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Its all about results. that will matter more in the future. >> which means you have to be clear what the results are. if you want a flexible schedule, you need to perform to this level. >> you have to make a case for everything. >> okay. learning and development. it is not the case where people come into work and just say im going to give that all to you. employees want to know the company is investing in them as well. >> especially for young people. theyre not going to invest in time spent work...

Messa message. jo ling kent, nbc news. weve been doing this show for 12 years, and i love it, but one thing i always regretted is that they have these fascinating people and we get about three or four minutes to talk to them. but not anymore. because we just launched a brand new podcast called been there built that. first of all, that think you to all of you who listen toed over the past week. it just launched last week. id love to hear your feedback. but for the rest of you, this is what we d...

As theyre performing. >> you have to be clear about what the results are. if you want to have a flexible schedule, okay, but you need to perform to this level. >> just like any promotion. you have to make a case for everything. >> learning and development. it is not the case where people come in and say im going to give that all to you. employees want to know the company is in verifying in them as well. >> especially for young people theyre not going to invest in time spent working at your compa...

Performing, its about the results. >> got it. which means you have to be very clear about what the results are. right? so if you want to have a flexible schedule, like okay you need to perform to this level -- force. >> just like a promotion, make a case for everything. >> learning and development. it is not the case where people come to work and say im going o give that all to you. employees want to know that kbhp is investing in them as well. >> especially for young people. if youre not invest...

Today that fundamental commitment has been broken. i see were sharpening the rhetoric. it will be an exciting race to november. realcle realclearpolitics carl cannon, thank you. everybody should download that e-book as soon as this program is over. well be right back. time for entry premuir of the week. will dean developed tough mudder, based on special forces training, its a miles-long obstacle course that inspiring people and builds teammork. tough mudder will earn more than $70 million. f...

>> the challenge. got to challenge yourself. thats why were all with no clothes. >> three, two, one! >> new jersey. mid-november. 42-degree weather. and 10,000 people who are about to jump into nearly freezing water, scale walls covered in oil, run through fire. and thats just the start. ♪ welcome to the jungle >> welcome to tough mudder. >> its a group of a thousand people doing crazy things together. the one time in your life you dont get called out for being insane by yourself. >> tough mud...

>> tough mudder is a 10 to 12-mile obstacle which lasts two to three hours. take from it me, this course is tough. and it has to be about camaraderie because freakily, you cant get through it alone. its those two things -- challenging people and teamwork -- that form the backbone of these events and of wills company. wills goals all center around creating a culture, an authentic experience that resonates with people and inspires them to do more than they knew they could. why do you think so many...

Work, that form the backbone of these events and of wills companies. wills goals center around creating a culture, an authentic experience that resonates with people and inspires them to do more than they knew they could. >> why do you think so many people are attracted to this insane event? >> i think it is core, human beings are programmed to challenge themselves, do something different. >> its awesome. you get dirty. you get crazy. the crazier the better. >> you like like a superhero. >> did ...

And 10,000 people who are about to jump into nearly freezing water, scale walls covered in oil, run through fire and thats just the start. ♪ welcome to the jungle >> welcome to tough mudder. >> its a group of a thousand people doing crazy things together. its awesome. >> tough mudder is the brain child of will dean, a former british counterterrorism expert who wrote the business plan for the company while getting his mba at harvard. >> i said lets see if we can take elements of special forces ...