs? Get your own in the All Pro Dad store.Get great content for moms at iMOM.com

Copilot, assistant, agent — the terms get thrown around interchangeably, but they describe three very different levels of AI autonomy. So where does agentic AI actually belong in the configure-price-quote process, and where should humans stay firmly in control? In this episode, Frank sits down with Sourabh Kukar, Director of Technical Consulting at Salesforce, where he leads a team of enterprise architects working across Revenue Cloud, Agentforce Revenue Management, CPQ, and H&A solutions for large enterprise customers. Sourabh was named Salesforce's FY24 CMT Technical Architect of the Year, holds 23 industry certifications, and is an IEEE Senior Member. Sourabh brings a rare mix of backgrounds to the conversation — starting as a Java developer, spending a decade as an integration architect, then moving deep into the Salesforce platform in 2019. That combination of coding roots, systems breadth, and platform depth shapes how he thinks about which parts of quote-to-cash are ready for real AI autonomy and which still need deterministic guardrails and human sign-off. Frank and Sourabh also dig into how to architect multiple specialized agents so one agent's bad output doesn't become another agent's bad input, why fixing your data and simplifying your processes matters more than the AI layer itself, and what changes for revenue operations teams as quoting and approvals move into conversational tools like Slack. In this conversation we cover:  The real difference between a copilot, an assistant, and an agent — and where Salesforce's Agentforce quoting agent fits Which parts of configure-price-quote are ready for high AI autonomy, and where humans need to stay in the loop How to architect multiple specialized agents so errors don't cascade downstream Why fixing your data and simplifying your processes matters more than the AI layer on top What changes architecturally when quoting and approvals move into Slack A practical framework for choosing phased coexistence over a full CPQ-to-Revenue-Cloud migration If you're a Salesforce CPQ customer evaluating a move to Revenue Cloud, an enterprise architect thinking through agentic AI governance, or a revenue operations leader trying to separate real AI capability from hype, this episode offers grounded, practitioner-level insight from someone building these systems for enterprise customers every day. Learn more: Sourabh Kukar on LinkedIn Don't forget to subscribe on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform.  More CPQ research and resources at https://novuscpq.com

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss their Texas Field Work where they rode in Cybercab, Waymo, Avride, May Mobility robotaxis, Kodiak and Aurora autonomous trucks, and inspected depots across Austin and Dallas.Grayson's verdict on Tesla's Cybercab is simple. Once you go Cybercab, you don't go back. In Austin, wait times averaged two to five minutes across dozens of rides, and from a software perspective Grayson found no material difference between Cybercab and the Model Y Robotaxi in terms of performance.In Austin, Grayson counted roighly 200 to 300 vehicles at Avride's upfitting facility, a presence he believes the market is overlooking, and views Hyundai as a quiet winner of the robotaxi buildout with the IONIQ 5 powering Waymo, Avride and Motional. The Zoox depot in Dallas was under construction with no visible charging infrastructure, and Grayson estimates it is 12 to 18 months from being operational.Both Walt and Grayson rode in a Kodiak autonomous truck and Walt noted clear improvement ahead of Kodiak's driver-out target on the Dallas to Houston lane by year-end. Additionally, Walt rode in an unsupervised Aurora autonomous truck at their Investor Day.On the Foreign Autonomy Desk, Baidu is ramping supervised robotaxi testing in London with Lyft, Mercedes-Benz signed a licensing deal with Wayve, and Tensor Auto is preparing to deploy robotaxis with Volt Premium Taxi in Bulgaria.Episode Chapters0:00 Once You Go Cybercab, You Don't Go Back03:56 Robotaxi in Dallas09:01 Cybercab Wait Times, Pickups and Routing in Austin12:10 Austin Robotaxi Depots13:45 Avride's Austin Depot16:02 Zoox's Dallas Depot17:22 May Mobility in Arlington20:17 Kodiak Targets Driver-Out on Dallas to Houston by Year-End24:19 Avride in Dallas and the Uber Partner Math26:46 Hyundai Is the Quiet Winner in Robotaxis27:30 Walt Amends His View on Upfitting30:57 Tesla's Vertical Integration and Supercharger Advantage33:06 Aurora Investor Day and the 1,000 Truck Target40:22 President Xi's Visit and a Wake-Up Call for Detroit47:01 Foreign Autonomy Desk49:33 Next Week

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux celebrates his 60th birthday and the Freedomain show that started in 2005. He argues that consciousness comes from the brain rather than an immaterial soul, that virtue comes from reason and consistency instead of God or pleasure, takes a few calls, and says he has no plans to stop podcasting.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Rickey kicks off the show with a powerful prayer from gospel legend Bishop Marvin Sapp, but things heat up fast when the news turns to the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. New autopsy details reveal shocking findings that have Rickey fired up and comparing the case to Emmett Till — but what exactly was found that has everyone questioning the grand jury's ruling? Then, Brat brings the heat in the Hot Spot with a story about OutKast suing an Oakland rapper over his name. Is "Ovrkast" too close for comfort, or is this a reach? We also shine a light on a Negro Leagues baseball Hall of Famer you've probably never heard of, and the crew debates which slang words deserve a spot in the dictionary. Oh, and Darius calls in with the most ridiculous excuse for missing work you've ever heard. Press play to find out what word Rickey thinks needs to be in Merriam-Webster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Autonomy Signals presented by KPMG, Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss May Mobility filing to go public through a SPAC merger with an estimated $93 million annual cash burn, Mercedes-Benz adding Wayve as its third automated driving software partner, and Figure AI's Helix 2.5 taking on household chores across 30 homes it had never seen before.May Mobility is merging with ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp at a $1.4 billion valuation and will trade under the ticker MAY upon completion of the transaction. Of the up to $337 million in proceeds, only the $120 million PIPE is committed.At the company's current burn rate, the PIPE covers about 1.3 years of operations against roughly $10 million in 2025 revenue. The remaining $217 million depends on the redemption rate.Mercedes-Benz signed with Wayve for point-to-point Level 2 driving assistance within two years. Wayve joins NVIDIA and Momenta as Mercedes retreats from L3 Drive Pilot and focuses on L2 driving assistance partnerships.Figure AI's Helix 2.5 raised zero-shot success from 9% to 56% by pre-training on human behavior data, using half the task-specific data. That still leaves a 44% failure rate in curated homes, with no independent replication and no commercial contracts. The result supports a learning strategy, not a dependable, unsupervised home humanoid.Episode Chapters0:00 KPMG Sponsor Introduction01:45 Signal 1: May Mobility's SPAC27:52 Signal 2: Mercedes Partners Wayve on Autonomous Driving47:07 Signal 3: Figure AI Introduces Helix 2.5Follow May Mobility on the Robotaxi IndexFollow Wayve on the Autonomous Driving Licensing Index --------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Google DeepMind Chief Architect Koray Kavukcuoglu talks with Jessica Lessin about recursive self-improvement and AI agent autonomy. Then: TITV Host Akash Pasricha talks with The Information's Stephanie Palazzolo and Leo Schwartz about SAFA, a proposed safety body from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic; Cory Weinberg about Anthropic co-founders seeking voting control ahead of their IPO; Asia Bureau Chief Jing Yang and Asia Reporter Juro Osawa about DeepSeek's $1 billion ARR; Kristy Loke about why America's AI ambitions face headwinds compared to China. Finally, we get a peek at The Information Pro's newest tool, which identifies emerging AI trends with Eric Bellomo, The Information's Head of Research.Articles discussed in today's show:https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-openai-anthropic-ai-safety-group-takes-shapehttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-seeks-palantir-style-voting-control-seven-co-founders-ahead-ipohttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/deepseeks-annualized-revenue-hits-1-billion-startup-finalizes-7-5-billion-fundraisinghttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/americas-ai-dream-failing-launchhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/introducing-ai-inflection-index-9-500-articles-say-coming-next Subscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction & DeepMind's Autonomous AI Agents02:18 - Inside AI Agenda Live: Open Source Price Wars & JEPA06:35 - SAFA: Google, OpenAI & Anthropic Form AI Safety Group11:10 - Anthropic Co-Founders Push for IPO Voting Control15:02 - DeepSeek Revenue Soars to $1B ARR at 83% Margin19:15 - Why America's AI Ambitions Face Public Backlash24:05 - Introducing The Information's AI Inflection Index

Robert Smallwood speaks with cybersecurity and data privacy expert Michael Esola about the growing need for practical AI governance. Michael shares insights from his new book, Governance at the Speed of Autonomy, and introduces the CORE framework—Context, Oversight, Responsibility, and Elasticity—for managing the risks of AI and agentic AI.They discuss shadow AI, data-loss prevention, audit readiness, critical infrastructure risks, and how quantum computing may reshape cybersecurity. The episode also previews Michael's upcoming sessions at the AI Governance World Conference in Las Vegas, where he will explore AI governance, cybersecurity, and data privacy in greater depth.

Summary Autonomy matters for motivation, but what happens when people work in a highly structured environment with lots of rules? New research involving nearly 3,900 NSW Police Force personnel shows that autonomy can still be supported within clear boundaries. This episode looks at how leaders can provide more ownership without removing necessary structure.   Transcript Hello and welcome to episode 242 of the Leadership Today podcast, where each week we share practical tips to improve your leadership. This week we're looking at autonomy and a question that often comes up in highly structured workplaces: what do you do when there really isn't much choice? Self-Determination Theory identifies autonomy as one of three basic psychological needs, alongside competence and relatedness. When we experience some ownership and choice over our actions, our motivation and wellbeing tend to be stronger. But what happens when you work somewhere with lots of rules? Think about healthcare, emergency services, government, aviation or policing. There are policies, procedures, legal requirements and standards that simply have to be followed. A leader can't just say, "Do whatever feels right to you." So does autonomy still matter in those environments? A new study involving nearly 3,900 people in the NSW Police Force suggests it does. The researchers found that organisational support was associated with greater satisfaction of people's needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, along with better outcomes such as commitment and wellbeing. Workplace conflict, on the other hand, was associated with greater frustration of those needs and poorer outcomes. But perhaps the most useful finding for leaders was that people could still experience autonomy in a highly structured command-and-control environment. The catch is that autonomy doesn't mean independence or complete freedom. It's more about having some sense of ownership over what you're doing. You might have no choice about whether a safety procedure needs to be followed. But there may still be flexibility in how work is organised around that requirement. People might be able to contribute ideas about implementation. They may have discretion within clear boundaries. Here are three ideas to try. First, explain the rationale. Sometimes leaders say, "That's just the policy", and technically that might be correct. But where you can, explain why the requirement exists. It's easier to accept a constraint when you understand the reason behind it. Second, be clear about where choice exists and where it doesn't. You might say, "We have to achieve this outcome and these two requirements aren't negotiable, but you have quite a bit of flexibility around the rest." That's much more helpful than either pretending people have complete freedom or controlling everything unnecessarily. Third, involve people in the things they can genuinely influence. A team may not be able to remove a mandatory process, but they might be able to improve how it's scheduled, how information is shared or how work is handed over. Those smaller areas of influence still matter. There's one other useful aspect of the research. The researchers distinguished between a need not being fully satisfied and a need being actively frustrated. Those aren't quite the same thing. You might have a job where there isn't much autonomy, but you don't necessarily feel controlled. That's different from an environment where you're constantly being pressured, micromanaged or prevented from exercising reasonable judgement. In leadership, sometimes you can't increase choice very much. But you can still avoid making things more controlling than they need to be. Bringing all of this together, the key question isn't, "Can I let people do whatever they want?" It's, "Where can I provide ownership, rationale and discretion within the boundaries we genuinely need?"   Reference Marsh, H. W., Ryan, R. M., Craven, R. G., Dicke, T., Guo, J., & Parker, P. D. (2026). Workplace demands/resources, basic psychological needs, and police well-being: an extended integration of self-determination theory and job demands–resources models. Current Psychology, 45, Article 1464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-10005-y.   Leadership Today On-Demand Special Offer We have a great deal for podcast listeners on our Leadership Today On-Demand subscription. Just go to www.leadershiptoday.com and checkout using the promo code PODCAST for 25% off an annual subscription. Leadership Today On-Demand is a video subscription service that allows you to work on your leadership in your own time and at your own pace. It is available online and through our Apple iOS and Android apps for phones and tablets. Our mission is to help you to become an even better leader. 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Today, we welcome a special guest to the podcast, Vasanth Mohan, Head of Developer Relations and Product Marking at SambaNova.SambaNova is transforming AI with efficiency, security and sovereignty, driven by their relentless pursuit of intelligence, and running the largest models by maximizing dataflow efficiency. Vasanth and I dig into some fun - and heavy - topics at the backbone of where the industry is going with AI Inference, specifically at the hardware layer. Questions:Tell me and the audience a bit about you and SambaNova.The Shift to Autonomy: "When we shift from a user generating a single chat response to an autonomous coding agent executing dozens of background tool calls, loop checks, and file rewrites, how does the underlying inference profile change, and what metric breaks first?Latency Budgets: "Token-per-second throughput used to be a nice-to-have metric for human readability, but for multi-agent workflows running in parallel, low latency is critical to prevent system timeouts. How are developers designing prompt structures and context windows to prevent compounding latencies during multi-agent orchestration?Hardware Heterogeneity: "Hyperscalers historically standardized on monolithic hardware, but neoclouds are increasingly mixing high-memory GPUs, specialized inference ASICs, and custom interconnects. How do you decide the optimal hardware mix inside a rack when your customer demand fluctuates between massive long-context reasoning models and rapid edge-like decoding?Power and Rack Density: "With high-end inference accelerators drawing massive power per node, how are neocloud data centers re-engineering liquid cooling, rack layouts, and power distribution specifically to maximize inference density rather than training throughput?Decoupling Prefill and Decode: "Disaggregated inference splits compute-heavy prefill operations from memory-bandwidth-heavy decode operations onto distinct hardware pools. What are the biggest real-world friction points when deploying this in production—especially around KV-cache transfer overhead and inter-node networking?Dynamic Orchestration: "In a disaggregated setup, workload spikes in long-context coding prompts can saturate the prefill pool while leaving decode nodes underutilized. How are leading engineering teams building smart routing layers and dynamic auto-scaling engines to balance compute across compute-bound and memory-bound hardware?The Economic Tipping Point: "Enterprise adoption is oscillating between proprietary API-driven models and self-hosted open-weights models. At what scale—measured in inference volume, latency SLAs, or data privacy constraints—does it become economically imperative for a company to transition off closed APIs onto self-hosted open infrastructure?Linkshttps://sambanova.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-mohan/ Current Sponsors: Tiger Data Protected Harbor Render Fitnexa Perplexity Entelligence Checkout our Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor. Our Sponsors:* Check out Granola and use my code granola.ai/CODESTORY for a great deal: https://granola.ai* Check out Perplexity and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://www.perplexity.aiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, we sit down with Nils Janus, Chief AI Officer at Covestro, for a conversation on what it takes to deploy AI at scale across the safety-first world of chemical manufacturing. Nils brings a mathematician's clarity and a background in theoretical computer science and psychology to the challenge of leading traditional industrial heritage into digital leadership.Why is Covestro replacing traditional 5-to-10-year IT roadmaps with agile 6-month game plans? How do probabilistic machine learning models win the trust of traditional chemical engineers to optimize batch cycle times? And what does it mean to define AI simply as Machine Learning plus Autonomy?Nils unpacks how automated plant monitoring unlocked double-digit million-euro cost avoidance, how Covestro's internal AI Academy upskills domain experts into departmental AI leaders, and why Europe's competitive edge lies in combining centuries of industrial heritage with AI innovation. From closed-loop plant control under strict safety guarantees to quantum-driven material simulation, this conversation offers a practical blueprint for turning AI ambition into bottom-line impact.

What happens when enterprises spend trillions of dollars on AI but the systems underneath it still cannot provide the context those models need to make reliable decisions? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I reconnect with Christian Monberg, CTO at Zeta Global, to examine what separates AI experimentation from production systems that organizations can actually trust. Our previous conversation focused on how businesses could use AI to scale marketing without losing the human connection with customers. This time, we move deeper into the technology underneath those experiences. Christian explains why disconnected tools and fragmented data remain barriers to AI adoption, and why Zeta rebuilt its data architecture using Palantir Foundry. We discuss the role of context graphs in connecting customer identity, business objectives, previous decisions, campaign history and outcomes so AI systems can understand more than isolated pieces of information. We also examine one of the biggest questions surrounding agentic AI: when should businesses allow an AI agent to take action? Christian shares what enterprises need around explainability, permissions, observability and learning loops before AI systems can safely move from recommendation to execution. With global AI spending expected to reach $2.59 trillion in 2026, the conversation ultimately comes back to a simple question: how can technology leaders prove that their AI investments are producing measurable business value?

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Lee Redden, Founder of LastFeet joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss solving the last 50 feet of package delivery with a custom-built legged robot designed to ride in the jump seat of a delivery van and carry packages from the curb to the doorstep.After co-founding Blue River Technology and selling it to Deere, Lee returned to building because he believes this is one of the best times ever to build robots. LastFeet's robot walks on four legs with wheels on its feet, so it can climb the high step out of a box truck and then roll quickly and steadily to the door. It learns to walk entirely in simulation, a big change from the hand-calculated kinematics Lee learned in grad school.The inspiration came from delivery drivers. Lee interviewed dozens of drivers and shadowed their routes, then modeled his robot on the runner, the second person who rides in the passenger seat on busy days and carries packages to the door while the driver keeps driving.On day one, the robot sits in the jump seat with no change to how the back of the van is loaded. The driver loads a package, the robot bows at the door to set it on the step, and if it runs into something it can't handle, it asks a remote human for help.The first robot carries 15 pounds, which covers most packages, and runs on an NVIDIA Orin AGX with two-hour hot-swappable batteries. When it's unsure what to do, its safety response is to freeze in place and turn into a table.Episode Chapters0:00 Why Lee Redden Is Building Again02:41 How the LastFeet Robot Works04:56 How to Build a Robot in 202607:27 Testing in Snow and Ice10:00 How the Robot Delivers to Every Doorstep12:43 Riding in the Jump Seat of a Delivery Van15:00 Manufacturing at Scale18:46 Building for Rugged Delivery Vans22:54 LastFeet Business Model29:32 Battery Life and Charging in the Van32:11 What Lee Learned Shadowing 50 Delivery Drivers37:28 Safety and Building Trust With the Public40:18 The Future of LastFeet43:11 AUTNMY AIFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professor at Mason George University and director of its Autonomy and Robotics Center Dr. Missy Cummings joins Lisa Dent to discuss how a Waymo vehicle drove through a farmers market in Denver on September 20th. They address if situations like this can spread to other states as well as explore what the term “rogue A.I.” […]

Russ Branzell, President and CEO of CHIME, is joined by Sandy Gupta, Co-Founder, President, and COO of Innovaccer, as they explore one of healthcare's most important leadership questions: How should organizations prepare for a future where AI is participating in care as part of its workforce?As AI capabilities evolve from productivity tools to increasingly autonomous systems, healthcare leaders face new, consequential decisions about workforce design, governance, accountability, and value creation. Together, Russ and Sandy discuss how organizations can move beyond AI experimentation to build AI-enabled enterprises that strengthen human decision-making, create operational capacity, and improve care delivery. Key Takeaways:Why healthcare's AI conversation is evolving from automation and productivity tools to autonomous agents capable of coordinating and executing work.How leaders can think about workforce augmentation, human oversight, and the evolving relationship between people and AI.What it means to reinvest AI-generated capacity into patient care, access, quality, and organizational growth.Which metrics matter most when evaluating the business and clinical value of AI investments.How organizations can prepare for agentic AI at scale through thoughtful governance, workforce planning, security, identity management, and technology architecture.

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In this episode, I sit down with Nathan Gruber, co-founder and CEO of Manex AI, to explore how autonomy is reshaping the way leading organizations operate. We dig deep into the challenges of legacy manufacturing models, the rise of agent-based AI systems, and why speed and feedback loops are the new competitive edge. Nathan shares his firsthand experience at BMW, the genesis of Manex AI, and how their solutions are closing the gap between customer feedback and engineering action—faster than ever before. We also discuss what true autonomy means for the future of work, the evolving role of humans alongside AI agents, and how European industry can adapt to this seismic shift. If you're curious about the intersection of software, hardware, and organizational change—or just want a glimpse of the autonomous enterprise in action—this conversation is not to be missed.

Why are so many children and teens struggling with anxiety, depression, and school refusal right now? And why are so many of them PDA? I have been carrying these questions for years, and Dr. Peter Gray's new book Restoring Childhood gave me a framework I did not have before.Dr. Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College, founder of the nonprofit Let Grow, and author of Free to Learn and, just published this month, Restoring Childhood, How to Set Kids Free in the Age of Anxiety. In this episode we talk about what play actually is and why it matters for development, why the evidence does not support that screens and social media are the primary driver of the youth mental health crisis, and what has actually been happening to children's autonomy and mental health since the 1950s. We also talk about his own son, who he believes would have been identified as PDA, and how that son changed the entire trajectory of Dr. Gray's research and writing.Key TakeawaysWhat Play Actually Is and Why Screens Can Count | 00:11:41 Dr. Gray defines play through four characteristics: it is self-chosen and self-directed, intrinsically motivated, structured by the players themselves, and always creative within that structure. By this definition, when my younger son spent ten to twelve hours a day in Minecraft during burnout, starting alone and gradually inviting his dad, then friends, and setting all the rules collectively, that was play. Dr. Gray affirms this directly: children are amazing at knowing what they need, and digital spaces can function as genuine play spaces when children have control over what they do there and with whom.The Youth Mental Health Crisis Started Decades Before Social Media | 00:34:23 The data shows a steady, nearly linear increase in anxiety, depression, and suicide among school-aged children in the United States from 1950 to 1990, long before smartphones existed. Every major meta-analysis of the hundreds of studies testing the social media hypothesis shows either no meaningful correlation, or a small one that washes out across the full literature. What the cross-national data does show is that countries where schooling became more pressurized and narrow around the same time saw similar increases in youth mental health struggles, while countries that did not make those changes did not. This is not a social media story. It is an autonomy story.Why School Is the Most Consistent Source of Stress for Children | 01:06:26 Every study Dr. Gray has found where a demographically balanced sample of school-aged children are asked to name their primary source of stress places school at the top. Pediatric mental health admissions are approximately twice as high during the school year as when school is not in session. The No Child Left Behind Act and the subsequent adoption of Common Core around 2010 narrowed the curriculum, removed teacher discretion, and replaced intrinsic engagement with test preparation, making school significantly more stressful at exactly the moment when youth mental health data began declining again.Why PDA Children May Have Always Existed but Only Now Reach Burnout | 01:18:30 Dr. Gray's model of a narrowing channel helps me understand something I am asked constantly: why did PDA traits that existed in prior generations not produce the burnout, school refusal, and basic needs collapse I see across thousands of families today? If a child with a strong survival drive for autonomy is living in a society with more space for that autonomy, through outdoor play, age-mixed peer groups, and less compliance-based schooling, the nervous system is not accumulating the same load. As the channel for all children has narrowed across every decade since the 1950s, the children with the most sensitive neuroception for autonomy loss are the first and hardest hit.Autonomy-Supportive Parenting and What It Asks of Us | 01:31:49 Dr. Gray introduces the concept of autonomy-supportive parenting, which goes beyond simply trusting a child to also creating conditions for independence in a world that is working against it. This means asking a child what they would like to do independently that they have not yet tried, negotiating a first step, and walking with them toward it rather than waiting for the world to cooperate. It also means examining the reflexive fears that our culture has conditioned into us about what is dangerous for children, and distinguishing genuine risk from moral panic.Relevant Resources Restoring Childhood — Dr. Gray's new book, available September 15, on why the youth mental health crisis predates social media and what actually needs to change for children to thrive.Paradigm Shift Program — My signature program where the autonomy-supportive approach Dr. Gray describes is practiced as a daily skill, alongside cost-benefit decision making and the full accommodation framework.Mentioned in this episode:Free Live WorkshopI'm offering a free live workshop this month: "Supporting your PDA child or teen through burnout without breaking yourself in the process."Free Live Workshop Registration

In this episode of the Birth Trauma Mama Podcast, Kayleigh sits down with Lo Mansfield, MSN, RNC-OB, CLC, an OB nurse, educator, mom of four, and creator of The Labor Mama. Lo shares her journey into nursing, what she calls the “art of nursing,” and how her experiences both as a nurse and as a mother have shaped the way she thinks about birth.Kayleigh and Lo dive into the importance of nuance, autonomy, and hope in birth education, especially for people planning a hospital birth after a previous traumatic experience. They talk about the ways that interventions can become unnecessarily stigmatized, why informed consent means having choices in both directions, and how education can prepare you for what happens in a hospital without labeling every intervention as inherently good or bad.They also discuss the power of staying curious, asking questions, understanding the physiological process of labor, and remembering that what happened in a previous birth does not necessarily determine what will happen next time.In this episode:

If we spend childhood teaching a kid that adults know their body, needs, and limits better than they do, it is a pretty big leap to expect self-trust to magically appear in adulthood. Jenn Glacel is back on the podcast, and this time we are talking about what she calls radical acceptance of children's inner knowing or wisdom. Before anybody starts rolling their eyes, this is not an argument that a four-year-old has all the information necessary to run the household. Jenn makes an important distinction between knowing something about your own experience and having the language, context, or skills to explain it. Kids may know what they are feeling or what they need without being able to communicate it in a particularly useful way. We also talk about the difference between autonomy and independence. We tend to treat autonomy as something children earn once they can be independent in the ways adults expect. But needing help does not mean a person should lose their say over their own body, preferences, or experiences. The humble winter coat becomes our case study. If your child says, "I'm not cold," and you repeatedly respond, "Yes, you are," what are they learning? Maybe they are learning about coats. But they may also be learning that their own bodily experience is less trustworthy than an adult's interpretation of it. This does not mean we let a kid wander into ten-below weather in shorts because autonomy. Context matters. Sometimes the adult has information the child simply does not have yet, and safety requires us to step in. But at 45 degrees, maybe we bring the coat and let the kid gather some data. A lot of learning can happen without a lecture. That trust becomes especially important when we ask children to try something new. Jenn makes a point I love: when a child knows that their "no" will actually be honored, a push can feel safe. They can try the roller coaster, the new activity, or the unfamiliar experience because they know that if they change their mind, the adult will listen. If we say, "You can stop anytime," and then immediately argue when they want to stop, we have changed the deal. We also talk about shifting from judgment to curiosity. Jenn's starting assumption is that if a child can do something, they will. If it is not happening, instead of jumping immediately to lazy, defiant, disrespectful, or "they just don't want to," we can ask what is getting in the way. As I say in the episode, you can be right and indignant, or you can be curious and in relationship. And yes, sometimes what we discover is that the dishes are not going to get done on our preferred timeline and, tragically, we may have to wash them ourselves. That same idea of mutual respect comes up in the tiny daily interactions too. If we want children who say please and thank you, are we saying please and thank you to them? If we want respect, are we treating them as people worthy of respect? Kids are watching what we do much more closely than they are memorizing the lecture. None of this requires children to communicate their needs beautifully. Dysregulated kids can express themselves in some truly spectacularly unappealing ways. Our job is not to assume that a badly delivered need is not a real need. Our job is to become detectives, slow things down, and figure out what the child may not yet be able to tell us clearly. Because helping kids trust themselves starts with showing them that we are willing to listen. Key Takeaways Children can know something about what they need or feel even when they cannot explain it clearly. Autonomy and independence are different. Needing support does not mean a child should lose their voice or choices. Children build self-trust when adults take their bodily experiences and signals seriously. Supporting autonomy does not mean ignoring safety. Adults still provide protection, context, and support when the stakes require it. Kids may be more willing to try something new when they trust that their "no" will actually be honored. If a child is not doing something we expect, curiosity is more useful than immediately assuming laziness, defiance, or disrespect. Sometimes the question is not "How do I make my child do this?" but "What is preventing this from happening?" Respect works both ways. Children learn respect by experiencing it, not just by being told to show it. Dysregulation can make it difficult for kids to express what they need in ways adults can easily hear. Parents can become detectives, slowing down enough to look beneath the behavior and figure out what their child may be communicating. About Jenn Glacel Jenn Glacel is an autistic licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with a private practice in Falls Church, Virginia. Through Seven Corners Psychotherapy, she works with children, adults, parents, and families through a radically neurodiversity-affirming lens. Her work includes child-centered play therapy, family support, and education for parents and practitioners about what neurodiversity-affirming care looks like in practice. Jenn's approach focuses on helping people better understand and trust themselves while building relationships rooted in mutual trust, respect, and acceptance. About Your Host, Gabriele Nicolet I'm Gabriele Nicolet, toddler whisperer, speech therapist, parenting life coach, and host of Complicated Kids. Each week, I share practical, relationship-based strategies for raising kids with big feelings, big needs, and beautifully different brains. My goal is to help families move from surviving to thriving by building connection, confidence, and clarity at home. Complicated Kids Resources and Links

In this episode of the Rainmaker Podcast, Gui Costin sits down with Angela Kay, President of BasePoint Advisors and Global Head of Capital Markets, to trace her path from an accidental start in finance to leading distribution at a $7 billion private credit platform. A political science and public policy major at the University of Pennsylvania who spent a college year working in the Clinton White House, Angela graduated in 2002 into a post-9/11 hiring freeze and landed, almost by chance, as a research assistant at a global macro hedge fund in New York. From there she earned a master's in public policy from UCLA while working as a sovereign debt analyst at TCW, then helped launch Ice Canyon, a joint venture with Canyon Partners, where she raised the firm's AUM from zero to $4.25 billion before eventually joining BasePoint in 2020 to help institutionalize the business and build its SEC-registered advisory arm.The conversation's core theme is Angela's belief that effective fundraising starts with investment fluency: she describes herself as an investor first and a fundraiser second, and argues that the best fundraisers bridge portfolio knowledge with genuine curiosity about what an LP is actually trying to solve, not just what they're asking on the surface. Gui builds on this, framing fundraising not as a "salesperson" function but as a professional, consultative discipline built on long-term relationships that can span decades and evolve into genuine friendships.The discussion moves through several practical themes: the value of cold outreach (Gui's line, "you're one email away from a 20-year relationship," anchors this segment), the importance of prioritization over busyness, and structured but human communication both within a distribution team and up to a firm's executive committee. Angela describes BasePoint's team structure, organized by investor type and geography, built around a "team sport" mentality rather than siloed coverage, and her rule that every meeting should end with clarity on where things stand, not vague reassurances like "great meeting."A significant portion of the episode focuses on the CRM as institutional memory: Angela stresses entering notes in real time rather than deferring them, drawing on her own experience migrating a firm onto Salesforce years ago. Both she and Gui highlight how AI has changed this workflow, removing the friction and dread salespeople associate with writing call notes and making it dramatically faster to capture and later mine years of accumulated information.The episode closes with two reflective questions. Asked to describe her leadership style, Angela offers "autonomy with high expectations,” hiring for curiosity, organization, and drive, then giving her team room to operate against clearly stated annual goals. Asked for advice to young salespeople, she emphasizes humility: enter meetings to learn rather than to prove expertise, admit what you don't know, and protect your reputation, since it compounds over a career just like capital does.Disclaimer: Angela Kay is President of BasePoint Advisors LLC ("BPA"), an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and also serves as Global Head of Capital Markets at BasePoint Capital LLC, an affiliate of BPA that is a commercial service provider to separately organized lending subsidiaries. See Items 10 and 11 of BPA's Form ADV Part 2A. This content reflects Ms. Kay's personal views and is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not investment, legal, or tax advice, or an offer or solicitation to invest in any fund.

SAFETY: What Does Safety Actually Feel Like?What do we really mean when we talk about safety in birth?In this episode, I introduce the first word in the SPACE Framework™: Safety.When we talk about safe birth, we often think about physical or clinical safety, and of course, the wellbeing of both mother and baby matters enormously. But safety is not only about clinical observations, equipment or the ability to respond if something changes.A woman is also experiencing birth through her nervous system.She is constantly responding to the people around her, the information she receives, the way she is spoken to and whether she feels able to relax, ask questions and let go.The question I leave you with this week is:What will I need to feel safe enough to let go?Explore the SPACE Framework™ - https://stan.store/sallyannberesford/p/the-space-framework--digital-pdf (This is FREE within the Discover Your North Star Course)Send me a messageIf you want to access any of my free resources click here:-https://stan.store/sallyannberesfordIf you want to learn more about my Discover Your North Star Course then read more here:- https://stan.store/sallyannberesford/p/discover-your-north-star-If you love the podcast and would like to support it, then please use the link to 'buy me a coffee' - https://bmc.link/sallyannberesfordIf you would like to buy a copy of either of the books that accompany this podcast please go to your online bookseller or visit Amazon:-Labour of Love - The Ultimate Guide to Being a Birth Partner  - click here:-https://bit.ly/LabourofloveThe Art of Giving Birth - Five Key Physiological Principles - https://amzn.to/3EGh9dfPregnancy Journal for 'The Art of Giving Birth' - Black and White version https://amzn.to/3CvJXmOPregnancy Journal for 'The Art of Giving Birth'- Colour version https://amzn.to/3GknbPFYou can find all my classes and courses on my website - www.sallyannberesford.co.ukFollow me on Instagram @theultimatebirthpar...

Vital parenting practices to cultivate confidence, purpose and inner power in an increasingly anxious world. 0:00 - Introduction to Dr. Shefali 3:04 - Understanding Modern Boyhood 4:57 - Parental Control and Autonomy 9:15 - Addressing Male Isolation 12:20 - Digital Strategies for Parents 14:55 - The False Hierarchy of Men 17:14 - Emotional Intensity in Girls 22:11 - Social Media and Female Identity 27:25 - Mitigating Digital Damage 29:02 - The Science of Self-Harm 34:29 - Reclaiming Authenticity and Privacy 41:56 - Repairing the Parent-Child Bond Dr. Shefali is a clinical psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and the founder of the Conscious Parenting movement. Blending Western psychology with Eastern wisdom, she has redefined how families understand selfhood, connection, and the inner life of children. Trained at Columbia University, Dr. Shefali has spent decades guiding parents beyond patterns of fear and control toward presence, authenticity, and inner transformation. Her groundbreaking work explores the hidden forces that shape identity, relationships, and the way we inhabit the world—creating a path for both children and the adults who raise them to awaken and evolve. "The greatest gift you can give your children is your own transformation."

This week on Autonomy Markets, Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Waymo's expansion to Tokyo and Singapore, NHTSA's ongoing audit of Tesla's Cybercab in Austin and Bolt's plan to deploy up to 25,000 Lucid robotaxis in Europe.Today, Tesla has roughly 40 Cybercabs operating in Austin, and Grayson believes Tesla is respectfully holding at its home market while NHTSA completes a fact-finding audit. If Tesla passes, it is free to deploy in any state that permits fully autonomous operations. Walt expects the process to wrap by year-end, and Grayson reads Administrator Morrison's Pittsburgh speech on updating outdated federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) as a signal that a pathway is opening.As Waymo continues their global expansion, Grayson predicts Singapore will be an IONIQ 5 market and Tokyo a Toyota market, with the vehicle constraint that has defined Waymo now dissipating, and he reads the Allianz partnership as the insurance piece falling into place for Waymo's grand European expansion.In Las Vegas, riders can now go anywhere in the ODD, and in Nashville, The Road to Autonomy Special Field correspondent David Moss got banned from the Lyft app playing autonomy roulette.May Mobility announced a SPAC with $10 million of 2025 revenue and a $270,000 bill of materials, and Wayve hired Waymo's former CFO, which Grayson views as a signal Wayve may be eyeing the public markets.On the Foreign Autonomy Desk, Grayson and Walt analyzed Einride's deployment in Germany, Pony AI, Uber and Verne's driver-out launch in Zagreb on a 13.67-mile fixed loop. Spain issued its first SAE Level 4 permit to WeRide and Uber, with Grayson predicting a Waymo expansion to Madrid by Q2 of next year. In Singapore, Grab is expanding their WeRide fleet 5X to 50 robotaxis.Episode Chapters0:00 Reviewing the Jason Calacanis Episode03:17 Tesla Cybercab NHTSA Audit06:23 NHTSA Administrator Morrison's Pittsburgh Speech08:14 Waymo on Lyft in Nashville10:56 Waymo in Las Vegas13:17 Waymo in Tokyo and Singapore16:20 Waymo / Allianz Partnership17:25 Bolt's Grand Robotaxi Ambitions20:45 May Mobility SPAC23:42 Wayve's Hires Waymo's Fmr. CFO24:45 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Robotaxis28:11 Autonomous Trucking30:34 Foreign Autonomy Desk35:35 Next WeekFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's riff is Our Personal Pathways: A Talk With Michele Green. Welcome to Episode 122 of the Roll With Peace, In Mind podcast! "...you notice this weakness in this person, and you take advantage of them..." This is in referral to an observation from interviewing the suspects... Talking with my buddy from high school was so inspiring and informative. She has created a life with freedom, abundance and adventure. Her goals: To Live a Life creating new ways where she can combine her love and expertise in the area of Medicine as well Dance and Exercise and to be able to share this with the public in that they are keeping active, monitoring their health in a way that is fun and sustainable. Michele has been a Physician Assistant for 30 + years. A career that allowed for Autonomy, Freedom to explore and work in various Health care settings for a great salary but free of the responsibility or setting up her own practice or joining a practice which consumed 90+ percent of  her time and energy. She has worked in inpatient and private outpatient settings in the area of OB/GYN, Geriatrics, Adolescents, Substance Abuse treatment, and is currently working in Correctional Medicine and Per Diem in a Holistic GYN Office and as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner. Michele has also danced most of her life and is heavily involved in “Steppin” a dance form originating out of Chicago, Illinois. To date, she is still in the medical field full time as well as offering events and activities with her Steppin company which includes workshops in Ghana, Africa. GOALS: To Live a Life creating new ways where she can combine her love and expertise in the area of Medicine as well Dance and Exercise and to be able to share this with the public in that they are keeping active, monitoring their health in a way that is fun and sustainable. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: Michele has been a Physician Assistant for 30 + years. A career that allowed for Autonomy, Freedom to explore and work in various Health care settings for a great salary but free of the responsibility or setting up her own practice or joining a practice which consumed 90+ percent of  her time and energy. She has worked in inpatient and private outpatient settings in the area of OB/GYN, Geriatrics, Adolescents, Substance Abuse treatment, and is currently working in Correctional Medicine and Per Diem in a Holistic Gyn Office and as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner. Michele has also danced most of her life and is also heavily involved in “Steppin” a dance form originating out of Chicago, Illinois. She has been involved in offering workshops in Ghana, Africa. To date, she is still in the medical field full time as well as offering events and activities with her Steppin company. Reach out to Michele through  Authentic Steppers of Connecticut  Facebook   Be sure to comment, like, follow, share, restack. Original Music: "Sister Chat " by Sylvester "Sly" Scott Check him out on Facebook Instagram YouTube ************** Visit Jacquie Bird, Spiritual Wellness to book a coaching session and for my products and services Subscribe to my Substack *** Please tell your friends, family, colleagues and co-workers about this podcast, word of mouth is da the bomb-diggedy! Remember to Like, Comment, Follow, Share Thank you for listening!  

This week on Autonomy Signals presented by KPMG, Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss NHTSA ordering Tesla to answer 21 technical and legal questions under oath by September 30 on Cybercab self-certification, Waymo hitting local political friction in San Diego after CPUC approval, and GMO Air unveiling a robot EMS vehicle in Tokyo built to service humanoids in the field.NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, by special order signed by the Chief Counsel, required Tesla to explain how a steering-wheel-free Cybercab meets FMVSS 101, 102, 108, 111, 126, and 135 standards written around human controls such as mirrors, brake pedals, turn-signal self-cancel, and shift displays, and why Tesla did not seek a Part 555 exemption as Zoox did.The inquiry also asks whether some test results depended on temporary manual controls later removed. Public Cybercab service began September 3, 2026 in Austin. Nothing in the order grounds the fleet or caps production; September 30 is an evidentiary deadline, not a shutdown date.While Tesla answers Washington, San Diego City Council voted 8–0 to request local regulatory authority over AI and autonomous vehicles, a follow-up to CPUC approval that gives the city no power to stop Waymo. California has preempted local autonomous vehicles rules for more than a decade.The San Diego City Council resolution is toothless on paper, but it flags the real friction points: emergency-response incidents, airport access outside state preemption, stricter local ticketing after a July 1 law, and depot or charging permits that still sit with the city. Waymo called the move extraordinarily premature and cited a 100,000-person local waitlist; it already has a field-verified operational depot in San Diego.In Tokyo, GMO Air unveiled a robot EMS vehicle equipped with diagnostic tools, spare parts, a backup humanoid, and a purple roof light distinct from red human-ambulance lighting. The demo still used human-in-the-loop controls because of latency. The signal is adjacent infrastructure, field maintenance and uptime for deployed humanoids, not a driverless medical ambulance for people.Episode Chapters0:00 KPMG Sponsor Introduction01:41 Signal 1: Will NHTSA Ground Cybercab?26:59 Signal 2: San Diego City Council Wants Local Control48:39 Signal 3: Japan's Ambulance for HumanoidsFollow The Road to Autonomy Indices--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Increasing your autonomy has a proven impact of work wellbeing and fulfilment and in this shortcut, Helen talks through 3 practical actions to help you to earn more autonomy at work.

Bonsai Robotics: https://bonsairobotics.ai/Over the past 10 years of doing this podcast, we've seen a lot of farm robotics companies come and go. And while it's discouraging every time one of them closes its doors, enthusiasm for the space feels like it's at an all time high. And I think that's in large part, due to successful companies like Bonsai Robotics. “I think the key, the key piece to successfully deploying autonomy on these farms is that- A, is the farm set up for it, and does it actually make sense from an ROI perspective, right? Is it big enough ultimately to go run these 24/7 and not have to cross public roads? But also, right, like the other big thing is just the want from the people who are gonna run it, right? Do they want it? 'Cause like farmers, employees, you could say whatever, but if they want it and are interested in it, they're gonna find a way to, you know, make it work, especially in the early days. Whereas if they're opposed to it, right, especially if the product is good, there could be challenges there. So that's a big, like making sure it's coming from the bottom up and not top down is a pretty good feature. Like the, the bottom up has to want it to make it successful, even if it's a perfect product.” - Tyler NidayBonsai founder and CEO Tyler Niday joins the show today to talk about the past, present and future of farm robotics, and his companies impressive inroads in specialty crops and beyond. In recent years, the ag robotics space has seen highs and lows, and what has emerged has been a handful of companies that are still showing some real promise, and they've developed a few hype men out there on social media platforms like LinkedIn. To be honest, the longer I cover the ag robotics space, the more guarded I am with my enthusiasm, but I find it extremely valuable to talk to people like today's guest, Tyler Niday of Bonsai Robotics. Bonsai is doing some really interesting work to thoughtfully and practically bring autonomy to the industry. Bonsai builds vision AI first autonomous systems for outdoor equipment. They got their start in specialty crops, and have not only developed some real traction, they've started expanding beyond that part of the industry as well. He has worked in ag equipment and robotics his entire career after earning his bachelor's at Cal Poly and Masters at MIT. He has worked at both a well established ag equipment company, Orchard Machinery Corporation or OMC. And he has worked at one of the most successful startups in the space, Blue River, before founding Bonsai. Today, Tyler and I cover a lot of aspects to Bonsai's work and farm robotics generally. I particularly enjoyed Tyler's thoughts on a transition going on right now from hardware to software in ag. And the three reasons he believes robotics are a huge enabler for this. Whether you're an agtech founder, enthusiast, user or observer, I think there are some great insights in here for you.

Part 107 vs Part 108: Why Enterprise Drone Programs Still Need Certified Pilots In this episode of Ask Drone U, Paul and Rob tackle a crucial question facing enterprise drone program managers: Should your organization still require pilots to hold a Part 107 certification when operating under upcoming Part 108 regulations? They explore why leading enterprise programs continue to enforce Part 107, focusing on pilot accountability, screening hazardous attitudes, corporate liability management, and maintaining high safety standards in autonomous and DFR operations 5-Day Free Course: Thriving Drone Real Estate Business Transform your drone operations into a thriving real estate-focused business. Learn client management, pricing for profit, and creating high-value deliverables. Grow My Drone Business Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you're there, leave us a 5-star review, if you're inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Click here for access to Skywatch for all your drone insurance purposes ! Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram –  https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter –  https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube –  https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:20] — Part 108 Regulations & Enterprise Drone Programs [01:05] — Why Enterprise Programs Still Require Part 107 [01:50] — Screening Pilots & Identifying Hazardous Attitudes [02:45] — Corporate Liability & Pilot Accountability [03:40] — Autonomy, DFR (Drone First Responder), and Skydio Debates [04:30] — Legal Precedents & 18 USC 32 Drone Protections

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What if the goal isn't to get someone to say “yes”... but to make “yes” the right decision for them? Whether you're leading a sales team, gaining organizational buy-in, introducing change, meeting with a prospect or building a relationship with a customer, there's a big difference between a forced yes and a genuine yes. How can consultative selling and effective leadership create the environment and conditions where people feel safe, heard, understood, and empowered to make their own decision?    From asking better questions and listening intentionally to connecting a person's actual needs with the right solution—and ultimately giving them the choice—the conversation is about moving beyond simply closing a deal or getting compliance. Because the best “yes” is one that builds trust, strengthens relationships, creates engaged employees, brings customers back, generates referrals, and turns clients into advocates. The ultimate goal isn't simply to get to a yes; it's to earn a yes that's worth having. Highlights Create safety. When people know it's okay to say “no,” their “yes” becomes more meaningful. Ask better questions. Don't lead with your solution. Start with their situation, challenges, goals, and what success looks like. Listen beneath the words. What is initially stated may not be what they truly want. Great leaders and sales professionals listen for the motivation behind the request. Connect the need to the solution. Once you understand their situation, you can show how your product, service, idea, or proposal addresses what actually matters to them. Give them a choice. Autonomy builds trust. Taking pressure off the decision can actually make a genuine decision easier. Compliance isn't commitment. In leadership, demanding agreement may produce compliance—but creating clarity, trust, and ownership produces commitment. Think beyond the transaction. The best “yes” can lead to a returning customer, an engaged employee, a loyal client, or a passionate advocate. Let's secure more approvals, increase the conversion rate, and get more agreements; let's get more yesses.   Visit AppMeetup.com for insight into our training, courses and coaching programs.    Timestamps: Create the Environment for Yes 7:24 Curiosity 10:08 Psychological Reactance 20:25

Physicians stay in jobs they cannot afford to leave. The wellness conversation talks about resilience and meaning, and never about what is in your bank account. Stanley Liu, cardiologist, financial planner, and founder of DocEmpowered, returns with a concept traditional financial planning does not have. This episode is based on his article "Unlocking career flexibility with a Courage Fund," published on KevinMD. You will hear what separates a courage fund from an emergency fund, and why the difference is intent rather than structure. You will hear how to size one in months rather than dollars, and why a big non-compete or a thin local job market calls for a bigger number. You will hear why this is leverage your employer cannot see, since they may know about your mortgage but not your accounts. And you will hear where it belongs against student loans, retirement, and everything else competing for the same dollar. Press play for the one question he asks before any of the math, which has nothing to do with money. This episode is brought to you by ModMed. Welcome to your new AI-Powered Practice from ModMed. We're transforming specialty care by embedding AI Assistants across your entire workflow. Our all-in-one platform of EHR, patient engagement, practice management, and RCM helps reduce repetitive work while keeping you firmly in control. Trained on de-identified data from nearly a billion patient encounters, this isn't just smarter software. It's a new way of working for specialty medicine, more efficient and more connected to the patient experience. Start building your AI-Powered Practice at modmed.com. VISIT SPONSOR → https://www.modmed.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast

Awakening Women: A New Chapter The woman you're evolving into doesn't need permission to be MORE of you; she needs you to stop abandoning who you truly are. Welcome to the new era of Awakening Women. This is a podcast for the successful, independent woman who is ready to stop living from only one dimension of herself. Because life is never just one thing. There is grief and joy. There are endings and beginnings. There is softness and power. There are seasons of expansion and seasons of rest. There are moments to speak and moments to listen. Times to push forward and times to pause, reflect and regroup. We don't have to choose between the dark and the light, we can learn to hold it all. This next chapter of Awakening Women is about the Modern Autonomous Woman: a woman who knows how to stay connected to herself while being deeply connected to life, love, herself and other people. We're going beyond relationships to explore the woman at the centre of it all: Relationships. Money. Business. Success. Sexuality. The body. Motherhood. Divorce. Energy. Ambition. Identity. Midlife. Grief. Pleasure. Power. And the future. Autonomy isn't about needing no one, or banishing all men; it's about no longer abandoning yourself because you need someone. It's knowing when to say yes and when to say no. When to speak and when silence is more powerful. When to act and when to wait. When to begin again and when to stop trying to change what is asking to be integrated. When to allow yourself to grieve and when to strengthen your mind and choose to keep moving forward. This is not about becoming harder. It's about becoming whole. It's about developing the discernment to know what this moment is asking of you—and the self-trust to listen. THIS IS YOUR INVITATION If you've spent years becoming successful, capable, independent, strong and everything everyone else needed you to be... This is the space to ask: What do I actually want now? What is mine? What have I outgrown? Where am I still waiting for permission? And perhaps the deepest question: What would my life look like if I stopped abandoning myself to be loved, accepted, successful or understood? Welcome to the next chapter. Welcome to Awakening Women. You don't need permission to become the woman you were born to be. You are the woman who owns herself. STAY CONNECTED   ✦ THE AWAKENING WEEKLY LETTER A weekly dispatch for the woman who is learning to own herself. Expect a deeper thought, a perspective shift, a question to sit with, and something you can actually take into your life that week. [JOIN THE AWAKENING WEEKLY LETTER]   ✦ WORK WITH ME PRIVATELY If you're ready to take this work out of the podcast and into your actual life, you can apply for private coaching. This is for the woman who knows she's ready for something to change—and wants support navigating the relationships, decisions, identity shifts and next chapter that come with becoming more fully her own woman. [APPLY FOR PRIVATE COACHING] ✦ FOLLOW AWAKENING WOMEN Come behind the scenes, join the conversation, and stay connected between episodes. Instagram: instagram.com/awakeningwomenofficial/ YouTube: youtube.com/@awakeningwomenofficial   THE AWAKENING WOMEN COMMUNITY The podcast is the conversation. The letter is the weekly reminder. The Autonomous Woman private mentorship or Signature Program vault is where we take it much deeper.  

Brooke and Tyler bake up some warm bread to better understand the mind of the most confusing character in the Stormlight Archive. Nohadon began as a simple king who just wanted to take a walk but his journey has become the focal point of endless speculation throughout the fandom. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon Get a discount on all your fantasy-inspired candles! Cantrip Candles [Affiliate Link]( hthttps://cantripcandles.com/?bg_ref=u7DgZasLmm) Discount Code: CANTRIPTYLER10 Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.