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Self-paced tutorials and a library of e-books for basic elementary and high school subjects, college prep, civics education for citizenship preparation, and tutorials/practice for many standardized exams, such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language and licensing exams for many occupations.
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Swanee Hunt is the Former US Ambassador to Austria, a Harvard Lecturer, a Global Activist, and a Philanthropist. In her own words: "I have struggles and successes in common with hosts of people I’ll never meet. I transform disappointments into energy rather than encountering them again and again as obstacles along the way. Maybe you’ll recognize yourself… and avoid some mistakes I’ve made. Better yet, I hope you’ll savor more fully your...
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Kevin Eikenberry — a world-renowned remote leader — will teach you how to balance new technology with timeless leadership principles. In this session, you will learn: * The challenges leaders face by going remote * How the role of leadership is changing * The five keys to success every remote leader needs to know This talk is facilitated by Berrett-Koehler CEO and CFO David Marshall as part of the Leadership for a Changing World Summit produced...
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Grace Killelea cites the research and statistics from her bestselling book The Confidence Effect around women’s lack of professional advancement and what may be holding them back. She then moves beyond the data to focus on the steps that women can take to connect their competence to their confidence and build a strategy for their own success. With a humorous approach, Grace takes the audience through the high points of The Confidence Effect, including:...
85) Casablanca
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At the beginning of the dream, Nadine is handed a picture of herself playing the violin. Stanley, a man in clunky glasses who accompanies Nadine through her dream, demands a performance, and a chorus of suited men on the other side of a wall of windows stare at her expectantly. Throughout the dream, Stanley repeatedly nags Nadine about not cheating. Nadine finds herself in a kitchen, mixing flour and other ingredients in a bowl. She stops before dumping...
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Leadership takes courage — and now is the time to rewrite the rules to leave our workplaces and world better than we found them for the next generation. In this session from author Minda Harts, you will learn: * How to lean into courage in leadership and listening courageously * How to build stronger coalitions between white women and women of color * The specific inequities that women of color face in the workplace * The new opportunities and everyday...
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The most beloved brands and thriving businesses of our time will be led by women who bring 100% of themselves to work, including—and especially—their souls. In this session, globally recognized transformation expert Tara-Nicholle Nelson reveals a spiritual self-care practice to cultivate the self-expression and strategic truth-telling superpowers of a truly transformational leader. You’ll learn: * The beginner’s guide to the human soul * Why...
89) She the People
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She the People, a project of Democracy in Color, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is working to highlight the importance of women-of-color leadership to spark a national conversation and empower the multiracial New American Majority. In this talk, Democracy in Color President Aimee Allison teaches you how to: * Devise new strategies for building awareness and inciting action * Affirm, strengthen, and support alternative voices (particularly those...
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The best leaders know that they have to serve their people first. In this session, world-renowned servant leaders Drs. Ken and Margie Blanchard share their insights on: * The four-step approach to developing the mindset and skillset of servant leaders * Why we need to address ego * How to connect authentically with others * Developing the skills to meet people where they are * How to turn good intentions into daily habits This talk is facilitated...
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In this talk you'll learn key lessons from #BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, including: * What defines leadership and the skills needed to lead * What it means to be a Black leader and lead Black communities * What motivates people to take action * What to do under pressure or attack This talk is facilitated by author, activist, and strategist Rinku Sen as part of the Women's Leadership Online Summit produced by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
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Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, TO YOU, THE BIRDIE! (Phèdre) is The Wooster Group's **OBIE**-winning production of Paul Schmidt's version of Racine's Phèdre, re-set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, and hidden cameras. Winner of 2002 **OBIE** and **BESSIE** awards for Best Production and Best Performer (Kate Valk)! *An "exhilarating dissection of Racine’s tragedy"* - **The New York Times**
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With the acceleration of change, leaders have the opportunity to shape the future as it emerges. In this presentation from Otto Scharmer -- Senior Lecturer at the MIT Management Sloan School and Co-founder of the Presencing Institute -- the audience will learn: * Principles and practices of awareness-based systems change * The transformation of human consciousness as a way to transform systems of capitalism, education, and democracy * How to learn...
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Separate the myths from facts about bereavement, explore the process of mourning and moving on and learn how to be supportive and supportable. Losing someone you love or something you care about can be very painful. There is no right way or wrong way to grieve; however, there are healthy ways to cope with pain as well as ways to help you move on. Grief is a natural response to the loss of a loved one, a divorce or break-up of a relationship, loss...
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This course discusses the impact of emotional blind spots in technology projects.. The Cambridge Dictionary offers us two definitions of the word blind spot. The first being, “an area that you are not able to see, especially the part of a road you cannot see when you are driving, behind and slightly to one side of the car." The second definition of blind spot is, “a subject that you find very difficult to understand at all, sometimes because you...
99) Be Fearless
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What can leaders learn from 57 women CEOs of major corporations? It turns out, a lot! In a ground-breaking study funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and Korn Ferry, the key understanding of how to break through the glass ceiling has emerged. In this video presentation, Vice Charman to the Board at Korn/Ferry International Jane Edison Stevenson lays out the insights and the roadmap needed to move women forward in organizations everywhere. This talk...
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Learn the power of positive thinking, compassion and gratitude. An inspiring short film on positive thinking, compassion and gratitude. It can be said that what we put in our mind at bedtime may well affect our attitude in the morning. The importance of a positive self-image can not be overstated. Thinking and acting in a positive manner, especially in time of trouble, will help you with coping, reduce stress, and may bring about a higher outcome....
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