{"podcast":{"title":"Leading with purpose: Practical tips for purpose-driven work","slug":"leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416","podcast_index_feed_id":7361416,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6645325/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work--6645325","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bc477cf60684742ea809713ca189e873.jpg","author":"Diligent","episode_count":24,"summary":"Strong and adaptable leadership is essential for nonprofits and public sector organizations to thrive. Each episode of our limited podcast series brings you in-depth interviews with accomplished leaders in nonprofit governance and public service, focusing on different topics. These conversations will bring you actionable insights, fresh perspectives and proven strategies to strengthen board leadership and tackle the challenges your board faces.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:21:42.711795+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416"},"episode":{"title":"How to combat public sector fraud, waste and abuse through smarter technology","slug":"how-to-combat-public-sector-fraud-waste-and-abuse-through-smarter-technology","published_at":"2026-06-24T15:21:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416/how-to-combat-public-sector-fraud-waste-and-abuse-through-smarter-technology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-combat-public-sector-fraud-waste-and-abuse-through-smarter-technology--72673174","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72673174/how_to_combat_public_sector_fraud_waste_and_abuse_through_smarter_technology.mp3","summary":"Public sector organisations face mounting pressure to detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse but traditional audit methods often fall short. In this episode of Leading with Purpose , Diligent experts Jason Venner and Katja Freeman, both former practitioners from federal and state government, explore how audit and finance teams can move from reactive investigations to proactive, technology-driven oversight. Drawing on their experience, they discuss why manual sampling no longer works, how analytics and automation are transforming risk detection, and where leaders can achieve fast, measurable ROI. The conversation also highlights what’s truly at stake: protecting public trust while ensuring every dollar delivers on its intended mission. Be sure to listen to the end of the episode, where Jason and Katja share their top advice for protecting public funds and getting started with a more modern, technology-enabled approach. Further resources on combating waste and fraud: Guide to combating public sector fraud with AI and analytics","meta_description":"Public sector organisations face mounting pressure to detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse but traditional audit methods often fall short. In this ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2011,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416/episodes/how-to-combat-public-sector-fraud-waste-and-abuse-through-smarter-technology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leading-with-purpose-practical-tips-for-purpose-driven-work-7361416/how-to-combat-public-sector-fraud-waste-and-abuse-through-smarter-technology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}