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Inner MBA Program Equips Socially Conscious Business Leaders

The “success at all costs” corporate strategy has become increasingly unacceptable to consumers, who are demanding more transparency, integrity and authenticity from the companies they patronize. The Inner MBA nine-month immersion program was created as a response to this growing trend, as the business landscape transforms rapidly in ways we’ve never seen. Program enrollment for 2021 is now open for a limited time The Inner MBA program is designed to equip business leaders to navigate these changes, with skills like creating diverse and inclusive spaces, self-management, emotional

Many people with cardiovascular conditions aren’t aware that heat can be deadly for them, the Long Island Health Collaborative warned in a statement last month: “We are more in tune with the risks of extreme cold and shoveling heavy snow and don’t regard high heat and humidity as equally worrisome. But we should.” According to the American Heart Association, people with conditions like high cholesterol, heart disease, high blood pressure or arrhythmia are at greater risk when the temperature is high. intelligence, increasing collaboration, navigating difficult conversations and more. In collaboration with LinkedIn, Sounds True, Wisdom 2.0 and MindfulNYU, the Inner MBA faculty includes socially conscious CEOs and transformational leaders with proven track records. Students will hear the behind-the-scenes stories of what success looks like in this new business landscape from CEOs and executives working at companies such as LinkedIn, Microsoft, Google, Spotify, Slack and Logitech. They will learn the skills required to innovate and look within for solutions to business problems, from a roster of teachers who’ve impacted millions with their work. Students will receive a certificate of completion when they finish the nine-month program.

For more information or to apply, visit InnerMBA.Soundstrue.com. See ad, page 19.

Cardiovascular Conditions, Heat Don’t Mix

ketut subiyanto/Pexels.com To combat that danger, the Long Island Health Collaborative recommends using hydration, cooling mechanisms and breathable clothing to protect against overheating—as well as a long-term strategy to improve cardiovascular health year-round. It specifically recommends the Wellness Foundation’s Jumpstart 360˚, a four-week program that focuses on attainable exercise goals, stress management, social connection and plant-based nutrition. The Long Island Health Collaborative is a partnership of hospitals, county health departments, health providers, communitybased social and human service organizations, academic institutions, health plans, local government, and the business sector, all engaged in improving the health of Long Islanders.

For more information about the Long Island Health Collaborative, visit LIHealthCollab.org. For more information about Jumpstart 360˚, visit wfeh.org.

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Big Apple Is Top Banana for Bad Traffic

We’re number one—in traffic jams. Last month the American Automobile Association announced that New York City had overtaken Los Angeles for having “the worst traffic of any city in the United States,” according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Urban Mobility Report. LA had held the top spot for nearly 30 years. In an online article posted July 1, AAA’s Andrew Sheldon writes, “The results were based on the total amount of hours drivers were delayed in 2020. Motorists in the New YorkNewark region spent nearly 500,000 hours stuck in traffic, compared to the roughly 365,000 hours those in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (area) did. “The report also looked at the average time drivers spent in traffic, and again, New York reigned supreme. The average Big Apple motorist spent an average of 56 hours in traffic in 2020. Boston came in second with an average of 50 hours, followed by Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.” While those statistics represent a steep drop from 2019, when drivers had twice as much “idle” time, the change is attributed to the increase in people working from home during the pandemic.

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For more about the latest Urban Mobility Report, visit Mobility.tamu.edu.

Glamping Comes to Governor’s Island

Glamping has come to Governor’s Island. Collective Retreats— photo from CollectiveRetreats.com a company “dedicated to making luxury coexist with ruggedness, fine dining to exist under the stars, and people to connect with unique places and the people around them”—includes the island on its list of “iconic destinations,” which also includes towns in Texas, Montana and Colorado, as well as Ghent, New York. Collective Retreats’ grounds on Governor’s Island feature numerous outdoor gathering spaces, including a bar, multiple fire pits and a restaurant, Three Peaks. All its indoor sleeping spaces, from tents to tiny homes, have beds. Because the island is located just 800 yards from the lower end of Manhattan, the resort’s most spectacular feature is its skyline views. Over the past year and a half, we’ve learned to appreciate elemental joys. Glamping lets us take that ethos with us as we travel—indulged but not indulgent, and mindful of the splendor around us.

For more information, visit Collective Retreats.com.

New York City Ready for Ranked-Choice Goats

True, there are far worse things. But losing the Running of the Goats in 2020, when it was on the verge of becoming an annual event—the first one was in 2019—was just one more blow to a dispirited New York City. So last month there was a crowd at Riverside Park to welcome back the winsome weed eat-

ers, supplied by the Riverside Park Conservancy to stop the spread of invasive plants in certain areas of the park. To the delight of onlookers, twenty-four goats were let into robert lVcl3/Unsplash.com the park to graze, but only five of them—Buckles, Chalupa, Mallemar, Ms. Bo Peep and Skittles—will be in residence through August. Now that New Yorkers have the hang of ranked-choice voting, they’re invited to go online to rank their favorite goats from first to last.

To cast a vote, visit the park’s “Ranked-Choice Goat” page at RiversideParkNYC.org.