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    Explore "oil spill" with insightful episodes like "The whistleblower who believed his employer was covering up an oil spill", "The whistleblower who believed his employer was covering up an oil spill", "Around the Air Force - May 11 long", "Summer Sip #6" and "Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes" from podcasts like ""Background Briefing – The Whistleblowers", "Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast", "Around the Air Force", "Almost Average" and "60 Minutes"" and more!

    Episodes (21)

    Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes

    Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes
    On this edition of "60 Minutes," Jon Wertheim talks with two men trying to end the longest running oil spill in U.S. history, spanning almost two decades. Anderson Cooper investigates the brutal past of Canada’s “residential school system.” Scott Pelley reports on the science behind what makes people heroic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes

    Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes

    On this edition of "60 Minutes," Jon Wertheim talks with two men trying to end the longest running oil spill in U.S. history, spanning almost two decades. Anderson Cooper investigates the brutal past of Canada’s “residential school system.” Scott Pelley reports on the science behind what makes people heroic. 

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes

    Oil Spill, Canada's Brutal Past, The Science Behind Heroes
    On this edition of "60 Minutes," Jon Wertheim talks with two men trying to end the longest running oil spill in U.S. history, spanning almost two decades. Anderson Cooper investigates the brutal past of Canada’s “residential school system.” Scott Pelley reports on the science behind what makes people heroic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    INANE :: episode 39

    INANE :: episode 39
    I’m all for kids being kids, but these TikTok challenges have gotten out of control. Eating TidePods is one thing, even licking toilet seats - but the Slap Your Teacher Challenge is next level and needs to be stopped. Other topics include: Captain Kirk’s successful trip to space, getting to see the oil spill off of our coast first hand, inadvertently interrupting your friends during a sporting event, Superman’s bi-sexual son, the downfall of Jon Gruden, the imminent downfall of Kyrie Irving, and why sharing a name with Christopher Columbus must be a living hell.

    3 Ways to Accelerate Culture Change

    3 Ways to Accelerate Culture Change
    Culture is such a hot topic right now. If someone told you that your culture needs a reboot where would you begin? How long does it take to change a culture?

    Tune in as we discuss practical ways to shift corporate culture. Today we will be joined by Founder and CEO of QuayFive, Kirsty Bashforth!

    Kirsty Bashforth is founder and CEO of QuayFive Ltd, and 20+ year veteran of British Petroleum (BP). Kirsty shares her experiences helping BP shift its culture after the Macondo well oil leak in 2010.

    A change management professional, Kirsty Bashforth reveals:
    • key questions for any CEO who wants a shift in company culture;
    • factors that determine how long a culture change takes; and,
    • three practical tips on changing company culture.

    TIME STAMPS
    [02:54] Introduction to Kirsty Bashforth

    [04:23] The sort of companies Kirsty typically works with

    [05:15] How Kirsty rose through the ranks at BP and helped change the company culture

    [06:16] Kirsty’s first question to any CEO who says, “I need to change our culture. We have these values on the wall, and we’re not living up to them.”

    [09:31] How long does it typically take to shift company culture?
    • Rule of thumb Kirsty uses -- For a proper shift, it takes three cycles of any process [11:16]
    • Factors that affect how long it takes to shift company culture [12:17]

    [12:37] Three practical tips for changing a culture
    • Align your culture with your strategy. [12:55]
    • Treat culture as an equal partner with strategy. [13:13]
    • Think behavioural economics, not traditional project management. [13:49]

    [16:10] You’ll never get everybody as engaged as you’d like.

    [17:17] Shifting big organisations depends on the operating model and ownership structure of the company.

    [18:14] Kirsty’s biggest challenge when trying to work with different organisations

    [20:26] Kirsty’s positive experiences with some leadership teams

    [22:51] Cultural diversity in the workplace -- Some of the richer conversations Kirsty’s had about culture were when there were more geographic cultures in the room

    QUOTES
    --- On workplace culture
    • The workplace culture is people’s habits, behaviours, perceptions, assumptions that all add up to “the way things are done around here”.
    • A lot of it [workplace culture] comes from the individuals. It’s not as simple as telling one of us to behave differently or to have a different habit.
    --- On shifting company culture
    • The starting point for many who haven’t thought about this topic much is, it’s either the wrong words are on the wall [they think] or it’s because they are struggling with “something about our culture doesn’t seem to help where we need to go as a company.
    • We can start off by assuming the problem [with the company culture] is those people over there. But when I try to help leadership teams really work out, it actually often starts with us.
    • I never start with “this is what we need to do; this is how long it will take” because each situation, each context, each CEO, each team, each crisis o
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    Diving into Naked Oceans!

    Diving into Naked Oceans!
    To celebrate the launch of the brand new Naked Oceans podcast, we venture beneath the waves to investigate the impacts of oil spills on the marine environment. We hunt down the hidden world of microbes in the Louisiana wetlands, trace the fingerprint of oil in the open oceans, and discuss the likely fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We'll also be exploring the effects of a changing climate on marine habitats, finding out what warmer water means for life at the poles and meeting some of Antarctica's unique marine wildlife. Plus, Carl Safina, President of... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

    Straightening Out Gut Bacteria - Naked Scientists NewsFLASH - 31.05.10

    Straightening Out Gut Bacteria - Naked Scientists NewsFLASH - 31.05.10
    We explore the oily threat to Tuna and a newly discovered way that blood vessels in the brain clear a blockage in this Naked Scientists NewsFlash. Plus, how channels on Mars reveal secrets about the Martian climate, and the fossil evidence that shows the octopus is older than expected. We find out why shape is essential for H. plyori - a gut bug associated with ulcers and cancer.

    Post Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

    Post Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
    Guest: Riki Ott, Marine Biologist/Author of Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. In 1989 the landscape and coastal communities of Alaska/Prince William Sound and beyond changed forever following the Exxon Valdex Oil Spill. What happened? How did this effect the communities along the coast? Why did the litigation process take 20 years and the compensation only pay 10 cents on the dollar for the losses?