Expanding our Vocabulary - Performance Variability

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Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise to elevate disability pride; the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, a monthly micro-grant that has awarded $92.5k to 93 disability projects in 11 countries; and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World. As a person with visible and invisible disabilities stemming from a car crash, Tiffany has built a career on disability solidarity. Now that she has found success, she works to expand a network of people with disabilities and their allies to decrease stigmas around disability and create opportunities for disabled people in America. Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:26 When do we choose to share our disability stories? 4:12 Jay’s disability story 8:35 Visible and invisible disabilities 13:10 What does an ally to the disability community look like? 16:34 NoBodyIsDisposable and 14(c) 21:26 How does Tiffany’s investment banking background shape her advocacy? 27:47 Goodbye and outro 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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Expanding our Vocabulary – Performance Variability

While intense focus can get performance to be stable in the short term, for the majority of the time, performance is variable (like a sine curve) – sometimes above the median, other times below.

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Adam Johns – voiceover

Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love

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Expanding our Vocabulary - Performance Variability

Beyond the Minimum - Exploring the world of work, and beyond

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Expanding our Vocabulary – Performance Variability

While intense focus can get performance to be stable in the short term, for the majority of the time, performance is variable (like a sine curve) – sometimes above the median, other times below.

Connect with Tanya Hewitt on LinkedIn

Credits:

Adam Johns – voiceover

Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love

42 episodes

#Business #Canada #Tanya Hewitt

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