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Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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VALUING TALENT: What Thais Can Learn from Netflix—Part 6 (Series on Thai Values 4.0) VALUING TALENT With no hesitation and not an ounce of shame, I am going to restate my argument. The national dream of ‘Thailand 4.0’ will become a disappointing reality unless scores and scores of courageous young Thais choose to challenge some of their most deeply…
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Removing Controls What Thais Can Learn from Netflix—Part 5 (Series on Thai Values 4.0) Removing Controls Is your company desperate to become more innovative? By desperate I mean like a man whose car just stalled over railroad tracks and a freight train is barreling towards him just meters away. That kind of desperate. Is there a corporate sense of …
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What Thais Can Learn from Netflix—Part 4 Larry S. Persons, PhD Candor The unique thing about durian (the fruit) is not its hard shell that looks like the back of an ankylosaurus, or its weird pods of yellow custard that taste like nothing else on the planet. THE thing about durian is that you either love it or hate it. My dad lived in Thailand for …
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What Thais Can Learn from Netflix (Part 2) To embark on any journey, it’s a good idea to know where you are trying to go. Here’s our direction: “How can we contextualize Netflix culture to Thai culture in such a way that it fuels unbounded creativity and innovation?” At first glance this might look like an impossible journey. The book No Rules Rule…
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Thai Values 4.0: What Thais Can Learn from Netflix (Part 1) Why Innovation Is So Difficult Stay tuned for more blogs that guide ex-pat business leaders in Thailand to confront their biases and work smarter—culturally smarter. But that’s not the only thing I do. Today I pivot to address a different audience. My new series is a heart-to-heart talk wi…
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If you’re a foreigner working with Thais, remember that you are as strange to your colleagues as they are to you. Symbols of this disconnect, like the language barrier, are as obvious as the nose on your face. But far more obtuse are the hidden cultural codes. ‘Invisible’ friction has a habit of making itself felt at the worst possible times. Consi…
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How to Be a Good Expat Leader in Thailand: Part 2 A Delicate Balance: Giving Performance Feedback to Thais This is Part 2 of our series on How to Be a Good Ex-pat Leader in Thailand. To read Part 1, where we focus on establishing a foundation of trust, click here. Cultural Liaison For Executives Taking your business to new regions is a key element …
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In Thailand, trust is a currency. Like everything else of genuine value, this currency takes time to accumulate. Business leaders often claim that their most valuable asset is their people. Perhaps it’s time to look beyond the urgency of the present moment and act like we mean that. Cultural coaching is immensely beneficial to those conducting busi…
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Cq Leadership Consulting Bangkok | Who we are? We are seasoned leadership consultants and business coaches in Bangkok who believe that people can change if they want to, and that power is a gift to be used virtuously for the benefit of others. We are uniquely prepared to guide business leaders into greater self-awareness and the finesse needed to s…
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