FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

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FOMOndays: How to Fundraise Jul 11, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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14. Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé on Disrupting the Game Jul 07, 2022

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Reggie Fils-Aimé’s remarkable ascent from growing up in the Bronx to leading Nintendo as its president is an exceptional example of how entrepreneurial thinking can take you places you might not expect. Yet Reggie has always taken a unique path – and even gone against convention – in his career. That approach to work and life allowed him to rise to the top at Nintendo, which as an iconic Japanese company has its own set of rules that he had to learn and then unlearn as a leader. Fils-Aimé shares insights from his new book, Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo, including his five life principles. He also talks about his well-publicized decision to step down from the board at meme stock favorite GameStop.

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FOMOndays: How to Figure Out Your Life Principles Jul 05, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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13. Outpacing the Competition with Jim Weber Jun 30, 2022

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Joining Brooks Running Company in 2001 as CEO, Jim Weber turned the small company around with a focused mission of providing inspired products and inspiring experiences that motivated people to keep running.

With a goal to create value and content for runners, Weber’s leadership style and success at Brooks caught the eye of none other than Warren Buffet, whose Berkshire Hathaway went on to acquire the company in 2012. Weber shares insights from his new book, Running with Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors to Lead the Pack, how he got creative during the pandemic when the running business was sidelined, and what you can learn about business when you report to Warren Buffet.

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FOMOndays: How to Train for A Marathon Jun 27, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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12. Beat the Burnout Epidemic with Jennifer Moss Jun 23, 2022

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Long before the pandemic, Jennifer Moss was researching an epidemic, Burnout. In her new book The Burnout Epidemic, Jennifer explains the six root causes of Burnout, how it can manifest in different personality types, and offers solutions to quell the beast of Burnout.

Relying on database insights, Moss explores the concepts of chronic stress, burnout, and happiness in terms of mental wellness. Moss argues that the onus for psychological fitness intervention falls on the employer to insure the emotional well-being and mental health of their employees. Moss shares management tools to help manage personal balance and professional boundaries.

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FOMOndays: How to Avoid Burnout Jun 20, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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11. Radical Adaptability: Post Pandemic Lessons in Leadership with Keith Ferrazzi Jun 16, 2022

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In the face of a global pandemic, companies were forced to adapt to a new way of working that, as it turned out, often improved processes, communication, and outcomes. Keith Ferrazzi, author of Competing in the New World of Work, NYT bestselling writer discusses how to redesign your work to overcome the isolation in a post-pandemic world to build and grow together.

Ferrazzi explains how companies that had fostered adaptability and flexibility were in a better position to transition and survive once the pandemic hit and shares how your company can plan and prepare for the future.

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FOMOndays: How to Separate Fads From Trends Jun 13, 2022

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This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy.

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10. Can Entrepreneurial Thinking Save Big Tech? Robert Reich & Jeremy Weinstein Think So. Jun 09, 2022

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How did a social scientist with a government background and an ethics professor who helped create the Giving Tuesday movement come to co-author about Big Tech and tech policies? Stanford University professors Jeremy Weinstein & Robert Reich explain how their observations and expertise led them to co-author System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and their perspective on how the industry can repair, improve, and be ethically regulated through progressive and up-to-date policies.

Reich and Weinstein share their thoughts on tech entrepreneurialism, why so many new startups aren’t doing much to solve real-world problems, and how Big Tech can implement change that creates civic opportunity.

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