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Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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The Future of Work with Dr. Lisa Coleman

Fellow: Lisa Coleman

Season: 1 Episode:199 | February 12, 2024

In this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow Dr. Lisa Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation at New York University, to discuss what lies ahead for people evaluating their early careers and...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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What States are Doing to Promote Hiring with Joe Barela

Fellow: Joseph Barela

Season: 1 Episode:198 | February 05, 2024

In this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow Joe Barela, Colorado's Executive Director of Labor and Employment, to discuss Colorado's workforce practices, including its workforce center, its skills-based hiring initiative, and the changes in the full...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work Grand Challenge: Modernize and Reinvigorate the PublicService
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Career Tips for the Next Generation of Public Servants with Kerry Neal (Dept. of Education)

Fellow: Kerry Neal

Season: 1 Episode:181 | October 09, 2023

In this episode, we welcome Kerry Neal, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Grants, and Risk Management at the Department of Education and Academy Fellow, to discuss his advice for up-and-coming public servants and what measures...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work Grand Challenge: Modernize and Reinvigorate the PublicService
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MM Rewind: Recruiting and Retaining Talent in Public Service with Ventris Gibson

Fellow: Ventris Gibson

Season: 1 Episode:154 | March 27, 2023

Originally Aired: May 30, 2022On this episode, we welcome Ventris Gibson , Director of the US Mint and Academy Fellow, to discuss her experiences in the federal government and local government hiring space and best...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work Grand Challenge: Develop New Approaches to Public Governance and Engagement
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Local Government 2030 with Kim Nelson (Univ. North Carolina) and Julia Novak (Raftelis)

Fellow: Kimberly Nelson

Season: 1 Episode:150 | February 27, 2023

On this episode, we welcome Kim Nelson, Professor of Public Administration and Government at UNC Chapel Hill and Academy Fellow, and Julia Novak, Executive VP for Management Consulting at Raftelis, to discuss the Local Government...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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City Initiatives to Drive Meaningful Work with Clarence Anthony of the National League of Cities

Fellow: Clarence Anthony

Season: 1 Episode:149 | February 20, 2023

On this episode, we welcome Clarence Anthony, Executive Director of the National League of Cities and Academy Fellow, to discuss the ecosystem of economic mobility and meaningful work, the innovations needed to transform cities after...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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Skill Based Hiring in the Workforce with Beth Cobert from the Markle Foundation

Fellow: Beth Cobert

Season: 1 Episode:148 | February 13, 2023

On this episode, we welcome Beth Cobert, Acting President at the Markle Foundation, to discuss workforce lessons learned from COVID, the role of public administrators in facilitating workforce connections, and the effect college degree requirements...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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Meaningful Work: The Intersection of Academia and Policy with Ed Montgomery

Fellow: Edward Montgomery

Season: 1 Episode:147 | February 06, 2023

On this episode, we welcome Ed Montgomery, President of Western Michigan University and Academy Fellow, to discuss the current trends in the labor market, the short-term prospect for job creation, and the need for innovation...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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2022 Academy Webb Lecture: Connecting Individuals to Meaningful Work with Angela Hanks

Season: 1 Episode:137 | November 28, 2022

On this episode, we welcome Angela Hanks, Chief of Programs at Demos, to discuss the Academy's Grand Challenge of "Connecting Individuals to Meaningful Work." This podcast is an excerpt from the Academy's Fall Meeting Webb...

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2022 Fall Meeting Preview with Mohamad Alkadry and Ramayya Krishnan

Fellow: Mohamad Alkadry, Ramayya Krishnan

Season: 1 Episode:133 | October 31, 2022

On this episode, we welcome two Academy Fellows, Mohamad Alkadry, Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut, and Ramayya Krishnan, the Dean of the H. John Heinz III...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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Academy Event: Infrastructure Workforce Strategies Discussion

Fellow: Matthew Chase

Season: 1 Episode:95 | March 07, 2022

On February 24, 2022, the Academy's Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships (the Center/CIP) hosted a discussion around the problems and effective practices related to the significant challenge of finding and training the workforce necessary to execute...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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The Resilience of the Public Sector Workforce with Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene

Fellow: Katherine Barrett, Richard Greene

Season: 1 Episode:43 | March 01, 2021

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Principals at Barrett and Greene Inc. and journalists covering the topic of public performance, to discuss the current outlook of the public workforce...

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work
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How Philanthropies Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work with Robin Kramer

Fellow: Robin Kramer

Season: 1 Episode:41 | February 15, 2021

In this episode, we welcome Robin Kramer, Managing Director at the Smidt Foundation and Academy Fellow, to discuss her experiences as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, the role...

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Finding Meaningful Work in the Post-COVID World with Joyce Wilson

Fellow: Joyce Wilson

Season: 1 Episode:40 | February 08, 2021

In this episode, we welcome Joyce Wilson, currently appointed by the governor of Texas to chair the board of Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority and Academy Fellow to preparing individuals for meaningful work in the...

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A More Equitable Economic Recovery with Xavier Briggs

Fellow: Xavier Briggs

Season: 1 Episode:39 | February 01, 2021

In this episode, we welcome Xavier Briggs, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and Academy Fellow to discuss the challenges of integrating economic programs to promote recovery. With Academy Fellow, Xavier...

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Connecting People to Meaningful Work After COVID-19 with Lisa Danzig

Fellow: Lisa Danzig

Season: 1 Episode:10 | July 13, 2020

In this episode, we welcome Lisa Danzig, Specialist Leader for Human Capital, Organizational Talent & Transformation at Deloitte Consulting LLP and Academy Fellow, to discuss connecting people to meaningful work after COVID-19. With guest Lisa...

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