Global Authoritarianism, Laws of Trust, Ways To Unplug

Global Authoritarianism, Laws of Trust, Ways To Unplug

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 5, Episode 298

  • Dec 14, 2016 5:00 pm
  • 2:23:34 mins

Rise of Global Authoritarianism (17:15) Dr. Manu Bhagavan, a professor of History at Hunter College, The City University of New York.   Blaming the world’s problems on a specific group of people is an easy solution to many of the challenges we see today.  History has shown us that political leaders will sometimes use this tactic to gain power and keep it.  Dr. Bhagavan explains the global shift towards authoritarianism. Laws of Trust (1:05:50) Joel Peterson is the Chairman of the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution at Stanford as well as the Chairman of the Board at JetBlue Airways. He is on the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and has been since 1992. Peterson is the Founding Partner and Chairman of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm. Joel Peterson shares insights from his book The 10 Laws of Trust: Building the Bonds That Make a Business Great. Ways To Unplug When You're Short On Time (1:51:05) Paula Davis-Laack is is the Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, a former practicing lawyer, an internationally-published writer, media contributor, and a stress and resilience expert. As part of her post-graduate training, she taught and trained resilience skills to more than 25,000 soldiers as part of the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness program. She is the author of  “Addicted to Busy: Your Blueprint for Burnout Prevention” Paula share tips on how to reduce stress, improve resilience and unplug.