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The NCAA and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes: An Amateurism That Never Was provides a comprehensive historical, sociological, legal, financial, and managerial argument for the reclassification of profit-athletes as employees. Such a reclassification would permit profit-athletes to gain not only fair financial compensation but also equal access to educational benefits that have been promised but systematically denied. The authors trace how Power Five college sports have morphed into a hyper professionalized and commercialized sport-business enterprise.

This podcast goes chapter-by-chapter through books about software architecture, by the authors of those books, starting with Head First Software Architecture.

An oral history of Dr. Evelyn Antonetty, Kingsbridge Vignettes, Allerton in the 1940s and 1950s, and more!

For portfolio leaders and the shapers who serve them who want to increase the effectiveness and impact of their portfolio management approaches, Shaping Portfolio Agility is a podcast hosted by SAFe Fellows Mark Richards and Eric Willeke. It helps portfolio leaders expand their mindset towards lean portfolio management.The show kicks off with a seven-podcast arc covering our key mindsets on portfolios, how they fit in an ecosystem, and how they shape and respond to enterprise strategy. It continues with guest appearances from thought leaders and portfolio leaders. The show does not attempt to ...

What happens when deeply experienced agilists get together and share a virtual coffee each week? Find out here! The Coffee Club explores the many edges of agility, the mindsets of successful agile organizations, and the personal connections change agents need to have to their work. This show is different than our others. It's where we let go of structure, focus on meaning, and explore whatever is of interest to us in the moment. Anchored by SAFe Fellows Mark Richards, Eric Willeke, and Rebecca Davis, this show also features a rotating cast of characters drawn from our favorite coaches and ...

For SPC’s, RTE’s and other SAFe Change Leaders, who want to extend their Lean-Agile repertoire and increase their impact, SPCs Unleashed is a weekly podcast with a group of SAFe Fellows and SPCTs working through the SAFe competencies to give guidance on when, why and how to deepen skills in that area. Season 1 was anchored in a structured exploration of the 7 core SAFe Competencies. Season 2 sees us follow our passion into topics such as coaching, facilitation, value stream mapping, and other topics we believe are crucial to change agents. We don’t focus on foundational knowledge, it’s...