MIMS MINI 47: 30 Day Check In

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In this episode, we delve into the concept of being "qualified" in the workplace, examining who gets labeled as such, who doesn't, and the underlying reasons. We explore "competency checking"—the practice of scrutinizing individuals' abilities—and how it disproportionately affects underrepresented groups, often going unnoticed or unchallenged. Our discussion aims to redefine qualifications in a fair, equitable, and actionable manner. Our guest, Shari Dunn , is an accomplished journalist, former attorney, news anchor, CEO, university professor, and sought-after speaker. She has been recognized as Executive of the Year and a Woman of Influence, with her work appearing in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and more. Her new book, Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work , unpacks what it truly means to be deserving and capable—and why systemic barriers, not personal deficits, are often the real problem. Her insights challenge the narratives that hold so many of us back and offer practical solutions for building a more equitable future. Together, we can build workplaces and communities that don’t just reflect the world we live in, but the one we want to create. A world where being qualified is about recognizing the talent and potential that’s been overlooked for far too long. It’s not just about getting a seat at the table—it’s about building an entirely new table, one designed with space for all of us. Connect with Our Guest Shari Dunn Website& Book - Qualified: https://thesharidunn.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/sharidunn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesharidunn Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Holding It Together: Women As America's Safety Net with Jessica Calarco | 215 How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…

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Election Day Countdown: 30 Days
With just a month to got before election day it's time for a breakdown of where the polling is, where voters are, where the money is and where it's going. Plus a couple of curveballs that could be headed the candidates' ways in the next 4 weeks.

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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes

MIMS MINI 47: 30 Day Check In

Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes

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The Ensh*tification of America? 48:27

2 дня назад48:27

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Donald Trump has spent the week dizzyingly going back and forth on everything from tariffs to Russia to supporting veterans to Elon Musk. It's been a week of 180-degree-turned-360-degree turns causing confusion and chaos. Grant breaks down the biggest flip-flops, what they mean, and what to know next Grant also talks to Cory Doctorow, the inventor of the word "Enshitification," journalist, author, and activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (link below) to talk all about what enshitification is and how it applies to the US government now. LINKS CORY DOCTOROW ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Trump's Just Bear With Me Address 24:09

5 дней назад24:09

24:09

Donald Trump gave his first speech to Congress since being elected and it was filled with half-truths, lies and boasting about his first 43 days in office. Grant walks through the marathon-length address of Trump's key issues like ending DEI, immigration, and DOGE. But also the economy against the backdrop of real worries we're on the edge of a recession. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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MIMS MINI: Gambling with WW3 17:38

9 дней назад17:38

17:38

A MIMS mini today because a planned meeting for a done deal devolved into a shouting match in the Oval Office between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. Grant breaks down what happened, what both sides are saying and how the world is reacting. Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Town Hall Hell (w/ Rep. Debbie Dingell) 47:40

9 дней назад47:40

47:40

Members of Congress are hearing from a lot of angry voters over what's being done by the Trump administration. Republicans are being criticized for going along with DOGE and Trump, while Democrats are looking for someone, anyone to step up and lead. Grant breaks down what this week has been like and what it means as Congress heads into a budget fight to avoid a government shutdown. Grant also talks to Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI6) about what the mood is like in Congress, whether Democrats have a message, and whether they will use the shutdown to get what they want. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Republicans A Have Budget and Elon Musk Crashes The Cabinet 25:07

11 дней назад25:07

25:07

A two-topic mid-week episode this week. The House GOP passes a new budget plan hoping to avoid a government shutdown in two weeks. Grant explains the plan and what it will mean trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy while also breaking a promise practically every member of the GOP and Donald Trump made on the campaign trail. THEN, Trump holds his first cabinet meeting and Elon Musk is the star of the show. Grant explains what it means to have Musk in the room for this normally boring meeting. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Long Live The King? (w/ Prof. Lucan Way) 41:30

16 дней назад41:30

41:30

Donald Trump calls himself a king on social media. Is it Trolling? Yes. Is it still serious? Also, yes. Grant talks about why Trump's joke is actually a sign of a growing and public movement in the GOP to make Trump a three term president if not longer. Grant also talks to Distinguished Professor of Democracy Lucan May who is the co-author of a new piece in Foreign Affairs magazine about how the US will backslide into authoritarianism and how to stop it. LINKS The Path to American Authoritarianism University of Toronto - Political Science The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Why Are Federal Employees Being Fired Like This? 26:44

18 дней назад26:44

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Tens of thousands of federal employees have been fired from the US government seemingly arbitrarily and the effects from it are rippling through agencies, communities and homes across the country. Grant breaks down how the firings have happened and the reasons why they're happening. Spoilers, they're not great. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Are We In A Constitutional Crisis? (with Dr. Erica Groshen) 42:47

23 дня назад42:47

42:47

There's been a lot of talk about whether the US is heading for or already is in a constitutional crisis, but what does that even mean anyway? And, how would we even know if we were in one? Grant breaks down how we got to where we are and whether we're already in a crisis or not. He also talks to Fmr. Commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Cornell University ILR School Senior Economic Advisor Dr. Erica Groshen about the disappearing of government data. LINKS CORNELL ILR SCHOOL FRIENDS OF BLS The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Elon Musk's First Presidential Press Conference 28:46

25 дней назад28:46

28:46

Elon Musk gives a presidential press conference from the Oval Office while Trump looks on. Musk talked about what's happening with the "Department" of Government Efficiency. He misled and lied about a lot of it and refused to talk about his own personal transparency despite calling for full open government just a few months ago. Grant breaks it all down because it was a lot. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Elon Musk Rages and Raids 47:45

4 weeks назад47:45

47:45

Elon Musk and his crew of 20-something employees spent the week interrogating federal employees, accessing sensitive data and putting American information at risk, with questionable legality and security. What is the work of "DOGE?" How far have things gotten and what happens next? Plus, Grant talks to Jim Kunder, the former Deputy Administrator USAID who talks about how difficult its been to see the agency shutdown and why it's bad for US interests and good for enemies of America. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Trump's In His Empire Era 26:33

5 weeks назад26:33

26:33

President Donald Trump has been fixated on expanding the US to other countries and territories and it's an unusual move for him given he was there America first candidate in three elections. Grant breaks down why Trump wants Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal and the Gaza strip by looking at what it would all mean for national security, the economy, Trump's legacy and the people whispering in his ear right now. The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Confirmation Nation (with Dr. Scott Greer from the University of Michigan) 50:32

5 weeks назад50:32

50:32

Three of Donald Trump's most controversial nominees had hearings this week and they were the most explosive we've seen so far. Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel for FBI Director and RFK Jr for HHS Secretary. Grant also talks to Dr. Scot Greer from thE University of Michigan School of Public health about Trump's new health regime, what new policies mean for the rest of us and how to stay informed abouT your health over the next four years. LINKS U of Mich Public Health The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Trump's Purges Begin 21:41

6 weeks назад21:41

21:41

It's been a long nine days. Donald Trump has started the work of purging the government of people he doesn't think are loyal including goverment watch dogs, DOJ officials, and offering federal employees a buyout while having loyalty screening teams comb through federal agencies. His administration also launched the first of their immigration raids, catching Americans, legal residents and "collateral" in the process. Plus Trump orders the freezing of federal spending, sending the nation's agencies, universities and charities into turmoil. (This episode was recorded before the administration decided to rescind the order) Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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Trump 2.0 One Week In (with Liz Dye and Andrew Torrez from Law and Chaos) 44:12

6 weeks назад44:12

44:12

In his first five days of being back in office, Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders that aim to reshape American immigration, justice and the federal government. His plans also put a lot of people in harms way. Grant breaks down the biggest orders and talks to Liz Dye and Andrew Torrez about Trumps moves to disappear trans people from public life, end birthright citizenship and send signals to business that he's in charge. LINKS Law and Chaos Podcast LA Wildfire Help Mutual Aid LA Network Direct Relief org Gofundme CA Fire Hub CA Fire Foundation The Obvious Podcast A podcast presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East-Coast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mimsnewspod TikTok: @mimsnewspod Substack: mimsnewspod.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@MIMSnewspod Bluesky: Granthermes.bsky.social Follow Grant: X: @GrantHermes Insta/TikTok: GrantHermesTV…

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The Sights And Sounds of Trump's Inauguration (with Deepti Doshi from New Public) 30:08

7 weeks назад30:08