MAYOR ERIC ADAMS: How to make change happen

40% of inmates in NYC’s largest prison (Rikers Island) are dyslexic. Mayor Eric Adams was almost one of them. He tells Kate how he went from the wrong side of the tracks to becoming Head of the Police Department and then Mayor of New York City . Find out how his Dyslexic Thinking helps him to see things differently, why he’s driven to empower Dyslexic Thinking in every school and close the school to prison pipeline and what advice he’d give to his 7 year old self. A powerful and emotional Lesson In Dyslexic Thinking.This podcast is sponsored by Microsoft, who like us are passionate about empowering Dyslexic Thinking. Check out their brilliant Immersive Reader, free across several Microsoft 365 apps, which helps Dyslexic Thinkers to fly, here: https://aka.ms/ImmersiveReader-DemoPowerful stories | Experts in Dyslexic Thinking | Inspiring dyslexicsThank you for listening.Website: https://www.madebydyslexia.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/madebydyslexiaTwitter: https://twitter.com/MadeByDyslexiaLinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/madebydyslexiaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/madebydyslexia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.