Podcasts by Curious Minds at Work
Want to get better at work? At managing others? Managing yourself? Gayle Allen interviews experts who take your performance to the next level. Each episode features a book with insights to help you achieve your goals.
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CM 254: Adia Harvey Wingfield on Racism at Work from 2023-12-04T13:27:36
In the U.S., we have laws and policies in place to prevent discrimination of Black workers. In addition, we have leaders who make public pledges in support of diversity goals. Yet the data continue...
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CM 253: Karen Eber on Crafting the Perfect Story from 2023-11-20T13:34:35
A well-crafted story can fuel connection. It can inspire trust and entertain. Better still, it can have a ripple effect. Yet most of us avoid telling stories. Instead, we stick to the facts and em...
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CM 252: Matt Abrahams on How to Speak on the Spot from 2023-11-06T13:20:45
We’re often put on the spot to say something of value. And when it happens, it can catch us off guard. For example, you log in early to a conference call and need to make small talk with high stat...
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CM 251: Eduardo Briceno on Improving Our Performance from 2023-10-23T12:49:26
Most of us are on a performance treadmill. We show up. We execute. Then tomorrow we do it all over again. But this relentless focus on execution leaves little time for learning. As a result, our s...
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CM 250: Gloria Mark on Improving Our Attention from 2023-10-09T13:01:51
We live and work in a digital world where getting interrupted by communication tools is the norm. That means we shift our attention at least every 47 seconds. Then it takes us about 30 minutes to g...
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CM 249: Daniel Simons on How to Avoid Being Fooled from 2023-09-25T12:59:57
As humans, we have certain default settings that help us navigate the world. Yet those same default settings make us vulnerable to fraud and deception. For example, our ability to focus helps us c...
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CM 248: Vanessa Patrick On How To Say No from 2023-09-11T12:33:25
We’re often told that saying yes to everything will be the key to our success. It’ll strengthen our relationships, enhance our reputation, and help us achieve our goals. But what if the reverse we...
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CM 247: Thomas Curran on the Perfection Trap from 2023-08-28T13:08:51
Aiming for perfection seems like a noble goal. It’s like we’re holding ourselves to a higher standard or standing out from the crowd. But striving for perfection means working toward the impossibl...
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CM 246: Simone Stolzoff On Our Relationship With Work from 2023-08-14T12:48:39
For many, work is the centerpiece of our lives. It’s not only a source of status and fulfillment, but also central to our identity. But what do we miss out on when hold these expectations of our w...
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CM 245: Sally Jenkins on Elevating Your Performance from 2023-07-31T10:29:53
Winning athletes and coaches have a lot to teach us. They’re asked to perform at the highest level, day in and day out, and they face enormous pressure to succeed. Faced with these expectations, t...
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CM 244: Jonathan Rhodes on Getting the Life You Want from 2023-07-17T12:24:54
There’s a lot to be said for the excitement we feel when we first set a goal for ourselves. The sense of exhilaration can give us the momentum we need to get started. But when the exhilaration wea...
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CM 243: Sheena Iyengar on How to Be An Innovator from 2023-07-03T13:01:25
Coming up with good ideas is hard. But it’s not because we’re not creative or smart enough. It’s likely we just haven’t learned how. Fortunately, Sheena Iyengar, Professor at Columbia Business Sch...
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CM 242: Rainesford Stauffer on Reimagining Ambition from 2023-06-19T06:22:05
Ambition is complicated. Yet the messages we receive from an early age are simple: “Winners never quit.” “Reach for the stars.” “Follow your dreams.” But like most simple messages, reality often p...
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CM 241: Hal Hershfield on Creating Your Tomorrow from 2023-06-04T16:44:55
We’ve all had the experience of working toward goals today that would benefit us in the future. Goals like exercising more, losing weight, or saving for retirement. Yet when faced with early-morni...
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CM 240: Adam Alter on Simple Ways to Get Unstuck from 2023-05-22T10:19:38
At some point, we all get stuck. Maybe it’s in a job or career. Maybe it’s a relationship or business venture. Though it’s something we all experience, when it happens, we can feel alone and out o...
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CM 239: Rina Bliss on Why IQ is a Myth from 2023-05-08T10:27:01
There’s never been a better time to question how we measure intelligence. With ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence pushing the boundaries of what it means to be smart, there’s an opp...
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CM 238: Rob Cross and Karen Dillon on How to Handle Microstress from 2023-04-24T10:32:15
Small things add up. And, for the most part, that’s a good thing. Like taking the stairs to get more exercise or swapping out something sugary for a piece of fruit. Over time, small actions like th...
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CM 237: Elaine Fox on Mental Agility from 2023-04-10T12:14:35
Change is a part of life, and it’s a big part of growing and developing. Yet, with change comes uncertainty, and that can cause us to get stuck. To thrive during change, we need a mental agility t...
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CM 236: Tess Wilkinson-Ryan on When to Play the Fool from 2023-03-27T10:32:04
No one wants to feel like a sucker. In fact, the very thought of being one – of playing the fool – shapes our behavior in powerful ways. But what if our fear causes us to make choices that aren’t ...
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CM 235: Jonah Berger on How to Get Your Way from 2023-03-13T12:58:39
Almost everything we do – personally and professionally – is affected by the words we use. They help us build relationships, persuade others, and communicate feelings. But what if I told you that ...
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CM 234: Jill Schlesinger on the Great Money Reset from 2023-02-27T13:20:49
The pandemic caused many of us to rethink our lives. From the places we’ve been living to the work we’ve been doing. It’s been an opportunity to hit the reset button. Of course, financial consider...
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CM 233: Daniel Willingham on Smarter Ways to Learn from 2023-02-13T11:32:22
As adults, we need to learn new things all the time. Yet many of us are relying on the same outdated methods we used as adolescents to do it. Thinks like relentless highlighting and endless reread...
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CM 232: Vanessa Bohns on How We Influence Others–Encore from 2023-01-30T13:23:44
One of the messages our culture delivers is “not enough.” Not clever enough. Not busy enough. Not successful enough. It’s a cultural mantra that beats just below the surface of many conversations, ...
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CM 231: Nate Zinsser on Building Your Confidence – Encore from 2023-01-16T14:20:01
Confidence seems elusive. We do something that comes easily and we don’t think twice about it. Or we try something new, experience setbacks, and question our capabilities. It leaves us thinking tha...
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CM 230: Ayelet Fishback on Achieving Your Goals–Rebroadcast from 2023-01-02T12:39:32
Most of us have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. We love that feeling of a fresh start. But we hate how our commitments seldom make it to Valentine’s Day. So what if this year...
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CM 229: Cassie Holmes on Happiness, Meaning, and Fulfillment from 2022-12-19T13:44:41
We go to the dentist, get our eyes checked, and get our cars inspected. These regularly scheduled health and safety audits let us know how we’re doing. But we rarely audit how we spend our time.Su...
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CM 228: Woo-kyoung Ahn on Thinking Smarter from 2022-12-05T12:45:32
How we think about things can have an outsize impact on whether we achieve our goals. Take, for example, the research we might do to make an important decision. If we’re already committed to a cer...
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CM 227: Gregory Berns on How You See Yourself from 2022-11-21T12:22:08
Who are you? It’s a question you’ve had to answer if you’ve ever moved, changed jobs, or started a new relationship. And it’s natural that who you are will change with each new experience you gain...
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CM 226: Amy Gallo on How to Work with Difficult People from 2022-11-07T12:30:29
Work relationships matter more than we think. They can be a key reason we stay in a job or the reason we leave. When they don’t go well, they can consume a lot of our time and energy, both in and o...
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CM 225: Annie Duke on Knowing When to Quit from 2022-10-24T09:55:22
What if becoming a better quitter was something to aspire to? Annie Duke thinks it is. She’s a national science foundation fellowship winner and bestselling author who’s used her background in psy...
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CM 224: Jennifer Garvey Berger on Thriving in Uncertainty from 2022-10-07T11:37:59
What if the skills we need to thrive in uncertainty were ones we already had? That’s the case Jennifer Garvey Berger makes in her latest book, Unleash Your Complexity Genius: Growing Your Inner Ca...
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CM 223: Chantel Prat on How Every Brain Is Different from 2022-09-26T12:47:45
Your manager sees it one way. Your colleague sees it another. Both ways are different from yours. Why is that? Well, our brains may have something to do with it. Today’s brain researchers are stud...
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CM 222: Steve Magness on Real Toughness from 2022-09-12T11:27:24
How we think about toughness needs a reset. Too often, it’s been associated with brute forcing our way through things. Ignoring our feelings. Making an outward show of confidence and dominance. Th...
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CM 221: Julie Winkle Giulioni On Redefining Career Growth from 2022-08-29T12:47:45
What do you do when a promotion isn't an option? Maybe there aren’t enough positions to go around. It’s not the right moment in your career. Or maybe you don’t want the management responsibilities....
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CM 219: Susannah Baldwin on Women’s Voices at Work from 2022-08-15T11:12:34
Is our cultural conditioning holding women back at work? We don’t often notice how we’re culturally conditioned. Like when we walk into a store and the girls’ toys are pink and boys’ toys are blue...
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CM 219: Britt Frank on Getting Unstuck from 2022-08-01T11:06:44
There are times in our lives where we feel stuck, be it personally or professionally. It might be in our career. It might in a relationship. We’re smart, so we try to think our way out of it. But ...
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CM 218: Michael Wenderoth on How to Get Promoted from 2022-07-18T11:20:25
Most of us believe that if we're smart, work hard, and hit our targets, we've got what it takes to get promoted. And, in some organizations, we might be right. But, in many organizations, those sk...
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CM 217: Anh Dao Pham on How to Succeed as a Project Leader from 2022-07-04T12:15:53
In most organizations, moving up means managing projects. And if you want to grow your project management skills, you’ve got a wealth of resources to choose from. Everything from books and podcasts...
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CM 216: Megan Gerhardt on Navigating a Multi-Generational Workplace from 2022-06-20T11:10:32
For the first time in U.S. history, we have employees from five different generations working side by side. With so many different perspectives and life experiences, conflict is inevitable. Unfort...
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CM 215: Roger Martin on Rethinking Management from 2022-06-06T11:28:26
The most successful leaders are always looking for an edge. It could be a competitive edge for their organizations, their teams, even themselves. One of the most effective ways to gain that edge ...
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CM 214: Moshe Bar On Our Creative Brains from 2022-05-23T07:06:19
Most of us are productivity junkies. We pride ourselves on how much we accomplish and how long we maintain our focus. But our brains know better. Sooner or later, they start to wander. To the tun...
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CM 213: Todd Rose On The Hidden Costs of Fitting In from 2022-05-09T10:45:35
Research shows our desire to fit in is incredibly strong. If you've ever disagreed with a group, but were afraid to speak up, you know the feeling. It means we go along to get along. Unfortunately...
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CM 212: Zoe Chance on Influence, Charisma, and Persuasion from 2022-04-25T11:34:20
The best filmmakers are influencers. They direct your attention using words, sounds, and images, and, within seconds, they’ve got you seeing the world through their eyes. But you don’t have to b...
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CM 211: Liz Wiseman on Standing Out at Work from 2022-04-11T10:48:51
If someone asked what they should do to succeed in their job, you’d probably have a quick response. You might say something like, just do what you’re asked, get your work done on time, or don’t ste...
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CM 210: Judson Brewer on Unwinding Anxiety from 2022-03-28T11:21:14
Humans have always lived with anxiety. Thousands of years ago, we feared attacks by wild animals. Today we worry whether we’ll have enough money to retire. It’s not the anxiety that matters, but h...
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CM 209: Joan Williams on Practical Solutions for Diversity from 2022-03-14T12:06:47
Imagine that fewer people are buying your organization’s product or service. It’s a shift you didn’t anticipate. To fix it, you study the data, identify the problem, and then take steps to address ...
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CM 208: Mary-Frances O’Connor on How We Learn from Love and Loss from 2022-02-28T12:20:23
Why do we grieve, and what happens when we do? For much of human history, answers to these questions have come primarily from writers and thinkers. While they’ve given us powerful language to descr...
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CM 207: David Robson on How Our Expectations Shape Us from 2022-02-14T12:26:44
From time to time, I’ll run across creative ways people are using apps I like. It often prompts me to learn more. I’ll watch some videos, read a few articles and, inevitably, what I discover is tha...
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CM 206: Nate Zinsser on Building Your Confidence from 2022-01-31T10:24:35
Confidence seems elusive. We do something that comes easily and we don’t think twice about it. Or we try something new that’s challenging and we can't stop thinking about our mistakes. It can leave...
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CM 205: Claudia Goldin on Women, Careers, and Greedy Work from 2022-01-17T11:41:57
For women who want a career and a family, we might expect things would be easier today. After all, women have greater access to education and job opportunities. We’ve seen advances in reproductive ...
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CM 204: Ayelet Fishbach on Achieving Your Goals from 2022-01-03T13:12:02
Most of us have a love-hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. We love that feeling of a fresh start. But we hate how our commitments seldom make it to Valentine’s Day. So what if this year...
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CM 203: Azeem Azhar On Thriving In An Exponential Age from 2021-12-20T13:16:10
We hear it all the time, that the pace of technological change today is faster than ever before. But what does that really mean, and why does it matter? It means that if you were born in 1920, tec...
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CM 202: Anne Helen Petersen on the Peril and Promise of Working from Home from 2021-12-06T13:05:19
Just a few years ago, the possibility of working from anywhere made us wistful. With family and friends, we’d play the “what if” game: What if we could work from home? What if we could live somewhe...
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CM 201: Rob Cross on Collaboration Overload from 2021-11-22T13:07:31
There are countless benefits to collaboration. We get new ideas. Solve problems more quickly. Produce higher quality work. But too much of anything can turn toxic. And it doesn’t have to be that w...
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CM 200: Jay Van Bavel on Our Changing Identities from 2021-11-08T11:08:03
We like to think of our identities as singular and stable: I’m an early riser (and will always be), or I’m a foodie (and can’t imagine otherwise). But if we take a step back, we see how we not onl...
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CM 199: Michael Rousell on the Power of Surprise from 2021-10-25T10:52:24
How to change someone’s mind. It’s a topic that’s come up a few times before on the podcast. For example, I talked to Jonah Berger about how to make inroads by asking for less. I also spoke with Ta...
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CM 198: Eric Johnson on the Science of Decision-Making from 2021-10-11T20:23:05
We like to think we’re in complete control of the decisions we make. From the sandwich we ordered for lunch to the Netflix show we watched last night. Yet, in each case, we’ve got a hidden partner,...
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CM 197: Stefan Thomke on How to Run Game-Changing Experiments from 2021-09-27T12:37:56
What do you think makes companies like Amazon or Google so innovative? With Amazon you might say their relentless focus on the customer. With Google, you might point to their powerful search engine...
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CM 196: Kat Vellos on Mastering Friendship from 2021-09-13T12:12:04
I’ve spent a lot of time talking to guests about our relationships at work. For example, we’ve discussed how to listen better, how to navigate conflict, and how to influence others, just to name a ...
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CM 195: Vanessa Bohns on How We Influence Others from 2021-08-30T12:24:31
One of the messages our culture delivers is “not enough.” Not clever enough. Not busy enough. Not successful enough. It’s a cultural mantra that beats just below the surface of many conversations, ...
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CM 194: Joe Keohane on the Benefits of Talking to Strangers from 2021-08-16T12:50:51
I have a confession to make. I enjoy talking to people I don't know. I like learning about them and hearing their stories. I'm sure it explains why I started this podcast nearly six years ago. Yet...
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CM 193: Deborah Stone on How Data Can Lead Us Astray from 2021-08-02T12:45:54
Numbers have power. They convey certainty. For example, when we know whether cases of Covid-19 are rising or falling, we feel like we have more control. Like we’ve got the answer. Yet numbers can ...
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CM 192: Leidy Klotz on Doing More with Less from 2021-07-19T13:04:38
So often, when we try to solve a problem, we focus on what we can add. Let’s say you're moving to a smaller space. Your first thought might be to research shelving or rent a storage unit. But what...
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CM 191: Lisa Feldman Barrett On How Our Brains Work from 2021-07-05T12:26:08
I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for brain science. I love learning new things about how our brains work and how to get the most out of this amazing organ. That means I'm always scanning for my next boo...
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CM 190: Jim Detert on Being Brave at Work from 2021-06-21T12:25:47
When you think about courage at work, what comes to mind? Most of us think of the whistleblowers, the people who speak out on illegal corporate practices. Yet many who succeed in changing the wor...
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CM 189: Amanda Ripley on Breaking Free from High Conflict from 2021-06-07T12:39:40
Think of your family, your friends, and your colleagues. In each of these relationships, you can expect to experience conflict from time to time. Sometimes, it's unhealthy conflict that harms our r...
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CM 188: Lisa Genova on the Science Behind Memory from 2021-05-24T12:59:14
I've got a riddle for you. What do we need to get better at our jobs? To maintain relationships with family and friends? To find our keys? The answer is memory. Yet when it comes to what it is and...
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CM 187: David Smith and Brad Johnson on the Playbook for Male Allies at Work from 2021-05-10T13:11:53
Change happens through action. For example, if we want to solve the hunger problem in our localcommunity, we donate to a food drive. We volunteer at a food bank. We do things that solve the problem...
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CM 186: Ethan Kross on Changing Our Self-Talk from 2021-04-26T12:51:57
Most of us have a voice in our heads. On some days, it builds our confidence. On others, it tears us down. Our inner voice is an invisible force that has a big effect on our work and our lives.I'...
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CM 185: John Bowe on Mastering Public Speaking from 2021-04-12T13:09:05
For many of us, public speaking creates a lot of anxiety. And like all phobias, it comes at a cost. Researchers have linked a fear of public speaking to lower college graduation rates, lower wages,...
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CM 184: Amelia Nagoski On Banishing Burnout from 2021-03-29T13:02:27
A hundred years ago, if you asked someone about burnout, they wouldn't know what you were talking about. Fast forward to today and there's a good chance they'd say they've experienced it. Burnout'...
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CM 183: Therese Huston On Getting Feedback Right from 2021-03-15T13:04:28
Most of us are hungry for feedback. Whether it's from bosses, teachers, family, or friends, we know it's the key to getting better. And the research supports this: frequent, effective feedback impr...
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CM 182: Lisa Feldman Barrett On How Our Brains Work from 2021-03-01T15:06:21
I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for brain science. I love learning new things about how our brains work and how to get the most out of this amazing organ. That means I'm always scanning for my next boo...
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CM 181: Dan Cable On Unlocking Your Potential from 2021-02-15T13:35:57
For a good part of my life, I believed that focusing on my weaknesses was the key to achieving success. In fact, I didn't realize how much I'd embraced this way of thinking until I began working wi...
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CM 180: Fred Dust On Making Conversations Better from 2021-02-01T14:20:28
Meaningful conversations can be a creative lab space. At their best, they're a place to share perspectives and be heard. They can also be a place to stress test new ideas and catch the limits in ou...
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CM 179: Marissa King On Feeling Good About Networking from 2021-01-18T14:46:26
For most of us, networking is a topic that brings up a lot of strong feelings. And most of those feelings aren't all that positive. Ultimately, we know we should network. But just thinking about i...
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CM 178: Catherine Sanderson on the Bystander Effect from 2021-01-04T15:42:01
When challenging situations arise, how do we make the shift from bystander to helper? What are the factors that determine whether or not we take action? And what if helping means disobeying an auth...
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CM 177: Julie Shah on the Future of Robots from 2020-12-21T14:59:22
What will the world look like when we're living and working with robots every day? Robots work on assembly lines. They zoom around warehouses. And they even fly planes. Most of us aren't surprised...
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CM 176: Eugenia Cheng on Rethinking Gender from 2020-12-07T14:20:14
What if mathematics could help us rethink gender equality by questioning how society is structured? Women are often told that, to succeed, they need to be more. More competitive. More confident. E...
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CM 175: Roger Martin on the Efficiency Myth from 2020-11-23T18:39:49
What's driven our relentless obsession with economic efficiency and who are its winners and losers? For much of the twentieth century, the U.S. economy benefited most individuals and families, no ...
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CM 174: Michael McCullough on the Kindness of Strangers from 2020-11-09T19:06:18
How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care deeply about complete strangers? From an evolutionary standpoint, we shouldn't be kind to strangers. Yet, history shows, time and agai...
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CM 173: Katherine Kinzler on How Language Shapes Us from 2020-10-26T11:57:53
We recognize the biases we hold around race, class, and gender, but what about language? Katherine Kinzler, author of the book, How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do - and What It Says about...
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CM 172: Ashley Whillans On How to Reclaim Your Time from 2020-10-12T15:23:11
How can we escape the time traps that keep us from living our best lives? These are the traps that make us feel like there are never enough hours in the day. They leave us time poor, a term Ashley...
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CM 171: Anne Helen Petersen on Workplace Burnout from 2020-09-29T03:27
How did we get to a place where life's become an endless treadmill of work? In her latest book, Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation, Anne Helen Petersen tackles this question...
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CM 170: Nicholas Carr on What the Internet Does to Our Brains from 2020-09-14T17:01:43
Is the onslaught of online information eroding our brain's ability to think deeply and creatively? In 2008, Nicholas Carr, asked the provocative question,"Is Google Making Us Stupid?"Two years lat...
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CM 169: David Livingstone Smith On Resisting Inhumanity from 2020-08-28T17:26:37
What happens in our minds when we dehumanize others, and how can we resist it? These are the kinds of questions David Livingstone Smith, author of the book, On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How t...
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CM 168: Deirdre Mask on How Addresses Change Lives from 2020-08-17T18:30:18
What can a simple street address reveal about a person’s identity, race, wealth and power? For many of us, an address is something we don't spend a lot of time thinking about. It may be a string o...
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CM 167: Stefanie Johnson On Inclusive Leadership from 2020-08-03T21:36:39
How can we recognize the blind spots that cause us to build less inclusive teams? When we commit to achieving greater diversity in the workplace, we're taking an important step. But we need to see...
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CM 166: Jonah Berger On Changing People’s Minds from 2020-07-20T18:21:02
How can we get our staunchest opponents to come around to our way of thinking? When we're trying to convince other people, we often start by sharing our ideas. If they resist our efforts, we usual...
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CM 165: Dan Heath On Innovative Problem Solving from 2020-07-06T18:19:31
What would happen if, instead of reacting to problems, we solved them at the source? That's a question that Dan Heath, author of the book, Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen,...
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CM 164: Stanislas Dehaene On How We Learn from 2020-06-22T18:16:11
What are the skills that can help us learn new things more quickly and efficiently? Our ability to learn sets us apart from other species. Yet few of us understand how to maximize this ability.Sta...
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CM 163: Frances Frei on Leadership from 2020-06-08T21:02:56
What if leaders spent less time building themselves up and more time building up others? When leaders face challenges, they're often encouraged to take a long, hard look in the mirror. Frances Fre...
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CM 162: Don Moore On How To Be Perfectly Confident from 2020-05-25T16:28:09
What if the biggest barrier to our success wasn't a lack of confidence but overconfidence? We tend to associate a high degree of confidence with success. In fact, most of us believe it's a require...
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CM 161: Eitan Hersh On Making Real Change from 2020-05-11T20:14:02
What if the way we engage in politics today works against the changes we seek? One-third of Americans say they spend at least two hours a day on politics. But according to Eitan Hersh, author of t...
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CM 160: Olga Khazan on the Upside of Being Weird from 2020-04-27T20:37:39
What if we transformed the word weird from an insult to a badge of honor? When we call someone"weird,"it's rarely positive. Growing up as a self-described"weirdo,"Olga Khazan, author of the book, ...
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CM 159: Wayne Baker On The Power of Asking from 2020-04-13T18:08:08
How much of a role can asking others for help play in achieving our goals? It turns out, quite a bit. In fact, research shows that we're more likely to achieve success if we make asking for help a...
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CM 158: Emily Balcetis On How To Achieve Success from 2020-03-30T02:43:07
What if knowing how successful people see the world could help us achieve our goals? When we see people achieving their goals, we may be tempted to give up. We tell ourselves they have advantages ...
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CM 157: Kate Murphy On How To Listen from 2020-03-16T02:53:05
Listening improves our relationships, health, and workplaces. So how can we get better at it? Think about the last time someone listened to you, a time when you felt heard. Those moments matter mo...
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CM 156: Lydia Denworth on the Science of Friendship from 2020-03-01T21:46:02
What actions would you take if you knew how important friendships were for your health? Most of us recognize that friendships play an important role in our lives. Yet few of us realize how crucial...
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CM 155: Jenny Odell on How to Do Nothing from 2020-02-16T17:39:52
As we increasingly equate human worth with productivity, what does it mean to do nothing? That's the question Jenny Odell explores in her book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. ...
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CM 154: Laura Huang On Finding Your Edge from 2020-02-03T15:20:06
What happens when you actively shape how you're seen, rather than leaving it to chance? At some point, many of us have felt overlooked, underestimated, or even ignored in our work. We may have res...
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CM 153: Janelle Shane on How Artificial Intelligence Works from 2020-01-20T17:45:36
What happens when you teach an AI to write knock-knock jokes, recipes, and pick-up lines? It's a rare week that goes by without someone talking about the power, and the perils, of artificial intel...
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CM 152: Wendy Wood on the Science of Habits from 2020-01-07T04:04:03
What if our success was less about channeling willpower and more about building sustainable habits? Too often, when we think about goals we've failed to achieve, we blame it on a lack of willpower...
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CM 151: James Clear on Making and Breaking Habits–Rebroadcast from 2019-12-24T00:00:30
We all have trouble changing our habits, but the problem isn't us. It's our systems. Whether we want to adopt good habits or avoid bad ones, we need to think beyond willpower or setting bigger goa...
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CM 150: Marc Brackett on Permission to Feel from 2019-12-09T21:21:07
How can recognizing, understanding, and managing our emotions contribute to our happiness, success, and well-being? Emotions play a big role in our lives. Yet, for most of us, they're viewed as so...
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CM 149: Jamil Zaki on the Science of Empathy–Rebroadcast from 2019-11-25T21:20:13
In a world where empathy is in decline, how can we learn to care more? If you sense we're less empathetic today than decades past, you're right. Studies show there's been a 48 percent decline in e...
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CM 148: Adam Waytz on the Power of Human from 2019-11-11T21:00:41
What if the very tech that connects us is taking away our need to interact? Technology connects us to more people than ever before. Yet, as Adam Waytz, author of the book, The Power of Human: How ...
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CM 147: Bina Venkataraman on How to Think Ahead from 2019-10-28T02:28:34
How would our decision-making change if we shifted focus from the present to the future? Instant gratification comes easily to us. But when we delay tackling long-term problems associated with thi...
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CM 146: Lindsey Pollak on the Multigenerational Workplace from 2019-10-14T17:48:37
How does work change when we have five generations in the workplace at once? For the first time in history, there are five different generations working alongside one another in the workplace. In ...
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CM 145: Susan Schneider on the Future of Your Mind from 2019-09-30T18:12:10
What does artificial intelligence mean for the future of machine consciousness and the human mind? Every week, artificial intelligence is playing a bigger role in the products that we use. Think of...
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CM 144: Sari Wilde On The Connector Manager from 2019-09-16T18:08:03
Is there a certain type of leader whose management approach gets more from their teams? Gartner, a research and advisory firm, recently conducted a study of thousands of managers and employees. The...
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CM 143: Paul Tough on How College Makes or Breaks Us from 2019-09-09T22:26:26
Does college have a greater impact on the lives we lead than we ever imagined? Is college still a tool for upward mobility or is the system engineered to advance the wealthy? Paul Tough, author of ...
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CM 142: Steve Magness on Finding Your Passion from 2019-08-19T21:41:32
What if advice we get to “follow your passion” is more complicated that it seems? Steve Magness is co-author with Brad Stulberg of the book, The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All In, Finding...
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CM 141: David Robson on the Intelligence Trap from 2019-08-05T21:54:10
What if our IQ scores reveal far less about intelligence and reasoning than we think? We often assume that people with high IQ scores are more intelligent. We may even believe they’re able to th...
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CM 140: Elizabeth Segal on Why We Need Social Empathy from 2019-07-30T16:01:50
How is our lack of social empathy affecting millions of people in surprising, unexpected ways? To maintain and deepen our relationships with other individuals, we need empathy. To craft policies...
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CM 139: Kat Holmes on the Power of Inclusive Design from 2019-07-08T15:23:49
What if you design a product or service that prevents certain people from using it? These kinds of mismatches are everywhere: a computer mouse that works only for the right-handed; credit-card-o...
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CM 138: Caroline Criado Perez on Invisible Women from 2019-06-26T01:46:38
What’s the cost when women are left out of healthcare, education, and public policy data? Data drives decision making in critical areas. Yet, in most cases, as Caroline Criado Perez, author of t...
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CM 137: David DeSteno on Emotions that Lead to Success from 2019-06-13T22:28:16
What if achieving our goals is not about willpower but about gratitude, compassion and pride? It’s natural to experience negative emotions, like discouragement, frustration, and even fear when w...
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CM 136: Jamil Zaki On The Science Of Empathy from 2019-06-03T21:07:06
In a world where empathy is in decline, how can we learn to care more? If you’re sensing that people are less empathetic today than decades ago, your instincts would be right. We are. Though hum...
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CM 135: David Epstein On Generalists Over Specialists from 2019-05-27T21:41:23
Can we achieve greater success in life by choosing to generalize rather than to specialize? If you want to be the best at something, the story goes something like this: Begin as early as you can...
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CM 134: Brian Gunia on a Fresh Approach to Negotiation from 2019-05-16T02:24:04
What if we entered negotiations with the goal of benefitting both sides, not just ours? For many, the word negotiation conjures up images of a heated exchange, of master manipulators, expert wor...
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CM 133: Rob Walker on the Art of Noticing from 2019-05-07T03:11:59
How can paying more attention to the world around us increase our engagement and creativity? Most of us are fighting a daily tug-of-war with distraction – from phone alerts to streaming video to...
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CM 132: Donna Hicks on the Surprising Effects of Dignity from 2019-04-28T20:10:50
How can we ensure we not only respect people’s dignity, but also protect our own? Violations of dignity lie at the heart of many conflicts, from the global stage to the corner office. Yet, digni...
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CM 131: James Clear on Making and Breaking Habits from 2019-04-15T15:04:04
We all have trouble changing our habits, but the problem isn’t us, it’s our systems. Whether we want to adopt good habits or avoid bad ones, we need to think beyond willpower or setting bigger g...
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CM 130: Allison Schrager on Rethinking Risk from 2019-04-02T00:01:53
What if there were a better way for us to think through life’s riskiest decisions? That’s where Allison Schrager comes in. She’s the author of the book, An Economist Walks into a Brothel: And Ot...
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CM 129: Jennifer Eberhardt on the Impact of Hidden Racial Bias from 2019-03-26T01:23:37
Unconscious racial bias can influence what we see, what we do, and what we remember. These are topics that Jennifer Eberhardt, author of the book, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Sh...
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CM 128: Kartik Hosanagar On How Algorithms Shape Our Lives from 2019-03-12T01:33:12
Are we making our own decisions or are machine learning algorithms making them for us? Kartik Hosanagar, author of the book, A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms are Shaping O...
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CM 127: Steven Rogelberg on Making Meetings Great from 2019-03-04T03:35:11
How can we change boring, unproductive meetings into gatherings no one would want to miss? Many of us dread meetings, even when we’re the ones leading them! But there are steps we can take to ma...
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CM 126: Hal Gregersen on Why Questions are the Answer from 2019-02-18T13:48:54
What if the secret to getting unstuck isn’t the right answer, but the right question? Hal Gregersen, author of the book, Questions are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Pro...
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CM 125: Cal Newport on Digital Minimalism from 2019-02-05T10:15:41
What if instead of improving our lives, our technology is actually making them less meaningful? Many of us live in a hyperconnected world. Hourly, we’re responding to messages, writing emails, b...
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CM 124: Liz Fosslien on Emotions at Work from 2019-02-05T08:05:25
Which emotions should we bring to work and which ones should we leave at home? When it comes to most workplaces, it’s a difficult question to answer. That’s what drove Liz Fosslien and her co-au...
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CM 123: Chris Bailey on Overcoming Distraction from 2019-01-26T15:17:30
How can we reclaim our attention in a world that’s increasingly filled with digital distractions? Chris Bailey, author of the book, Hyperfocus: How to be More Productive in a World of Distractio...
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CM 122: Amy Edmondson on Maximizing Team Performance from 2019-01-12T15:05:38
Which work environments are the most effective at leveraging their people’s talents, skills and abilities? Amy Edmondson, award-winning Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business...
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CM 121: Chip Conley on Bringing Wisdom to Work from 2018-12-31T01:03:56
What can older workers contribute to fast-growing companies populated by digital natives? A lot. Chip Conley, author of the book, Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, believes that olde...
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CM 120: Maryanne Wolf on Digital Reading from 2018-12-15T14:36:15
By reading on our devices, we’re losing abilities it took us thousands of years to develop. That’s because reading from a screen – a computer, a tablet, a phone – lends itself to skimming. This ...
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CM 119: Chris Clearfield on Preventing Meltdowns from 2018-12-01T16:03:17
Disastrous events take place all the time, but could many be prevented? For example, could discount retailer, Target, have spared thousands of people their jobs rather than close 58 of its Canadian...
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CM 118: Dolly Chugh on Becoming the Person You Want to Be from 2018-11-17T16:02:58
Many of us strongly identify as supporters of equality, diversity and inclusion. Yet Dolly Chugh’s research suggests that by holding on to this identity too tightly, we may not live up to our own e...
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CM 117: John Zeratsky on Creating Time for Things that Matter from 2018-11-04T00:44:10
It can seem like we’re working harder, yet rarely getting to what matters most. John Zeratsky understands how we feel and wants to help. He’s the co-author with Jake Knapp of the book, Make Time: H...
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CM 116: Jason Fried on Making Work Less Crazy from 2018-10-20T14:43:06
Long hours, 24/7 access, and crushing goals have become the norm in many workplaces. Jason Fried, co-author of the book, It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work, thinks we need to stop celebrating this...
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CM 115: Steven Johnson on Making Decisions that Matter the Most from 2018-10-06T19:01:07
What if you could make better decisions? Even with the biggest, life-altering choices, such as where to live, who to marry, or whether to start a company? Steven Johnson, author of the book, Farsi...
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CM 114: Michele Gelfand on What Makes Us Different from 2018-09-22T17:51:10
When we try to explain cultural differences, we often turn to descriptions of east versus west, rich versus poor or, in U.S. politics, red versus blue. But Michele Gelfand, author of the book Rule ...
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CM 113: Priya Parker on Designing Better Meetings from 2018-09-09T01:19:38
Gatherings play a big role in our lives. Weekly work meetings. Weddings. Holiday dinners. But over time, our gatherings can have a ho-hum feel. Priya Parker, author of the book, The Art of Gatherin...
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CM 112: Nicholas Epley on How Well We Know Each Other from 2018-08-25T20:08:11
Do we know what others think? What about our partners or closest friends? Nick Epley, author of the book, Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want, explains that ...
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CM 111: Kristin Neff on Self-Talk for Challenging Times from 2018-08-11T18:33:40
What kind of self-talk can best help us achieve our goals? When we run into challenges, the voice inside our heads can be harsh and critical. Kristin Neff, Associate Professor in Human Development...
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CM 110: Laura Vanderkam on Getting More Done from 2018-07-29T04:23:35
When it comes to time, most of us feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Yet we’ve probably got more time than we think. It's just that the way to win back more hours is counterintuit...
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CM 109: Heidi Grant on the Science of Asking for Help from 2018-07-15T00:42:37
How do you feel about asking for help? For most of us, asking for help feels uncomfortable, mainly because we expect we’ll be rejected when we ask. Yet there's a good chance we're wrong. Heidi Gr...
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CM 108: Leonard Mlodinow on Unleashing Our Creative Thinking from 2018-07-01T02:55:48
In times of rapid change, people who can think creatively are invaluable. Leonard Mlodinow, author of the book, Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change, calls this type of thinking elastic. ...
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CM 107: Adam Alter–Are We Addicted to Our Technology? from 2018-06-17T04:04:14
Tech addictions don’t just happen to certain kinds of people. Increasingly we’re finding they can happen to any of us. In today’s technology-rich world, many of us check our phones obsessively, b...
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CM 106: Daniel Cable on Happiness at Work from 2018-06-03T14:08:31
Unhappiness at work is at an all-time high. While some might blame bad attitudes or a lack of motivation, Daniel Cable offers another perspective. He believes that the routines of the modern workpl...
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CM 105: Tali Sharot On How To Change Someone’s Mind from 2018-05-20T18:48:33
Can facts change someone’s mind? Most times, this approach is a dead end, especially when we try to convince those with top-notch analytical skills. In fact, neuroscience shows that analytical peop...
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CM 104: Janice Kaplan on Making Your Own Luck from 2018-05-06T07:05:11
We all know people who seem especially lucky or, in some cases, unlucky. Janice Kaplan wondered whether this was due to random chance or luck overlooked, so she co-authored the book, How Luck Hap...
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CM 103: Daniel Coyle on How to Build Amazing Teams from 2018-04-22T07:05:31
How do we build remarkable teams, the kind that are more than the sum of their parts? Daniel Coyle answers that question in his latest book, The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Group...
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CM 102: Morten Hansen On Working Smarter from 2018-04-08T13:33
What sets top workplace performers apart? To answer this question, Morten Hansen, Professor at University of California, Berkeley, studied over 5,000 U.S. corporate employees for his book, Great a...
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CM 101: Idan Ravin on Rethinking Performance from 2018-03-25T13:14:17
Sometimes an outsider can offer a game-changing take on a tried-and-true process. When it comes to performance, that person is Idan Ravin, author of the bestselling book, The Hoops Whisperer: On th...
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CM 100: Jeff Haden on How to Get Motivated from 2018-03-11T16:01:09
Many of us view motivation as the spark we need to achieve our goals. But Jeff Haden, author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win, explains that it is actually...
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CM 099: Sean Young on the Science of Changing Your Life from 2018-02-25T17:03:38
What is the secret to changing our habits? Too often, we are led to believe that we need to study successful people and then use our willpower to act like they do. But UCLA Medical School Professo...
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CM 098: Jon Kolko on Igniting Creativity in Organizations from 2018-02-11T17:13:09
What if you are creative, but your organization is not? Many of us have worked in places that have tried to adopt more creative practices, and we know that it doesn’t always produce the desired re...
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CM 097: Sam Walker on Creating Outstanding Teams from 2018-01-28T14:45:04
Do you have the seven qualities of a great leader? As the former sports editor of the Wall Street Journal, Sam Walker chronicled the exploits of some of the most remarkable teams ever assembled. F...
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CM 096: Olivia Cabane and Judah Pollack on Breakthrough Thinking from 2018-01-14T17:52:13
Breakthroughs can take our work to new and exciting places, yet they rarely happen as often as we’d like. Are there ways to prompt these kinds of moments, so we can create them more often? Olivia ...
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CM 095: Lynda Gratton On The 100-Year Life–Rebroadcast from 2017-12-31T23:08:15
Are you prepared to live to 100? Research shows that it is becoming the norm, but that few of us are planning for it. Many are surprised to learn that it not only requires rethinking saving and ret...
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CM 094: Emiliana Simon-Thomas On How To Be Happier from 2017-12-17T21:03:52
We have more control over our happiness than we think. And if we follow the advice of the most cutting-edge happiness researchers, we can help others achieve it, as well. Emiliana Simon-Thomas hap...
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CM 093: Tasha Eurich on the Science of Self-awareness from 2017-12-04T08:05:58
Ninety-five percent of us think we are self-aware, but only ten to fifteen percent of us actually are. How important is that difference to our well being and happiness? Well, according to Tasha Eur...
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CM 092: Barbara Oakley on Learning How to Learn from 2017-11-20T08:05:14
Most of us can learn anything, if we're taught how. Yet few of us find this to be the case. Why? Because we lack the skills we need to deal with the resistance and frustration we inevitably face wh...
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CM 091: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on Big Data as Truth Serum from 2017-11-06T16:31:58
Do you really know your neighbors or coworkers? To understand human behavior, we need research participants who act and respond truthfully. But that is a tall order when it comes to topics that ar...
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CM 090: Dan Heath on Creating Moments that Matter from 2017-10-23T07:05:03
What's behind the extraordinary experiences that stay with us? Are they as random as we're led to believe or is there a pattern to them that, if we understood it, would allow us to create them ours...
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CM 089: Daniel McGinn on Performing Under Pressure from 2017-10-09T07:05:16
Maybe performing under pressure is easier than we think. In those moments before an interview, an exam, or a presentation, we often feel our worst. Yet Daniel McGinn, author of the book, Psyched U...
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CM 088: Eric Liu on Your Hidden Power from 2017-09-25T07:05:28
When you hear the word power, what comes to mind? For most of us, we imagine power-hungry leaders or think of phrases like power corrupts. But when my guest, Eric Liu, considers power, he sees some...
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CM 087: Steven Sloman on the Knowledge Illusion from 2017-09-11T07:05:24
Few of us realize how dependent we are on the people and objects around us for our knowledge. But Steven Sloman does. He reveals that we are constantly accessing expertise stored in our communitie...
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CM 086: Keith Payne on the Surprising Effects of Feeling Unequal from 2017-08-28T07:05:33
Most of us are aware of the negative effects of income inequality on health and well-being. But few of us realize that just seeing yourself as unequal can produce the same results. Keith Payne, au...
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CM 085: Philip Auerswald on the Human Side of Code from 2017-08-14T07:05:53
Could our code be making us more human? When most of us hear the word code, we think of computer code -- thedigital instructions that driveour devices. But when Philip Auerswald hears the word cod...
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CM 084: Mitch Prinstein on How Popularity Shapes Our Lives from 2017-07-31T07:05:25
Why are high-school memories of popularity so strong? Because they still shape our lives today. Mitch Prinstein, author of the book, Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-obsessed World an...
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CM 083: Cesar Hidalgo on the Impact of Collective Learning from 2017-07-17T07:05:16
When it comes to economic growth, why are some countries and companies better than others? While many experts look to factors in geography, finance, or psychology for the answers, César Hidalgo a...
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CM 082: Scott Page on the Power of Diverse Teams from 2017-07-03T07:05:48
Does our obsession with the myth of the lone genius cause us to miss out on opportunities for high-impact innovation? Scott Page helps us see how diverse teams repeatedly outperform not only smar...
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CM 081: Future Partners on Overcoming Resistance to Innovation from 2017-06-19T07:05:11
Have you ever had a great idea only to have it rejected by your organization? If you are nodding your head, you will want to read Think Wrong: How to Conquer the Status Quo and Do Work that Matter...
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CM 080: Oliver Luckett and Michael Casey Rethink Social Media from 2017-06-05T07:05:33
Why is social media so pervasive? Many have searched for just the right metaphor to capture its explosive growth, yet few have found ones that fit. Instead of turning to concepts like networks or ...
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CM 079: Jennifer Mueller on Leading Creative Change from 2017-05-22T07:05:31
Think we want creative ideas? Think again. While most of us are swimming in creative ideas, the research shows that we tend to go with what we already know. This love-hate relationship with creat...
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CM 078: Scott Sonenshein on Succeeding With Less from 2017-05-08T07:05:30
Why do some succeed with so little, while others fail with so much? Scott Sonenshein, author of the book, Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less and Achieve More than You Ever Imagined, thinks it happ...
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CM 077: Emily Esfahani Smith on Creating a Meaningful Life from 2017-04-24T07:05:50
Research shows that happiness is elusive. So how can we achieve a deeper, longer lasting sense of joy? Emily Esfahani Smith, author of the book, The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life that Matters,...
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CM 076: Lisa Feldman Barrett on Rethinking Our Emotions from 2017-04-10T07:05:30
When we get angry or excited, our emotions can seem automatic. But are they? For decades, scientists have described these feelings as hardwired, beyond our control, and associated with certain par...
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CM 075: Andy Molinsky on Overcoming Your Fears from 2017-03-27T07:05:01
Do successful people possess talents that we lack? Or do they just do things that scare the rest of us? Andy Molinsky wants to help us embrace difficult challenges that can lead to growth. He is t...
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CM 074: Lisa Kay Solomon On Designing Strategic Conversations from 2017-03-13T07:05:07
Leaders face an onslaught of new challenges that demand increasingly innovative solutions. Yet their approaches to finding them often get stuck in either blue-sky brainstorming or bottom-line deci...
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CM 073: Joi Ito on Navigating Our Faster Future from 2017-02-27T08:05:25
How can we stay on top of changes that are not only getting faster, but more complex? We need strategies to take advantage of breakthroughs in fields as diverse as data mining, artificial intellig...
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CM 072: Bill Taylor on Innovation in Everyday Organizations from 2017-02-13T08:05:17
Can extraordinary innovation happen in ordinary organizations? Yes, if you know how. In his latest book, Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations Do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways, Bill Ta...
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CM 071: Ibram Kendi on Rethinking Racist Ideas in America from 2017-01-30T08:05:45
Innovators often invent the future and some do so by rethinking the past. For example, innovative historical researchers not only help us understand what happened yesterday, they improve how we res...
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CM 070: Francesca Gino on the Benefits of Nonconformity at Work from 2017-01-16T08:05:18
Employee engagement is at an all-time low, but why? Francesca Gino, an expert on employee engagement and productivity, advises that if we do only one thing to fix it, we should encourage our employ...
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CM 069: Lipson and Kurman on Our Driverless Future from 2017-01-02T08:05:32
Self-driving cars are just around the corner. Are you ready? With the advent of machine learning and related tech, autonomous cars are more technologically mature than most of us think. Yet old-sc...
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CM 068: Michelle Segar on Exercise for Life from 2016-12-26T08:05:55
If you struggle with exercise, Michelle Segar has a secret for you: Stop blaming yourself! Blame the system! After years of studying the science of motivation, Michelle Segar, Ph.D., Director of S...
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CM 067: Mick Ebeling on Achieving the Impossible from 2016-12-19T08:05:26
Have you ever felt powerless to improve the lives of those less fortunate than you? Mick Ebeling believes that the key to helping many is to start by helping just one. He shares details and exampl...
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CM 066: Cathy O’Neil on the Human Cost of Big Data from 2016-12-12T08:05:42
Algorithms make millions of decisions about us every day. For example, they determine our insurance premiums, whether we get a mortgage, and how we perform on the job. Yet, what is more alarming ...
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CM 065: Tim Wu on Reclaiming Our Attention from 2016-12-05T08:05:02
What is the hidden impact of constant demands on our attention? How does it affect how we think, how we act, and how we live? We have clickbait on our mobile devices and computer screens, ads on b...
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CM 064: Catherine Turco on Leadership in a Digital Age from 2016-11-28T08:05
Is it possible to lead with full transparency? Can openness be the cornerstone of a large, fast-growing tech organization? These are just some of the questions that Catherine Turco answered when s...
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CM 063: Janice Kaplan on the Power of Gratitude from 2016-11-21T08:05:28
Gratitude has a dramatic impact on well-being and success, yet many of us are not aware of this research. In this groundbreaking book, The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side ...
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CM 062: John Maeda on Great Design from 2016-11-14T08:05:48
Everyone benefits from understanding great design. Whether you make products, program apps, or provide services, design plays a critical role in how effectively you accomplish your goals. And if yo...
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CM 061: Susan David on Emotional Agility from 2016-11-07T08:05:34
It is essential to achieve our goals, yet few of us practice it. It is emotional agility -- the ability to navigate the thoughts, feelings, and stories we tell ourselves as challenges arise. This ...
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CM 060: Stuart Firestein on How Breakthroughs Happen from 2016-10-31T07:05:06
How do breakthroughs happen? Not how we think. Movies, books, and articles, constrained by time and word limits, often leave out the realities -- the messy work, filled with dead ends, abandoned ...
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CM 059: Erika Andersen on Getting Good Fast from 2016-10-24T07:05:30
Want to succeed in work and life? Be bad first. Do not confuse this with the familiar call to fail fast (so often heard in the startup world in recent years). This is a longer game. It is about g...
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CM 058: Jessica Tracy on the Benefits of Pride from 2016-10-17T07:05:45
Is pride a deadly sin or a key to our survival? Will it lead us down a destructive path or can it actually help us resist temptation? In this conversation, Jessica Tracy answers these questions a...
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CM 057: Gretchen Bakke On Innovations In Energy from 2016-10-10T07:05:51
We produce more wind and solar power than ever before, yet coal, oil, and gas constitute over 90 percent of our energy sources. Why? Blame it on the grid. While our electrical grid was once an en...
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CM 056: Mahzarin Banaji On The Hidden Biases Of Good People from 2016-10-03T07:05
Do good people discriminate more often than they think? That is exactly what a team of researchers found when they analyzed the thoughts and reactions of millions of people around the world. Har...
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CM 055: Jocelyn Glei On Slaying The Email Dragon from 2016-09-26T07:05:07
What stands between us and meaningful work? Email! It is killing our productivity and distracting us from the creative work we crave, yet we spend over a quarter of our work week on it. What is be...
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CM 054: Amantha Imber On The Formula For Innovation from 2016-09-19T07:05:11
Is there a formula for innovation? Yes! And the most successful individuals, teams, and organizations rely on it to achieve their goals. Innovation psychologist, bestselling author, and Founder of...
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CM 053: Amy Whitaker on Carving Out Creative Space from 2016-09-12T07:05:29
How do we make time for creative work, and how do we sustain it? Amy Whitaker, author of Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses, tells us how. W...
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CM 052: Tom Davenport On Avoiding Obsolescence in an Automated Age from 2016-09-05T07:05:51
Smart machines are coming, so what are we doing about it? Instead of cowering in fear, what if we took a proactive approach? What if there were a playbook we could use to anticipate and thrive in...
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CM 051: Devora Zack on Singletasking for a Richer, Happier Life from 2016-08-29T07:05
Multitasking is a myth. And we are poorer for trying to do it. The research shows that we have less productivity, more stress, diminished creativity, and poorer relationships when we try to do ma...
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CM 050: Julia Shaw on the Science of Memory from 2016-08-22T07:05:54
Can you trust your memory? Probably not. Research shows that we can be convinced fairly easily that we are guilty of a crime we did not commit. We not only misremember information, but we can misre...
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CM 049: Arun Sundararajan on the Sharing Economy from 2016-08-15T07:05:35
We all share, but today, millions get paid for it. Is this new trend just a fad or is it radical rethink for how we work? When we catch a ride with an Uber driver or contract with someone on Upwor...
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CM 048: Dacher Keltner on the Power Paradox from 2016-08-08T07:05:53
Is there a secret to lasting power? Yes, and Dacher Keltner has been teaching leaders about it for decades. And the secret is not the ruthless, manipulative approach associated with 15th-century po...
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CM 047: Todd Rose on the Myth of Average from 2016-08-01T07:05:12
Average is a myth, so why should it control our lives? We measure ourselves -- and others -- against averages all the time. Think GPAs, personality tests, standardized test results, performance rev...
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CM 046: Kevin Kelly On How Tech Shapes Our Future from 2016-07-25T07:05:40
Do we shape tech or does it shape us? Turns out it is both. And that is just 1 of the 12 big ideas Kevin Kelly explores in his latest bestseller, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological ...
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CM 045: Lynda Gratton on The 100-Year Life from 2016-07-18T07:05:57
Are you prepared to live to 100? Research shows that it is becoming the norm, but that few of us are planning for it. Many are surprised to learn that it not only requires rethinking saving and ret...
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CM 044: Jonah Berger on Hidden Forces Shaping Our Behavior from 2016-07-11T07:05:20
More than 99 percent of our decisions are shaped by others. From the clothing we buy to the cars we drive to the political candidates we vote for, our choices are the results of the invisible influ...
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CM 043: Iris Bohnet on Finding and Keeping Great Talent from 2016-07-04T07:05:53
Want to hire, evaluate, and collaborate more effectively? The same design principles that are changing how we think about products and services can improve our talent management. Iris Bohnet, autho...
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CM 042: Matthew Crawford on Individuality in an Age of Distraction from 2016-06-27T07:05:04
What if our distractions are robbing us of our individuality? Philosopher-machinist Michael B. Crawford noticed just how much attention we give up -- often against our will -- to all the distractio...
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CM 041: Liz Wiseman on Why Learning Beats Knowing from 2016-06-20T07:05:35
Do you fear becoming obsolete? Liz Wiseman offers a solution. Rather than run from challenging roles, seek them out. In fact, in a world where 85 percent of your knowledge could be irrelevant in as...
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CM 040: Therese Huston Shatters Myths About Women Leaders from 2016-06-13T07:05:40
When it comes to risk, confidence, and stress, who handles them better, men or women? Believe it or not, just asking this question shows we have a lot to learn. Turns out it is not about better, bu...
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CM 039: Anders Ericsson on Peak Performance from 2016-06-06T07:05:08
If you are searching for your natural talents, think again. Award-winning psychologist, Anders Ericsson, is reshaping our conception of innate ability versus learned skills. Anders has spent decade...
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CM 038: Dan Ariely Shares the Truth about Dishonesty from 2016-05-30T07:05:23
We like to think that cheating is limited to criminals and other wrongdoers. But what if it were true that the majority of people cheated most of the time? That is exactly what has been revealed ...
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CM 037: Steve Case on the Next Wave of Internet Innovation from 2016-05-23T07:05:35
Steve Case, co-founder of America Online, believes that Internet companies have grown in three successive waves. Tech entrepreneurs spent the first wave getting us on the Internet. They spent the s...
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CM 036: Michael Casey on Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Our Economic Future from 2016-05-16T07:05:19
While bitcoin and blockchain may sound like something from science fiction, they have become powerful tools to help us rethink banking and finance. What began as a cypherpunk vision has become a vi...
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CM 035: Greg McKeown on Achieving More by Choosing Less from 2016-05-09T07:05:19
Productivity strategies do not work if we are focused on the wrong things. What we really need is an effective system for determining what is absolutely essential and the discipline to work on that...
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CM 034: Amy Wilkinson on the Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs from 2016-05-02T07:05:05
We may believe that successful entrepreneurs possess innate abilities that set them apart, but what if those skills are just the result of practice and experience? That is the conclusion of Amy Wi...
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CM 033: Karie Willyerd on Future-Proofing Your Career from 2016-04-25T07:05:28
Fear of job obsolescence ranks higher for most people than their fear of dying! Only half of workers today believe their skills will be valuable three years from now, and of this group, only a thir...
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CM 032: Doug Rushkoff on Redesigning the Economy from 2016-04-18T07:05:36
Named one of ten most influential thinkers in the world by MIT, Doug Rushkoff asks some seriously big questions on this episode of Curious Minds. The biggest one is: what if an economy predicated ...
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CM 031: Farai Chideya on the New World of Work from 2016-04-11T07:05:50
Technology and globalization are reshaping work, but what can we do about it? What approaches should we take as organizations do more with fewer employees? How can we think about our careers as we ...
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CM 030: Chris Guillebeau on Winning the Career Lottery from 2016-04-04T07:05:16
We each have work we were born to do, but it can take time and effort to find it. Becoming comfortable with the search is half the battle, because we need to try different kinds of jobs and work en...
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CM 029: Herminia Ibarra on Learning to Lead from 2016-03-28T07:05:02
We are taught to think before we act. But what happens when we need to act in order for that thinking to make sense? Herminia Ibarra’s research suggests that is exactly the case when learning to ...
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CM 028: Cal Newport on Deep Work from 2016-03-21T07:05:25
Should we expect distractions at work? Or are we unwittingly cooperating in our own ineffectiveness? In this conversation, Cal Newport, bestselling author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success i...
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CM 027: Bee Wilson on How We Learn to Eat from 2016-03-14T07:05:57
Why do we love certain foods? What role do families and memories play in our tastes? How can we help our children to eat well and wisely? While we may think our food preferences are innate, most ar...
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CM 026: Dan Gardner on Predicting the Future from 2016-03-07T08:05:38
How can you better forecast the future? What are the characteristics and habits of mind of those who are the best in the world at doing it? And why are those people rarely the forecasters featured ...
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CM 025: Sydney Finkelstein on Leaders Who Move the World from 2016-02-29T08:07:57
If you are going to have a boss (or be a boss), make it a Superboss. Why? Because a Superboss leads individuals, teams, and organizations in ways that move the world. Sydney Finkelstein, bestselli...
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CM 024: Adam Grant on Being Original from 2016-02-22T08:05:22
Abraham Lincoln, Lucy Stone, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Steve Jobs: What set them apart and helped them achieve such world-altering success? In his latest book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Mov...
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CM 023: Donald Sull on Making Smarter Decisions from 2016-02-15T08:05:41
Every day we have problems to solve and decisions to make. Too often, the steps we take to address them result in more complexity, rather than less. That is where simple rules come in. Donald Sul...
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CM 022: Miki Agrawal on Pursuing Your Passion from 2016-02-08T08:05:50
What does it take to pursue your dream? For Miki Agrawal, it took a catastrophic event that had a direct impact on her work and her life. It woke her up to three goals she had always wanted to achi...
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CM 021: Jocelyn Glei on Creativity, Happiness and Meaningful Work from 2016-02-01T08:05:48
We all want to do meaningful work that gives our lives purpose and lets us be creative. And yet, the very tools that help us stay organized and connected can cause the kind of distractions that ero...
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CM 020: Martin Ford on Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Work from 2016-01-25T08:05:35
Artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation technologies are fulfilling (and surpassing) predictions from the most creative science fiction. While the possibilities are exciting, these change...
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CM 019: Gillian Tett on Breaking Down Silos from 2016-01-18T08:05:14
When we operate in silos, we narrow our perspective in ways that can limit, and even destroy, innovation. So where have we seen silos before and what can we learn from them? In this fascinating c...
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CM 018: Jeff Speck on Designing Cities that Fuel Innovation from 2016-01-11T08:05:10
Why do most people want to live in walkable cities and towns? What's the impact on innovation and well-being? Jeff Speck, city planner, urban designer, TED Talk speaker, and bestselling author of ...
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CM 017: Jonah Berger on Why Things Catch On from 2016-01-04T08:05:03
Why do certain products, services, or stories go viral? How can we make our own work contagious? These are questions Wharton Professor, Jonah Berger, answers in his bestselling book, Contagious: ...
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CM 016: Michelle Segar on Rethinking Exercise and Motivation from 2015-12-28T08:05:16
If you are one of the millions of people who struggle to stick with an exercise program, Michelle Segar has a secret for you: It is not your fault; it is a faulty system. After years of studying t...
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CM 015: Warren Berger on Questions that Prompt Innovation from 2015-12-21T08:05:11
What if the secret to successful innovation lies in asking ambitious questions, the kinds most of us rarely ask? That is exactly what Warren Berger learned in speaking with some of the most recogni...
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CM 014: Alvin Roth on the Secrets of Market Design from 2015-12-14T08:05:05
Nobel-prize-winning economist Alvin Roth explores the markets that shape our lives, particularly our work, our health care and our schools. He also explains how key technologies enable companies li...
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CM 013: Jamie Holmes on the Surprising Benefits of Uncertainty from 2015-12-07T08:05:01
No one likes uncertainty, yet our success may depend on it. In the bestseller, Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing, Jamie Holmes argues that uncertainty and ambiguity are invaluable mindsets in an i...
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CM 012: Thiel Fellow Madison Maxey on Making and Design from 2015-11-30T08:50:11
At 16, Madison Maxey was the youngest to intern at Tommy Hilfiger. Shortly after that, she founded her company, The Crated, a product innovation studio focused on second-generation wearable technol...
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CM 011: Thiel Fellow Alex Koren on Learning to Fail from 2015-11-30T08:35:38
Alex Koren had never considered dropping out of college. A successful high school student, he headed to Johns Hopkins University and was class president in his first year. Furthermore, that summer,...
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CM 010: Thiel Fellow Jihad Kawas on Young Entrepreneurs from 2015-11-30T08:20:51
Jihad Kawas started his company, Saily, when he was 16 years old growing up in Lebanon. Now, two years later, after a recent public launch, his app has over 140,000 U.S. users and is gaining over 1...
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CM 009: Thiel Fellow Charlie Stigler on College and Career from 2015-11-30T08:05:27
At the age of 16, Charlie Stigler built SelfControl, an app designed to block out online distractions. It has been downloaded by millions. Encouraged by that success, two years later, Charlie found...
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CM 008: Mona Patel on What Drives Great Design from 2015-11-23T08:05:24
Design thinking and creativity are like muscles: we all have them, but they are more useful when they are strengthened! In this bestselling book Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think...
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CM 007: Janice Kaplan on How Gratitude Changes Your Life from 2015-11-16T08:05:10
What happens when you dedicate a year of your life to practicing gratitude? Maybe everything. In this groundbreaking new book, The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Tran...
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CM 006: Mick Ebeling on How to Achieve the Impossible from 2015-11-09T08:05:25
Mick Ebeling is the Founder of Not Impossible Labs, an online crowdsourcing platform that dramatically improves the lives of millions by creating low-cost, open-source, and do-it-yourself devices. ...
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CM 005: Nir Eyal on Rethinking Our Online Habits from 2015-11-02T08:10:17
Nir Eyal is the bestselling author of Hooked and a contributing writer for Forbes, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today. An entrepreneur, educator, and speaker, Nir writes about innovations at the inte...
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CM 004: Wendy Suzuki on How Exercise Makes You Smarter from 2015-10-26T07:05:29
Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at New York University. Wendy is an award-winning teacher and researcher, a TEDx speaker, and the author of the best-selling book Health...
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CM 003: Bernie Roth on How to Design a Life from 2015-10-17T23:34:23
Bernie Roth is a Professor of Engineering and the Academic Director and Co-founder of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (the d.school) at Stanford University. A leader of international worksho...
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CM 002: David H. Hansson on How to Rethink Leadership from 2015-10-17T21:55:47
David Heinemeier Hansson is the Founder and CTO of Basecamp, best-selling author of Rework and Remote, and creator of the popular web application framework Ruby on Rails. David is rethinking what...
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CM 001: Seth Godin on How to Author a Life from 2015-10-14T01:52:03
Best-selling author Seth Godin discusses how to reimagine life and work in the post-industrial age. His books include Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, and Purple Cow. In this interview, Seth talks about...
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