Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy People — and Companies — Need Purpose
Episode 677
Nicholas Pearce, clinical associate professor at Kellogg School of Management, says too many companies and individuals go about their daily business …
7 years ago
The Right Way to Get Your First 1,000 Customers
Episode 676
Thales Teixeira, associate professor at Harvard Business School, believes many startups fail precisely because they try to emulate successful disrupt…
7 years ago
Why U.S. Working Moms Are So Stressed – And What To Do About It
Episode 675
Caitlyn Collins, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, conducted interviews with mothers in four countries -- the United States, Italy…
7 years ago
A Theoretical Physicist (and Entrepreneur) on Why Companies Stop Innovating
Episode 674
Safi Bahcall, a former biotech CEO, began his career as a theoretical physicist before joining the business world. He compares the moment that innova…
7 years ago
Why Are We Still Promoting Incompetent Men?
Episode 673
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, a psychologist and chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup, says we're not picking leaders in the right way. While we should…
7 years, 1 month ago
Make Customers Happier with Operational Transparency
Episode 672
Ryan Buell, associate professor at Harvard Business School, says the never-ending quest for operational efficiency is having unintended consequences.…
7 years, 1 month ago
Fixing Tech's Gender Gap
Episode 671
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, is on a mission to get more young women into computer science. She says the problem isn't lack of interest…
7 years, 1 month ago
How Innovative Companies Help Frontier Markets Grow
Episode 670
Efosa Ojomo, global prosperity lead at the Clayton Christensen Institute, argues that international aid is not the best way to develop poor countries…
7 years, 1 month ago
How to Cope With a Mid-Career Crisis
Episode 669
Kieran Setiya, a philosophy professor at MIT, says many people experience a mid-career crisis. Some have regrets about paths not taken or serious pro…
7 years, 2 months ago
Why Business Jargon Isn’t All Bad
Episode 668
Anne Curzan, English professor at the University of Michigan, studies the evolution of language. While many of us roll our eyes at bizspeak — from sy…
7 years, 2 months ago