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Herman Pontzer: what people get wrong about metabolism
Do you run, cycle or swim to lose weight? Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist who specialises in understanding how humans use energy, thin…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trailer: Boss Class Season 2
Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.
The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to …
1 year, 2 months ago
Executive disorder: Trump’s first 100 days
Since Donald Trump took office, there has been a deluge of news. Our correspondent considers what might happen next. Fifty years on from the fall of …
1 year, 2 months ago
Trailer: Boss Class Season 2
Good bosses are rare. They don’t have to be. The skills of management can be learned.
The Economist’s management columnist, Andrew Palmer, is here to …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Carney army: Canada unites against Trump
Canada’s election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump’s threats against the nation. Now the Liberal party has won, it faces a tougher fight: confr…
1 year, 2 months ago
Boss Class: Tracey Franklin interview
Season 1 Episode 12
Tracey Franklin, chief human resources officer at vaccine and biotech company Moderna, tells The Economist's Andrew Palmer what turbocharged growth t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Boss Class: Daniel Kahneman interview
Season 1 Episode 11
The careers of many CEOs are built on overconfidence and a few lucky breaks. But to be a successful leader, Daniel Kahneman suggests maintaining a he…
1 year, 2 months ago
Boss Class: Claire Hughes Johnson interview
Season 1 Episode 10
The Economist's Andrew Palmer asks Claire Hughes Johnson, former COO of Stripe and author of "Scaling People", about her systems and strategies for g…
1 year, 2 months ago
Boss Class: Emma Walmsley interview
Season 1 Episode 9
In 2017 Emma Walmsley became the most powerful woman in corporate Britain. The boss of the drugmaker GSK says leadership is about clearly communicati…
1 year, 2 months ago
Boss Class: Reid Hoffman interview
Season 1 Episode 8
On the cover of his latest book, Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI, Reid Hoffman credits GPT-4 as a co-author. The tech investor tells ou…
1 year, 2 months ago