Best Doing the project the day before its due Podcasts (2025)

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Your Leadership Blueprint for 2026: A Love Letter to the Leader You’re Becoming (Day 12 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 5:55

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Day 12 of The 12 Days of Leadership Your Leadership Blueprint for 2026: A Love Letter to the Leader You’re Becoming In the final episode of the 12 Days of Leadership series, we’re ending with something powerful — a love letter to the leader you’re becoming and a 2026 Leadership Blueprint designed to help you step boldly into your next level. If you…

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The American Revolution was a World War in All but Name 56:43

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, known as the "shot heard round the world," marked the first military engagements of the American Revolution. Ralph Waldo Emerson named it that because it launched revolutionary movements in Europe and beyond, marking it as a key moment in the fight for liberty and self-governance. But this moment …

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How to Prepare for Promotion: Visibility, Confidence & Leadership Identity (Day 11 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 19:05

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Day 11 of The 12 Days of Leadership How to Prepare for Promotion: Visibility, Confidence & Leadership Identity Are you ready for your next leadership role — but unsure how to actually get promoted? Welcome to Day 11 of the 12 Days of Leadership, where we’re diving deep into the mindset, visibility strategies, and leadership identity shifts required…

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Boundaries, Balance & Burnout Prevention for High-Achieving Leaders (Day 10 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 11:24

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Day 10 of The 12 Days of Leadership Boundaries, Balance & Burnout Prevention for High-Achieving Leaders If you’re a high-achieving leader who feels stretched thin, exhausted, or constantly “on,” this episode of the 12 Days of Leadership is your permission slip to pause. Today, we’re talking boundaries, balance, and burnout prevention — three core s…

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How Napoleon and Churchill Used Neuroscience to Make a Better Soldier and More Loyal Public 45:23

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The brain acts in strange ways during wartime. Even in active combat situations, when soldiers are one mistake away from death, many can’t fire on their enemies because their brain is triggering compassion centers against other soldiers. Studies of World War II show that while soldiers were willing to risk death, only 15% to 20% fired their weapons…

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Think Like a Strategic Leader: Critical Thinking & Decision-Making Skills for 2026 (Day 9 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 9:49

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Day 9 of The 12 Days of Leadership Think Like a Strategic Leader: Critical Thinking & Decision-Making Skills for 2026 Are you ready to move from doing the work to leading the work? In today’s episode of the 12 Days of Leadership, we’re diving into one of the most important — and most requested — leadership skills: strategic thinking. If you’ve ever…

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Communication That Builds Trust: Coaching, Conflict & Conversations Every Leader Must Master (Day 8 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 16:24

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Day 8 of The 12 Days of Leadership Communication That Builds Trust: Coaching, Conflict & Conversations Every Leader Must Master If you’ve ever walked into a meeting thinking, “I hope this doesn’t turn into a conflict”… or avoided giving feedback because it felt uncomfortable… this episode is your guide to becoming a calm, confident communicator. We…

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Project Management for Leaders: How to Track Work Without Drowning in Tasks (Day 7 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 11:03

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Day 7 of The 12 Days of Leadership Project Management for Leaders: How to Track Work Without Drowning in Tasks Are you juggling multiple projects, managing competing priorities, or leading across several teams or locations? In Day 7 of The 12 Days of Leadership, we’re breaking down simple project management systems for leaders, especially if you do…

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The Organized Inbox & Digital Desk: Simple Systems to Reduce Work Overwhelm (Day 6 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 13:45

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Day 6 of The 12 Days of Leadership The Organized Inbox & Digital Desk: Simple Systems to Reduce Work Overwhelm Are your inbox, digital files, and work apps overflowing — and constantly pulling you into reactive, stressful workdays? In Day 6 of the 12 Days of Leadership series, we’re tackling one of the biggest pain points for modern leaders: digita…

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Focus, Finish, Follow-Through — How Leaders Build Consistency (Day 5 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 10:37

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Day 5 of The 12 Days of Leadership Focus, Finish, Follow-Through — How Leaders Build Consistency (Day 5 - The 12 Days of Leadership) Struggling with procrastination, inconsistent routines, or unfinished projects? You’re not alone. In today’s episode of the 12 Days of Leadership series, we’re talking about one of the most requested topics in the Get…

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William F. Buckley JR.'s Guide to Friendship in a Polarized Era 39:43

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William F. Buckley Jr., the charismatic intellectual who defined modern American conservatism, was famously skilled at forging friendships across the ideological divide, a talent that helped him both shape the political landscape and navigate public opinion. His capacity for personal charm allowed him to be a public extremist and a private moderate…

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⭐ Energy > Time: The Secret to Productivity and Prioritization for Busy Leaders (Day 4 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 14:41

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Day 4 of the 12 Days of Leadership ⭐ Energy > Time: The Secret to Productivity and Prioritization for Busy Leaders Are you constantly running out of time… or are you actually running out of energy? Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Days of Leadership series, where we flip the script on traditional productivity advice and dive into the real reason leaders …

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The TEST Method: A Delegation Framework Every Leader Needs to Know (Day 3 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 10:18

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Day 3 of the 12 Days of Leadership The TEST Method: A Delegation Framework Every Leader Needs to Know (Day 3 - The 12 Days of Leadership) If you're overwhelmed, stretched thin, or constantly doing tasks your team could be doing, this episode is your permission slip to step into real leadership — not constant doing. On Day 3 of the 12 Days of Leader…

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What it Was Like Living Through the USSR’s Collapse 55:37

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union was twice as devastating as the Great Depression for those who lived there. It immediately led to widespread economic chaos and a breakdown of public services, plunging millions into a difficult period where mere survival was the priority. As one Russian described, after hyperinflation wiped out their family's savin…

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Leader Standard Work 101: The System That Keeps You Organized, Focused & Out of the Weeds (Day 2 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 13:42

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Day 2 of the 12 Days of Leadership Leader Standard Work 101: The System That Keeps You Organized, Focused & Out of the Weeds If you feel overwhelmed, reactive, or constantly juggling tasks, this episode of the Get Organized at Work podcast is for you. Today, in Day 2 of our 12 Days of Leadership series, we’re breaking down Leader Standard Work (LSW…

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The 12 Days of Leadership - Stop the Whirlwind: How to Shift From Firefighting to Proactive Leadership (Day 1 - The 12 Days of Leadership) 12:46

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Day 1 of the 12 Days of Leadership Stop the Whirlwind: How to Shift From Firefighting to Proactive Leadership (Day 1 of the 12 Days of Leadership) Are you stuck in constant firefighting mode — reacting to problems, racing through your day, and feeling like you’re always one step behind? You’re not alone. In today’s episode, we kick off the 12 Days …

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The Battle of Agincourt, 1415: Longbowmen, Bands of Brothers, and Henry V’s Triumph 53:15

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From Shakespeare's 'band of brothers' speech to its appearances in numerous films, Agincourt rightfully has a place among a handful of conflicts whose names are immediately recognized around the world. The Battle of Agincourt, fought in 1415, is famous for the decisive role of the English and Welsh longbowmen, who—despite being significantly outnum…

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Clarence Dillon: The Roaring 20s Wall Street Baron Who Wrote the Rules for Corporate Takeovers, Junk Bonds, and Bankruptcy 45:11

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J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Charles E. Mitchell are names that come to mind when thinking of the most prominent icons of wealth and influence during the Roaring Twenties. Yet the one figure who has escaped notice is an enigmatic banker by the name of Clarence Dillon. In the 1920s, as he rose in wealth and influence, Dillon became one of t…

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🦃What You Did This Year Was Enough: A Thanksgiving Reflection for Leaders 19:24

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What You Did This Year Was Enough: A Thanksgiving Reflection for Leaders In this special Thanksgiving episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, leadership coach and working mom of three Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt invites you into a warm, reflective moment to acknowledge something most leaders never hear: what you did this year was enough. Kayla guides …

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A Utah Indian Chief Controlled the 1800s Mountain West Through Slave Trading, Building Pioneer Trails, Horse Stealing, and Becoming Mormon 1:00:05

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The American Indian leader Wakara was among the most influential and feared men in the nineteenth-century American West. He and his pan-tribal cavalry of horse thieves and slave traders dominated the Old Spanish Trail, the region’s most important overland route. They widened the trail and expanded its watering holes, reshaping the environmental and…

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Why Did Rome Fall? Wrong Question. How Did it Last 2,000 Years Despite Changing its Religion, Language, and Government? 53:46

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Rome began as a pagan, Latin-speaking city state in central Italy during the early Iron Age and ended as a Christian, Greek-speaking empire as the age of gunpowder dawned. Everything about it changed, except its Roman identity. This was due to a unique willingness among Romans to include new people as citizens, an openness to new ideas, and an unpa…

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Leadership Mindfulness 101: The Power of Pause and Why Slowing Down Speeds Up Success 25:00

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Leadership Mindfulness 101: The Power of Pause and Why Slowing Down Speeds Up Success In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt explores why slowing down is one of the most powerful tools a leader can use to increase clarity, strengthen decision-making, and improve results. Through the…

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The Real Deadwood: A Gold Rush Town Built in a War Zone but Obliterated in an Inferno 37:30

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Gunslinging, gold-panning, stagecoach robbing, whiskey guzzling – the myth and infamy of the American West is synonymous with its most famous town: Deadwood, South Dakota. The storied mining town sprang up in early 1876 and came raining down in ashes only three years later, destined to become food for the imagination and a nostalgic landmark that n…

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America's Pacific Dawn: The Spanish-American War Ushered In Global Reach and Savage Conflict 55:59

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Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross, was in Havana in 1898, investigating the terrible conditions endured by Cubans whom the Spanish government had forced into concentration camps, where an estimated 425,000 people died of disease and starvation. While she was there, the American warship USS Maine exploded in Havana's harbor, which served as…

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How Real Leaders Reset Expectations: Boundaries, Balance, and Credibility at Work 21:55

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How Real Leaders Reset Expectations: Boundaries, Balance, and Credibility at Work In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares how real leaders set boundaries, reset expectations, and build lasting credibility at work — without burning out. You’ll learn how to identify the true pur…

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The Unhealed Wounds of WW2 POWs and Combat Veterans 50:10

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Nearly 16.4 million Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II, and for millions of survivors, the fighting left many of them physically and mentally broken for life. There was a 25% death rate in Japanese POW camps like Bataan, where starvation and torture were rampant, and fierce battles against suicidal Imperial Japanese forces, l…

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Robert McNamara Thought Enough Data Could Win Any War. Instead, It Led America to the Vietnam Quagmire 1:00:21

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Robert S. McNamara, who was Secretary of Defense during JFK and LBJ’s administrations, and one of the chief architects of the Vietnam war, made a shocking confession in his 1995 memoir. He said “We were wrong, terribly wrong.” McNamara believed this as early as 1965, that the Vietnam War was unwinnable. Yet, instead of urging U.S. forces to exit, h…

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Family Command Center Upgrade: Amazon Echo Show + Google Calendar vs. Skylight (Set-Up, Tips, and Deals) 26:27

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Family Command Center Upgrade: Echo Show + Google Calendar vs. Skylight (Set-Up, Tips, and Deals) Want a family command center that actually works? In this episode, Kayla shows how her household runs on an Echo Show using the Google Calendar link + the Calendar widget—covering setup, color-coding, routines, privacy tips, and why this can be a budge…

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The Philistine Connection: Do the Roots of October 7 Go Back 3,000 Years? 36:24

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The October 7th attacks of Hamas on Israel were an unprecedented, surprise incursion by land, sea, and air that stunned the world and prompted Israel to declare war. The attacks, which included massacres in Israeli communities and a music festival, resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and the capture of some 251 hosta…

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The Thucydides Trap: How A Rising Athens Made The Peloponnesian War Inevitable 46:29

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The Peloponnesian War is considered one of the most famous wars of the ancient world not only because it was a massive and devastating conflict that reshaped the Greek world, but also because its thorough documentation by the historian Thucydides transformed how we understand history and war. On the face of it, the Peloponnesian War, fought over 20…

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👻🎃10 Spooky Truths About Career Growth (That Might Haunt You if You Ignore Them) - Halloween Episode! 10:13

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👻🎃10 Spooky Truths About Career Growth (That Might Haunt You if You Ignore Them) - Halloween Episode! Ready for some Halloween fun and a career glow-up? In this special themed episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt reveals 10 Spooky Truths About Career Growth — the hidden habits, scary energy drains, and haunting workplace…

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The Free French Army in North Africa, 1940-1945 49:37

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One of the principal architects of Allied Victory in North Africa during World War Two was French General Louis Dio. His importance in North Africa lies in his role as a key leader of the Free French forces and a trusted subordinate to General Philippe Leclerc. He participated in every battle from Douala to the Fezzan Campaigns in the early 1940s. …

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An Inventor’s Quest to Build a Pneumatic Subway System in 1870s New York 45:11

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Alfred Beach built America’s first operational subway in secret beneath 1860s Manhattan, decades before the city’s official electric subway line in 1904. He designed and commissioned a 300-foot-long, eight-foot-diameter tunnel 20 feet underground, built with a tunneling machine he invented for this purpose. The car moved quietly and silently, pushe…

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You Don’t Have to Hustle to Be a Great Leader: How to be a Purpose Driven Leader 15:42

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You Don’t Have to Hustle to Be a Great Leader: How to be a Purpose Driven Leader In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares why hustle culture is keeping leaders reactive — and how to shift toward purposeful productivity that actually drives results. You’ll learn how to assess yo…

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Spirited Rivalry: Did Ireland or Scotland Invent Whisky? 48:53

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There’s a divide between Scotland and Ireland as fierce as the Protestant/Catholic split during the Thirty Years’ War or the battles between Sunnis and Shias in the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. It’s the debate over who invented whisky. Both Ireland and Scotland claim to have originated the spirit. Ireland cites its early monastic traditions and the …

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The Horse That Ate the Legion: Rome’s Cavalry's Triumph Over the Infantry 41:21

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The cavalry 'wings' that probed ahead of the Roman Army played a key role in its campaigns of conquest, masking its marching flanks and seeking to encircle enemies in battle. However, at the very beginning of Rome’s history, it didn’t even have a cavalry, and relied on Greek-style phalanx formations instead. It began as a small cavalry arm provided…

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The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations for Leaders & 3 Mindset Shifts to Let Go 19:58

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The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations for Leaders & 3 Mindset Shifts to Let Go In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt reveals the hidden cost of unrealistic expectations and why people-pleasing quietly drains your energy, joy, and impact at work. Learn how to spot the signs of…

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Beyond Joan of Arc and Agincourt: How the 100 Years War Crushed Medieval Europe and Launched its Global Order 58:41

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Modern France and Britain were forged in the fires of the Hundred Years War, a century-long conflict that produced deadly English longbowmen, Joan of Arc’s heavenly visions, and a massive death toll from Scotland to the Low Countries. The traditional beginning and end of the Hundred Years' War are conventionally marked by the start of open conflict…

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Reverse Ellis Island: American Migrants Who Fought for Mussolini and Built Stalin’s USSR 38:33

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Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations 17:20

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Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations In this episode, Redefining Your Best: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Realistic Expectations, leadership coach and working mom Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares a powerful mindset shift for high-achievers who feel like they’re never doing enough. Discover why your “best” changes daily …

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Bonus Episode: The Organized Leader Launch Party! 🎉Enrolling until 10/10/25 20:41

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The Organized Leader Sprint is enrolling now!https://www.kfaconsulting.org/sprint👉 4 Weeks to Go From Overwhelmed & Firefighting → to Organized, Confident, and Proactive LeadershipFinally build the systems and confidence you need to thrive as a leader.If you’re tired of procrastination, micromanaging, and always being reactive, join me for 4 weeks …

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Don’t Use Rome as a Model of Why Societies Collapse; Use Crime Syndicates and Somalia Instead 49:42

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12,000 years ago, human history changed forever when the egalitarian groups of hunter-gathering humans began to settle down and organize themselves into hierarchies. The few dominated the many, seizing control through violence. What emerged were “Goliaths”: large societies built on a collection of hierarchies that are also terrifyingly fragile, col…

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A Union General Found a Loophole in the Fugitive Slave Act, Causing 1 Million Slaves to Flee North 45:21

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After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, enslaved people feared running away to the North, as their return was mandated, and they faced brutal punishment or even death upon return to deter others from escaping. But that changed during the Civil War. Black slaves in Confederate Virginia began hearing rumors that they could receive their …

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The Real Career Advantage: Why Consistency Beats Talent Every Time 16:05

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The Real Career Advantage: Why Consistency Beats Talent Every Time Consistency wins! Consistency doesn’t just keep you organized —it’s the secret behind promotions, influence, and long-term career growth. In this Consistency Systems Series finale of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, host Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt celebrates over 30 K downloads and walks …

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The Civil War’s Brutal Finale: A War of Attrition as Terrible as WW2-Pacific and the Napoleonic Wars 47:55

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In 1864, the American Civil War reached a critical juncture with Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign, including the brutal battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, which claimed over 60,000 casualties, surpassing Gettysburg as the Americas’ deadliest clash. Abraham Lincoln faced a contentious re-election against George B. McClellan, while Confe…

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Camp David Looks Like a 1970s Lakeside Retreat. Why is it the Site of the World’s Biggest Political Summits? 41:42

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Camp David, nestled in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains, spans about 125 acres, making it significantly smaller than other presidential getaways like Lyndon B. Johnson’s sprawling 2,700-acre Texas ranch or the vast 1,000-acre Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Compared to grand diplomatic venues like the White House or international summit …

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The Consistency Blueprint: Why Leader Standard Work Actually Works 14:46

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The Consistency Blueprint: Why Leader Standard Work Actually Works Are you tired of trying random productivity tools that never stick? In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, host Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt introduces the Consistency Blueprint: Leader Standard Work. Just like on the Great British Baking Show where every baker gets the same re…

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How British Scientists' Self-Experiments on Underwater Rebreathing Created D-Day Submarine Tech (And Nearly Killed Them in the Process) 53:29

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In August 1942, over 7,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in a largely forgotten landing, with only a small fraction surviving unscathed. The raid failed due to poor planning and lack of underwater reconnaissance, which left the Allies unaware of strong German coastal defenses and underwater obstacles. Inadequate submersible…

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Over 200,000 Allied Troops Tried and Failed to Crush the Soviet Revolution After World War One 41:20

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The Allied Intervention into the Russian Civil War remains one of the most ambitious yet least talked about military ventures of the 20th century. Coinciding with the end of the first World War, some 180,000 troops from several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Italy, Greece, Poland, and Romania, among others…

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Consistency Wins: Leadership Lessons from a Half Ironman 21:27

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Consistency Wins: Leadership Lessons from a Half Ironman What can training for a half Ironman teach us about leadership and productivity at work? In this episode of the Get Organized at Work Podcast, host Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt shares the story of her husband’s 70.3 triathlon journey, where he shaved 23 minutes off his time, ran a faster half marathon,…

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