92,000 Hours

9 episodes, 9 guests, and 9 incredible conversations later... the Changemakers season has ended.   The team behind Connection Collaborative and "92,000 Hours" sat down to reflect on our observations, musings, and insights from the season. If you were ever curious to know about the folks "behind the scenes," this conversation is for you!   All in all, it's been a great season. Thank you to our incr...

Our last guest of our Changemakers season is Dr. Dale Whittaker. Dale is a Senior Program Officer in Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he is focused on making more degrees possible for more people with greater equity.  Dale sits down with Annalisa to reflect on the role that intention has played both in his personal and professional life. The conversation will...

Welcome back to "92,00 Hours!" On this episode of our Changemakers Season, we're featuring the delightful wisdom of Dr. Sarah DeMark. Sarah is the Vice Provost, Workforce Intelligence & Credential Integrity at Western Governors University, where she is making learning more accessible. Sarah implores us to investigate the attitude and mindset that we are bringing to our lives, both personal and...

How often are you actively engaged with your work? How often are you truly paying attention to the world around you? Welcome back to another episode of "92,000 Hours!" We're continuing our mission of finding purpose and meaning into our working lives.  This week, we're sitting down with Shawn Teigen to discuss engagement.  Shawn is a public policy leader in Utah, with over twenties years of servic...

How can we treat each other with more dignity? How do we approach dignity in the workplace versus our personal lives?   We're halfway through our fifth season of 92,000 Hours! This episode, we're sitting down with our Changemaker, Caitlyn Brazill, to talk about dignity. Caitlyn is the Chief Development Officer at Per Scholas, an organization that advances economic equity by helping individuals and...

On this season of "92,000 Hours", we'll be featuring our "Changemakers," people who are working in the nonprofit and fundraising industries to advance change for the good of all.    This week, Gary Daynes joins us for another episode to talk about devotion. Gary is a seasoned higher education professional, a principal consultant of Back Porch Consultant, and a longtime friend of Annalisa's. You wo...

This season, we'll be featuring our "Changemakers," people who are working in the nonprofit and fundraising industries to advance change for the good of all.    Join us for a conversation with Kyle Vander Meulen, Partner and Senior Director at AmPhil, about showing up with integrity inside and outside of the fundraising world.   Follow us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ConnectionCollaborative Instagr...

"92,000 Hours" is back! This season, we'll be featuring our "Changemakers," people who are working in the nonprofit and fundraising industries to advance change for the good of all.    This week, Annalisa sits down with Felecia Maxfield-Barrett, President and CEO of Utah Global Diplomacy. This heartfelt, honest, conversation digs into the ways that we can all inject subtle radicalism in our day-to...

"92,000 Hours" is back! This season, we'll be featuring our "Changemakers," people who are working in the nonprofit and fundraising industries to advance change for the good of all.    This week, we dive deep into all things connection with Mark Shreve, the Managing Director and Principal of Education Advisory Board.    Follow us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ConnectionCollaborative Instagram: @conn...

"92,000 Hours" is back! This season, we'll be featuring our "Changemakers," people who are working in the nonprofit and fundraising industries to advance change for the good of all.    Our season opens with a conversation with Jim Langley, the President of Langley Innovations, to speak about Trust. We dive deep into the importance of self-inquiry, vulnerability, and fostering trust in the fundrais...

This season on 92,000 Hours, we're featuring changemakers: people who are working in the nonprofit and fundraising industries to advance change for the good of all. The first episode of season 5 releases August 13.    Follow us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ConnectionCollaborative Instagram: @connectioncollaborative LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/20322318/ Host: Annalisa Holcombe; Editor...

We’ve done a lot of work – and accomplished a lot of growth – together on this season of 92,000 Hours. We learned what we value. We learned how to prioritize. We learned how to have the courage to walk a different path.   In this week’s episode, we call on you to say yes to the thoughts and behaviors that serve you in your life – and to leave behind what isn’t working for you. What do you say yes...

“I believe human connection is the most powerful engine in the universe.”   In the 1950’s, Edward Murrow asked listeners to reflect on and share their personal philosophies. It became a popular NPR series encouraging listeners to reflect on the core values that guide their lives. On this episode of 92,000 Hours, we begin winding down our season of workshops by asking our listeners to do the same....

At some point, we’ll all dream of doing something unexpected. It could be moving to a different city, choosing a different job, marrying someone that surprises your family, or choosing to get a divorce. But only some of us actually take the leap to do it. And in our experience, the greatest rewards are right on the other side of the path-less-traveled. In this episode of 92,000 Hours, we’ll break...

Find our Priorities Exercise at www.connectioncollaborative.com/blog/priorities   In this episode of 92,000 Hours, we’re discussing priorities. How do you view priorities? How have your priorities changed throughout your life? How do you want your life to be prioritized? ~ ~ ~ If you want to leave us a voicemail about your thoughts on this episode, you can reach us at 385-501-7333 or annalisa@conn...

Your core values are the foundation of who you are as a person. They are your guiding principles, influencing the way you make decisions, build relationships, and relate to the world. Understanding your values, and the way those values have been shaped throughout your life, is the key to tapping into your innermost potential. Dive in with Annalisa to uncover your deepest values and live a life ali...

We took some time off to tend to our grief.  But now, 92,000 Hours is back and we are ready to forge a new working world with you. We’re not here to tell you to lean into joy. We’re here to tell you to bring your full self to the table: the boardroom table, the dining table, any table where you find yourself. Bring your joy, bring your pain, bring your grief, bring your uncertainty – And in this s...

Welcome to season 4 of 92,000 Hours! This season, we’re focusing on putting everything we have learned from past episodes into practice in our own lives. Each week, we will dive into specific topics and ask you to reflect and take action. Get out your notebooks, because this season requires a lot of self reflection!  This week's topic is fear. In this episode, we talk about things we are afraid of...

Welcome to season 4 of 92,000 Hours! This season, we’re focusing on putting everything we have learned from past episodes into practice in our own lives. Each week, we will dive into specific topics and ask you to reflect and take action. Get out your notebooks, because this season requires a lot of self reflection!  This week's topic is identity. We all have identities that are given to us, ident...

Welcome to season 4 of 92,000 Hours! This season, we’re focusing on putting everything we have learned from past episodes into practice in our own lives. Each week, we will dive into specific topics and ask you to reflect and take action. Get out your notebooks, because this season requires a lot of self reflection!  This week's topic is vulnerability and courage. When was the last time you felt v...

Welcome to season 4 of 92,000 Hours! This season we are doing things differently. This season, we’re focusing on putting everything we have learned from past episodes into practice in our own lives. Each week, we will dive into specific topics and ask you to reflect and take action. Get out your notebooks, because this season requires a lot of self reflection!  This week's topic is trust. What doe...

Season 4 will look a bit different than past seasons. Tune in to our trailer to learn more. The first episode of season 4 releases March 15th.  Follow us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ConnectionCollaborative Instagram: @connectioncollaborative LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/20322318/ Host: Annalisa Holcombe; Editor: Breanna Steggell. 

Join us for our tradition to reflect on the past year and ring in a new one - a special episode on gratitude. Many of us had high expectations for 2021, however, it has been a  challenging year for most, bittersweet for a few, and absolutely devastating for far too many of us. In this episode, Annalisa speaks with a group of guests from seasons 2&3. We discuss what we are grateful for this year, o...

This week we are joined by Dr. Michael Bassis to talk about vision. We discuss vision in the workplace and at home. How do we focus on long term vision when the day-to-day tasks take up so much of our time? How can leaders successfully communicate their vision to their team? Is it possible to ensure our vision remains intact even after we leave our position or organization?  Michael Bassis is the...

This week we are joined by Natalie Murray to talk about culture. We discuss culture in the workplace and in society. We talk about the assumptions we make of others, how we handle emotions at work, and how culture affects our process for solving problems. Natalie also talks about how the pandemic, working via Zoom, and "the great resignation" have all affected our organizational culture.  Natalie...