Best Of Our People
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At Powered By The People, authenticity, diversity and inclusion are paramount. We decided that one story wasn't enough to truly communicate this point, so we picked some of our best clips from the episodes that we've released so far!
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Dealing With Disasters
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How do we deal with disasters? In this episode of Powered by the People, we take a journey with Lewis Curtis and Cass Collins, Directors of Risk Response at Microsoft. From a library flood, to Air Force bases, current wars, and natural disasters, let's explore the stressful and impactful world of disasters.
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The Intentionality of Life
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Keep the Family Close
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Living his life between El Paso, USA and Juárez, MX, Victor touches on how his experiences as a first-generation Mexican American shaped his life. As a current Partner Technical Consultant at Microsoft in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Victor dives into how his Hispanic family dynamics influenced him as both a father and a professional.
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The Curse – or Blessing – of the Zodiac Crab
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Sam Rosenbalm was far from home, working in Singapore, when he got the news. He had a rare form of cancer – and it was terminal.
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Earth’s Yellow Taxi
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The Māori people think of themselves as kaitiakitanga, custodians of the land, so when Roseann O’Hare got a glimpse of her country’s environmental future, she knew she would do all she could to reshape it.
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Cheers to Change
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How does our brain react to a fight-or-flight situation? What if it’s a specific change that triggers that response? Director of Change, Bill Kirst, shares his journey and approach to change that can help our mind process the unexpected.
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The Ride of Resilience
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Every bone in her body ached, and all she wanted was for everything to stop hurting. But Kate Robertson chose to press onward. How a dinner with friends let to an epic bicycling journey across Europe, one with an even bigger impact.
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The Emotional Cost of Not Being You
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In celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, Lorraine Bardeen, a CTO and prominent people leader delves into the importance of taking care of one’s self, not only through self care but also through embracing authenticity and making sure everyone has the space to be their true selves.
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Being Asked to Dance
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Less than 24 hours after arriving in Australia from India, high schooler Sneha Rao was made to feel different for the first time in her life – making her even more determined to hang on to who she was.
info_outlineSamantha Falcucci always dreamt of exploring space as an astronaut, but when she discovered that path wasn’t one she was destined to follow she found another way to fulfill her dream.