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FORMED: Disciplemaking EnvironmentPodcast Recording Show NotesScott Sullivan and Matthew GibbsApril 9, 2026Scott Sullivan and Matthew Gibbs discussed the second element of FORMED: A Discipleship Culture Blueprint, focusing on disciple-making environments. They explored four key components using a concrete metaphor: water (Holy Spirit), sand (small groups), gravel (micro groups), and cement (personal one-on-one time with God). Matthew shared insights from Second Baptist Church in Warner Robbins, Georgia emphasizing the importance of connecting people through multiple environments rather than relying on just one. They discussed the danger of churches focusing solely on large group assemblies without intentional discipleship pathways. The conversation covered practical tips for aligning different environments, including creating intentional processes, recruiting and training leaders, and defining what biblical discipleship means. They concluded by highlighting the critical importance of pastors maintaining a strong personal walk with God and leading by example in discipleship.Discipleship Culture Blueprint PresentationScott presented the second element of their Discipleship Culture Blueprint, focusing on Disciplemaking Environments. He explained that discipleship doesn't happen by accident and requires intentional environments, using concrete as an analogy with water (Holy Spirit), sand (small groups), gravel (micro groups), and cement (personal one-on-one time with God) as essential components. Scott emphasized that while many churches focus on programs and systems, the key is to create environments where people can grow spiritually through relationships and community.Multi-Level Discipleship EnvironmentsScott discussed the importance of trust and personal relationships in transformation, using concrete illustrations like cement to represent a personal walk with God. He emphasized that Jesus modeled multiple discipleship environments, including large groups, small groups, micro groups, and one-on-one time with God. Scott highlighted a gap in many churches that rely on only one or two environments for discipleship and stressed the need for connecting people across multiple levels to facilitate greater life change.Church Discipleship Engagement StrategiesMatthew discussed how church members often value what is most accessible or central to them, noting that at Second Church, about 30% of members primarily attend large gatherings. He emphasized the importance of intentionally guiding people into smaller groups and discipleship environments to move them beyond just attending services. Matthew highlighted the difference between stated values and actual practices, using Second Baptist Church's mission to help people find and follow Jesus as an example. Scott shared an illustration about people "sniffing" a meal rather than fully engaging, emphasizing the need for integrated discipleship environments that foster genuine growth and collaboration.Intentional Discipleship Process DevelopmentMatthew and Scott discussed the importance of intentional discipleship processes rather than relying on assumptions. Matthew emphasized that programs should form people through a connected system rather than just filling calendars, suggesting a pathway from visitor to member to growing disciple to leader and multiplier. He recommended mapping out current processes to identify gaps and redundancies, then developing a plan to address these issues over the next 30-90 days.Ministry Environment Alignment DiscussionMatthew and Scott discussed the importance of aligning ministry environments to produce multiplying disciples rather than maintaining existing programs. Matthew emphasized that intentional, regularly evaluated environments are more likely to produce growth and multiplication, using a yard maintenance analogy to illustrate the point. They agreed on a definition of discipleship as a lifelong process where individuals mature in faith and multiply their experience. The conversation concluded with Scott asking about the importance of leadership pipelines for sustainability.Ministry Leadership Development StrategyMatthew discussed the importance of new leaders for ministry growth, outlining a process for recruiting, training, and developing leaders with the end goal of starting new groups within 18-24 months. He emphasized that pastors must lead by example in their personal walks with God and make disciple-making a regular part of their lives. Scott highlighted the principle that personal ministry should never outpace private devotion, and both agreed on the critical role of intentional environments and cultures in making disciples who multiply.
Safe ministry is the foundation of everything we do. When children feel safe, they are free to grow, belong, and encounter God.In this episode, we explore how to create environments that are physically, emotionally, and spiritually safe. From building strong systems and training teams to fostering a culture of care and accountability, we unpack what it takes to lead safe and healthy ministry.Featuring insights from leading global KidMin voices, this conversation will equip you to create spaces where kids, families, and teams can thrive with confidence.
Bay Shore is a multi-campus, non-denominational church based in Millsboro, Delaware, with campuses in Rehoboth Beach and Fenwick Island — one church in multiple locations.Our mission is to connect to God, connect to people, and serve our community. We've created a culture where anyone can belong before they believe, offering a home of faith to those who don't have one.Rehoboth Campus:Address: 19331 Lighthouse Plaza, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971Sunday Services: 8:30AM, 9:45AM, 11AM (each about an hour)Environments for babies (6 weeks–Pre-K) and kids (K–5th grade) are available during each service.• • Expect live music, practical messages, and a relaxed, casual atmosphere — come as you are!
First up on the podcast, producer Kevin McLean talks with Staff Writer Paul Voosen about the latest on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC. Researchers have long been concerned that global warming could cause a collapse in the AMOC, which would trigger dramatic cooling in Northern Europe. But recent data and models suggest the AMOC may be more resilient than previously thought. Next on the show, Scott Marek, assistant professor in the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, talks with host Sarah Crespi about brainwide association studies (BWAS) for childhood brain development. BWAS measure structure and function across many brains and look for correlations between these measures and behavior, disease, and environment. In this work, Marek and colleagues focus on how socioeconomic factors—captured by zip code—are strongly correlated with certain brain differences in more than 4000 children ages 9.5 to 11. The work also suggests lack of sleep and excess screen time could mediate the influence of socioeconomic conditions on differences in brain structure and function. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Photo: P. Voosen/Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Database branching has, for a long time, been a troublesome piece in the modern developer workflow puzzle: a good idea in principle but in practice a slow and often expensive challenge. Get it right and you can accelerate productivity and remove bottlenecks; get it wrong and you're potentially creating all sorts of trouble for yourself, from privacy risks to additional complexity. However, things are changing. Thanks to the emergence of new platforms such as Neon, Supabase and Databricks Lakebase, branching a database can become as familiar to developers as managing code branches and multiple environments with, say, Git and Terraform. On this episode of the Technology Podcast, host Ken Mugrage is joined by his Thoughtworks colleague Cam Casher and Databricks' Kevin Hartman to discuss the work Thoughtworks and Databricks have been doing together on Lakebase. They discuss the platform, their experience using it with Spotify's Backstage and the opportunities database branching can offer software engineering teams in an increasingly AI-assisted and agentic world. Read Cam and Kevin's recent series on using Databricks Lakebase with Backstage: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/data-engineering/backstage-lakebase-databricks
For most readers, the first time they hear the phrase "air-gapped network," they assume it is the ultimate protection for federal networks. Today we hear from three federal experts who will challenge that assumption and make unexpected observations about air-gapped environments. First, it can give one a false sense of security. For example, an air-gapped system can still rely on a supply chain that may contain malicious code. Second, patches and upgrades are necessary for all software systems. The Internet allows systems managers to patch speedily. A disconnected network may have to rely on a more manual system for updates. Third, air-gap systems can rely on manual data transfer. This means a user plugs in a USB or an external hard drive for data transfer. These are security practices frowned upon by today's security-aware systems administrators. All three will ask questions like what information must be included. What are the levels of Controlled Unclassified Information that should be considered? They even go further, considering measures like allowing only approved software to run and blocking unknown executables. An air gap system can provide security if managed properly.
In Episode 106 of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Holger Hügel, Chief Technology Officer of SecurityBridge and a global authority on SAP cybersecurity with over 26 years of experience — to address a governance blind spot that exists inside the security perimeters of even the most mature enterprise organizations: the SAP environment.Opening with the August 2024 ransomware attack on Stoli Group USA — where attackers went straight for the company's SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, disrupting financial operations and contributing directly to a bankruptcy filing within three months — Dr. Chatterjee frames the episode's central challenge: organizations can have zero trust architecture, network segmentation, and identity governance fully deployed across their IT landscape, and still be critically exposed, because most CISOs have never formally claimed accountability for SAP security, and most SAP teams do not think of themselves as part of the security function.Hügel explains the structural gap at the heart of this problem. SAP systems are simultaneously the most business-critical and the least security-governed assets in most large organizations. The C-suite depends on them for financial operations, payroll, procurement, and supply chain continuity, yet SAP teams and security teams speak different languages, operate under different budgets, and rarely collaborate. SAP departments typically define "security" as managing user authorizations and privileges — a narrow interpretation that leaves configuration drift, patch backlogs, and monitoring gaps entirely unaddressed.Analyzed through Dr. Chatterjee's Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) framework, the conversation translates SAP cybersecurity from a technical niche into a governance imperative. The Medtronic case study demonstrates what good looks like: a CISO who crossed the organizational divide, sponsored SAP hardening from the cybersecurity budget, built a continuous patch management process, and created the governance structure that allowed the team to respond to an out-of-band vulnerability within hours rather than weeks.The episode's central message is neither technical nor abstract: the organizations that will survive the next ERP-targeted ransomware attack are not those with the most sophisticated tools — they are the ones that have claimed ownership of the problem, built the processes to address it continuously, and created the cross-functional governance structures that SAP and cybersecurity teams cannot build on their own.To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights - https://www.dchatte.com/episode-106-the-invisible-attack-surface-zero-trust-for-sap-and-erp-environments/Connect with Host Dr. Dave ChatterjeeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchatte/ Website: https://dchatte.com/Books PublishedThe DeepFake ConspiracyCybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance ApproachArticles & Cases PublishedChatterjee, D. (2026). Root: Automating the Remediation Gap, Ivey Publishing, Jan 7, 2026.Ramasastry, C. and Chatterjee, D. (2025). Trusona: Recruiting For The Hacker Mindset, Ivey Publishing, Oct 3, 2025.Chatterjee, D. and Leslie, A. (2024). “Ignorance is not bliss: A human-centered whole-of-enterprise approach to cybersecurity preparedness,” Business Horizons, Accepted on Oct 29, 2024.Isik, O., Chatterjee, D., and Lourenco, D.A. (2024). “Getting Cybersecurity Right,” California Management Review — Insights, Accepted for Publication, July 8, 2024. Chatterjee, D. (2023). “Mission critical – How American Cancer Society successfully and securely migrated to the cloud amid the pandemic,” I by IMD, March 13, 2023.Chatterjee, D. (2022). “Preventing security breaches must start at the top,” I by IMD, September 28, 2022, Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, SwitzerlandChatterjee, D. (2022). “Making Cybersecurity Readiness Mainstream,” Executive Blog Post, NETSPI, March 1, 2022Benz, M. and Chatterjee, D. (2020). “Calculated Risk? A Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool for SMEs,” Business Horizons, available online from May 4, 2020Chatterjee, D. (2019). “Should Executives Go To Jail Over Cyber Attacks,” Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Vol 29, Issue 1, pp. 1-3.Abraham, C., Chatterjee, D., and Sims, R. (2019). “Muddling through cybersecurity: Insights from the U.S. healthcare industry,” Business Horizons, July 2019.
Join Mark Westlake, Founder and CEO of GearBrain, for an essential look at the architecture of our connected future. With over 25 years of digital media and product strategy leadership at foundational platforms like AutoTrader.com and About.com, Mark has built a career helping people navigate complex digital shifts. Today, as the creator of GearBrain's patented IoT Compatibility Find Engine, he is tackling the industry's ultimate bottleneck: fragmentation. In this episode, we move past the era of isolated smart gadgets controlled by disjointed phone apps to explore the rise of GearBrain Assistant—and how autonomous AI agents are quietly turning fragmented smart homes into fully unified, contextual environments.
https://linktr.ee/csjosephWhy People Are Unconscious Focused: Safety, Family Support & Gender Differences | C.S. Joseph Podcast (21:58)In this episode, C.S. Joseph explains exactly why people (especially men) become Unconscious Focused (UF). He covers the psychological reasons (unsafe environments) and practical realities (lack of family support), plus key gender differences in how men vs women experience cognitive focus shifts.Learn how childhood safety shapes default states, why men retain Unconscious Focus longer, the risks in modern relationships/divorce, chosen family importance, and how supportive environments lead to Subconscious Focus (SF) and better maturity.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro & Skool Community Update01:45 - Why Unconscious Focus is Unnatural03:30 - Gender Differences: Women vs Men Cognitive Focus06:50 - Environments, Safety & UD/SD Examples10:20 - Childhood Default States & Family Influence13:40 - Practical Reasons: Lack of Support & Healing16:30 - Marriage Risks, Divorce Stats & Chosen Family19:10 - How Women Can Support Men + Closing ThoughtsFree Personality Test: https://www.udja.appJoin the Community (New Seasons & Deep Content): https://skool.com/csjosephAll links & resources: https://linktr.ee/csjosephTies into Octagram, Jungian psychology, EgoHackers, masculinity, and real relationship dynamics.#UnconsciousFocused #SubconsciousFocus #CSJoseph #JungianPsychology #Octagram #FamilySupport #UDMen #SDMen #CognitiveFocus #Masculinity #ChosenFamily #EgoHackers #PersonalityTyping #RelationshipAdvice #MensPsychologyhttps://linktr.ee/csjoseph
If you lead through the CliftonStrengths talent theme of Empathy, (or you know someone who does), this is the episode for you! Today's Strength Snapshot is Empathy The Empathy talent theme is rooted in emotional awareness, intuition, and deep understanding of others. People with this strength are naturally sensitive, expressive, intuitive, and aware. At its core, Empathy is about feeling with others. These individuals instinctively sense emotions, pick up on unspoken questions, and see the world through someone else's perspective. People who lead with Empathy often describe themselves as listeners, confidants, helpers, and resonators…like a tuning fork. What motivates them most is meaningful connection. They love helping people express their feelings and giving voice to emotional experiences. Environments that limit emotional expression tend to drain them. When This Strength Is Thriving When Empathy is operating at its best, it brings understanding, compassion, and emotional insight to any environment. This strength helps others feel heard, understood, and supported. Empathy talent often shows up in relationship-centered roles like listener and confidant. These individuals shine in moments when emotions are present. While others may overlook subtle feelings, Empathy recognizes them and responds with care. Their ability to tune into emotional undercurrents can create trust, connection, and healing. To close, here's a simple 5-minute experiment to try in the next 24 hours… In your next conversation, focus only on understanding the other person's feelings before sharing your own. Listen for tone, pauses, and emotion. Then reflect back what you heard. Notice how connection deepens when someone feels fully understood. Well, that's a wrap for today's episode. What small action can you take to show up at your best, given where you're starting today?
Sacramento River Cats (AAA) pitcher Carson Whisenhunt joins Extra Innings with Bill Laskey to talk about how he's adjusted to elevate the velocity on his pitches, how different pitching environments affect the movement on his pitches, and what his minor league coaches have taught him to adjust in his approach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode:00:23 Fossil evidence that spinosaurs had an aquatic lifestyleScience: Some spinosaurs cried salty tears to thrive in brackish waters04:57 The explosive immune cells that kill in minutesNature: Bang! Exploding immune cells splatter potent toxins everywhereSubscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Send us Fan MailYouth Ministry Deconstructed with David Odom | What If We've Been Doing Youth Ministry Wrong?Have we built youth ministries that attract students… but struggle to form lasting faith?In this first episode of a 3 part series of the Youth Ministry Booster Podcast, Zac Workun sits down with Dr. David Odom from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and author of Youth Ministry Deconstructed, for a conversation about the past, present, and future of student ministry. Together we talk the history of youth ministry, the assumptions we've inherited, and why many youth pastors are feeling both hopeful and exhausted in today's ministry landscape. This isn't a conversation about abandoning youth ministry. It's a conversation about rethinking it, breaking it down to rebuild it.Dr. Odom challenges youth leaders to evaluate whether our ministries are producing attendance or discipleship, activity or transformation, participation or ownership of faith.In Part 1✅ The surprising history of youth ministry in America✅ How Youth for Christ helped shape modern student ministry✅ Why youth ministry became a "church within a church"✅ What David Odom means by "deconstructing" youth ministry✅ Why doubt can be a sign of spiritual growth✅ The problem with measuring success only by attendance✅ Better discipleship metrics for youth pastors✅ The difference between programs and environments✅ Why small groups may need to become even smaller✅ How mentoring relationships help students own their faithKey TakeawaysYouth ministry isn't broken because youth pastors aren't trying hard enough.Student doubt is not always a crisis.Attendance matters, but it isn't enough.Programs don't disciple people. Environments do."We're not just trying harder. We're rethinking what we're doing.""Student doubt is not a freak-out moment. It's often a faith-forming moment.""The question isn't simply how many students showed up. The question is whether we're helping students build a faith that lasts.""Think in terms of environments, not programs."About David OdomDr. David Odom serves as a leader, researcher, and professor with decades of experience in student ministry. His book, Youth Ministry Deconstructed: Rethinking Your Ministry to Build Lasting Faith in Students, challenges churches to evaluate the assumptions behind modern youth ministry and reimagine discipleship for the next generation.Support the showJoin the community!
In healthcare, every second at a workstation matters. But who's actually measuring the time between a badge tap and a clinician being ready to work?This session explores Tap to App — a feature built to solve one of healthcare IT's most frustrating invisible problems: the gap between when a clinician taps their badge at a workstation and when their full workflow is actually ready to go.Whether it's an ER nurse moving between stations or a physician ducking out to grab coffee and returning to a reconnect, the login and reconnect experience directly impacts patient care. The challenge? Desktop, VDI, and identity teams all operate in silos — and measuring an experience that spans all of them has historically been nearly impossible.In this episode, you'll learn:What Tap to App is and how it was born out of a real healthcare customer challengeWhy login and reconnect are two fundamentally different experiences — and why averaging them together is misleadingHow to measure the full clinician journey: from badge tap → identity provider → broker → VDI session → application readyWhat a real-world deployment looks like, with metrics broken down by login vs. reconnect, device, user, and time of dayHow to identify outliers (like a 56-second reconnect on a specific device) and drill down to root causeWhy reconnect speed is the metric you should be optimizing — and how sessions reconnecting in under 6 seconds are achievableIf you support healthcare environments running VDI and want to move beyond anecdotal complaints toward data-driven performance optimization, this one is essential viewing.
How marketers can recognise ethical risk, apply sound judgement, and make defensible decisions under pressureReflection: Think of a time when speed, targets or uncertainty made a marketing decision harder. What created the pressure? Why this matters:Marketing decisions are often made quickly, with incomplete information and commercial pressure That is exactly when ethical risk becomes harder to spot The AMA says marketing ethics should be centred because it promotes trust and transparency and benefits both business and society. Key point: Ethics is not a luxury for calmer times. It matters most when the pressure rises. By the end of this session, you should be able to:Recognise why ethical problems become harder under pressure Use practical frameworks to assess difficult decisions Understand how targets, incentives and stress can distort judgement Make decisions that are commercially sensible and ethically defensible Reduce the risk of misleading, unfair or harmful marketing practiceMore webinars like this at Cambridge Marketing College http://marketingcollege.com
In this episode, Daniel Hodges, co-founder of Peaces of Me Foundation, shares his powerful journey navigating the healthcare system, disability discrimination, and advocacy for inclusive communities. Daniel has great insights as someone who was born with multiple disabilities, father of three (two of which survived childhood cancer), holds multiple degrees, and cofounded a non-profit to help people with disabilities, Peaces of Me Foundation!Everyone, please go support Daniel and Peaces of Me!Thanks again to Daniel for joining me for this discussion!I hope you enjoy this episode! Resources:Peaces of Me: https://www.peacesofme.org/ Bilateral retina blastoma: https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-treatments/retinoblastomaAdenoid cystic carcinoma: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22212-adenoid-cystic-carcinoma Ehlors danlos: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-eds/ Episode show notes & transcripts can be found here: www.digitalactivismpod.com/ Connect with Daniel Hodges!:Daniel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-hodges-jd/ Peaces of Me Foundation: https://www.peacesofme.org/ Follow Caden!:Caden IG: instagram.com/obviously_its_caden/Caden TikTok: tiktok.com/@wheelchair_king Caden Threads: threads.com/@obviously_its_cadenEmail Caden: cadennelmsofficial@gmail.comFollow the Pod!:YouTube: / @digitalactivismproject Pod IG: instagram.com/digitalactivismpod/Love y'all
Summary: This Bullpen episode explores the severe limitations of traditional firearms training and why there is a failure of training to show up under the pressure of real-world combat environments. Jack introduces ecological dynamics and constraints-led approaches as learning methods firearms trainers should consider in order to enhance real-world performance. Jack Bale shares insights from his research on task ambiguity, representative design, and how to create training environments that better prepare officers and military personnel for the chaos of combat.Key Topics:• The importance of representative design learning theory and ecological dynamics.• Combat survivability in real-world gunfights requires the skills of situational awareness, mobility, and lethality.• Task ambiguity in training is desirable because it reduces task ambiguity in the real world.• Training design principles: spacing, interleaving, variability.• Trainers must ensure training simulates real world context early in order to facilitate the emergence of functional behaviours that are needed to enhance survivability.• Trainers need to understand the difference between non-specifying and specifying information and how to incorporate this into training design.• The gap between qualification scores and real-world performance.• One of the goals of training is to create learning environments that educate and attune our student's anticipation and attention.• Considerations for implementing a Constraints Led Approach to enhance retention and transfer of critical skills.
Join Peter and Frank as they tease apart two related but not quite the same things: environments and chapters. What are they both? How do they impact the game? How do they even work? Should we care? All this and more in this episode! Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Email us on drawntotheflamepodcast@gmail.com | Find us on Bluesky Thank you for listening and subscribing.
Send us Fan MailOn this episode of Embedded Insiders, Dr. Konstantin Kloppstech, CTO at digid, joins the podcast to explain the benefits and breakthroughs his company's been able to achieve with nanoscale sensing. We discuss the miniaturization of sensors in real-world environments, reliability and durability concerns, and collaborations. Later, Rich and Altera's President and CEO, Raghib Hussain, discuss where the company's been and where it's going. They dive into Altera's offerings, roadmap, and the relationships they've made along the way. For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com
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Many leaders assume Agile breaks down in highly regulated environments. John Holmes has spent years proving the opposite inside aerospace, defense, and space programs where the cost of failure is extremely high. Overview In this episode, Brian Milner talks with Scrum Inc. Fellow John Holmes about what it actually takes to apply Scrum in complex defense and aerospace organizations. From military programs to space systems, John explains why Agile is often less about moving faster and more about creating visibility, improving communication, and reducing the risk of major surprises late in delivery. John also shares practical lessons from coaching teams inside highly disciplined environments where command-and-control leadership has traditionally dominated. The conversation explores how Agile can strengthen discipline rather than weaken it, why trust and training matter more than process compliance, and how small operational changes can create meaningful improvements in delivery, alignment, and team effectiveness. References and resources mentioned in the show: John Holmes #107: Transforming Organizational Mindsets with Bernie Maloney #108: Adaptive Organizations with Ken Rickard There Is No End State When Transitioning to Agile by Mike Cohn Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we'd love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you'd like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode's presenters are: Brian Milner is a Certified Scrum Trainer®, Certified Scrum Professional®, Certified ScrumMaster®, and Certified Scrum Product Owner®, and host of the Agile Mentors Podcast training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. John Holmes is a Scrum Inc. Fellow who has spent decades helping aerospace, defense, and government organizations apply Agile and Scrum in some of the world's most complex environments. From launching Scrum for Space at Lockheed Martin to training thousands of leaders and teams since 2005, John brings a practical, field-tested perspective on what it really takes to make Agile work where the stakes are high.
Coach Ted talks about the exploding rates of diseases and the common controllable cause among all of them. (Originally aired 09-01-2025)
Bucky Brooks, J.P. Shadrick and John Oehser walk through the Jaguars 2026 schedule and analyze the toughest matchups both home and away. The crew looks ahead at mandatory minicamp as well as give their record predictions game-by-game for the upcoming season. All this and more on Huddle Up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this week's episode of Slappin' Glass, we're joined by coach developer and researcher Dan Clements for a conversation on building environments where players are motivated to learn, compete, and keep coming back.The discussion starts with the difference between mastery-based and performance-based environments, and why the best coaches are able to chase results without letting every practice, conversation, and piece of feedback become purely outcome-driven. Clements details how voice, choice, task design, and differentiation can help players feel more invested in their own development, while still operating inside the demands of high-performance sport.From there, the conversation moves into one of the harder parts of coaching: knowing when to intervene. Clements shares why coaches often misremember what actually happened in a session, how staff reflection can sharpen future practices, and why the best feedback compares a player to themselves, not to the person next to them.The episode also explores strength-based coaching, the difference between honest positivity and toxic positivity, and why leaders don't give away control as much as they “lend power” through clear values, routines, and player ownership.This week's Start, Sub, or Sit focuses on motivation, with Clements choosing between autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and offering practical thoughts on helping struggling players regain confidence through better task design, developmental feedback, and small wins.What You'll Learn Why mastery-based environments can still exist inside performance-driven programs. How voice and choice increase player investment without removing structure. What differentiated coaching looks like inside a live practice. How to know when to intervene, coach on the fly, or simply observe. Why coaches often misremember their own practices. How better reflection can improve staff development and practice design. Why feedback should compare a player to themselves, not someone else. How to coach from strengths without slipping into toxic positivity. Why autonomy is more about “lending power” than giving up control. How task design and developmental feedback can help struggling players regain confidence. Top Moments02:00 — Mastery vs. performance environments Clements explains how coaches can build environments that support long-term development without ignoring the pressure to win.03:17 — Voice, choice, and player investment A practical look at how giving players some ownership inside a session can increase motivation and commitment.04:25 — Differentiated coaching in practice Clements breaks down how one task can serve different players through roles, observation, and specific feedback.06:01 — The art of intervention A sharp section on when to stop a drill, when to coach on the fly, and how coaches can study their own feedback habits.07:33 — Reflective practice for coaches Clements outlines how coaches can review sessions through intended outcomes, actual outcomes, and useful next adjustments.10:59 — The TARGET framework A deeper look at task design, grouping, feedback, player voice, and time as levers for building a mastery climate.16:05 — Strength-based coaching without toxic positivity Clements explains how coaches can be honest, demanding, and direct while still building from what players do well.21:04 — “Lending power” as a head coach One of the best leadership ideas in the episode: autonomy does not mean giving up authority.26:50 — Start, Sub, or Sit: Motivation Clements ranks autonomy, relatedness, and competence as drivers of player motivation.31:11 — Helping struggling players regain confidence A practical section on stretch zones, task design, developmental feedback, and creating small wins.33:29 — The best investment: curiosity Clements closes with a strong thought on looking outside your own sport and holding your beliefs lightly enough to keep growing.To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 70 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
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Katya Jestin is a partner at Jenner & Block and co-chair of the firm's investigations, compliance, and defense practice. A former federal prosecutor, Katya represents companies, universities, executives, and boards in high-stakes criminal, regulatory, congressional, and internal investigations, particularly in sensitive and crisis-driven matters. From 2020 to 2024, she served as Jenner & Block's co-managing partner, helping lead the firm during a period of significant change and uncertainty for the legal profession and the broader business world. WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE ABOUT VALUES-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP IN BIG LAW Lawyers who step into leadership roles quickly discover that technical excellence isn't enough. Whether they're managing a practice group, leading a firm, or navigating a high-stakes investigation, the pressure to protect what's already working can push decision-making toward fear and self-preservation. That instinct feels safe, but it tends to produce the worst outcomes. The alternative takes more nerve. It means grounding decisions in values even when the short-term economics are uncertain, building culture around teams instead of individual credit, and being willing to model vulnerability in environments that have traditionally rewarded the opposite. It also means treating mentorship as something you do, not something you talk about, by creating real opportunities for the people coming up behind you. In this episode of The Lawyer's Edge, Elise Holtzman talks with Katya Jestin of Jenner & Block about making values-based decisions under real pressure, why team-based culture outperforms individualism in law firms, how being underestimated can become a strategic advantage, and what effective mentorship looks like beyond words. 2:49 - Taking over as co-managing partner on January 1, 2020 3:35 - Making difficult decisions through values, not fear 6:10 - Why the worst decisions come from a place of fear 7:27 - Shifting from individualism to teamwork and why "teams crush individuals every time" 11:06 - The vulnerability panel at the partners retreat 12:43 - Growing up underestimated and the power of kindness and grit 14:25 - Why being underestimated is disarming and how it produces better outcomes 17:11 - Mentoring through vulnerable, closed-door conversations 19:00 - Mentoring through action, not just words 22:09 - Why fear-based thinking leads to terrible decisions at every level 24:46 - Instilling institutional values in the next generation without sacrificing standards 28:37 - The curse of knowledge: never be afraid to ask questions Mentioned In Katya Jestin | Why Values-Driven Decisions Pay Off in Law Firm Leadership Jenner & Block | LinkedIn Katya Jestin on LinkedIn Get connected with the coaching team: hello@thelawyersedge.com The Lawyer's Edge SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE This episode is brought to you by the coaching team at The Lawyer's Edge, a training and coaching firm that has been focused exclusively on lawyers and law firms since 2008. Each member of the team is a trained, certified, and experienced professional coach—and either a former practicing attorney or a former law firm marketing and business development professional. Whatever your professional objectives, our coaches can help you achieve your goals more quickly, more easily, and with significantly less stress. To get connected with your coach, fill out our contact form.
In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, Editor-in-Chief Rachelle Blair-Frasier speaks with Frank Rojas, Business Development Manager for Hospitality and Gaming at Traka, and Dre Perkins, VP of US Strategic Key Accounts for Vingcard. Sponsored by Traka
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What makes an environment truly supportive for a person living with dementia — and for their care partners, as well? In this episode, Teepa walks Greg through an evolution of one of her most-used frameworks: the four Fs and four Ss of supportive environments, now expanded to 4+1.The original four Fs ask whether a space feels Friendly, Familiar, Functional, and Forgiving. The four Ss ask whether an environment offers the right Space, Sensory match, Social match, and Surface-to-surface contact. But Teepa kept noticing something was missing — like a hand without its thumb. So she added Flexible to the Fs (because brain change keeps shifting, and rigid environments stop working) and Satisfaction to the Ss (because a space can check every box and still leave someone seeking rather than settling).Teepa also shares how she tested this update with Positive Approach to Care® mentors and trainers in the field before bringing it forward — and why satisfaction must belong to everyone in the space, not just the person living with dementia.If you're thinking about a home setup, a care community, or simply why a loved one seems restless in a room that seems like it should work, this conversation provides practical aspects to consider.In this episode:Why the original 4 Fs and 4 Ss needed a thumbFlexibility as a response to ongoing brain changeWhat satisfaction really means in a shared spaceHow Teepa trials new ideas with the PAC mentor communityWant to take this conversation from framework into practice? Teepa's streaming program Designing a Supportive Dementia Care Environment provides over two hours of room-by-room guidance for setting up a home that works for both you and the person in your care — covering the spaces, routines, and small adjustments that protect quality of life as brain change unfolds.Watch it here: https://shop.teepasnow.com/product/designing-a-supportive-dementia-care-environment-streaming/Learn more about Teepa Snow and Positive Approach to Care at teepasnow.com.Have a topic you'd like Teepa and Greg to explore? Email GTPhelps@shaw.ca and cc info@teepasnow.com.#DementiaCare #PositiveApproachToCare #TeepaSnow #CarePartner #PAC
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Check out MSC online courses below: https://www.modernsoccercoach.com/analysis What happens when coaches try to copy elite professional environments without understanding the players actually in front of them? John's coached across multiple levels of the game, including more than a decade in Major League Soccer, over fourteen years as a collegiate head coach, and extensive work as a U.S. Soccer coach educator. But what makes this conversation really fascinating is the work he's now doing away from the touchline. In this episode of the Modern Soccer Coach Podcast, Gary Curneen sits down with longtime coach educator and former professional coach John Murphy for a deep discussion on modern coaching, high school soccer, player development, coach education, and the changing realities of working with today's athletes. The conversation explores: Why coaching feels harder today The danger of copying pro environments High school soccer in America Coach education and player understanding Periodization and modern methodology Parenting culture in youth sports American vs European coaching culture The importance of context, empathy, and communication Why coaches must “coach the players they have” John Murphy also discusses his doctoral research examining modern coach education and how coaches can better support players beyond simply tactics and performance. This is one of the most honest and thought-provoking coaching conversations we've had on the channel.
Throughout Scripture, God's glory did not merely touch individuals—it transformed entire atmospheres. From the tabernacle in the wilderness, to Solomon's temple, to the upper room at Pentecost, the manifest presence of God created holy environments where lives were changed, hearts were awakened, and everything in the atmosphere shifted. In this teaching, Joseph Mattera unpacks the biblical pattern of "glory zones"—spaces saturated with the presence of God that carry spiritual weight, holiness, and transformation. He explores how worship, consecration, unity, prayer, and alignment with God create an atmosphere where heaven invades earth. This is more than emotionalism or hype. It is about cultivating environments where the Spirit of God is welcomed, honored, and manifested.
AI systems are increasingly embedded as non-human participants within managed environments, driving a structural shift in operational responsibility and exposure for MSPs. This shift is characterized by the integration of AI-powered tools—such as note takers, copilots, connectors, and agents—into core business workflows and SaaS platforms. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and ServiceNow are formalizing AI governance with platform features such as agent registries, policy enforcement gateways, and cross-platform audit trails. Reports from industry sources, including Wired, Rubrik, and regulatory bodies in the EU, substantiate these developments and highlight changing expectations for accountability and control. A key finding, according to security research by Red Access and covered by Wired, is that over 5,000 publicly exposed AI-generated web apps were found on the open web, with about 40% leaking sensitive data ranging from medical records to corporate strategy documents. Rubrik's Zero Lab survey of over 1,600 IT and security leaders further reports that 86% expect AI agents will surpass existing security controls within a year, while only 23% feel they have full visibility into these agents' activities. The New York Times and legal organizations note increasing legal and evidentiary risks posed by AI transcription tools in business meetings, warning that ungoverned AI outputs may be subject to discovery in litigation and could compromise attorney-client privilege. Additional developments reinforce the governance and risk gap. Platform vendors are building more granular control and auditing features, but most client environments still include unregulated AI tools, third-party connectors, and manual overrides outside these native boundaries. Regulatory frameworks are evolving to place explicit bans on specific AI outputs and to delay implementation of high-risk AI oversight, as seen in the EU's provisional AI Act. The integration between Black Kite and Sayari exemplifies how vendors are seeking to connect risk intelligence across supply chains, but operator-level exposure often remains distributed and ambiguous. For MSPs and IT leaders, the practical implication is an immediate requirement to inventory and classify AI participants and outputs within managed domains, clarify contractual scope, and establish evidence-ready policies for audits, incidents, and legal review. Relying solely on vendor platform controls is insufficient, as clients and auditors will expect clear documentation of AI activity, data access, and policy enforcement. Many agreements are not priced or structured for AI governance and may require explicit scope adjustments, upcharges for AI inventory and policy services, and contractual exclusions for unmanaged AI activity to avoid unpriced liability. 00:00 Agents Unchecked 04:49 Control the Bot 06:58 AI Audit Risk 10:38 Why Do We Care? Supported by: Nerdio TimeZest
In this week's episode of the Talent Hub Talk podcast, we're joined by Marcelo Marsson. Marcelo is currently the Head of the Salesforce practice at Flight Centre. We explore the roles that he has held leading up to this point, get an understanding of what a Head of Salesforce does in a huge Salesforce environment, discuss architecture best practices, Agentic AI and Agentforce, Salesforce-hosted MCP servers, Headless Slack, and more. Make sure you're following Marcelo here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsson/ You can find more content from us at Talent Hub, here: LinkedIn@ https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-hub-global/ YouTube@ https://www.youtube.com/@talenthub1140 Facebook@ https://www.facebook.com/TalentHubGlobal/ Instagram@ https://www.instagram.com/talenthubglobal/ Twitter X@ https://twitter.com/TalentHubGlobal We hope you enjoy the episode!
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In this episode of Work with Purpose, host Louise MacDonald, managing partner, at EY, Canberra speaks with Kirsty Kirk, director of Leadership Programs at Services Australia, and Ken Walker, national manager, Emergency Response at Services Australia, about Services Australia's Service Delivery Immersion Program. The program gives SES leaders and policy partners firsthand insight into how decisions, systems and policies land for staff and customers. By spending time in service centres and call environments, leaders see the complexity of frontline work, the needs of vulnerable customers, and the opportunities to make services simpler and more effective.Recognised through the IPAA ACT Spirit of Service Awards, the program has expanded across government and is helping build more empathetic, customer-centred leadership.Key tips:1. Stay close to the people your work affects. Regularly step away from the desk to observe services, speak with communities, and see firsthand how policies and programs land in real life.2. Design and decide from the user's perspective. Ask, “What does this feel like for the person on the receiving end?”. Aim for interactions that are simple, human, and seamless.3. Treat frontline staff as partners, not endpoints. Involve the people who deliver services in shaping policy, programs and systems. Listen to their insights, act on what you hear, and keep feedback loops open.4. Lead with curiosity and empathy. Frontline immersion helps leaders better understand customer complexity, staff pressures, and the human impact of their decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Presented by Understood.orgBad environments can train ADHD entrepreneurs to second-guess themselves long after they leave those environments behind. Brandon Smith shares how years of struggling in school, standardized testing, and constant negative feedback shaped the way he saw himself, and why finding practical work completely changed how he viewed his ADHD brain.In this conversation, Brandon breaks down how environment affects confidence, self-trust, business growth, and leadership. He also shares lessons from building a construction company, learning to delegate, and realizing that many ADHD business owners stay stuck trying to perfect systems long before they actually need them.What We CoverWhy ADHD people often confuse environment problems with personal failureHow Brandon rebuilt confidence through practical workWhy school experiences still affect ADHD adults years laterThe mindset shift that helped him hire and delegateWhy unfinished systems can still move your business forwardIf you're enjoying ADHD Skills Lab, you may also enjoy Understood.org's new podcast, Sorry, I Missed This.Listen here: https://lnk.to/sorryimissedthisPS!theadhdskillslab P.S. If your ADHD symptoms turn every business day into chaos, with unfinished tasks piling up and revenue stuck, it's not you. It's your operating system. Click here to book an operational strategy session with Skye.
Have you ever been misunderstood, labeled, or overlooked simply because of the way you communicate?Tune in to my conversation with Eugene Manley and learn:How to navigate communication in high-stakes situationsHow to ensure safe communication and interaction with leadership in the workplace How to speak up and have your voice heardWhy micromanagement is dangerous and doesn't workHow to lead people with neurodivergence How to determine and use your strengthsHow to speak with power and not being labeled too much.Dr. Eugene Manley Jr. is a biomedical scientist, non-profit CEO, and leadership strategist who helps professionals speak with clarity and authority in high-stakes environments. As a neurodivergent leader who has navigated academia, healthcare, and executive spaces, he teaches how to communicate hard truths without losing credibility, influence, or impact.Connect with Eugene:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenemanleyjrphdSCHEQ Foundation: https://scheq.orgFacebook: https://facebook.com/stemmcheqInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemmcheqLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stemmcheqInnovation for Impact Consulting: https://www.innovationforimpactllc.com
What does it take to lead a global sales team selling drone navigation technology to the Department of Defense, in environments where GPS cannot be trusted? Kara Kramer, Vice President of Raptor Sales at Vantor, joins Sales Lead Dog to break down her journey from the intelligence community to the front lines of defense technology sales, and the leadership philosophy she built around one core principle: being the shield for her team. This episode covers mission-driven sales, building diverse global teams, why women are underrepresented in sales leadership, and a CRM take that will change how you think about your pipeline tool. What You'll Learn: How 9/11 redirected Kara from vet school to a career built around national security mission What GPS-denied environments mean and why Raptor exists to solve it for military drone operations The shield leadership model: absorb the pressure so your team can close Why she hated CRM as a seller and now calls it the tool that protects her entire team What she actually looks for when building a globally diverse sales team The real reason there are not enough women in sales leadership and what the data says How to run demos that move defense tech deals forward when no PowerPoint will do it How to build a team career path without assuming everyone wants what you wanted About Kara Kramer: Kara Kramer is the Vice President of Raptor Sales at Vantor. She leads the global go-to-market team for Raptor, the company's vision-based software suite enabling precise drone navigation and target coordinate extraction in GPS-denied environments. Vantor is a spatial intelligence company that fuses data from satellites, drones, and ground sensors to create a real-time digital representation of Earth, delivering mission-critical insights for defense, intelligence, and commercial operations. She previously held leadership roles at AeroVironment, Shift5, and Istari, and earlier in her career served in the intelligence community and worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and Thomson Reuters. Connect with Kara Learn more about Vantor Vantor on LinkedIn Drone autonomy without GPS About Sales Lead Dog: Sales Lead Dog is hosted by Christopher Smith, CRM technology and sales process expert, and founder of Empellor CRM. Each episode features sales leaders who have separated themselves from the rest of the pack, sharing how they achieve success with their teams and their CRM strategy. Unless you are the lead dog, the view never changes. All episodes and show notes: https://empellorcrm.com/salesleaddog/ If this episode brought you value:
How did the majestic forests of the Pacific Northwest come to be?That may seem like an esoteric question, but if we want to know how to protect and steward them as we enter the chaotic era of the climate crisis, it's a question worth askingNew research by University of Oregon researcher James Johnston is upending a big part of the conventional wisdom around the key role fire plays in the lifecycle of our forests. James is an Assistant Research Professor in U of O's Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments.This is a surprisingly fun and fascinating dive into the ecology and politics of forest stewardship on westside forests!Special thanks to Beth Sheppard for co-hosting today's episode.Show Notes:https://www.klcc.org/environment/2026-02-08/university-of-oregon-research-overturns-long-held-ideas-about-forest-fires-in-the-western-cascadeshttps://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.70474https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-ordershttps://www.instagram.com/coastrangeradio/
In this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, host Mike Murphy is joined by Robert Boyce, ABB U.S. Division Manager for IEC Low Voltage Motors, to discuss how motors are designed to perform in aggressive applications like crushers in the aggregate industry.From heavy shock loads to extreme environmental conditions, crushers push motors to their limits. Robert shares how ABB designs motors to handle high starting torque, mechanical stress, vibration and contamination, all while maintaining reliability and efficiency.Tune in to hear insights on:Aggregate Applications: How conveyors, shaker screens and crushers impact motor performanceStarting Torque Demands: Why constant torque applications require higher locked rotor torque and overload capabilityOverbuilt Design: How larger shafts, reinforced materials and oversized bearings handle shock loadsVibration and Mechanical Stress: Why conduit box placement and internal components matter in aggressive environmentsEnvironmental Protection: How IP66 designs help protect against dust and moistureElectrical Reliability: Why terminal blocks provide stronger connections than flying leads in high vibration settingsEfficiency Standards: How these motors meet and exceed IE3 and IE4 efficiency requirementsBuilt for Survivability: Why durability and uptime are critical in crusher applicationsReferencesIf you would like to attend a training, head over to our U.S. Drives & PAC Automation Solutions Training page. Interested in learning more about ABB Drives? Join our Tech Tuesday webinars where our experts tackle topics from improving efficiency and reliability to solving maintenance issues.Podcast 1: Misconceptions Between NEMA and IEC Efficiencies – clearing up common misunderstandings around efficiency standards and how NEMA and IEC compare in real-world applications: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1770390/episodes/11049334Podcast 2: IEC and what it means in the US – a closer look at IEC standards and what they mean for U.S. operations, compliance, and motor selection: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1770390/episodes/10839306
Gen Alpha is no longer a future consumer segment—they are already shaping how retail and entertainment experiences are designed today. Research from MG2 shows that a whopping 70% of Gen Alpha influence what adults in their lives purchase, reshaping brand decisions faster than many companies are prepared for. As experiential retail continues to evolve—with concepts like Netflix House blending content and commerce—brands are under pressure to meet a generation that expects interaction, clarity, and relevance. The stakes are clear: experiences that fail to engage risk being quickly dismissed.So what does retail actually look like through the eyes of Gen Alpha—and what are brands getting right or wrong when trying to capture their attention?Welcome to Retail Refined. In the latest episode, host Melissa Gonzalez is joined by a very special guest: her 10-year-old daughter, Siena. Broadcasting from Dallas after visiting the Netflix House experience, the two explore how immersive entertainment translates (or doesn't) for a Gen Alpha audience. Their conversation spans everything from interactive exhibits and store design to slang, content habits, and shopping preferences—offering an unfiltered look at how younger consumers evaluate retail environments today.Key takeaways from the episode…Experience matters—but expectations are high: Gen Alpha responds to immersive retail environments, but expects deeper integration between content and experience. Concepts that connect storytelling with participation are more likely to drive repeat visits and sustained interest.Interactivity must feel real: Hands-on engagement is essential for Gen Alpha, but it needs to be meaningful. Environments that limit physical interaction can weaken the overall experience, even if the concept is visually compelling.Content and commerce are deeply connected: Entertainment-driven environments naturally extend into shopping and sharing behaviors. From gameplay to social “haul” culture, Gen Alpha seamlessly connects experiences with purchase intent and content creation.Siena represents the leading edge of Gen Alpha—a digitally fluent, highly perceptive generation growing up with constant access to content and technology. In this conversation, she offers an honest, unfiltered point of view shaped by how she interacts with brands and content in everyday life. Her perspective offers a valuable lens into how this generation experiences retail and entertainment today.
Main Theme The message centers on environmental hazards: how your surroundings shape your faith, behavior, growth, and spiritual clarity. The core scripture is Mark 8:22–25, where Jesus heals a blind man by taking him out of Bethsaida, healing him in stages, and telling him not to go back. Opening and Context The speaker begins by greeting the church and honoring the pastor and congregation. She reflects on the Women of Judah anniversary weekend and the messages shared there. She introduces this sermon as more teaching-focused and prepares the audience for a practical, step-by-step message. Previous Teaching Recap She briefly reviews earlier session themes: Rolling away stones. Coming forth when Jesus calls. Being loosed from bondage. Being battle ready. She connects those earlier lessons to the current topic: the importance of environment in sustaining spiritual change. What Environment Means Environment is described as the people, places, and influences around you. It shapes how you think, talk, act, and grow. She gives everyday examples like Southern culture, New York culture, and childhood exposure to different settings. Why Environment Matters Spiritually A healthy environment can support growth, praise, healing, and freedom. A toxic environment can reinforce unbelief, fear, division, complaining, and stagnation. She argues that the enemy can use environment to infiltrate a person's mind, home, church, or territory. Bethsaida as a Toxic Environment Bethsaida is presented as a city that had seen miracles but still refused to change. The speaker uses Bethsaida to illustrate repeated exposure to God's power without repentance. She says Jesus' warning about Bethsaida shows how dangerous stubborn unbelief can become. Signs of a Hazardous Environment Unbelief. Complaining. Division and disunity. Refusal to grow despite hearing good teaching. Repeated sin and conscious disobedience. Relationships, habits, and places that pull people away from God. Jesus Leading the Blind Man Out Jesus takes the blind man outside the village before healing him. This is presented as a model for believers: sometimes healing requires leaving familiar but unhealthy places. The man had to trust Jesus enough to be led into a new environment. The Problem of Noise and Influence The speaker warns against being led by news, social media, trends, emotions, or public opinion. She says many people are surrounded by others who want a front-row seat to their struggle rather than their healing. She emphasizes getting alone with Jesus so his voice can be heard clearly. Trusting the Process The blind man was healed in stages, not instantly. When he first said he saw people “like trees walking,” the healing was partial. The speaker uses this to teach patience, surrender, and honesty with God during incomplete or blurry seasons. Honesty Before God The blind man admitted he still could not see clearly. The speaker says believers should stop pretending everything is fine. She encourages honesty about pain, confusion, grief, addiction, and spiritual struggle. Following the Word Over the World She urges listeners to follow Scripture rather than culture, politics, race, gender ideology, or social trends. She says Christians should be shaped by God's word, not by public opinion or social pressure. She also stresses unity in Christ over division by tribe, politics, or identity groups. Men, Families, and Responsibility The speaker directly encourages men to stand up spiritually in the home and church. She stresses fathers, husbands, and brothers being present, prayerful, and protective. She also gives practical parenting examples about teaching children boundaries, safety, and openness. Why We Must Not Go Back Jesus tells the healed man not to return to Bethsaida. The speaker says freedom requires obedience and distance from the old environment. Returning to old habits, old people, old places, or old mindsets can undo progress. Application and Call to Action Change your environment if it is shaping you away from God. Leave the village, trust the process, and do not go back. Be thankful for deliverance and stay in the place where God is making you whole. Closing Prayer and Response The message ends with a prayer for conviction, healing, deliverance, restoration, unity, and clarity. The speaker prays for the congregation to have strength to leave unhealthy environments and remain with God. The service closes with praise and a final blessing.
Worried about an upcoming cruise, all-inclusive resort, or family BBQ? Coach Matt provides a strategic masterclass on how to navigate the most "intimidating" part of an alcohol-free journey: socializing without a shortcut. Discover why the first 10 minutes of any event are the most awkward and how to use the "Curiosity Game" to recalibrate your nervous system. Learn the neuroscience of effective refusal, the "7-38-55 Rule" of communication, and why shifting from FOMO to JOMO (the joy of missing out) is your greatest high-performance asset. This episode offers practical tools like "Scene 2 Visualization" and the "Irish Goodbye" to help you enjoy your summer with total presence, clarity, and zero hangovers. Want to speak to a real human being at AFL? Text Kai on our team at +1 361 321 7764 and he will respond and see how we can help. No AI automations here at AFL. Real humans ready to support you on your alcohol free journey. Download my FREE guide: The Alcohol Freedom Formula For Over 30s Entrepreneurs & High Performers: https://social.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/podcast ★ - Learn more about Project 90: www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/Project90 ★ - (Accountability & Support) Speak verbally to a certified Alcohol-Free Lifestyle coach to see if, or how, we could support you having a better relationship with alcohol: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/schedule ★ - The wait is over – My new book "CLEAR" is now available. Get your copy here: https://www.alcoholfreelifestyle.com/clear
Kyle Corbitt, founder of OpenPipe, breaks down reinforcement learning and custom fine-tuning for modern AI models. He explains how RL differs from supervised fine-tuning, why GRPO and LLM-as-judge post-training matter, and how these techniques can improve performance, latency, and cost on open source models. The conversation also covers reward hacking, evaluation design, LoRA adapters, and how Chinese labs are using distillation to fast-follow frontier models. Sponsors: Sequence: Sequence handles the full revenue workflow for complex pricing, from quoting and metering to invoicing, revenue recognition, and collections. Book a public demo at https://sequencehq.com and use code Cognizant in the source field to save 20% off year one AvePoint: AvePoint is building the control layer for AI agents so you can securely govern, audit, and recover every action at scale. Design trusted agentic outcomes from day one at https://avpt.co/tcr VCX: VCX, by Fundrise, is the public ticker for private tech, giving everyday investors access to high-growth private companies in AI, space, defense tech, and more. Learn how to invest at https://getvcx.com Claude: Claude by Anthropic is an AI collaborator that understands your workflow and helps you tackle research, writing, coding, and organization with deep context. Get started with Claude and explore Claude Pro at https://claude.ai/tcr
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In this episode Andrea Samadi revisits her October 2022 interview with Dr. Caroline Leaf about how our thought patterns act as biological instructions that shape brain chemistry, behavior, and results. They explore the mind–brain distinction, the magnet analogy for pattern formation, and practical steps to interrupt negative thinking. Listeners learn why repeated thoughts build neural pathways, how beliefs trigger neurochemistry in the motivation loop, and how consistent practices—like Dr. Leaf's 63-day NeuroCycle—can rewire thinking over time for better focus, motivation, and wellbeing. This Episode, We Will Cover: ✔ What it means when we say your thoughts are “biological instruction” ✔ How your thoughts influence brain chemistry, the nervous system, and behavior ✔ Why thinking, feeling, and choosing are always working together ✔ The connection between thought patterns and future results ✔ How repeated thoughts create neural pathways and habits ✔ The Motivation Loop — and where thought patterns fit in ✔ The “magnet analogy” — how your thoughts organize patterns in the brain ✔ How to identify and change toxic or limiting thought patterns ✔ Dr. Carolyn Leaf's 63-day Neurocycle process for rewiring thinking ✔ How your internal state influences your external results and environment ✔ Why you are both shaping and responding to your environment
Preview: Titus Techera explores how technology and shifting social habits transformed cinema from a communal theater experience to private viewing. He highlights social trends toward controlled environments and narratives that prioritize safety.1930 HOLLYWOOD BOWL
How has the new understanding of broken-windows theory helped to reinforce the importance of community ownership? How do built environments also transmit cultural messages? What does good workplace design actually look like? Leidy Klotz is a professor of engineering, architecture, and a behavioral scientist. He's also the author of three books: Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, Sustainability through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our World, and the latest, In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive. Greg and Leidy discuss Leidy's new book on how the spaces where people live, work, and play affect wellbeing, behavior, and thriving, and why research on the mind–environment intersection remains fragmented across psychology, engineering, architecture, and HR. They discuss habituation and inattention (people missing what should be easily noticeable features like a fire extinguisher or UVA's Memorial Gym), subconscious environmental impacts (noise stress, off-gassing), and the human need for agency through personalizing spaces, with examples from offices, nursing homes, refugee housing, and Mandela's prison garden. *unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.* Episode Quotes: Why are humans designed to shape their surroundings 11:53: We talked before about, you know, kind of like these robust ideas from psychology, and one of the most robust is this need for agency, right? The need to have a say in our surroundings. And, you know, if you say, “Where does it come from?” The farthest back. It's like our ancestors roaming around without shelter were more likely to survive if they felt compelled to interact with their surroundings, to make their surroundings more habitable to themselves. Right? And so, if you thought about it, you were pulled psychologically to rear range things or to, you know, move things around to keep the weather away or to keep predators away, you were more likely to survive. And so, that need to interact with our surroundings, right? And now you can get that in a bunch of ways. You can get agency by going to a meeting, but it is still there in that kind of original interaction with our surroundings. Novelty vs. nostalgia 24:26: Novelty is never going to be more than at the beginning. And so, the things that you like about novelty are going to decrease. And then the things that you like about nostalgia are going to increase over time. And so, I think it's just something to really pay close attention to in our surroundings, because it's pretty easy to just go for the novelty. What is the IKEA effect? 13:34: So the IKEA effect is just exactly like it sounds, right, that people build something and that the value that they attribute to the thing is like the material value plus their labor value. So, it's certainly related, and I think the refugee housing is something that they just saw over and over through trial and error. Was that, when people had some say in the things that they built, they felt more ownership over it? So I'd say the IKEA effect is like you're assigning more value to it. Show Links: Recommended Resources: Environmental Psychology Method of Loci Ellen Langer IKEA Effect Habitat for Humanity Broken Windows Theory Eudaimonia Dacher Keltner UnSILOed #140: Leidy Klotz - The Art of Subtraction Guest Profile: LeidyKlotz.com Faculty Profile at the University of Virginia LinkedIn Profile Wikipedia Page Guest Work: Amazon Author Page In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less Sustainability through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our World Google Scholar Page Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Send us Fan MailWhat if one of the most important factors in fertility… isn't something you're eating, supplementing, or tracking—but something you're breathing?In this episode of It's Hertime, Cody sits down with Dr. Kathryn C. Worrilow, a globally recognized expert in reproductive science and environmental health, to uncover a hidden piece of the fertility conversation that most women—and even many clinics—aren't talking about:Air quality.With over 20 years in reproductive medicine and more than 75 scientific publications, Dr. Worrilow shares how invisible airborne contaminants can directly impact reproductive health, embryo development, and pregnancy outcomes.And here's where it gets especially eye-opening—this research began inside IVF labs.Environments that are meant to be some of the most controlled and protective…yet even there, air quality has been shown to significantly influence success rates.Which raises a bigger question:If it matters that much there… what about the air we're exposed to every day?In this conversation, we explore:•The moment Dr. Worrilow realized air quality could be impacting fertility outcomes•What's actually in the air (and how it affects the body)•Why this matters even if you're trying to conceive naturally•What most fertility clinics aren't talking about•The data behind improved IVF success rates with better air quality•Simple, practical ways to improve the air quality in your homeThis episode is a powerful reminder that your body is constantly responding to its environment—and sometimes, the most overlooked factors are the ones that matter most.Whether you're on a fertility journey, supporting someone who is, or simply want to create a healthier space for your body to thrive, this conversation will open your eyes in the best way.⸻Connect with Dr. Kathryn Worrilow & LifeAire Systems:•Website: https://lifeaire.com•Learn more about their air purification technology for healthcare and fertility clinics⸻Work With Cody:If you're ready to better understand what your body has been trying to tell you, Cody offers personalized testing and support through her private practice.•HTMA Mineral Testing + Coaching•Functional lab testing (hormones, metabolism, nutrients)•1:1 support for women navigating hormone imbalances, perimenopause, and menopauseEmail her at cody@mixhers.com⸻Mixhers:Support your hormones, energy, and metabolism with clean, effective supplements designed for women.Shop here: https://mixhers.comUse code CODY for 15% off your order⸻Loved this episode?Share it with a friend, leave a review, and help more women better understand their bodies and the environments they live in.Did you learn something new today? Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and share this episode with all the girls you love. We would appreciate it if you'd also leave us a rating and review on iTunes.Want to join our Mixhers Girl community and keep this conversation going? We'd love to hear your thoughts, feelings and experiences! Join us HERE!Join Mixhers email list and be the first to have access to new products and be the girl in the know!Follow Cody Instagram:@codyjeansanders
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