AmeriCorps Connections

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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Shout out!
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What is AmeriCorps Connections?

The AmeriCorps Connections Podcast is a space where alumni, members, and partners share how national service shapes careers, communities, and lives. Hosted by AmeriCorps alum Nicki Fiocco, each episode highlights stories of resilience, leadership, and purpose—showing that while service terms may end, the impact and connections continue.

Tune in each week on your favorite podcast platform to listen, follow, subscribe, and share. Check it out and be part of the ongoing story of service.

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