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Doing Good Works Podcast

Nick Van Langendonck

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For this third season, the Unbossers Podcast takes on a new chapter: it becomes the Doing Good Works Podcast. The previous seasons remain available, but from now on we switch to Dutch. On our Unbossers YouTube Channel, you can still follow every episode with subtitles. I, Nick Van Langendonck, will take you further along the journey from my book Doing Good Works. What does it mean to do good in the workplace? And how can we show that it truly works? Guided by faith, hope, love, wisdom, justi ...
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The definitive business podcast from the BBC. Each week, the BBC's Evan Davis is joined by bosses, entrepreneurs and industry experts, to lift the lid on how their businesses work, and what it’s like to be in charge. They discuss a big issue, a big challenge, or a big question facing their industry. From managing AI to managing millennials, from supermarkets to supercharging a new product. And our guests will share their stories of success and failure along the way. Podcasts are published ev ...
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The definitive business podcast from the BBC.Each week host Evan Davis is joined by company bosses, entrepreneurs and industry experts, who lift the lid on how the world of business really works, and what it’s like to be in charge. From managing AI to managing millennials, from supermarkets to supercharging a new product, the panel tackles the big …
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