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What makes a job "good"—and the case for investing in people | Warren Valdmanis
Businesses need to stop cutting labor costs and start investing in people, says social impact investor Warren Valdmanis. In this perspective-shifting…
4 years, 1 month ago
Listen now: WorkLife season 5
WorkLife with Adam Grant is back for a fifth season! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant knows that you spend a quarter of your life at work–and i…
4 years, 1 month ago
Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers | Zoë Karl-Waithaka
From "got milk?" to "avocados from Mexico," marketing influences what you eat more than you may realize. But despite the known power of food marketin…
4 years, 1 month ago
How to provide cooling for everyone -- without warming the planet | Rachel Kyte
"The way we cool things down is heating the planet even more," says sustainable development expert Rachel Kyte -- and the solutions go well beyond ju…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why great leaders take humor seriously | Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas
There's a mistaken belief in today's working world that leaders need to be serious all the time to be taken seriously. The research tells a different…
4 years, 2 months ago
A close-to-home solution for accessible childcare | Chris Bennett
Childcare needs a transformation -- but rather than investing billions in new buildings and schools, what if we could unlock the potential of people …
4 years, 2 months ago
How to tame your wandering mind | Amishi Jha
Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what's important out of the constant stream of information it receive…
4 years, 2 months ago
The value of kindness at work | James Rhee
Kindness can go a long way when it comes to reshaping a business. Having saved a fashion company from the brink of bankruptcy, entrepreneur James Rhe…
4 years, 3 months ago
How gratitude rewires your brain | Christina Costa
When a psychologist who studies well-being ends up with a brain tumor, what happens when she puts her own research into practice? Christina Costa goe…
4 years, 3 months ago
3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right | Debbie Lovich
Work that's dictated by a fixed schedule, place and job description doesn't make sense anymore, says leadership expert Debbie Lovich. In light of the…
4 years, 3 months ago