Podcasts about Simplification

Success does not eliminate pressure. It often multiplies it.Once you experience a win, the fear shifts from “what if I fail?” to “what if I can't do it again?” In this episode, I unpack why success can feel heavier than failure, how emotional attachment to outcomes distorts clarity, and why many people end up running in place even while working hard.We explore how open loops, unfinished commitments, and mental clutter quietly drain focus, energy, and momentum. I share why learning to detach emotionally from outcomes is not about becoming numb or disconnected, but about creating enough objectivity to take better action. When everything feels personal, every fluctuation feels like failure.You'll learn how to:Detach your identity from results so one miss doesn't spiral into self-doubtClose open loops that create constant mental taxationCut through noise, distractions, and unnecessary commitmentsSay no with intention so yes actually means somethingMeasure progress beyond a single KPI or narrow definition of successBuild systems, structure, and infrastructure that support sustainable growthWe also talk about why sustainability must come before scalability, how discipline fills the gap when motivation fades, and why progress often comes from doing less, more intentionally, instead of chasing everything at once.This episode is a reminder that clarity creates momentum, simplicity creates leverage, and consistent execution is what turns intention into real results.Close the loops. Cut the noise. Get to work.Beyond The Episode Gems:Subscribe To My New Weekly LinkedIn Newsletter: Strategize. Market. Grow.Buy My Book, Strategize Up: The Blueprint To Scale Your Business: StrategizeUpBook.comDiscover All Podcasts On The HubSpot Podcast NetworkGet Free HubSpot Marketing Tools To Help You Grow Your Business Grow Your Business Faster Using HubSpot's CRM PlatformSupport The Podcast & Connect With Troy: Rate & Review iDigress: iDigress.fm/ReviewsFollow Troy's Socials @FindTroy: LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, TikTokSubscribe to Troy's YouTube Channel For Strategy Videos & See Masterclass EpisodesNeed Growth Strategy, A Keynote Speaker, Or Want To Sponsor The Podcast? Go To FindTroy.com 

In this episode of Gov Tech Today, hosts Russell Lowery and Jennifer Saha discuss the recent updates to terms and conditions for IT contracts released by the California Department of Technology (CDT) and the Department of General Services (DGS). The new regulations aim to simplify the contracting process by consolidating three sets of cloud provisions into one and introducing a cap on vendor liability for cybersecurity breaches. The episode delves into the significance of these changes for both vendors and state agencies, highlighting the collaborative efforts between CDT and DGS to address long-standing concerns from the vendor community. 00:00 Introduction to Gov Tech Today00:36 New Terms and Conditions Released by CDT04:04 Simplification of IT Contracts06:45 Collaboration Between CDT and DGS11:05 Impact on Vendors and Subcontractors13:20 Final Thoughts and Practical Advice

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:45:00 +0000 https://jungeanleger.podigee.io/2830-borsepeople-im-podcast-s22-12-birgit-puck 15fc23a64b8a62131d7989c13115c7bc Birgit Puck ist Bereichsleiterin Wertpapieraufsicht in der Österreichischen Finanzmarktaufsicht. Und welch spannende Karriere: Birgit war oft dort, wo gerade Geschichte geschrieben wird. Daher starten wir in London, kommen über die CA, McKinsey, die CA IB zur BWA und hin zum damaligen "grossen Startup" FMA. Wir gehen eine tolle Karriere in der Aufsicht in Österreich und Europa durch, Birgit ist aktuell auch Vorsitzende des Ständigen Ausschusses für Märkte (Markets Standing Committee, MSC) der Europäischen Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde ESMA. Dazu viele aktuelle Punkte aus 2025: Events für Fintechs und Emittenten, Kapitalmarktunion, Listing Act, Simplification und vieles vieles mehr. Auch der Wienerwald ist finally Thema. https://www.fma.gv.at Börsepeople Helmut Ettl: https://audio-cd.at/page/podcast/4334 About: Die Serie Börsepeople des Podcasters Christian Drastil, der im Q4/24 in Frankfurt als "Finfluencer & Finanznetworker #1 Austria" ausgezeichnet wurde, findet im Rahmen von http://www.audio-cd.at und dem Podcast "Audio-CD.at Indie Podcasts" statt. Es handelt sich dabei um typische Personality- und Werdegang-Gespräche. Die Season 22 umfasst unter dem Motto „25 Börsepeople“ 25 Talks. Presenter der Season 22 ist die Hans(wo)men Group https://www.hanswomengroup.com. Welcher der meistgehörte Börsepeople Podcast ist, sieht man unter http://www.audio-cd.at/people. Der Zwischenstand des laufenden Rankings ist tagesaktuell um 12 Uhr aktualisiert. Bewertungen bei Apple (oder auch Spotify) machen mir Freude: http://www.audio-cd.at/spotify , http://www.audio-cd.at/apple . Du möchtest deine Werbung in diesem und vielen anderen Podcasts schalten? Kein Problem!Für deinen Zugang zu zielgerichteter Podcast-Werbung, klicke hier.Audiomarktplatz.de - Geschichten, die bleiben - überall und jederzeit! 2830 full no Christian Drastil Comm. (Agentur für Investor Relations und Podcasts) 2405

Send us a text◆ Simplification plans boggle bank boffins ◆ Hungry, hungry hyperscalers to push utilities into bond market ◆ A loan in the sand: private credit jostles for place in Middle East debt marketsOn last week's episode we discussed how the ECB was preparing to recommend simplifications to the way EU banks are regulated, in order to make them more competitive and to drive growth. This week it made its recommendations but they seem far from simple and contain suggestions to abolish the most subordinated layer of bank capital altogether — additional tier one.We delve into what the ECB said, experts' reactions to the news and discuss what changes will follow.The demand for data centres and their thirst for energy is likely to lead to another bumper year for Europe's corporate bond market. But it won't just be the big US tech companies bringing deals. Utility companies are also expected to raise cash for capex as they power up their grids to feed the big data beasts.Finally, with private credit seemingly spreading its tentacles into so many debt markets, we take a look at how it is gaining a foothold in the Middle East, where the need to raise capital is ballooning, and assess the threat it poses to public markets.

At the mid-point of the EU's ‘Digital Decade', the Irish Presidency provides a crucial opportunity to engage with business to deliver shared digitalisation ambitions. In this episode of Ibec Responds, Erik O'Donovon, Head of Digital Economy Policy, is joined by Áine Clarke, Digital and AI Affairs Executive.  Together, they examine Ibec's latest paper “Digital and AI: Simplification, Innovation and Adoption”, discussing how the EU can maintain a competitive edge and navigate external pressures as part of our campaign on Ireland's EU Presidency: “Making a Resilient, Competitive EU a Reality”.Thank you for listening. To explore all of Ibec's podcast offering, visit here. Make sure to follow Ibec Podcasts to stay up to date with new episodes.

Ce jeudi 11 décembre 2025, les projets de lois examinés par la Commission européenne en vue d'une simplification des règles pour les entreprises, qui contribue à la relance de l'économie du Vieux Continent mais peut ralentir les efforts de l'Europe vers la neutralité carbone, ont été abordés par Mathieu Plane, directeur adjoint du département analyse et prévision de l'OFCE, Gilbert Cette, professeur d'économie à Neoma Business School et auteur de "Travailleur, (mais) pauvre", et Philippe Trainar, professeur au Cnam et membre du Cercle des Economistes, dans l'émission Les Experts, présentée par Raphaël Legendre sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.

In this week's Frankly, Nate explores how the prices we encounter in our daily lives are influenced by not only how much money is in the system, but also by resource depletion, technology, affordability by 'the masses,' and trust within a complex global system. Prices are deeply intertwined with the biophysical reality that underpins our society, and are affected by major forces that often operate unseen to the average consumer. Other forces – like leverage, complexity, and currency reform – also have longer term repercussions within our monetary system. These have the ability to create both inflationary and deflationary effects on price, amplifying notions of prosperity and fragility within our current social contract. Ecological instability, often treated as peripheral to financial/price analysis, has emerged as another driver of prices, even as extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and breached planetary boundaries will increasingly feed directly into the cost structures of our modern civilization. Where are the gaps within our existing conceptions of money and prices? What might follow the past few centuries of increasing societal and economic complexity? And how do prices – and societies – change when monetary claims and physical reality begin pulling in opposite directions? (Recorded December 1st, 2025)   Show Notes and More Watch this video episode on YouTube   Want to learn the broad overview of The Great Simplification in 30 minutes? Watch our Animated Movie.   ---   Support The Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future   Join our Substack newsletter   Join our Hylo channel and connect with other listeners  

Australia in control, but England hangs on. Another rollercoaster day of action as Weatherald arrives, England fights, and the Test hangs in the balance.Dropped catches, botched opportunities and more. Simplification? Probably, yet we enter a crucial day three poised evenly and delicately.Across the 2025-26 Ashes series, ABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda. Whether it's Ashes results, the latest in live fixtures or you just need a hit of cricket banter, Corbin and Ed are here to keep you up to date on the game in Australia and abroad.Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,' hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast'.

Et si la vraie révolution n'était pas de faire plus, mais de faire mieux ? Dans cet épisode méditatif, j'appuie sur pause. Sur cette course effrénée vers toujours plus de productivité. Entre une recette de chocolat chaud réconfortant et des réflexions sur l'intelligence artificielle, je t'invite à reconsidérer notre rapport au temps, à la nature, et à ce qui fait de nous des êtres pleinement humains. Parce que 2026 approche, et avec elle, la promesse d'un nouveau cycle — plus lent, plus vrai, plus aligné.Détail de l'épisode : Une Pause Nécessaire : Suspension de la série sur le processus créatif pour un épisode méditatif axé sur le ressenti de décembre.Volonté de Simplification pour 2026 : Objectif de simplifier le podcast, possiblement avec des formats plus courts, pour assurer la continuité.Fin de Cycle 2025 et Renouveau 2026 : 2025 a été mouvementée, décembre est un moment pour "faire le ménage" et se préparer pour le nouveau cycle de 2026 (le chiffre 1).Lassitude de la Productivité à tout Prix : Remise en question de la quête constante de productivité ultime et du perfectionnisme, source d'épuisement.L'IA comme Outil de Libération Humaine : L'Intelligence Artificielle doit servir à ne plus se "casser la tête" et non à automatiser et déléguer à 200%. Elle doit nous aider à ralentir et à respecter notre rythme, et non à nous accélérer davantage.Le Besoin de Ralentissement ("Slow Life") : Nécessité d'écouter le corps, de retrouver le temps de lire, et de s'aligner sur les rythmes naturels plutôt que sur le mode "rapide, rapide" du numérique - où tout va toujours plus voir trop vite.Reconnexion à l'Essentiel : Invitation à remettre en question nos schémas de vie rapides, à se déconnecter de l'inconscient collectif anxiogène des écrans, et à se connecter à la nature et au présent.Retrouvez mes articles et formations sur mon site.Actuellement la formation IA authentique et connectée est disponible spécialement pour les fêtes !

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:55:00 +0000 https://jungeanleger.podigee.io/2808-private-investor-relations-podcast-11-birgit-puck-fma-uber-emittentenaufsicht-ein-emittentenforum-mit-hoher-ir-beteiligung-listing-act 463d570993a0321f7a2fdef8db74ea4f Birgit Puck ist Bereichsleiterin Wertpapieraufsicht in der Österreichischen Finanzmarktaufsicht. Im Zuge einer Börsepeople-Aufnahme (ab 12.12. unter http://www.audio-cd.at/people) haben wir auch über die neue Emittentenaufsicht als One Stop Shop (fällt in Birgits Bereich), über den Listing Act sowie über das FMA-Emittentenforum als Plattform für den Austausch zwischen Emittenten, Investor Relations, Compliance und Recht gesprochen. Auch über Simplification. https://www.fma.gv.at http://www.audio-cd.at/pir Playlist Spotify http://www.audio-cd.at/private-investor-relations About: Die Serie "Private Investor Relations" des Podcasters Christian Drastil, der im Q4/24 in Frankfurt als "Finanznetworker #1 Austria" ausgezeichnet wurde, findet im Rahmen von http://www.audio-cd.at und dem Podcast "Audio-CD.at Indie Podcasts" statt. Es handelt sich um das Ziel der stärkeren Vernetzung zwischen Privatanleger:innen und den Investor Relations Abteilungen. Im selbst komponierten Jingle unterstützt die Opernsängerin Ruzanna Ananyan. Bewertungen bei Apple (oder auch Spotify) machen mir Freude: http://www.audio-cd.at/spotify , http://www.audio-cd.at/apple . Du möchtest deine Werbung in diesem und vielen anderen Podcasts schalten? Kein Problem!Für deinen Zugang zu zielgerichteter Podcast-Werbung, klicke hier.Audiomarktplatz.de - Geschichten, die bleiben - überall und jederzeit! 2808 full no Christian Drastil Comm. (Agentur für Investor Relations und Podcasts)

This is Vibe Coding 001. Have you ever wanted to build your own software or apps that can just kinda do your work for you inside of the LLM you use but don't know where to start? Start here. We're giving it all away and making it as simple as possible, while also hopefully challenging how you think about work. Join us. Beginner's Guide: How to visualize data with AI in ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan WilsonNewsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion:Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Combining Multiple Features in Large Language ModelsVisualizing Data in ChatGPT, Gemini, and ClaudeCreating Custom GPTs, Gems, and ProjectsUploading Files for Automated Data DashboardsComparing ChatGPT Canvas, Gemini Canvas, and Claude ArtifactsUsing Agentic Capabilities for Problem SolvingVisualizing Meeting Transcripts and Unstructured DataOne-Shot Mini App Creation with AITimestamps:00:00 "Unlocking Superhuman LLM Capabilities"04:12 Custom AI Model and Testing07:18 "Multi-Mode Control for LLMs"12:33 "Intro to Vibe Coding"13:19 "Streamlined AI for Simplification"19:59 Podcast Analytics Simplified21:27 "ChatChibuty vs. Google Gemini"26:55 "Handling Diverse Data Efficiently"28:50 "AI for Actionable Task Automation"33:12 "Personalized Dashboard for Meetings"36:21 Personalized Automated Workflow Solution40:00 "AI Data Visualization Guide"40:38 "Everyday AI Wrap-Up"Keywords:ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, data visualization with AI, visualize data using AI, Large Language Models, LLM features, combining LLM modes, custom instructions, GPTs, Gems, Anthropic projects, canvas mode, interactive dashboards, agentic models, code rendering, meeting transcripts visualization, SOP visualization, document analysis, unstructured data, structured insights, generative AI workflows, personalized dashboards, automated reporting, chain of thought reasoning, one-shot visualizations, data-driven decision-making, non-technical business leaders, micro apps, AI-powered interfaces, action items extraction, iterative improvement, multimodal AI, Opus 4.5, Five One Thinking, Gemini 3 Pro, artifacts, demos over memos, bespoke software, digital transformation, automated analyticsSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner 

Aujourd'hui, on parle d'un tournant majeur en Europe.L'Union européenne envisage en effet d'assouplir fortement le RGPD, ce règlement qui encadre le traitement des données en Europe.Et c'est l'intelligence artificielle qui est clairement au cœur de cette évolution. Une « stratégie de simplification numérique »Premièrement donc, la Commission européenne vient de présenter une « stratégie de simplification numérique » qui inclut plusieurs modifications ciblées du RGPD.L'objectif affiché est de faciliter l'accès aux données nécessaires au développement de l'IA en Europe.Et parmi les mesures envisagées, on note la simplification des pop-ups de consentement liés aux cookies. Mais surtout un assouplissement de certaines obligations pesant sur les entreprises. Il s'agit d'un signal fort dans un contexte où l'Europe cherche à accélérer sur l'IA alors que les géants américains et chinois dominent déjà ce secteur.Un simple ajustement ?Le second point, c'est que pour la Commission, il s'agit d'un simple ajustement. La vice-présidente exécutive Henna Virkkunen parle même d'un « lifting » destiné à refléter l'évolution des technologies.Elle rappelle que les États membres considèrent à date le RGPD comme « efficace et équilibré ». Et que les changements visent surtout à harmoniser, clarifier et simplifier son application.C'est une manière de répondre aux critiques récurrentes des grandes entreprises technologiques, mais aussi aux pressions internationales, notamment de la part des États-Unis, dont l'AI Action Plan a ouvertement appelé à réduire les régulations jugées trop contraignantes.Une levée de boucliers chez les défenseurs européens de la vie privéeReste que ces propositions provoquent une levée de boucliers chez les défenseurs européens de la vie privée.Pour Max Schrems, figure incontournable du militantisme numérique, il s'agit purement et simplement de « la plus grande attaque contre les droits numériques des Européens depuis des années ».D'autres, comme Johnny Ryan de l'Irish Council for Civil Liberties, estiment que cet assouplissement ne renforcera en rien la compétitivité européenne. Au contraire, il risquerait d'entériner la domination des géants américains et chinois en matière d'IA.Selon eux, le vrai problème n'est pas le trop-plein de règles, mais leur manque d'application. Ils craignent surtout que ces changements ouvrent davantage la voie à l'utilisation de données personnelles pour entraîner des modèles d'IA, sans garanties suffisantes pour les citoyens.Le ZD Tech est sur toutes les plateformes de podcast ! Abonnez-vous !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Im aktuellen Podcast mit Stefan Brink und Niko Härting geht die Sonne auf: Endlich legt die EU-Kommission ihren Vorschlag für eine Anpassung der DS-GVO und der KI-Verordnung (Omnibus) vor. Zunächst geht es aber (00:54) um ein Interview mit der Informatikerin Katharina Zweig von der Uni Kaiserslautern in der FAZ zu ChatGPT und Co. Die Preisträgerin des GDD-Datenschutz-Preises 2024 erklärt, dass KI Menschen imitiert, die leider keinen Sensor dafür haben, dass ihnen „Menschlichkeit“ nur vorgespielt wird und bekräftigt den Satz, dass neue Technologien kurzfristig überschätzt und langfristig unterschätzt werden. Sodann geht es (11:56) um die am 19.11.2025 von der EU-KOM vorgestellte „Simplification“ der Digital-Rechtsakte. Im Schnellverfahren sollen Änderungen an der DS-GVO vorgenommen werden, die etwa die Pseudonymisierung oder die Definition „wissenschaftlicher Forschung“ betreffen. Der Auskunftsanspruch des Art. 15 DS-GVO soll an die Verfolgung von Datenschutzzwecken gekettet werden, auch eine Totalreform von Art. 22 soll den effizienten Einsatz von KI erheblich erleichtern. Änderung bei der Datenpanne Art. 33 DS-GVO (Meldepflicht nur bei hohem Risiko binnen nun 96 h) sind ebenfalls vorgesehen, auch die Einrichtung eines einheitlichen Meldeportals. Diese vorgeschlagenen Änderungen an der DS-GVO sind mit Blick auf den gerade von Verarbeitern geäußerten Änderungsbedarf zwar bei weitem nicht ausreichend, sind allerdings weitgehender als erwartet.

As we head into the new year, many of us feel like we're drowning in invisible complexity. So I wanted to hit pause and ask a simple question: What are 1-3 decisions that could dramatically simplify my life in 2026? To explore that, I invited three close friends and long-time listener favorites—Derek Sivers, Seth Godin, and Martha Beck.This episode is brought to you by: Incogni, which automatically removes your personal data from the web, helping shield you from fraud, scams, and identity theft: https://incogni.com/tim (use code TIM at checkout and get 60% off an annual plan)Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: EightSleep.com/Tim (use code TIM to get $700 off your very own Pod 5 Ultra.)More about today's guests:Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Derek's books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs. His new book is Useful Not True.Seth Godin is the author of 21 internationally bestselling books, translated into more than 35 languages, including Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, and Purple Cow. His latest book, This Is Strategy, offers a fresh lens on how we can make bold decisions, embrace change, and navigate a complex, rapidly evolving world. Dr. Martha Beck has been called “the best-known life coach in America” by NPR and USA Today. She holds three Harvard degrees in social science and has published nine non-fiction books, one novel, and more than 200 magazine articles. The Guardian and other media have described her as “Oprah's life coach.” Her latest book is Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose. TIMESTAMPS[00:00:00] Start.[00:00:20] Advice I've used to simplify my own life.[00:04:02] Enter Derek Sivers.[00:04:17] Simple is the opposite of complex — not just a synonym for “easy.”[00:07:19] Simplification #1: No subscriptions, contracts, or people depending on him.[00:07:40] Simplification #2: Programming with no external libraries or dependencies.[00:08:30] Simplification #3: Building a house from scratch in New Zealand.[00:09:26] Complex is a long-term trap. Simple is long-term freedom..[00:10:32] Enter Seth Godin.[00:10:48] Simplifying is hard work — if it were easy, you'd have already done it.[00:11:17] Clarity on “who it's for”: Ignore everyone else, including one-star reviews.[00:12:46] Eliminate gray areas: Never miss a deadline, never go over budget. Stand by your commitments.[00:14:53] Reclaim time with personal boundaries: No meetings, no social media, no TV.[00:16:57] Simplifying one thing puts you on the hook to go deeper elsewhere.[00:22:23] Enter Martha Beck.[00:22:29] One decision that radically simplified her life.[00:22:44] At 29, chose to follow true joy — not dopamine hits, but deep peace.[00:24:15] The simple rule: Go toward joy, away from misery — no matter what.[00:28:20] How a near-death experience sparked this commitment.[00:30:02] Payoff: Autoimmune remission, purpose, wonderful relationships, home inside herself.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Listen to today's podcast... My life is too complicated. I feel like I am always rushing to get somewhere. I feel like I don't spend any quality time with my family. What suggestions do you have for getting my life under control? This is what one conference attendee asked me. Many of us feel our lives are too complicated. We rush from one destination to the next – rush through traffic to get to work – then rush back again to pick up the children – and back to rushing from one sporting lesson to the next. Rush! We get frustrated. In the end we forget how to talk to each other. We don't remember what it is like to spend quality time together just being. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency!      Here Is My Tip For Building Resilience and Celebrating National Family Week: Trends in our society have been to achieve more, get more, do more. A contrary movement is underway called Simplification. It can be hard to do, but the rewards can be great. Simplification means reorganizing your life and routines to focus on the meaningful, and to minimize the chaos. The more you can par down your life by simplifying your routines or de-junking your physical space, the less hectic it will be for you and your family. Discover how to take small steps towards a healthier, happier, less-stressed you by visiting my website at worksmartlivesmart.com #mentalhealth #hr

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In this episode of OnBase, Paul Gibson talks with Tejal Patel about why ABM often falls short in large enterprises and how companies can fix it. Tejal shares how her B2C background shaped her customer-centric approach and explains the key issues she sees inside big tech—misalignment, data quality gaps, siloed teams, and overreliance on ABM as a standalone strategy.She contrasts this with the agility of smaller organizations and outlines practical ways to improve targeting, use intent data, strengthen sales–marketing alignment, and unify brand and demand. This conversation offers clear, actionable advice for anyone trying to make ABM work at scale.Key TakeawaysABM is a tactic, not a standalone strategyTejal argues that ABM only works when paired with brand, awareness, nurture, and customer-centric messaging. Without broader demand creation, ABM becomes narrow and ineffective.Sales and marketing alignment remains the biggest barrierLarge enterprises struggle with global vs. regional disconnects, mismatched KPIs, and long internal approval cycles, slowing execution and creating misfire between strategy and action. Smaller companies excel because they have fewer layers, faster decision-making, and shared prioritization.Data quality is the silent killer of ABMMessy CRM data, fragmented systems, mismatched account naming, and inconsistent scoring models undermine targeting, personalization, and sales handoff. Clean data and agreed lead quality criteria must come first.Intent data only works when paired with first-party signalsGreat ABM prioritizes first-party data, then layers on external intent. Messaging should be mapped to where accounts are in their journey, not just industry segmentation. Audience clusters can be built based on behaviors, not just firmographics.Brand and demand must run in parallelBrand builds trust with the 90% who aren't yet buying; demand captures the 10% who are. Both motions must reinforce each other with consistent messaging across all touchpoints, internal and external.Simplification accelerates performanceTejal shares examples where hundreds of micro-campaigns were consolidated into fewer, audience-grouped programs, leading to clearer measurement, stronger engagement, and faster pipeline.AI will finally unlock true personalization at scale, but only with clean inputsAI can accelerate content, sales enablement, and buying-group messaging, but only when built on a foundation of strategy, quality data, and customer-centric principles. Otherwise, AI simply amplifies the noise.Quotes“Smaller companies succeed because they're aligned, agile, and closer to the spirit of ABM.”Tech recommendationsMiroChatGPTCanvaResource recommendationsThe Rundown AI newsletterLisa Adams (LinkedIn) – insights on AI and modern marketing org designHarvard Business ReviewShout-outsJuskiran Sond, Senior Global Digital ABM Marketing Manager at Riverbed TechnologySuyasha Kale, Senior Paid Social Advertising Manager - Global at TeamViewerBrett Rieser, EMEA & LATAM Growth Marketing, Senior Manager at Palo Alto NetworksAbout the GuestTejal Patel has 25+ years experience in marketing transformation, strategic planning, organisational design & change management. She has held senior leadership roles at Cisco, Microsoft & Nokia. She specializes in creating practical yet ambitious strategies that deliver tangible success. She is skilled at building and retaining high-performing teams. Known as a turnaround expert, Tejal combines strategic vision with hands-on execution and inspires a culture of collaboration and empowerment.⁠Connect with Tejal⁠.

L'exécutif européen doit présenter, ce mercredi 19 novembre, un projet de loi de simplification numérique. Une révision des textes en vigueur qui ont fait de l'Europe la superpuissance régulatrice des activités en ligne. Objectif affiché : relancer la compétitivité européenne et favoriser le développement de l'intelligence artificielle (IA). Mais les associations spécialisées craignent surtout une dilution de la protection de la vie privée des Européens sous la pression de Washington et des Gafam. Règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD) en 2018, Digital Markets Act et Digital Services Act en 2022, toute première règlementation au monde sur l'intelligence artificielle en 2024 : à défaut de briller sur le plan de l'innovation, depuis bientôt dix ans l'Union européenne se présente comme la superpuissance régulatrice du numérique. Forte de son marché unique aux 500 millions de consommateurs, l'Europe est parvenue à imposer ses règles aux grandes plateformes du numérique, qu'elles soient américaines ou chinoises. Mais tout pourrait changer avec la proposition dite « Omnibus numérique » que la Commission doit présenter ce mercredi 19 novembre. Un projet de loi qui devrait de toute façon en passer par le Parlement européen et les États membres mais dont une première version a fuité une semaine avant sa présentation. L'exécutif européen y défend une série de mesures présentées comme le moyen de relancer la compétitivité européenne et notamment dans le domaine de l'intelligence artificielle. Pour cela la Commission propose de réécrire tous les textes en vigueur pour en assouplir les règles ou laisser une plus grande place à l'interprétation. De quoi susciter l'inquiétude des associations spécialisées qui y voient une « dilution » de tout le bouclier réglementaire dont s'est dotée l'Union européenne ces dix dernières années. Mort à petit feu du parapluie réglementaire européen Par exemple, à l'heure actuelle la loi européenne empêche les acteurs du numérique d'exploiter les données personnelles d'un internaute, pour lui proposer de la publicité ciblée en fonction de son état de santé, son orientation politique ou sexuelle. Des données très sensibles mais qu'il est facile d'obtenir ou de deviner si vous avez accès à l'historique de navigation d'un internaute, à la liste des applications installées sur son téléphone, ce genre de chose. Avec les nouvelles règles proposées par la Commission au nom de la compétitivité, tant que l'internaute en question n'est pas directement identifié, les entreprises pourraient exploiter ces données personnelles : les vendre à des tiers ou les utiliser pour entraîner une intelligence artificielle. L'ONG autrichienne Noyb (pour « None of your business »), la référence en la matière, estime que ce projet de la Commission est de nature à tuer à petit feu tout le parapluie réglementaire qui protège la vie privée des Européens. La Commission se défend en expliquant vouloir ne pas vouloir freiner le développement des acteurs européens. Certaines entreprises se réjouissent par avance de la diminution de ce qu'elles considèrent comme un carcan administratif trop lourd. Mais les mesures proposées vont surtout servir les intérêts des géants américains, déjà en place : Google, Amazon, Meta, Open AI... Vassalisation numérique Alors pourquoi ce soudain volte-face européen ? Peut-être à cause d'un certain Donald Trump qui n'a de cesse d'accuser l'Europe de faire preuve de protectionnisme en citant son cadre réglementaire et en particulier numérique. Déjà mise en difficulté par les droits de douane l'UE semble vouloir donner des gages à Washington, quitte à devenir plus encore le vassal numérique des États-Unis.

Renewed political momentum around the EU Single Market comes amidst increasing geopolitical uncertainty, positioning it as key to enhancing competitiveness and resilience, and withstanding trade and economic turbulence.In this episode of Ibec Responds, Róisín de Bhaldraithe, EU Policy Executive, and Martynas Barysas, Director for Internal Market at BusinessEurope, examine the European Commission's report on the Single Market Strategy, its impact on Irish and European business, and communicate key business recommendations on Single Market policy, as part of our campaign on Ireland's EU Presidency: “Making a Resilient, Competitive EU a Reality”.As part of the campaign, we also launched our new paper “Single Market and Simplification: Turning Ambition Into Action.” The Single Market is one of the EU's most valuable assets. Evidence-based, impact-assessed and future-proof legislation is the cornerstone of a properly functioning Single Market.Thank you for listening. To explore all of Ibec's podcast offering, visit here. Make sure to follow Ibec Podcasts to stay up to date with new episodes.

Aujourd'hui, Jean-Loup Bonnamy, prof de philo, Flora Ghebali, militante dans la transition écologique, et Charles Consigny, avocat, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Even high-net-worth retirees can fall into the trap of financial complexity, with multiple accounts, different advisors, and no clear strategy. In this episode, Joe Curry explains why simplifying your financial life can create more control, smarter tax planning, and greater peace of mind. Learn how coordination, clarity, and a single cohesive plan can strengthen your retirement income strategy.   Key Takeaways Complexity creates confusion and missed opportunities. When investments are scattered across institutions, it's hard to see the big picture — leading to inefficiency and inaction. Diversification isn't about having money with many advisors. Real diversification happens when your investments are coordinated under one structured portfolio that works in harmony. Simplification unlocks smarter tax planning. With a unified view, you can coordinate RRSP, TFSA, and non-registered withdrawals to minimize lifetime taxes and avoid OAS clawbacks. A coordinated plan gives you clarity and confidence. Seeing your full financial picture in one place makes it easier to make decisions and understand how each dollar supports your goals. An advisor helps you stay simple and strategic. A great advisor continually reviews, rebalances, and coordinates your plan — keeping things clear, efficient, and aligned with your life.   Resources YRPS Ep # 134 – Smart Tax Strategies for More Efficient Retirement Planning A previous episode of YRPS that touches on how to build a tax-efficient retirement income plan Book a Call with Matthews + Associates   Thank you for listening! You can get a full breakdown of each episode on our blog: https://www.retirementplanningsimplified.ca/blog  Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more simplified retirement planning insights!    Ready to take the next step?  Identify your retirement income style with the RISA questionnaire at  https://account.myrisaprofile.com/invitation-link/88QG1TMQ12   Want a retirement plan that adapts as your life evolves? Discover our True Wealth Roadmap — a step-by-step process to align your finances with your ideal retirement. Learn more here: https://matthewsandassociates.ca/vsl/   About Joe Curry Joseph Curry, also known as Joe, is the host of Your Retirement Planning Simplified, Canada's fastest-growing retirement planning podcast, where he provides accessible, in-depth financial advice. As the owner and lead financial planner at Matthews + Associates in Peterborough, Ontario, Joe and his team are committed to helping people secure both financial stability and purpose in retirement. His mission is to ensure people can sleep soundly knowing they have a solid plan in place, covering both financial and lifestyle aspects of retirement. A Certified Financial Planner and Certified Exit Planning Advisor, he values true wealth as more than money—it's about creating meaningful experiences with loved ones and fostering opportunities for the future.  You can reach out to Joe through: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curryjoe Website: https://www.retirementplanningsimplified.ca/ Website: https://matthewsandassociates.ca/vsl/   About Retirement Planning Simplified Founded in 2022, its mission is to empower people to plan for retirement confidently, focusing not only on finances but also on a meaningful life. RPS wants everyone to have access to simple, reliable tools that reflect their values and priorities, helping them create True Wealth—the freedom to do what they love with those they love. By simplifying retirement planning and aligning it with the retiree's purpose, RPS aims to support building a retirement that feels fulfilling and secure. To know more about RPS you can visit the links below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/retirement-planning-simplified/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retirement_planning_simplified Podcast/Blog: https://www.retirementplanningsimplified.ca/blog Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@retirementplanningsimplified       Disclaimer Opinions expressed are those of Joseph Curry, a registrant of Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI), and may not necessarily be those of ACPI. This video is for informational purposes only and not intended to be personalized investment advice. The views expressed are opinions of Joseph Curry and may not necessarily be those of ACPI. Content is prepared for general circulation and information contained does not constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any investment fund, security or other product or service.

On this episode of the Hockey IQ podcast, we sit down with ice hockey coach, Jamieson McVicar.A few areas on this episode we discuss:Creating game transferable practice plansHow to provide feedback that stick and empowers playersCLA as an organizational philosophyTime under tension & Simplification not decompesitionSkating away from pressure vs into pressureImportance of reflection timeMany little coaching hacks you can  take and use immediatelyCheck out Hockey's Arsenal all over the web:Twitter @HockeysArsenal (@CoachRevak for Greg)Hockey IQ Podcast Spotify or Apple Podcasts or on our websiteYouTube @HockeysArsenalFacebook @HockeysArsenalNewsletter HockeysArsenal.Substack.Com

"Avec l'IA, on a un multiplicateur de puissance, mais il faut garder une approche structurée et prudente." Le D.E.V. de la semaine est Benoît Larroque, CTO chez Konvu. Avec l'IA, la cybersécurité est entrée dans une nouvelle dimension où la détection et la correction des vulnérabilités peuvent enfin rattraper le rythme effréné de leur apparition. Benoît détaille comment l'intelligence artificielle permet de filtrer et prioriser efficacement les failles, tout en rappelant l'exigence cruciale de vérifications humaines pour éviter les faux positifs. Il insiste sur le feedback continu et la vigilance indispensable face à la rapidité des évolutions. Un échange lucide sur les apports réels et les nouvelles limites de la cyber à l'ère de l'IA.Chapitrages00:00:53 : Introduction à la Cybersécurité00:01:17 : L'Impact de l'IA sur la Cybersécurité00:02:51 : Avant l'IA : Une Autre Époque00:05:01 : Transformation grâce à l'IA00:05:55 : Humanisation du Processus00:07:01 : Simplification des Tâches00:08:45 : La Gestion des Vulnérabilités00:11:06 : Analyse des Composants Logiciels00:12:29 : La Complexité des Mises à Jour00:13:56 : Approche de Validation Manuelle00:17:30 : Détection des Vulnérabilités par l'IA00:20:53 : Nouvelles Méthodes d'Attaque00:25:33 : Gestion des Risques de Sécurité00:29:26 : Optimisation de l'Effort de Sécurité00:36:08 : L'utilisation des LLM00:43:52 : SAST et Prompt Injection00:49:45 : Recommandations de Lecture00:50:11 : Conclusion et Remerciements Liens évoqués pendant l'émission Designing Data Intensive ApplicationsRelease It! **Restez compliant !** Cet épisode est soutenu par Vanta, la plateforme de Trust Management qui aide les entreprises à automatiser leur sécurité et leur conformité. Avec Vanta, se mettre en conformité avec des standards comme SOC 2, ISO 27001 ou HIPAA devient plus rapide, plus simple, et surtout durable. Plus de 10 000 entreprises dans le monde utilisent déjà Vanta pour transformer leurs obligations de sécurité en véritable moteur de croissance.

⬥GUEST⬥Andrew Morgan, Chief Information Security Officer | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmorgancism/⬥HOST⬥Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥The cybersecurity community has long recognized an uncomfortable truth: the gap between well-resourced enterprises and underfunded organizations keeps widening. This divide isn't just about money; it's about survivability. When a small business, school, or healthcare provider is hit with a major breach, the likelihood of permanent closure is exponentially higher than for a large enterprise.As host of the Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast, I've seen this imbalance repeatedly — and the conversation with Andrew Morgan underscores why it persists and what can be done about it.The Problem: Structural ImbalanceLarge enterprises operate with defined budgets, mature governance, and integrated security operations centers. They can afford redundancy, talent, and tooling. Meanwhile, small and mid-sized organizations are often left with fragmented controls, minimal staff, and reliance on external vendors or managed providers.The result is a “have and have not” world. The “haves” can detect, contain, and recover. The “have nots” often cannot. When they are compromised, the impact isn't just reputational — it can mean financial collapse or service disruption that directly affects communities.The Hidden Costs of ComplexityEven when smaller organizations invest in technology, they often fall into the trap of overtooling without strategy. Multiple, overlapping systems create noise, false confidence, and operational fatigue. Morgan describes this as a symptom of viewing cybersecurity as a subset of IT rather than as a business enabler.Simplification is key. A rationalized platform approach — even if not best-of-breed — can deliver better visibility and sustainability than a patchwork of disconnected tools. The goal should not be perfection; it should be proportionate protection aligned with business risk.The Solution: Culture, Collaboration, and ContinuityCyber resilience starts with people and culture. As Morgan puts it, programs must be driven by culture, informed by risk, and delivered through people, process, and technology. Security can't succeed in isolation from the organization's purpose or its people.The Australian CISO Tribe provides a real-world model for collaboration. Its members share threat intelligence, peer validation, and practical experiences — a living example of collective defense in action. Whether formalized or ad-hoc, these networks give security leaders context, community, and shared strength.Getting Back to BasicsPractical resilience isn't glamorous. It's about getting the basics right — consistent patching, logging, phishing-resistant authentication, verified backups, and tested recovery plans. It's about ensuring that, if everything fails, you can still get back up.When security becomes a business-as-usual practice rather than a project, organizations begin to move from reactive defense to proactive resilience.The TakeawayBridging the cybersecurity divide doesn't require endless budgets. It requires prioritization, simplification, and partnership. The “have nots” may never mirror enterprise scale, but they can adopt enterprise discipline — and that can make all the difference between temporary disruption and permanent failure.⬥RESOURCES⬥Inspiring Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewmorgancism_last-night-i-was-fortunate-enough-to-spend-activity-7383972144507994112-V3Zr/⬥ADDITIONAL INFORMATION⬥✨ More Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast: 

After conducting more than 75 audits on multi-seven-figure companies, Jessica Marx and Brooke Dumas are revealing the common threads between businesses that scale — and those that stall. In this behind-the-scenes episode, you'll hear what actually happens when Tailored Premier dissects a business from the inside out, the patterns they see across industries, and the small shifts that produce massive growth.You'll learn: • The two biggest bottlenecks keeping founders stuck at the multi-seven-figure level. • Why simplifying your business model almost always increases revenue. • How innovation and mindset determine whether a company continues to scale. • What every audit reveals about offer structure, pricing, and team design. • How to prepare your company for an audit (and what data to track now). • The small operational shifts that unlock seven-figure growth without more work.Mini-timeline 00:01–03:11 What founders look like when they come in for an audit 03:11–05:30 Why most growing businesses become overly founder-centric 05:30–07:24 The two biggest factors every successful business has in common 07:24–09:33 Simplification vs. innovation — and why you need both 10:27–12:28 The importance of founder mindset and adaptability 13:26–15:42 What audits reveal about truth vs. perception in the online space 17:25–19:39 How to know when you're ready for an audit 21:18–23:13 The part of the audit that excites Jessica the most 24:50–26:55 How Tailored Premier fast-tracks client results after an auditResourcesDownload the 2026 Business Planner or at millionsweremade.comListen to Episode #58 on Designing Incentive Comp That Actually ScalesListen to Episode #53 on Increase Your Profit Margins Without Raising PricesFollow @millionsweremade on Instagram for frameworks + strategy tipsConnect with Jessica:Instagram: @millionsweremade | @thejessicamarxWork with Jessica: Tailored PremierWebsite: Millions Were Made

⬥GUEST⬥Andrew Morgan, Chief Information Security Officer | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmorgancism/⬥HOST⬥Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥The cybersecurity community has long recognized an uncomfortable truth: the gap between well-resourced enterprises and underfunded organizations keeps widening. This divide isn't just about money; it's about survivability. When a small business, school, or healthcare provider is hit with a major breach, the likelihood of permanent closure is exponentially higher than for a large enterprise.As host of the Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast, I've seen this imbalance repeatedly — and the conversation with Andrew Morgan underscores why it persists and what can be done about it.The Problem: Structural ImbalanceLarge enterprises operate with defined budgets, mature governance, and integrated security operations centers. They can afford redundancy, talent, and tooling. Meanwhile, small and mid-sized organizations are often left with fragmented controls, minimal staff, and reliance on external vendors or managed providers.The result is a “have and have not” world. The “haves” can detect, contain, and recover. The “have nots” often cannot. When they are compromised, the impact isn't just reputational — it can mean financial collapse or service disruption that directly affects communities.The Hidden Costs of ComplexityEven when smaller organizations invest in technology, they often fall into the trap of overtooling without strategy. Multiple, overlapping systems create noise, false confidence, and operational fatigue. Morgan describes this as a symptom of viewing cybersecurity as a subset of IT rather than as a business enabler.Simplification is key. A rationalized platform approach — even if not best-of-breed — can deliver better visibility and sustainability than a patchwork of disconnected tools. The goal should not be perfection; it should be proportionate protection aligned with business risk.The Solution: Culture, Collaboration, and ContinuityCyber resilience starts with people and culture. As Morgan puts it, programs must be driven by culture, informed by risk, and delivered through people, process, and technology. Security can't succeed in isolation from the organization's purpose or its people.The Australian CISO Tribe provides a real-world model for collaboration. Its members share threat intelligence, peer validation, and practical experiences — a living example of collective defense in action. Whether formalized or ad-hoc, these networks give security leaders context, community, and shared strength.Getting Back to BasicsPractical resilience isn't glamorous. It's about getting the basics right — consistent patching, logging, phishing-resistant authentication, verified backups, and tested recovery plans. It's about ensuring that, if everything fails, you can still get back up.When security becomes a business-as-usual practice rather than a project, organizations begin to move from reactive defense to proactive resilience.The TakeawayBridging the cybersecurity divide doesn't require endless budgets. It requires prioritization, simplification, and partnership. The “have nots” may never mirror enterprise scale, but they can adopt enterprise discipline — and that can make all the difference between temporary disruption and permanent failure.⬥RESOURCES⬥Inspiring Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewmorgancism_last-night-i-was-fortunate-enough-to-spend-activity-7383972144507994112-V3Zr/⬥ADDITIONAL INFORMATION⬥✨ More Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast: 

This month The Management Brief will explore prominent lean theories that have been guiding organizations in their lean transformations. This week, Josh Howell, LEI President, and Mark Reich, LEI Chief Engineer Strategy, are joined by Dr. Steven Spear, renown lean expert and senior lecturer at MIT.   Steven is co-author of Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification,1 which examines how some companies over the last 150 years have led markets by solving their most important problems better, faster, and easier than the competition. The trio discuss Steven's work and his 30-plus years of lean learnings.  Steven recalls his start at the Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC), when Mark was one of his mentors and sensei along with the Hajime Obha. He was thrust into all things lean and trying to grasp the Toyota Production System (TPS), without much clear instruction of principles and tools, instead just guidance to go and see and find things that were broken. “What I realized was going on is that they were teaching me to look for broken things, and the reason why they weren't telling me how is they wanted to first see what was broken in my approach,” says Steven. “So there was this layer of see a problem, solve a problem. That becomes sort of a mantra in my work about how we organize our behavior, how we architect our processes, how we architect our processes so that we can immediately see where we're wrong and use that as an immediate trigger to swarm onto the situation, figure out why it's wrong, and how to make it right.”  Steven grasped that TPS is a system built around the ability to see problems and respond to them quickly. “It's a simple thing to say, but the hard work is to keep pushing and pushing and pushing so you can see problems in greater detail, with greater accuracy, at smaller scale, sooner before they have a chance to become big problems. And everything else I think I've done since that moment ... has been elaboration on those points.”  The trio go on to discuss:  Steven's immersion in Toyota led to the groundbreaking article, “Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System,”2 which puts forward rules for how to design systems that establish standards, capture understanding, enable individuals to see when things go wrong, and then fix the problems they find.   High-Velocity Edge,3 Steven's first book, was built on the insights that the way for companies to compete is on solving increasingly more problems at greater depth and breadth and faster (velocity). He eventually wrote Wiring the Winning Organization, which states more explicitly that “winner's win because they're just much better at seeing and solving problems than anybody else.”  Steven describes three layers behind the slowification, simplification, and amplification framework: 1) compete on ability to see and solve problems, 2) understand the instrumentation and ingenuity through which individuals work, and 3) architect the social circuitry in all processes, procedures, and routines by which the work of individuals is integrated into collective action toward common purpose.  A problem-solving danger zone for companies is when iteration and experimentation are inhibited. To get into a winning zone requires slowification (committed time and space to solve problems), simplification (simplify problems at the operating level rather than moving them up and down silos), and amplification (see problems earlier and more often when they are small).  Leaders need to liberate people's ingenuity rather than maximize efficiency, according to Steven. “There's too much in society where leaders think their job is to somehow collect data, do analysis, and then tell other people what to do.” While a fan of AI, Steven fears that leaders who are predisposed to data collection, analytics, and command and control management will turn AI into “an unholy devil for the rest of us” and dismiss creativity, dismiss ingenuity, and commitment to mission.  Steven and his co-author Gene Kim have tried to harmonize problem-solving ideas across different communities of thought. “We've all had the experience where someone says, ‘This must be a lean problem vs. a Six Sigma problem vs. a DevOps problem vs. an agile problem.' Folks, it's a people problem. That's it. It's people who are in a relationship and either relationships aren't working because they can't see problems, they can't solve problems, or they can't systematize what they learned. And so we thought we were doing some kind of service here to simplify the language so people could speak and collaborate across domains.” Optimism about organizations' abilities to transform: “Outside in a personal life, [people are] striving so hard to be valued by others. This is not in sort of any kind narcissistic, weak way. It's just this is what people try to do. This gets back to like our creative origins in that we want to do things useful and valuable to others. And then we bring them into the workplace, and we tell them none of that: we're going to be demeaning of you, of your potential, your opportunity, your chance for appreciation. So all we're saying is, what we've naturally been created or evolved to do, just extend that into the workplace. Mark, that's my source of optimism because when you start having conversations with people that way and get them to talk about all the joy they have as coach of this, as head of that, as volunteer here, it's like, don't leave that at the door. Bring it in. And people, when you say, ‘Oh, that's what you want me to do, yeah,' they're happy to do that.” 

Imagine a spherical cow… That's an old physics joke about how perfect mathematical models often don't fit with reality. You have to simplify and abstract things. People wrongly imagine that the universe is built out of maths and think that natural phenomena follow the laws of physics in an elegant way… this is not quite true, mathematical models and physical laws are abstractions and simplified models that sort of match with reality but never completely because the macro scale reality we experience is ultimately the result of what happens on the quantum level and the relationship between those two is very hard to figure out. We HAVE to simplify concepts in order to communicate about them, the trouble is that this leads to errors and stupid ideas because people base their reasoning on those simplified versions of concepts. You get a lot of dumb ideas that are based on a kernel of truth but aren't really true and become more false the more you try and use them in the real world, like: you get tetanus from rust, heat rises, you can get a cold from going to bed with wet hair or standing in the rain, gender is simply male or female, comics and cartoons are just for kids etc. This has always interested me because we have a lot of idiotic ideas that are common in culture and I've always wondered where they come from and why they hang around- it's not because people are stupid, it's because communication requires us to shorten things down. The trouble comes when we don't allow for that and just take those simple versions as if that's all there is to it. Like people who get tetanus vaccinations whenever they get scratched with something rusty for example- Tetanus is horrible and can kill you but rust doesn't cause it; rather it's a bacteria that lives in soil, usually around animal dung, so places like farms. The reason people think rust is a source is because rusty nails that have been in the ground on a farm will cut you and will most likely give you tetanus, but so will a stick, a bit of bone, or even a cut caused by ANYTHING at all that you happen to get dirt in. You will probably never get tetanus from scratch from anything rusty in an old workshop, on the road, at the beach and so on. Most people's ideas about evolution are wrong: it's not about "survival of the fittest" or simple things to complex things or about progress towards a goal or perfection, there's no such thing a "the next strep in evolution" or something that is "more evolved" than something else. Evolution is the process of change over time driven by circumstance- that is a simplified explanation but more accurate than some others. Changes that work better in certain situations can hang around and influence further change. They're not part of a positive progression, in fact they can lead to extinction for many reasons. In the Quackcast we try and take this topic back to fiction, covering ideas like "cartoons are just for kids". This idea probably stems from the success of Disney and how strongly that was tied to cartons, comics and children's entertainment with Micky Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White etc. Cartoons and comics were never just for kids in any period, there have always been comics addressing adult concepts like political commentary, eroticism, propaganda, military training and proper weapons usage, and just general adult humour. A survey or anything from Warner Bothers Loony Tunes from the 40s and 50s clearly shows that. The trouble comes when unthinking people let kids have access to any cartoon or comic without supervision or oversight. Or when they try and make rules about comics and cartoons based on the idea that they're "just for kids". Have you been the victim of poor reasoning because someone based their ideas on simplified concepts? Or do you believe them yourself? This week we have a best-off Gunwallace and this time it's the theme to the music we use for our intro - Thrud Goddess Of Thunder - Big fat beats and an epic sound! This one really brings the thunder! It'd be great as the intro tune to a professional wrestling match. It builds anticipation perfectly and really slams home and delivers on its promises. Epic sounds! Originally from Quackcast 627, 21st of March 2023 Topics and shownotes Links Featured comic: Over the Asphodels - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2025/oct/28/featured-comic-over-the-asphodels/ Featured music: Thrud Goddess Of Thunder - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/THRUD_Goddess_Of_Thunder/ - by takoyama, rated T. 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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The EU continues to rollback hard won rights and protections around trade, work practices and environmental regulations all in the name of simplification and competitiveness. Now the previously maligned “free-trade” Mercosur is back on the agenda, consequences be damned. Joining me to discuss this and more is MEP Lynn Boylan, who is organising an event on Nov 6th around Trade Justice. More info here:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/never-wast The Collison Fact Check podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-142411212

In this episode of Builders Wanted, we're joined by Anne Marie O'Keefe, Chief Operating Officer of Inc. and Fast Company. Anne Marie discusses her approach to fostering creativity and operational excellence in a rapidly changing media landscape.  The conversation covers the balancing act between legacy and innovation, simplifying systems for better efficiency, and the critical role of listening to customers.-------------------Key Takeaways:Media brands should focus on constantly evolving products, touchpoints, and strategies rather than chasing industry trends or competitors.Reducing complexity in workflows and technology enables organizations to adapt faster and deliver more value.Effective leadership requires adapting management styles to different teams, celebrating small wins, and empowering people to do their best work.-------------------“ Simplification is transformative. I think a lot of times we read these amazing stories in Fast Company about innovators and we think, Oh, they took this really complicated problem and they solved it. And that leads us to believe that we need a lot of complexity in what we do. Stripping that complexity away really lets the team be creative and innovative where it matters most, where they can build something that has impact for the audience.” – Anne Marie O'Keefe-------------------Episode Timestamps:‍*(01:59) - What Anne Marie builds at Inc. and Fast Company ‍*(07:28) - Simplifying operations and driving innovation‍*(21:42) - Balancing editorial integrity and business growth‍*(34:21) - Quick hits-------------------Links:Connect with Anne Marie on LinkedInConnect with Kailey on LinkedInLearn more about Caspian Studios-------------------SponsorBuilders Wanted is brought to you by Twilio – the Customer Engagement Platform that helps builders turn real-time data into meaningful customer experiences. More than 320,000 businesses trust Twilio to transform signals into connections—and connections into revenue. Ready to build what's next? Learn more at twilio.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk and more on whether the Falcons should bring in an outside person to serve as an offensive consultant to assist Zac Robinson with improving the production from the offense. As they discuss, they take more calls from listeners and share thoughts on whether or not the Falcons need to simplify their offense any more than they have been.

We discuss the European Council meeting and what’s on the agenda for today’s high-profile talks. Plus: Ramaphosa’s Asia tour, Germany takes on AI, the soft power of football and food news from Tokyo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Demystify Duo sits down for a conversation about the hidden variable that decides how successful someone's ideas will be. Normally, you hear that intelligence, the “g-factor” that Richard Haier and other intelligence reasearchers point to, is the decisive factor for worldly success. And while that might be true in some purely quantitative sense that's measured in terms of salary or stock options or whatever, that seems to not be the most important thing for being able to see the world accurately. We spend the conversation trying to define what that hidden variable is, and why it's so important to cultivate, and how weird it is that no one seems to realize it's there. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-showHOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album!Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-hereStreaming:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-here00:00 Go! Scientific Rationality vs. Pseudosc!ence 00:01:00 Anxiety in Teaching New Perspectives 00:03:00 The Demarcation Problem 00:06:00 The Evolution of Rational Inquiry 00:09:00 The Limits of Mathematical Rigor 00:12:00 The Acceptance of Mystical Thinking in Physics 00:15:00 The Dilemma of Measurement in Quantum Physics 00:18:00 Disparity Between Ideals and Practices 00:21:00 The Role of Theories in Understanding 00:21:30 Theories of Continental Formation and Consensus 00:23:09 The Value of Expertise vs. Radical Ideas 00:25:51 Expertise and Obsession in Fields of Study 00:28:31 The Nature of Radical Claims 00:32:51 Models and Simplification 00:37:54 Overlap of Science and Supernaturalism 00:43:01 Positivism and Rational Inquiry 00:46:00 Physics as Storytelling 00:49:39 Intelligence and Great Ideas 00:54:50 Discernment vs. Intelligence#philosophy , #quantummechanics , #quantumphysics , #cosmos, #intellectual , #logicpuzzles , #reasoningtricks , #perspective, #enlightenment, #curiosity #philosophypodcast , #physicsfun, #longformpodcastMERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaDSUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rssMAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

In this episode Harriet and Grahame meet Bill Dodwell, the ex-Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification, and now non-executive for HMRC. They discuss the OTS, its successes and failures, and whether it has left a legacy in the way UK government thinks about tax. Then they move on to discuss the future of tax legislation and administration.

This week's blogpost - https://bahnsen.co/48suqVy Navigating Financial Strategies: Running Your Race, Taking Inventory, and Understanding Liquidity In this episode of the Thoughts and Money Podcast (TOM), host Trevor Cummings discusses three timeless pieces of financial advice: 'Run Your Race,' 'Take Inventory,' and the 'Unappreciated Value of Liquidity.' Trevor shares his insights on focusing on individual financial goals, regularly reviewing and consolidating financial assets, and maintaining sufficient liquidity to manage unexpected financial needs. The discussion also highlights the importance of sticking with a chosen investment strategy, avoiding the pitfalls of chasing returns, and the balance between liquidity and opportunity cost. Listeners are encouraged to continuously update and simplify their financial plans to ensure alignment with their goals and readiness for unforeseen circumstances. 00:00 Welcome to the Thoughts and Money Podcast 00:36 Three Unrelated Pieces of Advice 01:22 Run Your Race: Focus on Your Goals 01:59 The AI Bubble and Investment Strategies 06:03 The Importance of Sticking to Your Strategy 15:31 Taking Inventory: Understanding Your Assets 18:06 Taking Inventory: The Foundation of Financial Planning 19:06 Reconciling Accounts and Ensuring Alignment 19:59 The Importance of Simplification and Efficiency 20:48 Real-Life Examples of Financial Inventory 23:24 Understanding Liquidity and Access to Funds 31:04 Balancing Redundancy and Risk Management 34:04 Concluding Thoughts and Practical Advice Links mentioned in this episode: http://thoughtsonmoney.com http://thebahnsengroup.com

In this episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon discusses the evolution and future of coaching on the Purple Patch Podcast. He emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach, integrating performance with life demands, and proactive coaching that anticipates challenges. Dixon highlights the need for mutual investment, collaboration, and simplification in coaching. He warns against the "magic method" and "will it work for me" traps, advocating for individualized training plans. Dixon also stresses the role of technology, particularly AI, as an assistant rather than a replacement for human coaching. The podcast is based on feedback from athletes, with high satisfaction scores and a focus on continuous improvement. If you have any questions about the Purple Patch program, feel free to reach out at info@purplepatchfitness.com.   Purple Patch and Episode Resources Check out our world-class coaching and training options: Book a complementary needs assessment coaching call: https://calendly.com/coaches-purplepatch/offseason-assessment-call Tri Squad: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/squad 1:1 Coaching: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/11-coached Run Squad: https://www.purplepatchfitness/com/run-squad Strength Squad: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/strength-1 Live & On-Demand Bike Sessions: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/bike  Explore our training options in detail: https://bit.ly/3XBo1Pi  Live in San Francisco? Explore the Purple Patch Performance Center: https://center.purplepatchfitness.com  Everything you need to know about our methodology: https://www.purplepatchfitness.com/our-methodology Amplify your approach to nutrition with Purple Patch + Fuelin https://www.fuelin.com/purplepatch Get access to our free training resources, insight-packed newsletter and more at purplepatchfitness.com  

My First Million Key Takeaways  The Eric Ryan Entrepreneurial Playbook: Find categories drowning in a sea of sameness, spot the macro trend incumbents are missing, then build the solution in that gap.Relentlessly look for a cultural shift that a category has missed: The future is here, it is just not evenly distributed If a category appears to take itself too seriously, then it is probably hiding something, and likely an opportunity to take advantage of in that space The goal is to create an object of desire; take something that people have to buy and turn it into something that people want to buy The entrepreneurial sweet spot lives at the intersection of familiarity and novelty; finding these intersections is the art formThe Power of Consumer Auditions: When you sit down with buyers, instead of trying to prove yourself, try to improve yourself and invite their feedback into your creative process When building off a successful product, change one thing at a time – throw consumers one egg and they'll catch it; throw three and they'll drop them allThe Art of Simplification is the biggest hack in entrepreneurship: The best entrepreneurs take complex ideas and simplify them down; this makes it easy for the consumer to understand and for the team to execute against    If what you are working on is giving you energy back, then you are probably working on the right thing Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWant the guide to spot $100M+ Product Ideas? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/hre Episode 754: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) brainstorm $100M ideas with Eric Ryan ( https://x.com/ericthomasryan ). — Show Notes: (0:00) My $1B product playbook (3:32) Look for a sea of sameness (9:31) Trend trips (15:27) Remix opposing ideas (22:46) Case Study: Olly (32:14) The State of Make (37:54) IDEA: A better Metamucil (44:34) IDEA: The SoulCycle of diners (55:57) IDEA: White label chicken (1:03:28) Holy Grail of Naming (1:06:23) IDEA: Gourmet Babybels (1:10:28) IDEA: fun shaped cheese (1:14:26) Commit and then figure ou — Links: • Method - https://methodhome.com/ • Olly - https://www.olly.com/ • Welly - https://www.getwelly.com/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam's List - http://samslist.co/ My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

In this episode of Bicycle Retail Radio, we sit down with Chad Smith, Vice President of HLC US, and Patrick McGinnis, CEO of HLC, one of the bike industry's leading distributors.We explore how HLC is evolving in a rapidly changing market, from inventory strategies to simplification to data-driven partnerships, and how keeping retailers at the center of their mission informs these decisions. With a focus on wins, lessons, and opportunities, this conversation delivers practical takeaways for every shop looking to thrive in challenging times.Support the show

David Boice is the CEO and co-founder of Team Velocity, a leading marketing technology provider serving the automotive industry. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. A bloated, siloed tech stack creates inefficiencies, data silos, and inconsistent customer experiences that cost you sales. 2. Simplification through a unified platform cuts costs, boosts performance, and improves SEO. 3. Integration should be a non-negotiable. Open APIs and seamless connectivity future-proof your business. Check out David's website and learn about his fully integrated customer experience platform for the automotive industry - Team Velocity Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. Thrivetime Show - Attend the world's highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and featuring Football Star and Entrepreneur, Tim Tebow and President Trump's Son Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire.

Ce lundi 22 septembre, la mission "État efficace" mise en place par Sébastien Lecornu été abordée par Léonidas Kalogeropoulos, PDG de Médiation & Arguments, Ludovic Sesautez, directeur délégué de la rédaction de La Tribune, et Xavier Jaravel, président délégué du Conseil d'Analyse Économique, dans l'émission Les Experts, présentée par Raphaël Legendre sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au vendredi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Aujourd'hui, Joëlle Dago-Serry, Jérôme Marty et Jean-Loup Bonnamy débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

In this episode, Zach Davis discusses the challenges coaches face at the beginning of the football season, emphasizing the importance of making adjustments, simplifying strategies, and maintaining consistency regardless of the team's performance. He shares insights on how to navigate early season struggles, the significance of focusing on fundamentals, and the need for accountability in coaching. Zach encourages coaches to trust their instincts and embrace the journey of coaching, highlighting the impact they have on their players and communities. 00:00 Introduction to the Season's Challenges 02:21 Navigating Early Season Struggles 07:19 The Importance of Simplification and Fundamentals 10:41 Staying Consistent Amidst Success and Failure 14:23 Embracing the Coaching Journey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if success doesn't look like managing a huge team or scaling to seven figures?In this episode, Allison sits down with copywriter and Cheeky Copy founder Laura Kendrick to pull back the curtain on building a business that's both wildly effective and intentionally small.Laura shares how she ditched the hustle, redefined success, and created a choose-your-own-adventure client experience that converts without chaos. If you've been craving simplicity without sacrificing sales, this episode will show you how to make it work your way.TAKEAWAYS:Laura redefined success from “just surviving” in the early days to now running a cozy, high-converting micro business that fits her life—without the pressure to scale big.Simplification became her theme: fewer offers, clearer messaging, and flexible containers (like her VIP days) that meet clients where they are.By focusing on her zone of genius—voice-driven copy and strategy—Laura creates trust-building offers that convert faster, especially in today's "trust recession."Marketing doesn't have to be complicated; when your backend is streamlined, selling becomes more about conversations and less about endless funnels.Knowing your ideal client and aligning every offer to serve them shortens the path to “yes”—and gives you the clarity to say “no” to everything else.RESOURCES:Check out the blog post that accompanies this episode for additional resourcesHang out with Laura over on InstagramVisit Laura on LinkedInTurn months of overwhelm into one day of DONE. I've got 3 spots left for my Beta Email Funnel VIP Day — you'll get a full nurture + pitch sequence done in one day. Grab your spot here.CONNECT WITH ALLISON: Follow Allison on Instagram DID YOU HAVE AN 'AH-HA MOMENT' WHILE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE?If you found value and are ready to take action from listening to this episode, head to Apple Podcasts and help us reach new audiences by giving the podcast a rating and a review. This helps us to reach more online coaches who are creating a thriving 6-figure business. Music courtesy of www.bensound.com

Au Sénégal, les autorités allègent les conditions d'indemnisation des victimes des troubles politiques de ces dernières années. Engagées depuis plusieurs mois, ces indemnisations concernent notamment les familles des personnes tuées lors de ces émeutes. Plusieurs d'entre elles n'ont toujours pas reçu d'assistance. Selon le gouvernement sénégalais, les familles de 74 personnes décédées lors des manifestations politiques entre 2021 et 2024 sont concernées par cette mesure.

Learn how a unified Zoho platform and centralized data reduce app sprawl, speed decisions, and improve customer experience. The discussion provides a practical playbook for leaders seeking fewer apps, stronger data integrity, and clear ROI.#Zoho #CXOTalk #TechLeadership #DataAnalytics #DigitalTransformation 

In this final episode of the Literally First Class podcast, host Keri Ford reflects on her journey, the evolution of the podcast, and the challenges faced in production. She shares her decision to pause the podcast, citing personal struggles and the need for simplification. Keri emphasizes the importance of community and announces a shift towards the Founders Roundtable, a new initiative aimed at fostering authentic conversations among female founders. This episode serves as a heartfelt farewell while highlighting the growth and changes in Keri's life and work.   Takeaways: This is the last episode of Literally First Class. The podcast started as a personal exploration. Keri reflects on the freedom of open conversation. Production challenges led to a decision to pause. Keri feels the podcast has reached its completion. Simplification is necessary for personal growth. The importance of community is emphasized. Founders Roundtable will continue the mission. Keri shares her personal struggles over the past years. It's not goodbye forever, but a pause for now.   Episode Resources: Book your free 15-minute Somatic Strategy Call with Jalena (no sales pitch, just a free nervous system audit)! Explore Keri's programs such as Power Hour sessions, VIP Days, and Private Mentorship. Subscribe to The Newsletter and VIP e-mail list for advanced insights, strategies, and exclusive resources to drive growth, inspire peak performance, and elevate your impact. Step into Keri's FREE Somatic Success® community on Facebook and connect with like-minded individuals on your journey to success! The Champagne Club™ just leveled up. Introducing our brand new site with updated details, 2026 dates, and everything you need to experience the most iconic rooms in business, networking, and leadership refinement   Get in the Millionaire Mental Health Network – Fast, powerful 90-minute monthly nervous system resets to keep your mind sharp, calm, and ready to lead.   Connect with Keri: Follow Keri on Instagram: @iamkeriford Connect on LinkedIn  Subscribe to YouTube  Keep up with Keri on Pinterest

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Modern techno-industrial civilization is running up against the law of diminishing returns - and societal collapse is inevitable. B, author of The Honest Sorcerer blog, reveals why our civilizational complexity carries the seeds of its own destruction. Highlights include: What led B (who also shares his reasons for remaining anonymous) from believing modern civilization would persist for centuries to recognizing collapse as inevitable; Why diminishing returns on energy, materials, and innovation are central to the collapse of complex societies; Why societal collapse is a long process taking place over decades or centuries rather than a single event, unfolding as a stair-step decline with sharp drops in complexity followed by brief recoveries and stabilizations; Why declining fertility rates should be embraced as a natural adjustment to overpopulation, rather than a cause for elite-driven panic; Why collapse will be liberating for some, devastating for most, and why adaptation to a simpler life will favor poorer communities that already know how to live simply; How and when to strategically leverage large-scale political change, and the role writers, thinkers, and local action can play in helping people face collapse more calmly . See episode website for show notes, links, and transcript:  https://www.populationbalance.org/podcast/the-honest-sorcerer   OVERSHOOT | Shrink Toward Abundance OVERSHOOT tackles today's interlocked social and ecological crises driven by humanity's excessive population and consumption. The podcast explores needed narrative, behavioral, and system shifts for recreating human life in balance with all life on Earth. With expert guests from wide-ranging disciplines, we examine the forces underlying overshoot: from patriarchal pronatalism that is fueling overpopulation, to growth-biased economic systems that lead to consumerism and social injustice, to the dominant worldview of human supremacy that subjugates animals and nature. Our vision of shrinking toward abundance inspires us to seek pathways of transformation that go beyond technological fixes toward a new humanity that honors our interconnectedness with all beings.  Hosted by Nandita Bajaj and Alan Ware. Brought to you by Population Balance. Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://www.populationbalance.org/subscribe Support our work with a one-time or monthly donation: https://www.populationbalance.org/donate Learn more at https://www.populationbalance.org Copyright 2025 Population Balance

This week's guests are Dr. Lucas Chesla and Kirk Nicholas. Luke and Kirk shared how continuous improvement is used in the military, the book they wrote together, their thoughts on AI, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quotes Luke and Kirk like (3:55) Kirk's background (5:16) Luke's background (10:04) The inspiration for the book (14:34) About their enterprise model (21:35) All about the five pillars (26:41) Their thoughts on ChatGPT (30:49) How they respond to pressures for results (35:29) How they met (42:55) Luke and Kirk's final words of wisdom (43:57) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Luke on LinkedIn Kirk on LinkedIn Value Added 616 Revolutionize Work on Amazon Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here. What Do You Think? Which of the five pillars resonates with you the most?