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Michele Wucker
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Gray rhino guru, policy and risk governance educator and strategic advisor, best selling author of THE GRAY RHINO and YOU ARE WHAT YOU RISK. Celiac. Chicago. #Econsky thegrayrhino.com
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#autumn in #chicago
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Today at 6:30 CT/7:30PM ET. Self Mastery Academy live Zoom with Toyin Crandell and yours truly on "How to Stay Ahead of Crises before They Destroy Your Business, Health, or Finances." selfmasteryacademy.ca
Photo of two women. Today at 6:30 CT/7:30PM ET. Self Mastery Academy live Zoom with Toyin Crandell and yours truly on "How to Stay Ahead of Crises before They Destroy Your Business, Health, or Finances." https://selfmasteryacademy.ca
February 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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This article on "the hot new job for men" is a counterpoint to stereotypes around gender and risk, which I will not reinforce by repeating. In this case, women chose nursing because they want to help people --but men pursue nursing because of job security and stability.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Screenshot of news article accompanied by photo of Brandon Holcombe, who started out as a welder, then paramedic, and is now studying nursing. Text: The number of men in the U.S. with the job of registered nurse has nearly tripled since the early 2000s. Many come to the field after working in the military or in jobs, such as paramedics or firefighters, that exposed them to the work of nurses.  “What I hear a lot from female students is, ‘I’ve always wanted to be a nurse, I like helping people,’ where the men tend to look more at job security and job stability,” said Jason Mott, president of the American Association for Men in Nursing. Many of the manufacturing jobs that are being moved overseas, replaced by automation or phased out of the American economy were mostly filled by men. As a result, other occupations traditionally dominated by women are now gaining a larger share of men, including elementary and middle-school teachers and customer-service representatives.  Still, nursing is a relative outperformer in the proportion of men joining what has long been considered a “pink collar” sector. The number of male registered nurses has increased from about 140,000 in 2000 to about 400,000 in 2023. This means that about 14% of nurses are now men, up from about 9% roughly two decades ago.  Economists at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth found that men who were becoming registered nurses tended to do so in their late 20s or early 30s rather than as their first job.
December 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Oh really?
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November 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Approximately 14 koi swimming close together in different directions, with one of them surfacing with its mouth open seeking a treat
November 17, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Join in Thursday, October 3 from 1pm to 5:30pm ET for three expert panels discussing today's public safety challenges and solutions for diverse communities. In-person or via Zoom. Register at this link: www.scps.virginia.edu/events/panel...
University of Virginia Logo and flyer for event "Today's State of Public Safety and Public Service," October 3, 2024 from 1pm to 5:30 pm. Three panels, twelve speakers.
September 21, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #256,222!
Image with Bluesky butterfly logo and text "Celebrating 10M users. #256,222 Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social Joined July 5, 2023"
September 18, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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This is SO WRONG. Another one of these incessant "we're changing our service agreement" notices with more than 14,000 words and 55 minutes expected to read the whole thing. Who knows what nefarious nonsense they have added. #thereoughttabealaw against this
Microsoft Services agreement -boilerplate introductory text followed by "ESTIMATED READING TIME: 55 Minutes; 14268 words"
August 26, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Childless dog ladies for Harris
Ten women of various races in superheroine costumes including Wonder Woman, Super Woman, and Spiderwoman, looking serious and determined. There are five women each in the top two rows, above a third, bottom row of five smiling Boxer and Pitbull type dogs
July 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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Billie agrees
A thoughtful looking red pit bull lying on carpet with her chin resting on her right paw. Both paws are white
July 14, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Many thanks to Dennis Stahlhut for including my TED Talk in such great company on this Leadership Skills list: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Dennis Stahlhut. Image of 4 chess pawn pieces and one chess King. Text: "These 5 relevant TED Talks will level up Leadership Skills"
July 12, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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If you like Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, you will LOVE this new book by @jhiggy.bsky.social
www.trouserpressbooks.com/sweet-wild-a...
Book cover with spines of record jackets along the sides, and in the center a photo of Lou Reed --man in black hat and leather jacket-- with book title SWEET WILD AND VICIOUS: Listening to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, by Jim Higgins
July 2, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Crazy wildfires in West Virginia en route to DC yesterday. Guess we can't blame Canada this time...
Wildfires on the ground far below an aloft airplane wing Wildfires on the ground far below an aloft airplane wing
March 22, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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Happy #ArborDay!
A tree with full green leaves against a backdrop of beach, Lake Michigan, buildings behind the beach, and blue sky with scattered clouds
March 12, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Why did I investigate this? My dog is trying to convince me she is a bear.
Weather screen showing ten degrees below zero Fahrenheit at 7:16 am
January 14, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, from Billie the red nosed reindog and me
December 25, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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Who's dreaming of a GRAY Christmas? On the very low odds that you are, here's my fabulous view of Lake Michigan.
View of Lake Michigan through dense fog -essentially a gray gradient
December 24, 2023 at 5:31 PM
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This.Is.So.Wrong.In.So.Many.Ways.FULL.STOP. www.crocs.com/p/crocs-clas...
Crocs version of cowboy boot. black fake snakeskin rubber with holes in it, a rubber spur, zig zags and stars on sides, and "crocs" written across the top.
October 9, 2023 at 3:46 PM
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Every year my friend Mark Pollock organizes a global 5k and 10k called Run in the Dark to fund his mission to #cureparalysis in our lifetime. #RunInTheDark2023 kicks off in Dublin Tues 14 November, followed by 50 other cities Weds 15th. Register at www.runinthedark.org
Woman running at night along sidewalk bordering a river with lights reflected from buildings. Text: 50 Cities, 1 night. Run in the Dark to cure paralysis in our lifetime. Web link: www.runinthedark.org
October 3, 2023 at 4:57 PM
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Nine years ago today, I moved to Chicago after 23 years in NYC. Lot of changes, ups and downs, but it was a good move.
Highway sign for 90 West to Chicago Skyway, above 2 tricks and a car leaving tollbooth on their way to Chicago
September 18, 2023 at 2:52 PM
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Fascinating CBC piece on sustainability in the K-pop world www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/k...
Two humans dressed as bees on a mock garbage dump with a sign saying "HYBE: Art Should not end up here"
August 22, 2023 at 8:35 PM