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Beyond completion rates: Engagement, impact, and ROI in L&D
One of the many reasons I love my job is that, on any given week, I get to talk with a dozen or so smart, thoughtful L&D leaders to hear […]
Meghan Phillips
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Thinking
From “woke” to “traumatic”: How useful terms become empty buzzwords
When a word comes to mean everything, it means nothing.
Laura Kennedy
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Business
How to lead from the liminal space where wisdom takes root
In a world of fast answers, leadership shaped by suffering is radical — and transformative.
Patrick Boland
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Books
5 books that teach you how to die well — by living better
"Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end."
Scotty Hendricks
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Mini Philosophy
The two types of jokes everyone tells
Is your humor affiliative or adversarial?
Jonny Thomson
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The Well
Is the universe conscious? Panpsychism, religion, and the modern search for meaning
Panpsychist philosopher Philip Goff, PhD on mysticism and the future of faith.
Philip Goff
John Templeton Foundation
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Books
“The Devil Is a Southpaw”: A novel by Brandon Hobson
A preview of the latest novel by the National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson.
Brandon Hobson
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