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Peter Boyd shares his cross-sector journey - from McKinsey and a decade at Virgin Group to teaching at Yale and founding Time4Good - and the three pillars that drive his work: connected leadership, the "great work" of sustainability, and the coaching mindset. He also explains why marathon running has taught him as much about personal leadership as his professional life has.Uploaded 09-06-26Key topics:- Peter's Yale roles and his company, Time4Good- Private-sector path: McKinsey, ten roles at Virgin Group, and CEO of Virgin Mobile South Africa- Sustainability work: Carbon War Room, UN Race to Zero, and Sustainable Westport- The "great work" - Thomas Berry's call for our generation- The coaching mindset: partnering with people, not fixing them- Why ultra marathons inform his leadership philosophy📚 About the Course:This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice?When you take this course, you will:Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals.Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team.Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking.Course Takeaways:Improve your ability to get the most out of lifeStrengthen your leadership toolkitPractice and apply systems thinking to plan for change📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

France Since 1871 (HIST 276)Uploaded 21-11-08France's colonial properties were thought of in the latter half of the nineteenth century as consolation for the bitter loss of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany. As civilian administrators came to replace military personnel in the colonies, and as more and more French settlers arrived, empire and colonialism came to play an important function in France's cultural self-presentation. World War I heralded the eventual decline of the French empire, a decline realized at the hands of the colonized subjects themselves.00:00 - Chapter 1. The Explosion of French Imperialism: Reasserting National Greatness after Alsace-Lorraine07:18 - Chapter 2. The Drive for Empire: External Relief for Internal Instability12:23 - Chapter 3. Rise of the Colonial Lobby18:02 - Chapter 4. The Empire in Popular Culture26:43 - Chapter 5. From Military to Administrative Occupation: Regularization in the Empire36:06 - Chapter 6. Lives of the Conquered: The Indigenous Perspective and the Rise of Anti-Colonialism40:35 - Chapter 7. The First World War and the Decline of French EmpireComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Fall 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Active listening and high-quality feedback are foundational tools that connect you to the people you lead. This lesson introduces the 400-to-125 listening ratio and walks through the SBI plus Forecast model for giving and receiving feedback at any level.Uploaded 09-06-26Key topics:- Listening capacity vs. speaking speed: the 400 to 125 ratio- Three levels of listening and active 360-degree presence- The SBI plus Forecast feedback model- Situation, behavior, impact, and feed-forward steps- Don't cross the net: staying on your side in feedback- Climbing the ladder of inference carefully- Controlling the temperature: thermostat vs. thermometer📚 About the Course:This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice?When you take this course, you will:Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals.Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team.Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking.Course Takeaways:Improve your ability to get the most out of lifeStrengthen your leadership toolkitPractice and apply systems thinking to plan for change📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Peter walks through the three pillars of Connected Leadership — getting more out of life, strengthening your leadership toolkit, and applying systems thinking — and previews the personalized, one-page toolkit you'll build along the way. He also sets the ground rules: embrace diversity, cut distractions, and find a buddy to learn alongside.Uploaded 09-06-26Key topics:- The three course aims: self, team, and system- The one-page leadership toolkit you'll build- Ground rules: diversity, inclusion, single-screen focus, kindness- Why a learning buddy multiplies the value of the course- The scaffolding metaphor — Peter provides the structure, you build the life📚 About the Course:This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice?When you take this course, you will:Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals.Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team.Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking.Course Takeaways:Improve your ability to get the most out of lifeStrengthen your leadership toolkitPractice and apply systems thinking to plan for change📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices