Amanda
@amandapol.bsky.social
Mother of one, animal lover, environmentalist, enjoys the outdoors, books, music, travel. Love all the interesting perspectives.
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Amanda
@amandapol.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Some team members dominate while others stay silent. Good ideas get missed because quieter voices never speak up. Smart perspectives stay hidden while the usual suspects take centre stage. Balance participation and draw out every valuable opinion with strategic facilitation.
Transform Your Team Meetings: ChatGPT Prompts For 10x Productivity
Your team meetings could be better and everyone knows it. Get intentional and make your meetings count with these ChatGPT prompts for productive teamwork.
www.forbes.com
During the discussion, you can take turns having each person share their point of view to ensure that everyone's voice is heard.
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Beautiful capture…..Mount Rainier National Park 🇺🇲
December 25, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Beautiful capture…..Mount Rainier National Park 🇺🇲
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SCOOP: Two centrist Republicans' unexpected votes to release the House Ethics Committee's report into Matt Gaetz defied Mike Johnson's urging that it stay under wraps.
Scoop: How the Ethics Committee's report on Matt Gaetz finally came out
Two centrist Republicans on the panel broke with their leadership and sided with Democrats to release the report, sources told Axios.
www.axios.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:45 PM
SCOOP: Two centrist Republicans' unexpected votes to release the House Ethics Committee's report into Matt Gaetz defied Mike Johnson's urging that it stay under wraps.
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Looking for that NYC winter magic you’ve seen in the movies? So is everybody else.
Here’s where to really find it. 🔗 https://trib.al/7t8Z2fR
Here’s where to really find it. 🔗 https://trib.al/7t8Z2fR
December 23, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Looking for that NYC winter magic you’ve seen in the movies? So is everybody else.
Here’s where to really find it. 🔗 https://trib.al/7t8Z2fR
Here’s where to really find it. 🔗 https://trib.al/7t8Z2fR
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BREAKING: House rejects a Trump-endorsed plan to fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling as time runs short to avert a shutdown.
Follow AP's coverage for live updates. apnews.com/live/governm...
Follow AP's coverage for live updates. apnews.com/live/governm...
Live updates: House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government was rejected by the House. Democrats refused to support the bill after Trump and Elon Musk helped to tank its predecessor.
apnews.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:03 AM
BREAKING: House rejects a Trump-endorsed plan to fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling as time runs short to avert a shutdown.
Follow AP's coverage for live updates. apnews.com/live/governm...
Follow AP's coverage for live updates. apnews.com/live/governm...
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From an island bouncing back from a natural disaster with aplomb to a popular city ringing in a major birthday, these are the 10 destinations that should be on your to-go list for 2025.
The 10 Best Places to Go in 2025
Are you after a beach all to yourself? Want to revel in a city at its buzziest? Determined to see a tiger in its natural habitat? We’ve got a destination for you.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
From an island bouncing back from a natural disaster with aplomb to a popular city ringing in a major birthday, these are the 10 destinations that should be on your to-go list for 2025.
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Elon Musk is arguably the most powerful person in business, the most powerful man in media and, at least at this moment, the most powerful man in politics.
This much power, across this many pillars of society, is without precedent.
This much power, across this many pillars of society, is without precedent.
Behind the Curtain: Musk's America
Musk yesterday single-handedly, his voice amplified by his daylong bombardment of scores of tweets on his X platform, sank a bipartisan House spending bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown.
www.axios.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Elon Musk is arguably the most powerful person in business, the most powerful man in media and, at least at this moment, the most powerful man in politics.
This much power, across this many pillars of society, is without precedent.
This much power, across this many pillars of society, is without precedent.
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Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
I’m a Polio Survivor. I Don’t Want You to Get It.
Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
November 10, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
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A New York design firm’s annual gingerbread house competition has architects and designers creating innovative structures and “glorious messes.”
What Happens When You Give an Architect 90 Minutes to Make a Gingerbread House
New York design firm’s annual competition shows professionals building masterpieces and ‘glorious messes;’ scarred by Martha Stewart
on.wsj.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM
A New York design firm’s annual gingerbread house competition has architects and designers creating innovative structures and “glorious messes.”
During the discussion, you can take turns having each person share their point of view to ensure that everyone's voice is heard.
Some team members dominate while others stay silent. Good ideas get missed because quieter voices never speak up. Smart perspectives stay hidden while the usual suspects take centre stage. Balance participation and draw out every valuable opinion with strategic facilitation.
Transform Your Team Meetings: ChatGPT Prompts For 10x Productivity
Your team meetings could be better and everyone knows it. Get intentional and make your meetings count with these ChatGPT prompts for productive teamwork.
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:58 PM
During the discussion, you can take turns having each person share their point of view to ensure that everyone's voice is heard.
Reposted by Amanda
Just back from five days in Damascus. Not something I thought I’d be saying. Syria is free and the future is being written in real time. Truly a privilege to witness a small part of that. Will take a bit to process and find the words, but for now…
December 18, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Just back from five days in Damascus. Not something I thought I’d be saying. Syria is free and the future is being written in real time. Truly a privilege to witness a small part of that. Will take a bit to process and find the words, but for now…
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The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the brink of its lengthiest stretch of declines since 1974, a rut marked Wednesday by a broader selloff tied to a hawkish update from the Federal Reserve regarding further interest rate cuts.
Dow Wobbles Toward Longest Losing Streak Since 1974—Tepid Fed Interest Rate Cut Forecast Triggers Selloff
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down about 2,000 points since the losing streak began Dec. 5.
www.forbes.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the brink of its lengthiest stretch of declines since 1974, a rut marked Wednesday by a broader selloff tied to a hawkish update from the Federal Reserve regarding further interest rate cuts.
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I'm not so excited about PBM reform until the following question is answered:
"Where will they take less money ? "
Their greatest skill is making up what they lose in one segment with money from another
Odds are they will charge manufacturers more for formulary positioning
Thoughts ? #pbm
"Where will they take less money ? "
Their greatest skill is making up what they lose in one segment with money from another
Odds are they will charge manufacturers more for formulary positioning
Thoughts ? #pbm
December 18, 2024 at 8:28 PM
I'm not so excited about PBM reform until the following question is answered:
"Where will they take less money ? "
Their greatest skill is making up what they lose in one segment with money from another
Odds are they will charge manufacturers more for formulary positioning
Thoughts ? #pbm
"Where will they take less money ? "
Their greatest skill is making up what they lose in one segment with money from another
Odds are they will charge manufacturers more for formulary positioning
Thoughts ? #pbm
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We need WAY more AOC and WAY less MTG 💯
December 18, 2024 at 6:02 PM
We need WAY more AOC and WAY less MTG 💯
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Within months of Kroger announcing a $20 billion deal to acquire rival Albertsons, Kroger made missteps that Albertsons said ultimately sank the supermarket megadeal
What Killed a $20 Billion Grocery Deal? Albertsons Says Kroger Did
In an unsealed complaint, Albertsons claims that Kroger’s hubris and reluctance to divest of stores sank their merger; Kroger has said its rival breached the agreement.
on.wsj.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Within months of Kroger announcing a $20 billion deal to acquire rival Albertsons, Kroger made missteps that Albertsons said ultimately sank the supermarket megadeal