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Are ‘Green’ Buildings Safe? – Elizabeth Thompson, USGBC
“Any concrete new mixture, whether it’s embodied carbon or flyash or any other innovation in making concrete more sustainable one way or the other in terms of the material itself, those are all tested through a rigorous standardized process.” Elizabeth Thompson, USGBC on Green Connections Radio podcast
As our hearts go out to the people in Surfside, Florida coping with the loss of their loved ones and friends in the catastrophic building collapse, this tragedy raises some hard questions that the “green” building community needs to answer. First among them is: Do sustainable building technologies and materials affect the structural integrity of their buildings? How are they tested to be sure?
Listen to architect Elizabeth Thompson, Vice President of the US Green Building Council
Tap Your Own Innovators DNA – Joan Michelson’s Webinar to Lead Up for Women
Do you enjoy your own company? Really. Do you? Many of us have been spending a lot of time alone lately due to the pandemic (unless of course, you have kids living at home, in which case you probably wish you had more time alone). We can see being...
Goal-Setting Session! – Joan Michelson’s Ground-Breaking Process
What Is Your “Breakthrough” Goal? Goal-setting is a year-long and life-long process. No matter your age, status, or career industry, if you’re human being, you have goals, things you want to accomplish in your life. Here is a podcast of a process that I presented in a goal-setting workshop earlier this year. I cover both career and personal goals – approaching it holistically, since it’s all important to your happiness and feeling of success.
Joan’s Career Tips – Joan Interviewed on Carlette Christmas’s “On Point TV”
“…You have to know when to you have to know an opportunity when it's in front of you and you have to have the courage to take that opportunity…” That's a quote from GCR Host Joan Michelson on On Point Talk with Carlette Christmas. This week we air...
Flipping Tables, Joan As Guest – GCR Host Joan Michelson on All In Podcast
“Sometimes I find that the assumption that you’re making is what’s keeping you from seeing other possibilities.” That's a quote from GCR Host Joan Michelson on the All In podcast with Daniel Giordano recently In this episode, we turn the tables on...
Secret Success of Women in STEM – Ariane Hegewisch, Inst for Women’s Policy Research
“The biggest problem with the official surveys that we rely on a lot… [by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS], is that…the number of women isn’t plentiful enough yet to have enough data on an annual basis to come up with reliable estimates.” Ariane Hegewisch on Green Connections Radio.
There’s a little secret about the pandemic-economic recession that economists are not talking about much: that women in STEM jobs actually did pretty well. Why? Because STEM jobs are what economists call “professional” jobs and they have been in demand and therefore, not cut for the most part. Listen to Ariane Hegewisch, Program Director for Employment and Earnings at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research explain why and how women in STEM fields can benefit in this engaging conversation with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson.
Oprah, Stacey And Dr. Kizzy—3 Trailblazing Women Talk About ‘Belonging’ With Grads
“Don’t worry about your passions or your purpose for now, just follow your curiosity to find out what lights you up,” Oprah Winfrey told the graduates of the Archer School for Girls this year as their 2021 commencement speaker. The trailblazing...
VP Harris Talks Threats, Opportunities And The ‘New Era’ In Naval Academy Address
Vice President Kamala Harris embraced her opportunity to address the Class of 2021 graduation of the esteemed United States Naval Academy with pride, enthusiasm, and clear messages with her presence as well as with her words. Her very presence as...
ESG Investing Is A Star. Women Are Why.
One of the more subtle effects of covid-19 and the turmoil of 2020 is that it transformed how many of us — including global leaders — look at money and wealth. The convergence of four massive crises in 2020 caused almost everyone to...
Think About Your Goals For 2021 Differently
This new year is an opportunity to take a whole new perspective on who you want to be in 2021, on your career, and how you want to spend the next 12 months.
To develop your 2021 goals, it may be tempting to just grab your 2020 goals, and update them, maybe changing a date or a title here and there. But I urge you to try another way this time, especially after all the upheaval of 2020, because it gave each of us an opportunity – even forced us – to reexamine our goals, plans, careers, perspectives, relationships and priorities.
9 Leadership Lessons From 2020, Per The World Economic Forum
The upheavals of 2020, triggered mostly but not only by the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic shutdown required to try to stop the spread of it, forced leaders to see their places in the economy and their organizations very differently, and to respond. Fast. In this new reality, almost none of the existing policies and practices applied, because they were too slow, irrelevant or ineffective. This tumultuous year also taught us of all – and especially the world’s leaders across sectors many of whom gathered virtually for the WEF 2021 for the first time – many lessons that we will need to both eliminate covid-19 and to emerge from it stronger and better. Here are 9 lessons leaders learned from 2020 and Covid-19, so far, as reflected in WEF 2021:
How Small Companies Can Offer Great Paid-Leave Programs
Without a national paid maternity leave policy, U.S. firms must decide whether to provide paid leave. But for small companies and start-ups, the decision isn’t so easy. With limited funds, offering the benefit can be a struggle, but increasingly,...
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Energy from Salt? – Adrienne Little, Malta, formerly of Google X
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Risks of 3D Printers, For Everyone, Kids Especially
Do you have a 3D printer in your home, school or office? Do your kids have one at school? If so, or if you’re considering buying one, listen to Dr. Marilyn Black of UL Chemical Safety talk with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson about a ground-breaking new study that revealed the hazards of these magical machines and how you can reduce the risks to your and your kids’ health – or anyone standing near it. Listen Now
About Joan Bryna Michelson
Joan Bryna Michelson, MBA is an award-winning business and communications leader, public speaker and host of the acclaimed podcast series, Green Connections Radio™... Read More