Dawna Jones

Inspirational Insights Podcast - Insight To Action

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We are living in exciting times, but also challenging ones. The world has become more complex and so have our lives. There is a need for new ways of thinking that can help us navigate this complexity and make sense of the future. The Inspirational Insights podcast (Insight to Action) brings you different perspectives on how we can make sense of our complex world, find solutions for leadership challenges while creating a better future for everyone. Adversity is an opportunity to be better at being human in connection to nature and to an inspiring purpose. Inspirational Insights is an enlighteni...

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Dawna Jones

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The Business Value of Joy with Rich Sheridan 26.11.2016 38:59

Rich Sheridan hated work. He was one of those guys who took the long way to work, found a way to beam out during the day and was one of the top recognized performers. Seventeen years ago he realized he couldn’t keep working that way so along with a few partners he founded Menlo Innovations and created the workplace he wanted to work at. Today, as companies realize their workplace culture is a stra...

Neurodiversity on Teams with CEO Carol Simpson 18.11.2016 31:10

You hear a lot about autism today. Seen through a pathological lens, autism is a brain disorder. Seen as a specialized form of intelligence, it is a huge pool of untapped talent for companies seeking talent particularly in the IT sector. SAP, Microsoft have launched programs to fill all kinds of roles including software testing, data analysis, quality assurance to IT project management, graphic de...

Creating Freedom to Contribute with Matt Perez 12.11.2016 42:27

Nearsoft is a software development company with a distinct advantage in attracting and retaining talented developers. In 2007 it all started with 8 staff that is now 240 and growing world-wide. Co-founder Matt Perez is viewed as a pioneer in workplace innovation by my colleague Doug Kirkpatrick and in this interview you'll find out why. We talk about: How the company began - the inspiration for s...

Why Do Companies That Mimic Life Perform Better Financially? with Jay Bragdon 04.11.2016 47:47

Companies that mimic life are an emerging genre that operate on radically different principles than traditionally managed companies. The leading exemplars share four distinctive advantages over traditionally managed firms. They are: More adaptive More profitable, More sustainable, Longer lived. As clear profit leaders in their global industries, all receive top grades for sustainability and ethica...

How Disruptive Will Blockchain Be to Financial Services? Michael Mainelli 27.10.2016 36:21

When you swipe your card at your local coffee shop it takes 3-5 business days for the transaction to take place. Will blockchain change that? Blockchain tech refers to mutually distributed ledgers that underpins cryto-currencies like Bitcoin. Michael Mainelli started designing shared distributed ledgers 20 years ago . He’s a leading thinker in fintech and Emeritus Professor of Commerce at Gresham...

What does a futurist really do? With Liz Alexander 21.10.2016 37:08

Liz Alexander is a futurist with a mission to help people be in charge of change through realizing their potential. Similarly companies gain the edge when they become future smart rather than feeling like victims of changing market conditions or circumstances outside of their control. Liz and Dawna talk about how you can prepare for the future when nothing is predictable and everything is complex....

What is Reality? with Dr. Ervin Laszlo 14.10.2016 48:16

Dr. Ervin Laszlo and Dawna talk about the evolution of human consciousness and business. Humanity has arrived at what science terms a bifurcation- a radical change in the trajectory of a system. Linear evolution is at a transition point: collapse or transform into a holistic view consistent with the laws of complex systems. They discuss: Supercoherence: the state where personal coherence internall...