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AmeriCorps Alumni Connections with Addie Lipson | Reading Corps & City Year

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Hosting and podcast consultation provided by Producer Dan of Time or Money Production.  Thank you Dan! (p.s, he's an AmeriCorps Alumni)

1.2  Million AmeriCorps Alumni STRONG!  We are a voice for national and community service.  We have all served in one way or another - let's engage, learn and connect with each other!  Let's Serve Life After AmeriCorps!

Today we talk with Addie Lipson
Connect with Addie on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/addielipson/
Reading Corps -http://www.readingcorps.org/
City Year - https://www.cityyear.org/

Big ideas and takeaways from our conversation:
  1. Reading Corps & City Year! "Life altering decision"  
  2. AmeriCorps teaches you how to Give a SHIT!
  3. Referred by Dana Buzzelli! (watch Dana's episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrBZI55wqjo&t=1150s)
  4. "I pull up the City Year handbook once a quarter" culture building, core parts of culture..."If you put your heart into City Year, your values come with you"
  5. "Service to a cause greater then self" one of City Year's core values
  6. City Year is a masterclass on how to have a really fun workplace! 
  7. Five phases of team development:
    1. Forming
    2. Storming
    3. Norming
    4. Performing
    5. Adjourning 
  8. "If you treat people right, the business will succeed."
  9. Radical Candor Kim Scott & Jason Rosoff - https://www.radicalcandor.com/blog/
  10. Employee Psychology - 
    1. IQ - technical ability to do your job.
    2. EQ - emotional quotient, how do you respond the the emotions of your employees? 
    3. AQ - Adaptability quotient, how do you deal with change?
  11. My new Key Performance Indicators are ensuring people survive. 
  12. National Labors Relations Board! - https://www.nlrb.gov/ 
  13. Self care - "If it feels good, don't feel guilty about it, as long as it's not hurting anyone."
  14. City Year - Seven Year Promise - https://www.cityyear.org/impact/unique-approach/seven-year-promise/
  15. AmeriCorps members are making a difference in their little part of the world
  16. "Alumni Network Conspire together" 
  17. Every morning - while brushing my teeth I am thinking "G-O-O-D M-O-R-N-I-N-G!!! GOOD MORNING!!!! GOOD MORNING!" this chant is psychologically making me happy, so thank you service year! 
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AmeriCorps Alumni Connections with Addie Lipson | Reading Corps & City Year

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