Posts Tagged ‘Bias’

277 – Noticing Changes Everything – Jane Goodall

Posted by  Anecdote International —December 23, 2025
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Episode 277 of Anecdotally Speaking shares how one quiet moment in Tanzania forever changed the way we understand ourselves. In this episode, Mark shares the …

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258 – A Memorial in Mashed Potato – Maya Lin

Posted by  Anecdote International —July 22, 2025
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Discover how creativity under constraint led to one of the world’s most distinctive memorials. In Episode 258 of Anecdotally Speaking, Shawn shares the inspiring story …

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128 – Collaboration and diversity is how you make progress (Rerun)

Collaboration and diversity bring progress. Listen to hear how one woman defied gender norms to receive recognition for a scientific breakthrough.

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184 – Don’t push your bias onto others – Fiona Wood

Posted by  Anecdote International —May 16, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Opinions aren’t facts. Listen to hear how Surgeon Fiona Wood set the record straight when her son’s partner was told to reconsider her chosen career path.

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181 – It’s never too late – Judith Curphey

Posted by  Anecdote International —March 21, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

It’s never too late; if you believe something should be different, try to change it. Listen to hear how Judith Curphey went from retirement to founding and training one of Australia’s most renowned choirs.

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150 – In praise of small stories

A slight change in mindset can improve your entire day. Listen to hear some examples of small stories that have a big impact.

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Replay 107 – You just might do it if you don’t know you can’t

Mindset has an incredible impact on performance. Listen to hear how George Dantzig solved two famously unsolvable mathematics problems.

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128 – Collaboration and diversity is how you make progress

Collaboration and diversity bring progress. Listen to hear how one woman defied gender norms to receive recognition for a scientific breakthrough.

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119 – Don’t do your block buster

Going with your gut is likely to lead you down the wrong path. Listen to hear how ignoring the data led to Blockbuster’s demise.

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107 – You just might do it if you don’t know you can’t

Mindset has an incredible impact on performance. Listen to hear how success often depends on our expectations.

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