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John R. Miles is a Naval Academy graduate, combat veteran, and former Fortune 500 executive who went on to found Passion Struck and write Passion Struck and the upcoming The Mattering Effect: Creating a Life of Meaning and Worth, a Next Big Idea Club selection curated by Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and Adam Grant. In this episode, John joins Larry to talk about what he calls "the slow fade," the quiet erosion that happens when a man's sense of worth gets tied entirely to what he produces. He shares the story of walking in on an armed intruder in his own home, the friend's suicide that reshaped his life, and the two questions he believes every man should be asking himself about whether he feels valued and who he surrounds himself with. Timeline Summary [1:02] Larry introduces John's resume: Naval Academy, combat veteran, Booz Allen, Arthur Andersen, Fortune 500 C-suite roles, and multiple CEO positions. [3:24] Larry names the turning point in John's story: reaching a state he calls "quiet desperation" despite external success. [4:14] Larry introduces John's current work as founder of Passion Struck, bestselling author, and podcast host. [8:10] John explains how a stalled FBI application during a government budget standoff pushed him into Booz Allen and management consulting instead. [13:24] A chance conversation at a conference leads John to a $5 million contract building flight simulation training for Navy and Marine Corps pilots. [20:12] John describes hitting a breaking point as an EVP at Catalina Marketing, facing a $100 million problem with a fraction of that in funding. [22:48] John defines "the slow fade," the concept from his book describing how people quietly disappear from their own lives. [27:53] John recounts walking in on an armed intruder inside his home shortly after his divorce. [28:58] Three days after that break-in, a close friend died by suicide, a turning point that led John to start Passion Struck. [38:07] John breaks down the structure of The Mattering Effect: the first three chapters diagnose the problem, the rest offers a way back. [39:30] John explains the difference between global and specific self-esteem, and why success in one area of life doesn't guarantee feeling valued in another. [41:28] John cites Cornell regret research and Bronnie Ware's hospice work: most people's biggest regret is never becoming who they wanted to be. [47:20] John shares the two questions he thinks every man should ask: are you feeling valued, and are you adding value? [49:40] John introduces "the Mosquito Principle," his framework for identifying and setting boundaries with draining people. [57:15] John shares where to find his book, his coaching, and the Passion Struck podcast. Five Key Takeaways Success and feeling valued are two different things. You can check every external box, title, income, achievements, and still feel like you're disappearing, because self-esteem in one area of life doesn't transfer to the areas that matter most. Watch for "the slow fade." Nobody wakes up one day and decides to disappear from their own life. It happens gradually, through years of being useful without being seen, until you don't feel as alive as you used to. Ask yourself two questions regularly: are you feeling valued, and are you adding value? Most high-performing men are excellent at the second and starving for the first. Identify the "mosquitoes" in your life, the people who quietly drain you, and set boundaries with them. You don't have to keep environments or relationships that only take. What you don't deal with gets passed down. John's own kids noticed his emotional absence before he did. If you're checked out, your children see it as their mirror, whether you realize it or not. Links & Resources The Mattering Effect: https://matteringeffect.com Passion Struck: https://passionstruck.com John R. Miles: https://johnrmiles.com Dad Edge Day at State Farm Stadium: https://thedadedge.com/nfl The Dad Edge Podcast: https://thedadedge.com/1537 Closing John's story is a gut check for any man who's been rewarded for being useful while quietly disappearing on the inside. The moment his own son asked him why he never laughed anymore says more than any resume ever could. If this episode brought up something heavier for you, you don't have to carry it alone. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988) is available any time you need to talk to someone. Go out and live legendary.
Most of us are waiting for someone to tell us we're ready. This week, Jake and Damian argue that moment never comes, and that the people we admire most simply stopped waiting.You'll hear from George Russell on the email to Toto Wolff that started his Mercedes journey, Robin Sharma on why it pays to be "a bit of a pirate", Alain de Botton on why the world is built by humans, not gods, and Adam Grant on the feedback that nearly made him quit public speaking. Francis Ngannou, Shane Parrish and Tom Kerridge unpack what it really means to take full ownership of your life, and Holly Tucker explains why there's never a perfect time to start.Along the way, Damian brings in the research on self-efficacy, why we underestimate how willing people are to help us, and why amateurs wait for inspiration while professionals just get on with it. Then Dame Amanda Blanc complicates everything: sometimes, all it takes is someone else believing in you first.Listen to the full episodes: George Russell https://pod.fo/e/1527c9 Robin Sharma https://pod.fo/e/23512bAlain de Botton https://pod.fo/e/1f5db0Adam Grant https://pod.fo/e/1546d4Francis Ngannou https://pod.fo/e/21a419Shane Parrish https://pod.fo/e/1ff000Tom Kerridge https://pod.fo/e/22356eHolly Tucker https://pod.fo/e/1943fDame Amanda Blanc https://pod.fo/e/1419c7Thanks to our partners: AG1
The fastest way to damage a relationship is to keep score. This episode explores the difference between what Dr. Adam Grant terms as Givers, Matchers, and Takers — and why the most successful networkers focus on serving, not collecting the things they've done for others. For more insight on professional relationships, business networking, and generating referrals, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com. Through AmSpirit Business Connections, entrepreneurs and professionals grow their business through word of mouth and strong relationships—building reputation, strengthening marketing, and increasing sales.
Molly Graham is back for round two, and this one is even more powerful. Molly has spent more than 20 years helping organizations and the humans inside them navigate growth and change. She's held leadership roles at Google, Facebook, Quip, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and is the host of TED's WorkLife podcast (which she took over from Adam Grant). She also runs Glue Club, a leadership community for senior operators, and writes a popular newsletter called Lessons.In our in-depth conversation, we discuss:1. Why Molly's famous “give away your Legos” career advice no longer holds true in an AI world2. The grief, loneliness, and burnout sweeping through the tech industry right now3. Why delegating to AI is fundamentally different from delegating to a human4. The fear narrative around AI job displacement, and why it's overblown5. Which Legos you should never give to AI6. What the best managers are doing right now—Brought to you by:WorkOS—Make your app enterprise-ready, with SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and moreDX—Engineering intelligence for the AI era—Episode transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-grief-loneliness-and-burnoutArchive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0Highlights: https://lennyspodcast.com/mostreplayedmoments—Where to find Molly Graham• X: https://x.com/molly_g• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mograham• Substack: https://mollyg.substack.com• Website: https://glueclub.com—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Molly Graham returns(03:34) What is “Give away your Legos”?(05:44) The origin story: Google, Facebook, and rapid scale(11:27) What still holds true in an AI world(18:13) Engineering's identity shift: from rowing to steering(22:09) Loneliness and the collapse of team structure(24:06) The centaur and the reverse centaur(25:36) The fear narrative: AI-branded layoffs and overblown doom(29:20) Survey data: burnout is up to 55%, but half of people are thriving(35:07) Cleaning up AI slop(40:01) What's actually different: delegating to AI vs. giving Legos to a human(42:02) Why every worker is now a manager, whether they want to be or not(49:07) Why giving things away creates space for new opportunities(55:27) Advice for people in the age of AI(59:38) What Legos you should never give away(01:03:12) The human sandwich: vision at the top, AI in the middle, humans at the end(01:05:00) Holding on to the things you love: grief, funerals, and what comes next(01:09:39) Slow takeoff: why you're not too late(01:13:32) The most important skill to build right now(01:18:58) A message for managers and leaders(01:24:17) Key takeaways(01:31:42) Final thoughts—References: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-grief-loneliness-and-burnout—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com
Great originality requires surprisingly low risk. This book summary reveals why pioneers avoid bold gambles. Originals by Adam Grant, the key ideas in 15 minutes. Read, listen and highlight the full summary free: https://read.getstoryshots.com/originals
What if the most important thing you could do for your athletic performance had nothing to do with training? Heather sits down with Courtney Stone, a licensed clinical social worker and athlete mental health therapist based in Los Angeles, to talk about the inner work that makes athletes more resilient — in and out of sport. Courtney works with athletes navigating eating disorders, body image concerns, ADHD, and the mental performance side of sport. She's also an assistant high school cross-country coach, a marathoner currently training for Chicago, and someone who has lived through both an ACL tear and spine surgery — so she's not speaking theoretically when she talks about what it's like to lose access to the sport you love. They get into process versus outcome goals, what core values actually are and how to find yours, the "life wheel" exercise for athletes transitioning out of sport or sitting with injury, and why setting a goal that's a little too achievable is almost always the right call. It's equal parts practical and personal, and it's the kind of conversation that makes you want to grab a journal. Chapters [00:11:00] Training update: IT band, a hard decision on a long run, and what "doing it differently" actually meant [00:18:00] Core values as an athletic framework — and how Brené Brown and Adam Grant got Courtney here [00:24:00] Coaching high school cross country: what younger athletes are teaching her about goals [00:28:00] Process goals vs. outcome goals — and why both matter [00:33:00] One goal in, one goal out: Coach Diljeet Taylor's approach and how Courtney applies it [00:35:00] When you can't be in sport: identity, grief, and the life wheel exercise [00:43:00] Setting realistic goals at every level — and why too achievable is a feature, not a bug [00:47:00] University of Michigan's Social Work and Sport certificate: what it covers and who it's for [00:50:00] Working toward the CMPC certification — and what supervised hours are teaching her Resources mentioned: Project Purple — the pancreatic cancer research nonprofit Courtney is running Chicago for Coach Steph Mundt, who is also a physical therapist in our Lane 9 Directory The Curiosity Workshop — Brené Brown and Adam Grant's podcast; search it on your preferred podcast platform Inervit 2-to-1 Gel, Mango — Courtney's current race day gel of choice Find Courtney Stone, LCSW in the Lane 9 Directory: lane9project.org/directory Are you an athlete? Find a sports dietitian, DPT, therapist or coach who understands athletes at lane9project.org/directory. Are you a clinician or coach? If this conversation resonated with you professionally, Lane 9 Membership was built for you. Join a community of dietitians, DPTs, psychologists, sports medicine providers, and coaches who are doing this work, and get listed in the Lane 9 Directory so athletes can find you. Future clinicians and coaches are welcome too. Follow us on Instagram and get in touch anytime!
Send us Fan MailThis episode marks an exciting first for The Purple Zone: a brand-new experiment in bringing people together around ideas, not just single books. Alexis is joined by Representative Dr. Britt Raybould to pilot a new kind of book club, one that lives right here on the podcast and spreads out through social media, inviting listeners to engage with a topic (not a specific book) in a whole new way.For this trial run, the topic is learning...how it actually happens, what gets in the way of it, and what helps it stick. The conversation moves between light, humorous moments and genuinely touching reflections, while still digging into real depth on the science and theory behind how people learn.Alexis and Britt pull from several books to frame the discussion, including Think Again by Adam Grant and Benedict Carey's How We Learn, which explores the science of memory--storage strength, retrieval strength, and why "forgetting" some information is actually part of learning it well.The conversation gets personal too, touching on what's helped Alexis support her own kids as they navigate learning in the classroom, and how her approach to learning has shifted between undergrad and her current work on her PhD at Boise State, with far more lived experience to draw from now than she had as a young student.This is a trial run, and Alexis & Britt hope this becomes a regular monthly or bi-monthly feature on the show. If you enjoy this new format, share it with a friend, and jump into the conversation on social media — tell us what learning means to you, and what's helped you learn something new recently.Find Alexis on Instagram and JOIN in the conversation: https://www.instagram.com/the_idaho_lady/JOIN the convo on Substack & STAY up-to-date with emails and posts https://substack.com/@theidaholady?r=5katbx&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pageSend Alexis an email with guest requests, ideas, or potential collaboration.email@thealexismorgan.comFind great resources, info on school communities, and other current projects regarding public policy:https://www.thealexismorgan.com
Meeting PurposeCoaching Austin through a difficult relationship ending and discussing business strategy.Relationship Strategy: Adopted the "Generous -for-Tat" model (from Adam Grant's Give and Take), which gives grace for one transgression but cuts off the relationship after a second. This provides a clear, behavioral framework to move past the emotional "story" of betrayal.Trust vs. Credibility: Differentiated trust (integrity) from credibility (knowledge). The group agreed it's foolish to allow untrustworthy people into one's inner circle, regardless of their professional competence.Shareholder Model: John will offer equity to employees at fair market value (FMV). This structure separates ownership from employment, aligns incentives, and prevents a loss of wealth for the company if a shareholder leaves.Role Clarity: John defined his Sales Manager role by focusing on high-leverage tasks (coaching, training, system building) that would be done if the business were running perfectly, rather than reactive "firefighting."Austin is struggling with the emotional aftermath of a friend's significant deception, finding it hard to separate the objective event from his subjective "story" of being wronged.Coaching Framework:"Generous -for-Tat" Model:Trust vs. Credibility:Communication Risk:John's Role Definition:Shareholder Model:
Isaac Getz, professeur à l'ESCP Business School, auteur et conférencier, et Laurent Marbacher, auteur, conférencier et accompagnateur de dirigeants et d'équipes apprenantes. Ensemble, ils signent The Caring Company, en français L'entreprise qui prend soin, un livre nominé dans la catégorie Breakthrough Ideas du Thinkers50, ce qui revient à peu près aux Césars des idées de management.Ils se sont rencontrés en 2010 au bord de la piscine de Jean-François Zobrist, le patron de la fonderie Favi, et ils ne se sont plus quittés. Après avoir porté ensemble le mouvement de l'entreprise libérée, qui compte aujourd'hui 400 à 500 entreprises et administrations en France, ils sont partis sur trois continents chercher les entreprises qui étendent ce soin au-delà de leurs salariés. Aux clients, aux fournisseurs, aux communautés dans lesquelles elles vivent.Ce qui m'a frappé dans cette conversation, c'est à quel point ils refusent la case dans laquelle on voudrait les mettre. Ils ne sont ni les enfants du capitalisme ni ses procureurs. Ils décrivent des entreprises capitalistes, qui font des profits, qui écrasent leurs concurrents sur le terrain de la performance, et qui pourtant ne se lèvent pas le matin pour maximiser quoi que ce soit.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de la différence entre une philosophie et un modèle, de la transaction comme croyance fondatrice de l'économie marchande, de ce que Laurent appelle le heartset shift plutôt que le mindset shift, du coût invisible du contrôle et de ce que devient une entreprise quand elle décide de traiter ses interlocuteurs comme des amis, à l'échelle de centaines de milliers de personnes.J'ai questionné Isaac Getz et Laurent Marbacher sur ce que j'appelle l'invisible dans l'entreprise. Tout ce qui compte vraiment et qu'aucun KPI ne saura jamais attraper. Leurs réponses m'ont fait reconsidérer ce que j'ai toujours pris pour du bon sens économique.Citations marquantes« Dire fait rire et faire fait taire. » (Isaac Getz, 38:50)« S'il y avait vraiment un tableur Excel qui expliquait que c'était bien d'accueillir les routiers de cette manière-là, toutes les usines et tous les transporteurs du monde le feraient. » (Laurent Marbacher, 14:33)« Le contrôle coûte beaucoup plus cher que la confiance. » (Jean-François Zobrist, cité par Isaac Getz, 01:03:50)« Quand quelqu'un me dit qu'il a abusé de moi gratuitement, c'est là que j'ai gagné. » (Daniel Abittan, cité par Isaac Getz, 01:02:24)« Elles ne vivent pas pour maximiser les profits, comme on ne vit pas pour maximiser la quantité d'eau qu'on boit. » (Isaac Getz, 01:09:00)Idées centrales discutées1. La philosophie crée, le modèle plaque (07:25 à 11:02)Une philosophie, ce sont quelques principes et des convictions. Un modèle, ce sont des structures et des pratiques qu'on importe et qu'on applique. Isaac Getz prend l'analogie de la démocratie, qui a produit six régimes en France et des centaines de versions dans le monde. Pourquoi c'est important : tant qu'on cherche le modèle à copier, on passe à côté du travail réel, qui est un chemin créatif co-construit avec les salariés. Un modèle plaqué par un patron ou un consultant ne marche jamais.2. La transaction est la croyance à démonter (17:02 à 19:02)Client, fournisseur, ce sont des concepts, des entités abstraites. Derrière, il y a des êtres humains. Adam Smith, philosophe moral avant d'être économiste, croyait profondément à l'amitié tout en la jugeant impensable dans l'économie marchande. Pourquoi c'est important : c'est le point où les deux auteurs se disent pionniers. Ils affirment qu'une entreprise peut traiter ses interlocuteurs comme des amis à l'échelle de centaines de milliers de personnes.3. L'invisible produit des résultats mesurables (19:02 à 23:54)Handelsbanken surpasse ses concurrents chaque année depuis 1973. Quand on leur demande grâce à quoi, ils répondent grâce à cet invisible. Leur principe : le conseiller en agence doit se comporter comme un bon médecin de famille. Pourquoi c'est important : les résultats sont mesurables, leur cause ne l'est pas. C'est exactement ce qui bloque les entreprises qui voudraient copier.4. Le care first plutôt que le profit first ou les trois piliers (39:40 à 44:35)John Elkington, qui a inventé le triple bottom line, a publié vingt ans plus tard un rappel de son propre concept dans la Harvard Business Review, comme on rappelle une voiture défectueuse. Dans la pratique, le profit décide et on aménage le reste autour. Isaac Getz et Laurent Marbacher rejoignent Milton Friedman sur un point : on ne peut pas courir plusieurs lièvres. Ils changent simplement de lièvre. Pourquoi c'est important : c'est la thèse centrale du livre, et elle est plus radicale que toutes les démarches RSE.5. Le pari, pas le calcul (24:40 à 26:24)Un modèle économique se calcule, avec un EBITDA de 14 % sur le papier. Ce dont ils parlent est un pari. Handelsbanken refuse la concurrence par les prix et construit sur ses valeurs, ce qu'Isaac Getz décrit comme un véritable blue ocean. Pourquoi c'est important : les autres entreprises ne peuvent pas prendre ce pari parce qu'elles n'ont pas fait le travail préalable sur leurs principes. Et si elles le prennent sans ce travail, elles le perdent.6. Le heartset shift (52:33 à 57:12)Laurent Marbacher refuse le terme mindset shift, qui ne parle que de représentations et de croyances. Ce qui bouge, c'est le cœur. Un dirigeant japonais perd 20 kilos en deux mois après avoir découvert une malversation dans son entreprise, incompatible avec le code d'honneur Bushido de sa famille. Pourquoi c'est important : certains dirigeants passent par cette métanoïa, d'autres avaient déjà ce cœur au départ. Mais dans tous les cas le travail personnel ne suffit pas, il faut ensuite construire l'environnement qui permet à tous de vivre ces principes.7. Les 3 % qui abusent ne dictent pas la règle (58:42 à 01:03:50)Adam Grant montre dans Give and Take que les givers occupent à la fois le bas et le haut des parcours professionnels. Ceux qui réussissent sont ceux qui ont su poser des limites. Dans les entreprises étudiées, 2 à 3 % des gens abusent du soin inconditionnel. Châteauform' refuse de remplacer le distributeur de savon en cristal par un modèle en plastique. Pourquoi c'est important : on construit pour les gens corrects, pas contre la minorité. Et le coût du contrôle qu'on installe partout n'apparaît sur aucune ligne du bilan.Questions posées dans l'interviewVous étiez déjà tous les deux sur l'entreprise libérée. Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé pour que vous alliez chercher au-delà des salariés ?C'est quoi la différence entre une philosophie et un modèle ?Est-ce qu'il y a un modèle économique derrière la maison des routiers de LSDH, ou c'est juste un coup ?Comment vous expliquez qu'on soit surpris de l'humanité de certaines entreprises, alors qu'on parle d'un truc assez basique ?C'est quoi la place de l'invisible dans l'entreprise, ce qui ne se mesure avec aucun KPI ?Si ça produit des résultats financiers et qu'on peut le mesurer, pourquoi les boîtes ne le font pas ?Toutes les marques ont des valeurs affichées au mur et personne n'est capable d'en parler. Qu'est-ce qui distingue les vôtres ?Est-ce que le triple bottom line, people planet profit, est vraiment accessible, ou est-ce qu'on ne peut pas travailler les trois en même temps ?Est-ce que tout ça ne démarre pas par un travail individuel du dirigeant, une forme de spiritualité même laïque ?Comment poser des limites pour que le soin inconditionnel ne se fasse pas dévorer par ceux qui en abusent ?Est-ce que le capitalisme financier est en train de s'adapter aux critiques, ou est-ce qu'il passe simplement entre les mailles du filet ?Références citées dans l'épisodeLivresThe Caring Company / L'entreprise qui prend soin, Isaac Getz et Laurent Marbacher, nominé Breakthrough Ideas au Thinkers50 (00:30, 16:17)Vos idées changent tout, Isaac Getz, 2003 (05:04)Give and Take, Adam Grant, sur les profils givers, matchers et takers (59:02)Les travaux d'Isaac Getz sur l'entreprise libérée, avec Brian Carney (01:53, 06:02)Entreprises et organisationsLSDH, Laiterie de Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, près d'Orléans, environ 2 200 personnes, la maison des routiers installée dans une ancienne porcherie (11:17 à 14:23)La famille Schmittlin, laiterie alsacienne, épisode d'entraide sur quinze ans avec la famille Vasseneix (19:44 à 21:46)Handelsbanken, banque suédoise, fonds Oktogonen, performance supérieure à ses concurrents chaque année depuis 1973, 1 % du marché de détail britannique et 50 % du crédit aux PME pendant la crise des subprimes (21:46, 47:05, 49:15 à 52:33)Reitan, plus grand distributeur nordique, huit valeurs gravées dans la pierre et un livre bleu confidentiel, programmes de réalisation des rêves des salariés (31:54 à 36:49)Châteauform', les clients appelés des amis, l'anecdote du savon du site rue Saint-Dominique (45:12, 01:01:28)Favi, fonderie picarde (06:02)Alan et le remboursement par défaut (01:03:05)Lidl sorti de Norvège au bout de quatre ans, Aldi sorti du Danemark (34:42)Personnes citéesJean-François Zobrist, ancien patron de Favi, disparu (06:02, 01:03:50)Jan Wallander, l'architecte de la philosophie Handelsbanken (22:31)Anders Bouvin, ancien PDG de Handelsbanken, ex-patron de la division britannique développée de zéro à plus de 200 agences (49:15, 51:38)Odd Reitan, fondateur du groupe Reitan (31:54, 35:30)Daniel Abittan, cofondateur de Châteauform' (01:02:24)Emmanuel Vasseneix, PDG de LSDH (19:44)Hubert Joly, qui a écrit un mot dans le livre (23:54)Jean-Charles Samuelian, Alan (01:03:05)Muhammad Yunus, prix Nobel de la paix, avec qui Laurent Marbacher a cocréé une banque de microcrédit au Chili (03:25)Peter Senge, organisation apprenante (03:25)Cynthia Fleury et les quatre dimensions du care, physique, psychique, social, environnemental (30:26)Adam Smith, philosophe moral avant d'être économiste (17:52 à 18:36)Milton Friedman, article du New York Times de 1970 (42:16, 01:05:39)John Elkington, inventeur du triple bottom line et auteur de son propre rappel dans la HBR (40:55)Olivier Hamant et la robustesse, référence de Grégory Pouy (28:44)Adam Grant (58:42)Thatcher et Reagan, et le there is no alternative (01:05:39, 01:12:05)ConceptsEntreprise libérée, 400 à 500 entreprises et administrations en France (06:24)Blue ocean strategy (25:39)Triple bottom line, people planet profit (39:40)Shareholder et stakeholder capitalism, World Economic Forum (40:55)Heartset shift contre mindset shift, métanoïa (53:27)Code d'honneur Bushido (54:13)Force for good (01:08:00)Timestamps clés00:13 Introduction et présentation des invités02:54 D'où vient leur intérêt pour le soin07:25 Philosophie contre modèle11:02 La maison des routiers de LSDH14:23 Pourquoi il n'y a pas de calcul derrière16:05 Pourquoi l'humanité en entreprise nous surprend17:02 La transaction comme croyance fondatrice19:02 La place de l'invisible19:44 L'histoire Schmittlin, quinze ans plus tard21:46 Handelsbanken et le médecin de famille23:54 Pourquoi les entreprises ne le font pas26:27 L'inflation de l'ego et l'endoctrinement des business schools30:26 Les quatre dimensions du care selon Cynthia Fleury31:54 Reitan et les rêves des salariés35:30 Les huit valeurs gravées dans la pierre36:49 Pourquoi les valeurs affichées au mur sont du vent39:40 Le triple bottom line et son rappel produit42:21 D'accord avec Friedman sur un point42:59 Care first45:12 Châteauform' et les clients appelés des amis46:11 Des principes, pas des méthodes47:05 Pourquoi une mesure isolée ne suffit jamais49:15 Handelsbanken et les PME britanniques pendant la crise51:22 Profits privatisés, pertes socialisées52:33 Le travail intérieur du dirigeant53:27 Le heartset shift57:12 Les réseaux de dirigeants58:42 Adam Grant et les givers01:01:28 L'anecdote du savon en cristal01:03:05 Alan et le remboursement par défaut01:03:50 Le coût invisible du contrôle01:05:39 Le capitalisme financier peut-il s'adapter01:12:05 Il y a une alternative01:13:12 ConclusionHébergé par Audiomeans. 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Do you live in fear of being found out as a fraud? That despite your years of competency, achievement and high performance someone will uncover the truth? Well, you’re in the right place. Our resident psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove is here to tell you that your imposter syndrome is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, it’s not even a syndrome.
Most school reform efforts claim to be "research-based." But fewer are genuinely built with the people who have to live inside them every day. Building on some of the themes that I explored with Iwan Syahril on a recent episode, this week we're diving deeper into community-based design. Rather than starting with an expert's blueprint, what happens when innovation starts with the community's own convictions about what its children deserve, and why that starting point often determines whether an idea actually takes root, or just gets installed and then quietly left to atrophy. As a fantastic example of that process working really well, we also discuss the Whole Child Model (https://www.wholechildmodel.org/), born exactly that way and now reaching thousands of students across the US and beyond.Cynthia Robinson-Rivers is a managing partner at Transcend (https://transcendeducation.org/ ) where she supports schools as they adopt the Whole Child Model that she developed while serving as head of school at Van Ness Elementary (DC Public Schools). Before her return to school leadership, Cynthia worked in the DCPS central office as the Director of Teacher Retention and Recognition. In that role, she developed projects to improve retention of highly effective teachers, including LIFT: Leadership Initiative for Teachers, a career ladder system for teachers. Prior to her work on teacher retention, Cynthia directed the DCPS master educator program during the inaugural year of IMPACT, the district's teacher evaluation system. She holds a B.A. in Communication and Art from Stanford University, M.A. in Education from George Washington University, and EML from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. She is a fellow with the first class of the Aspen-Pahara Teacher Leaders Fellowship, a recipient of the Rubenstein Award for highly effective leadership, and a 2020 Boulder Fund grantee. Cynthia and her husband live in Washington, DC with their three children who all attend(ed) DC Public Schools.Dr. Jeff Wetzler is co-founder of Transcend, former Chief Learning Officer of Teach For America, and a two-time author. Jeff's career is dedicated to unlocking human potential by helping people learn more deeply and transform their mindsets to realize bold new possibilities for themselves, their organizations, and their communities.In 2015 Jeff co-founded Transcend, a leading organization for driving innovation in the education sector. Since its founding, Transcend has been one of the fastest growing and most diverse organizations in the field of education innovation, working with hundreds of cutting-edge schools and districts in over thirty U.S. states and a vibrant network of 10,000+ innovators. Under Jeff's leadership as co-CEO until 2024, Transcend raised over $80M of investment. Its resources have been translated in multiple languages and have reached communities worldwide, from Estonia to India to New Zealand. Jeff currently serves as Head of Transcend Labs and is a Board member at Transcend.Prior to Transcend, Jeff served as Chief Learning Officer of Teach for America, one of the nation's largest and most respected social impact organizations. Jeff is a Fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network and an Edmund Hillary Fellow.Jeff is the co-author of Extraordinary Learning for All: How Communities Design Schools Where Everyone Thrives, with Aylon Samouha and Jenee Henry Wood, and author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life. It has been widely endorsed by experts and leaders such as Jim Collins, Adam Grant, Kim Scott, Seth Godin, Bill George, and Amy Edmondson, who wrote the book's foreword.More links:Transcend's conditions framework (last updated 2024)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM0Ajp5f49Mhttps://vimeo.com/1171159869/fffdc226a8?fl=tl&fe=echttps://vimeo.com/1157422544/2eb1dcf782?fl=pl&fe=sh
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You have rehearsed it in the shower. You have written the message and deleted it. And every time the moment arrives, you find a reason it can wait until next quarter.That conversation is still making decisions for you. It decides who gets the promotion, which project quietly dies, and which good person leaves without ever telling you the real reason.Tim Duggan spent 3 years inside one question: how do you get better at conflict? He built a media company out of a website he started in his twenties, hired hundreds of people, sold it, and was still terrible at the hard conversation. He thought he was good at it. He was not, and it took him years to work that out. So he went to the people who are: Adam Grant. Oxford negotiators. Accredited mediators. An executive producer of The Real Housewives, which turned out to be the most useful conversation of the lot.What he came back with is a map. 4 terrains, and every conflict you are carrying right now sits on one of them. The move that works on one will detonate on another.Andrew puts it under load. The leaders who can run a profit centre and have never been taught to disagree. Performance Intelligence's own work on psychological safety and constructive challenge. And a live test Tim has not seen coming, where he places a conflict still playing out in public onto his own model, no notes, no preparation.Listen to this one before your next difficult conversation, not after it.00:02 — Why are we so bad at conflict?03:38 — How our families teach us to avoid difficult conversations07:02 — The moment Tim realised avoiding conflict was costing him09:01 — What “swallowed words” do to us — and why silence isn't really silent11:32 — The counterintuitive question: what happens if you don't have the conversation?18:50 — The four terrains of conflict: summit, arena, minefield and swamp27:27 — What happens when emotion takes over and the “amygdala hijack” kicks in34:27 — The RISA test: should you actually have the fight?37:36 — Why psychological safety doesn't mean avoiding uncomfortable conversations44:05 — The hidden conflict behind the return-to-office debate47:26 — The Conflict Simulator: Tim analyses Justin Langer, The Beatles and Kyle & Jackie O58:52 — How do you actually end a conflict? Resolve, repeat or releaseContact Tim: https://timduggan.com.au/Order Tim's book: https://timduggan.com.au/book/clear-in-tension/ View the conflict model: https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Model.jpg-High performance is not about pushing harder. It is about building the capacity to perform when it matters and sustain it over time.Hosted by Andrew May, one of Australia's leading experts in human performance, leadership and mental skills, the Performance Intelligence Podcast explores how leaders, athletes, coaches and researchers think clearly, manage pressure and consistently perform at their best.Drawing on more than 20 years working with senior executives, elite sporting teams and the Australian Defence Force, Andrew combines candid conversations with evidence-based performance insights and practical strategies you can apply.Episodes span leadership capacity, performance psychology, mental skills, energy management, strategic recovery, productivity and wellbeing. Listen to think more clearly, lead more effectively and perform at your best for longer.Get in touch through:Our websiteBook AndrewFollow us on Instagram, Linkedin, FacebookWatch this episode on YoutubeIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.
In a world filled with requests, many of us are struggling to stay afloat. Even if you're not a people-pleaser, the desire to maintain a positive reputation can make it hard to turn others down. In this episode, Adam explores the art and science of delivering an effective “no.” He highlights strategies for setting boundaries with others to create space for yourself—and healthier relationships with those around you. Guests: psychologist Vanessa Bohns, author of You Have More Influence Than You Think; Sherri Lu, founder of Eldest Daughter Club; playwright Topher Payne, author of The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries.For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What happens when you get everything you thought you wanted and still feel empty?Tychon Carter won Big Brother Canada, gained fame and followers overnight, and felt completely lost. The success arrived before he was ready for it. The external validation didn't fill the internal void.In this conversation, we dig into the gap between looking successful and actually feeling whole. Tychon walks through his journey from urban planner to reality TV winner to performance coach, and the hard lessons about self-worth that came with it.We explore the masks we wear in professional spaces, the cost of performative confidence we don't feel, and why so many high-achievers feel stuck despite checking all the boxes. Tychon's "Start With You" framework breaks down three critical areas most of us keep out of balance: Power (accessing your authentic self) Play (creating and enjoying life beyond work) and Peace (finding internal harmony)The conversation gets real about mental health, the isolation trap of self-reliance, and why giving to community might be more rewarding than the endless pursuit of more.MentionedJohann Hari, Lost ConnectionsOn prescribing community work to treat depressionMore on Adam Grant and Jane Dutton's study of contribution journalsOriginal air date: Feb 16, 2026
Send us Fan MailA people performance partner who is passionate about effective HR teams – that's our guest today, the best-selling author, Tom Emery in his own words. Founder and CEO of HEX, and a strategic partner to CEOs, CPOs, and other c-suite leaders, Tom is the Amazon bestselling author of ‘People People: Reach Your Full Potential as a CHRO', which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Business Book Awards. Having spent several years on the C-suite as a Chief People Officer in both UK PLC and a PE backed businesses, Tom brings in a detailed knowledge of what it looks like when executive teams are firing on all cylinders, and when they're not. He brings these insights to his work today, partnering with CEOs to build, align, and strengthen the leadership teams and wider organisations around them. He helps CEOs make sense of their roles, have the conversations that others avoid, and close the gap between how they behave and what their businesses actually need from them. Hit play for the lowdown on his journey. [4:38s] Tom's origin story – journey into HR [08:28s] Top evolutionary shifts in HR [16:51s] On his book ‘People People', the ‘four-leaf clover' framework for CHROs and more[26:41s] Content versus context, AI versus NI (natural intelligence) [34:44s] Top challenges HR leaders facing today [46:35s] RWL READ: ‘Atomic Habits'by James Clear; books by Adam Grant; ‘Dare to Lead' by Brené Brown; ‘Luck Factor' by Dr. Richard Wiseman More on Tom's work at www.hex-development.com Connect with Tom on LinkedInConnect with Vinay on LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.comSubscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more. This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together'. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook
TODAY digital executive editor, Arianna Davis Santana shares what fun and viral debates have everyone taking sides. Halle Berry opens up about her career over the past 35 years, and why she is feeling more empowered than ever. Authors, Brené Brown and Adam Grant give advice on how to find connection and ask better questions. And, Emma Grede talks about her road to success. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We're living through a time of significant change, uncertainty, and disruption, which makes it easy to feel overwhelmed or reactive. On this episode, I explore the importance of staying grounded and paying attention to what's actually happening, instead of simply defaulting to our usual patterns. I also discuss how asking, "What does this moment require from me?" or "What does this moment require from us?" can help us show up more effectively in our relationships, our work, our teams, and our lives. Resources: Mike Robbins Website (Newly Updated) Mike Robbins Blog Mike Robbins Podcast Mike Robbins on LinkedIn Mike Robbins YouTube Channel Mike Robbins on Instagram Mike Robbins on Facebook Mike Robbins on TikTok Mike Robbins on X Mike Robbins on BlueSky We're All in This Together (book), by Mike Robbins Curiosity Shop Podcast with Brene Brown and Adam Grant
Dolly Parton's hit songs — like "9 to 5," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" — have captured generation after generation. In this episode, recorded around the release of "Run, Rose, Run" (her novel co-written with James Patterson and paired with a full-length companion album), host Adam Grant talks with Dolly about her creative process, how she balances getting things right with getting things done and how she manages the hefty cup of ambition she pours herself each morning.(This episode originally aired in 2022.)ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard. Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith.For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolly Parton's hit songs — like "9 to 5," "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" — have captured generation after generation. In this episode, recorded around the release of "Run, Rose, Run" (her novel co-written with James Patterson and paired with a full-length companion album), host Adam Grant talks with Dolly about her creative process, how she balances getting things right with getting things done and how she manages the hefty cup of ambition she pours herself each morning.(This episode originally aired in 2022.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How do you stop employees from constantly relying on you for the answers and start building a team of independent problem solvers? The secret is adopting a mentor mindset and treating leadership as coaching instead of answer-giving. In this episode of Boss Better Now, Joe Mull concludes a special four-part series adapted from his live workshops on accountability in leadership. He reveals the hidden cost of giving employees the answers and the exact coaching questions to ask instead, so you build critical thinking skills and stop creating employee dependency. Too many managers prioritize speed and end up doing the thinking for their team. Joe shares the coaching tips and scripts that reverse this, including one question that shifts how employees think, owns problems, and activates their capability. He also breaks down a simple, science-backed way to give feedback to employees that makes them dramatically more receptive to constructive criticism, using high standards paired with a statement of belief in their potential. What to Expect in This Episode: The Conclusion of the Accountability Tightrope: Two mentor mindset techniques you can use today. Why Giving Answers Creates Employee Dependency: How constantly solving problems robs your team of the chance to feel capable. The Ultimate Leadership Coaching Question: Why asking "What options do you see?" shifts the brain and activates ownership. The Real Definition of Workplace Coaching: Helping people sort through what they already know instead of telling them the right way to do it. The 19-Word Feedback Script: A science-backed technique that makes employees more receptive to constructive criticism. Applying Wise Feedback at Work: Real stories of leaders pairing high standards with belief statements to fix performance issues without defensiveness.Tune in to master the mentor mindset, get your time back, and build a team that thrives on ownership. If you want to become a better leader, this episode gives you the exact scripts to start with. To subscribe to Joe Mull's BossBetter Email newsletter, visit https://BossBetterNow.com For more info on working with Joe Mull, visit https://joemull.com For more info on Boss Hero School, visit https://bossheroschool.com To email the podcast, use bossbetternow@gmail.com #leadership #management #toxicworkculture #teambuilding #workplaceculture #conflictmanagement #employeeengagement #motivation Joe Mull is on a mission to help leaders and business owners create the conditions where commitment takes root and the entire workplace thrives. A dynamic and deeply relatable speaker, Joe combines compelling research, magnetic storytelling, and practical strategies to show exactly how to cultivate loyalty, ignite effort, and build people-first workplaces where both performance and morale flourish. His message is clear: when commitment is activated, engagement rises, teams gel, retention improves, and business outcomes soar. Joe is the founder of Boss Hero School™ and the creator of the acclaimed Employalty™ framework, a roadmap for creating thriving workplaces in a new era of work. He's the author of three books, including Employalty, named a top business book of the year by Publisher's Weekly, and his popular podcast, Boss Better Now, ranks in the top 1% of management shows globally. A former head of learning and development at one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., Joe has spent nearly two decades equipping leaders—from Fortune 500 companies like State Farm, Siemens, and Choice Hotels to hospitals, agencies, and small firms—with the tools to lead better, inspire commitment, and build more humane workplace cultures. His insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and more. In 2025, Joe was inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame (CPAE). This is the speaking profession's highest honor, a distinction granted to less than 1% of professional speakers worldwide. It's awarded to speakers who demonstrate exceptional talent, integrity, and influence in the speaking profession. For more information visit joemull.com. Timestamps 0:00 Don't Give the Answer 1:44 Part Four of the Accountability Tightrope 2:09 The First Technique: Coaching 2:57 A Clip from Boss Hero School 4:20 What to Do When an Employee Asks for the Answer 6:53 The True Definition of Coaching 9:12 A Real-World Coaching Success Story 10:20 The Second Technique: Supercharging Feedback 10:36 The Middle School Feedback Experiment 12:54 What is Wise Feedback? 13:20 Adam Grant and Jennifer Garner on Wise Feedback 14:52 How to Apply Wise Feedback at Work 17:12 The One Caveat for Wise Feedback
In this solo episode, Dr. Laura explores one of the eight toxic boss personas featured in her book, I Wish I'd Quit Sooner: the control freak. She explains the important difference between a difficult manager who is learning to delegate and a truly toxic boss whose need for control stems from distrust and a desire to dominate every aspect of our work. From excessive micromanagement to restricting access to people and information, Dr. Laura reveals how this leadership style chips away at confidence and creates chronic anxiety, ultimately leaving us feeling trapped both at work and long after the workday ends. Dr. Laura shares practical strategies for surviving a control freak boss while protecting our wellbeing. She discusses the importance of documenting conversations, using playback techniques to clarify expectations, paying careful attention to details, and maintaining a Plan B when working in an unhealthy environment. Most importantly, she offers hope that recovery is possible. Based on her own experiences and drawing from the stories of toxic boss survivors in her North American research, Dr. Laura explains how confidence can be rebuilt one experience at a time. She assures us that escaping a toxic workplace becomes the beginning of a healthier and more fulfilling career. "Confidence is like a muscle. Confidence gets developed one experience at a time, one relationship at a time." - Dr. Laura About Dr. Laura: Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett is a work and career psychologist and thought leader on the evolution of work. She has always been fascinated by how work intersects with life and loves to use her expertise to improve organizations and help people thrive. Her passion for taking creative ideas and launching them into successful business strategies led her to start three counselling psychology practices (Calgary Career Counselling, Canada Career Counselling, and Synthesis Psychology), as well as six different business brands offering organizational assessment and consulting services. Dr. Laura is honoured to have been selected as a Woman of Distinction in Canada in 2014 and received a Canadian Woman of Inspiration Award as a Global Influencer in 2018. Her new book, I Wish I'd Quit Sooner: Practical Strategies for Navigating and Escaping a Toxic Boss, is available for purchase on Amazon now. Resources: The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant podcast “I Wish I'd Quit Sooner: Practical Strategies for Navigating and Escaping a Toxic Boss” by Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett Dr. Laura on LinkedIn Where Work Meets Life™ on YouTube Learn more about Dr. Laura on her website: https://drlaura.live For more resources, look into Dr. Laura's organizations: Canada Career Counselling Synthesis Psychology Order Dr. Laura's new book today: I Wish I'd Quit Sooner: Practical Strategies for Navigating a Toxic Boss Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We explore a common paradox in this episode (and I'll be up front that this is one I've struggled with for most of my career) – and that is, being a likeable badass. How can we be both liked as a person and respected for our success? How do we get the recognition, negotiate for our value, and create opportunities without our peers or colleagues seeing us as cold, calculating or selfish? How do we create and leverage power and status as women, if we feel icky about the words power and status? I don't have the answers, friend, but I know someone who does. Alison Fragale is the author of Likeable Badass and the Mary Farley Ames Lee Distinguished Scholar of Organizational Behavior at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Her work has been published in the most prestigious academic journals in her field, and is featured in prominent media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Boston Globe, and many more. A sought-after keynote speaker and trusted advisor, Alison was introduced to me by Adam Grant, and is here today to help us understand more about power, status, and likeability – and how those things impact our ability to get more of what we want. A loving reminder that whether or not you're a working professional, we're ALL negotiating for the things we want, for what matters most to us. And whether you're at work or in your personal relationships, your status matters. It's time for us to set aside those limiting mindsets because they aren't serving us or our people. You can be and become a likable badass. Thank you to our sponsors! Don't wait to teach your kids real-world money skills! Start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/TIWW. Go to https://CovePure.com/tiww to get $250 off. Thanks to CovePure for sponsoring this episode! Connect with Alison: Website: https://alisonfragale.com/ Subscribe to Alison's Substack: https://alisonfragale.substack.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Likeable-Badass-Women-Success-Deserve/dp/0385549148 Group Coaching Program: https://alisonfragale.com/likeable-badass-accelerator/ An 8-week group coaching program designed to help ambitious women build influence, increase visibility, and earn the recognition they deserve. Enter kalil10 at checkout for your discounted rate. Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!
We live in a world that worships talent, a world that cheers natural athletes, exalts child prodigies, and venerates virtuosos. But admiring people who are blessed with innate abilities can lead us to underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. As Adam Grant explains in his new book, “Hidden Potential,” growth is not about the genius you possess — it's about the character you develop. Adam joins us today to talk about developing the character skills, motivational tools, and learning systems that can help ordinary people achieve extraordinary things. This episode first aired in October 2023.
Piensa en algo que siempre quisiste hacer pero en algún momento te dijiste que no era para ti. Tal vez tocar un instrumento, aprender un idioma, cambiar de carrera, emprender algo nuevo. Seguro hay algo. Y seguro lo dijiste con tanta convicción que dejó de sentirse como creencia y empezó a sentirse como identidad.En este capítulo revisamos el trabajo de Carol Dweck, psicóloga de Stanford que lleva más de treinta años estudiando cómo nuestras creencias sobre nuestras capacidades determinan lo que hacemos con ellas, y de Adam Grant, psicólogo organizacional de Wharton y autor de Hidden Potential — El potencial escondido.Hablamos de:— El experimento con niños que cambió todo lo que sabemos sobre cómo elogiamos (y el dato que incomoda: el 40% mintió)— Por qué los que aprenden lento muchas veces llegan más lejos que los que empiezan con ventaja— Qué nos enseña el budismo zen y la mente de principiante sobre soltar la necesidad de ser expertasPreguntas para reflexionar:¿Cuántas cosas has dejado de intentar porque te convenciste de que no eras buena para eso? ¿Y cuándo fue la última vez que cuestionaste esa convicción?¿Alguna vez te has sentido "lenta" aprendiendo algo y por eso concluiste que no era lo tuyo?¿Qué "limitación" tuya podría ser, en realidad, tu forma diferente de llegar?¿Tienes a alguien con quien puedas estar incómoda, equivocarte, no saber, y seguir aprendiendo juntas?¿En qué área de tu vida te has convertido en "experta" de lo que no puedes? ¿Qué pasaría si volvieras a ser principiante en eso?Referencias: Dweck, C. (2006). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Random House. · Grant, A. (2023). Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things. Viking. · Shunryu Suzuki — Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. ·Me encuentras en Instagram como @marisalazo.oficialKeywords: mentalidad de crecimiento, talento, potencial, Carol Dweck, Adam Grant, mindset, esfuerzo, mente de principiante, budismo zen, perseverancia, Marisa Lazo, Compartiendo con Marisa Lazo
Rainn Wilson was a late bloomer: he landed the role of Dwight Schrute on The Office after over a decade of struggling as an actor. But success didn't solve all of his problems -- and it even created some new ones. In this live conversation for the Authors@Wharton series, Adam asks Rainn about his unlikely journey to stardom and how it led him into exploring the insights that philosophy, psychology, and the world's great spiritual traditions can offer on modern life's existential questions. They also discuss Rainn's favorite moments from The Office and do some improv when Dunder Mifflin invites a certain organizational psychologist to talk to Dwight. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why does intelligence often make us *worse* at rethinking? This book summary reveals how intellectual humility can transform your perspective.
*Doing it Anyway with Katty Kay* How can managers give advice people actually listen to? What's the best way to earn a promotion without burning out? And, could procrastination actually improve your work? Katty Kay is joined by organisational psychologist, Adam Grant, to answer all these questions and more. Email: doingitanyway@goalhanger.com Video Editor: Kieron Leslie Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Celine Charles Producer: Fiona Douglas, India Dunkley Executive Producer: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's another summer select episode of Ed's favorites! This week, hear from some of the podcasting industry's top minds. Folks like Scott Galloway, Kara Swisher, Jad Abumrad, Adam Grant, Kelly Corrigan, and more. Witness how their brains analyze and envision important cultural events, past and future, in ways both awe-inspiring and hilarious. Tune in for our montage episode of SNAFU's Best "Thought Leaders".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this solo episode, Travis Chappell reflects on one of the biggest themes he's uncovered after nearly 2,000 podcast interviews: generosity. Drawing from conversations with bestselling authors, entrepreneurs, behavioral scientists, and business leaders, Travis explains why the people who build the strongest networks and create the biggest opportunities are the ones who give first—without keeping score. Through personal stories, research, and lessons from guests like Adam Grant, Jack Carr, John Levy, Grant Cardone, and Gary Vaynerchuk, he breaks down why playing the long game is one of the smartest business strategies you can adopt. On this episode we talk about: Why generosity is the foundation of lasting business relationships The difference between givers, takers, and matchers—and why it matters How weak ties and authentic networking create unexpected opportunities Why hosting events and creating connections is one of the fastest ways to grow your network Real-world examples of generosity leading to life-changing business opportunities Top 3 Takeaways Give without keeping score. The strongest relationships are built when you help others without expecting an immediate return. Focus on creating value, not collecting favors. Long-term generosity compounds into opportunities that transactional networking never will. Become the connector. Hosting events, introducing people, and creating communities positions you as someone others naturally want to work with. Notable Quotes "Generosity with no return address is the long game of building relationships." "It's never bad to have a bunch of great people conspiring for your good." "Flow power to power. Give—don't try to get something." Connect with Travis Chappell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travischappell/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travischappell/ Other: Website: https://travischappell.com/ Podcast: https://travismakesmoney.com/ A Word from Our Sponsors: - Visit DrinkAG1.com/TMM to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplieslast. - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through July 26, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary In this episode, Andy sits down with Tom Rath, one of the most respected researchers on wellbeing and human potential, author of What's the Point? Turning Your Purpose Into a Superpower. Tom argues that we can be incredibly busy while slowly drifting away from what matters most, optimizing our schedules while our lives quietly leak away. Andy and Tom explore why "follow your passion" can be harmful advice, how status seeking becomes career quicksand, and why our smartphones may be one of the greatest threats to purposeful living. They also discuss how many of us inherit ambitions from our parents that we never consciously chose, and how an honest awareness of mortality can sharpen our clarity, intentionality, and sense of purpose. Rather than treating purpose as one grand calling, Tom reframes it as something we create in small moments throughout the day. If you're looking for a practical, and honestly a little uncomfortable, guide to leading and living with more purpose, this episode is for you! Sound Bites "Here's what I know with absolute certainty: you're wasting most of your day. Not because you're lazy, but because you've never asked the right question. You're so busy being busy that you've forgotten to ask why. You're optimizing your schedule while your life leaks away, hour by hour in meetings that don't matter and tasks that won't be remembered next week, let alone next year." "If you fail to do those things in a day and take that initiative and have those meaningful and purposeful conversations, and you put those off until tomorrow, tomorrow never really comes because we get into that responsive mode." "Passion by definition starts with you, and it's a little self-oriented, whereas I would argue purpose by definition has an other orientation to it, which is a much better idea for anchoring your energy in a day." "If you're not connecting back with the impact that it made on one person that day, it fails to kind of count in the way we motivate ourselves and think about our work on a daily basis." "I would argue that 90% of the purpose in life is built in those moments, not in some epiphany on a sunny day." "I would estimate that at least 80% of people, maybe 90%, make it all the way to the very end of their career in their life without ever seeing what they could have been best at in life." "Even as managers and leaders, if we don't take care of our own health and wellbeing first, we just have no shot at even being our best for other people that we manage." "There's always someone making twice as much as you or 10 times as much as you, and there's always somebody with more followers or more listeners or more readers or whatever it might be." "The eulogy virtues are about what am I doing today so I'll be a better dad, a better husband, a better friend, to help readers, to help people with the products I'm working on." "I would argue that 80% of people I see out in public today, out in the wild, are essentially working for their smartphone." "Their smartphone's running their life, and they're the ones salivating like one of Pavlov's dogs every time the darn thing blinks or buzzes or vibrates, right?" "Having your phone out sends an implicit message to the other person that the little black box on the table matters more than the other person, and it degrades the quality of the conversation." "The one thing we've all got in common is we have today to try and do some things that serve a purpose and help another person, and if you miss that opportunity, it's gone." "None of them, none of the headstones say anything about those kind of resume virtues that we were talking about." Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Start of Interview 02:08 Busy, Yet Drifting from What Matters 05:50 Rethinking the "One True Calling" 07:38 Why "Follow Your Passion" Can Backfire 09:26 From "What Do I Do?" to "Who Do I Help?" 11:20 How Our Parents' Paths Shape Us 12:11 When Admirable Influence Becomes a Limiting Script 15:01 Unlearning the "Always the Hardest Worker" Mindset 16:55 Are We Nudging Our Kids Into Our Dreams? 19:23 Status Seeking as Career Quicksand 22:02 Choosing Your Own Scoreboard 23:38 Smartphones and the Threat to Purpose 26:28 Making Technology Work for You 28:05 How Mortality Sharpens Purpose 30:52 What the Headstones Don't Say 32:33 Helping Kids Build Lives That Matter 35:21 End of Interview 35:48 Andy Comments After the Interview 40:20 Outtakes Learn More You can learn more about Tom and his new book at tomrath.org/whats-the-point. For more learning on this topic, check out: Episode 132 with Tom Rath. An earlier conversation with Tom, digging into his story and his research on wellbeing. Episode 140 with Tom Rath. Another previous discussion with Tom on wellness and living with strengths. Episode 31 with Adam Grant. Adam's first-ever podcast interview, where he shares insights on how to lead with meaning. Episode 261 with David Epstein. A conversation about his book Range, a helpful complement on career decisions for kids and for us. Chat with PMeLa You can chat directly with PMeLa—the podcast's AI persona—to get episode recommendations and answers to your project management and leadership questions. Visit PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/PMeLa to chat with her. Join Us for LEAD52 I know you want to be a more confident leader–that's why you listen to this podcast. LEAD52 is a global community of people like you who are committed to transforming their ability to lead and deliver. It's 52 weeks of leadership learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Learn more and sign up at GetLEAD52.com. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Topics: Purpose, Leadership, Career Development, Passion, Wellbeing, Intentionality, Status, Comparison, Digital Distraction, Mortality, Parenting, Meaningful Work, Project Management The following music was used for this episode: Music: Summer Awakening by Frank Schroeter License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Tuesday by Sascha Ende License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
In the final episode of our Robert Cialdini series, we explore the extraordinary legacy of one of behavioral science's most influential thinkers. We revisit the seven Principles of Influence through real-world business examples, hear how Cialdini's ideas inspired organizations around the world, and learn why colleagues like Angela Duckworth, Adam Grant, Dan Pink, and Katie Milkman believe his greatest contribution goes far beyond research. Join us as we celebrate the ideas and the person who helped shape modern behavioral science. Topics [0:00] From Utility Bills to Global Impact [9:17] Full Cycle Social Psychology Explained [16:00] Why Business Became a Partner in Behavioral Science [22:47] The Seven Principles in Action [30:20] Behavior Change for Good and Real-World Research [45:49] The Ethical Compass Behind Influence [52:39] Why Influence Still Matters Today [58:02] A Career That Changed Behavioral Science [1:04:08] Daniel Kahneman on Cialdini's Legacy [1:08:04] Closing Thoughts ©2026 Behavioral Grooves Links Join us on Substack! Join the Behavioral Grooves community Subscribe to Behavioral Grooves on YouTube Support Behavioral Grooves
Spoiler: Our goal-setting habits are broken. But, it’s not your fault. It’s the psychology we’re raised with. It’s Deep Dive time! And this financial new year, Victoria and Jess are here to help you get out of your own way, so you can start ticking off those EOFY resolutions nice and early. How? By revisiting the psychology behind setting and sustaining financial goals for the year. During this episode, the girls share insights about how current approaches to budgeting, investing and general goal-setting might actually be limiting our capabilities, plus ways we might overcome this with practical advice from authors Adam Grant and Angela Duckworth. This is less about one quick fix for your best year yet, and more about setting goals you’ll actually stick to. Controversial opinion: They don’t fall apart because the journey is hard, they crumble because the journey is boring. P.S. Please share your goals with us, so we can a) hold you accountable, and b) celebrate you! BONUS READING: Love the theories introduced in this ep? Check out Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know, and Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam Grant. THAT TED TALK: Watch this iconic TED talk by author Angela Duckworth titled, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. MINDSET RESET: Stream our playlist on How To Change Your Money Mindset over here. STUDY WITH US: Looking for a course to keep you accountable? Check out Your Best Year Yet (victoriadevine.com.au/your-best-year-yet) New here? Follow us on Instagram (@shesonthemoneyaus) for Q&As, bite-sized advice, daily money inspo... and relatable money memes that just get you. Acknowledgement of Country By Nartarsha Bamblett (nartarshabamblett.com.au) The advice shared on She's On The Money is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. She's On The Money exists purely for educational purposes and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. If you do choose to buy a financial product, read the PDS, TMD and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored towards your needs. Victoria Devine and She's On The Money are authorised representatives of Money Sherpa PTY LTD ABN - 321649 27708, AFSL - 4451289See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
During this reflection, I share about recent article from Adam Grant who reviewed 35 year study on the impact of perfectionism on mental health which predated the digital age of social media. Though, I do believe social media and digital media have amplified the validation of perfection and think this is a good conversation about self judgment, fear of being judged by others and wanting to avoid making mistakes. Enjoy and share your thoughts!
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4064: Paula Davis-Laack explains how burnout develops through chronic stress, exhaustion, cynicism, and feelings of inefficacy, often fueled by perfectionism, mental clutter, and relentless overwork. She shares practical, research-backed strategies to build resilience, manage energy more effectively, reshape work responsibilities, and create a sustainable path to long-term success and well-being. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://livehappy.com/5-expert-tips-for-avoiding-burnout-at-work/ Quotes to ponder: "Burnout is a process of chronic stress and disengagement typically related to work but can impact many areas of your life." "Perfectionists strive for “the best” even when “good enough” will do." "Getting adequate opportunities for recovery during your workday, after work and on the weekend is critical." Episode references: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4064: Paula Davis-Laack explains how burnout develops through chronic stress, exhaustion, cynicism, and feelings of inefficacy, often fueled by perfectionism, mental clutter, and relentless overwork. She shares practical, research-backed strategies to build resilience, manage energy more effectively, reshape work responsibilities, and create a sustainable path to long-term success and well-being. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://livehappy.com/5-expert-tips-for-avoiding-burnout-at-work/ Quotes to ponder: "Burnout is a process of chronic stress and disengagement typically related to work but can impact many areas of your life." "Perfectionists strive for “the best” even when “good enough” will do." "Getting adequate opportunities for recovery during your workday, after work and on the weekend is critical." Episode references: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4064: Paula Davis-Laack explains how burnout develops through chronic stress, exhaustion, cynicism, and feelings of inefficacy, often fueled by perfectionism, mental clutter, and relentless overwork. She shares practical, research-backed strategies to build resilience, manage energy more effectively, reshape work responsibilities, and create a sustainable path to long-term success and well-being. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://livehappy.com/5-expert-tips-for-avoiding-burnout-at-work/ Quotes to ponder: "Burnout is a process of chronic stress and disengagement typically related to work but can impact many areas of your life." "Perfectionists strive for “the best” even when “good enough” will do." "Getting adequate opportunities for recovery during your workday, after work and on the weekend is critical." Episode references: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Story of the Week (DR):JP Morgan's news weekThe Lurid Lawsuit, Salami Scandal and Trash-Can Thief Vexing JPMorgan's PR Department AND Meme of 'JPMorgan's HR Department in 2026' Has People in Stitches Amid Sex Scandal and Knicks Bin IncidentShe Stole a Knicks Trash Can Off the Street and Lost Her Job at JPMorganThe Trash Bin That Cost Her Career: Who Is Angie Báez? JPMorgan DEI Executive Fired After Viral Knicks Parade VideoThe Trash-Can Thief: Angie Báez, an Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement at the bank, was captured on a viral video during the New York Knicks championship parade emptying a public trash bin onto a Manhattan sidewalk so she could steal the limited-edition, blue-and-orange Knicks-themed container.The Resolution: JPMorgan quickly terminated her employment after the video went viral. Báez eventually returned the trash bin and was issued $175 in sanitation fines.But what kinds of thing DON'T get you fired and get you fined?In 2023, JPMorgan Chase agreed to a $290 million (1,657,143x) settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. The bank was accused of actively ignoring glaring red flags and helping bankroll Epstein's sex-trafficking operation for 15 years.Internal documents and later congressional probes revealed that the bank processed roughly 4,700 suspicious transactions totaling $1.1 billion for Epstein. They failed to file a single Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) until after his death.Who Kept Their Job? Mary Erdoes: The Head of Asset & Wealth Management was fully aware of Epstein's status as a high-risk sex offender, reviewed his account, and was directly implicated in internal communications regarding his status. She faced zero professional demotions and remains one of the top candidates to eventually succeed Jamie Dimon as CEO.In 2020, JPMorgan Chase entered a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a record $920 million (5,257,143x) to settle federal charges of market manipulation.For nearly a decade, traders on JPMorgan's precious metals and U.S. Treasuries desks engaged in "spoofing"—placing tens of thousands of fake, deceptive orders to artificially move market prices and maximize their own profits. The FBI stated that traders "openly disregarded U.S. laws."While a couple of mid-to-high-level traders (like Michael Nowak and Gregg Smith) were later criminally convicted and sentenced to prison, the executive leadership team responsible for supervising them and implementing compliance programs suffered no casualties. Top management stayed perfectly secure, chalking the multi-million dollar fraud up as the work of a few "bad apples."The Salami Scandal: Veteran wealth manager Brent Bodner was fired by JPMorgan in 2024 after he expensed a $642.50 deli platter (containing wings, sandwiches, and salads) for a Super Bowl gathering at his Beverly Hills home. The bank accused him of intentionally misclassifying a personal party as a pre-approved business meeting.Bodner counter-sued, jokingly dubbing the controversy the "salami incident." He argued that the event was a legitimate client-acquisition dinner that only two prospects ended up attending, and that the minor coding error was used as a pretext to push him out.The Resolution: A FINRA arbitration panel sided heavily with Bodner, ruling that JPMorgan acted preemptively out of paranoia that brokers were leaving for rivals. The panel ordered JPMorgan to pay Bodner $4.25 million in damages.The Lurid Lawsuit: Chirayu Rana, a former vice president on JPMorgan's leveraged finance team, leveled highly salacious allegations against his female supervisor, Executive Director Lorna Hajdini. Rana's lawsuit alleges he was subjected to a campaign of racial discrimination, severe harassment, and forced sexual relations under the threat of having his career sabotaged.The Resolution: Rana rejected a $1M settlement offer, countering with a demand for up to $22 million before escalating the fight to court. Both Hajdini and JPMorgan strongly deny the allegations as entirely fabricated, and the legal battle is moving toward a highly publicized trial.JPMorgan Chase promotes Petno, Rohrbaugh to copresidents, setting up two more successors for DimonThe Wait to Replace Jamie Dimon Keeps Getting Longer: Another potential successor, Marianne Lake, is leaving JPMorgan, as the longstanding chief executive enters his third decade atop the bank.How JPMorgan went from 3 female CEO contenders to an all-male succession raceJPMorgan named Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh, current co-heads of the bank's commercial and investment bank, as co-presidents, setting them up as the frontrunners to succeed longtime CEO Jamie Dimon. Their promotions, the bank said in a press release, "are part of the Board's ongoing succession planning process."Petno and Rohrbaugh were among a handful of powerhouse candidates poised to succeed Dimon, including Jennifer Piepszak, chief operating officer, Marianne Lake, CEO of the commercial bank, and Mary Erdoes, CEO of asset and wealth management.Marianne Lake, a Potential Dimon Successor, Leaves JPMorganOne-time Retention and Continuity equity awards to the following Operating Committee members:Doug Petno, Co-President and CEO of the Commercial & Investment Bank, and Troy Rohrbaugh, Co-President and CEO of Consumer & Community Banking, in the amount of $30M each;Mary Erdoes, CEO of Asset & Wealth Management, and Jennifer Piepszak, Chief Operating Officer, in the amount of $20M each.JPMorgan Chase unveils $50 billion buyback, Goldman Sachs raises dividend after Fed stress testA 6 year study shows which CEOs are pushing RTO mandates: The ones with the biggest egosFortune 500 bosses demanding staff return to the office share one trait: narcissism, research findsA six-year study tracking corporate executives revealed that strict return-to-office (RTO) mandates are heavily driven by narcissism and executive ego, rather than actual employee productivityWharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant noted that researchers used reliable corporate proxies to quantify CEO narcissism, including the oversized scale of their compensation packages, the size of their signatures, and the prominence of their photos in company annual reports.The data showed that leaders with highly inflated self-opinions consistently coveted maximum power and status, making them the most aggressive opponents of remote work.Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan pushed hard for a 5-day-a-week return to the office. Why they're now letting employees work from homeGameStop CEO Cohen spurns $35 billion pay plan to focus on plan to buy eBayGameStop CEO on His eBay Pursuit: ‘I'm Not Going to Stop, I'm Not Going to Go Away'GameStop unveiled a compensation package worth roughly $35B for Ryan Cohen in January, hinging on a turnaround that requires him to lift the struggling company's market value more than tenfold and sharply boost its profit.In May, Cohen surprised Wall Street with an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for roughly $56 billion in cash and stock to turn the e-commerce company into a bigger competitor to Amazon.EBay's board rejected the proposal, calling the offer "neither credible nor attractive."Cohen argued that he doesn't want the package so that GameStop's leadership can fully focus on its operating performance and the planned acquisition.SpaceX handed lowest possible ESG rating by MSCI: Triple C score puts Elon Musk's company on par with Russia after 2022 invasion of UkraineMusk 'most obvious risk' following SpaceX's lowest possible ESG rating“Board of Directors: The SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES board currently has an independent majority, which enables it to more effectively fulfill its critical function of overseeing management on behalf of shareholders. The company has failed to split the roles of CEO and chairman, which may limit the board's independence from current management interests. Split CEO and chairman roles are characteristic of 67% of companies in this market.”Welltower CFO's $167 million pay package sets new recordWelltower's Tim McHugh is the new highest-paid finance chief among the biggest U.S. companies. His $167 million pay package in 2025 not only dwarfs that of his CFO peers but also outpaces the compensation of many CEOs.McHugh's pay at Welltower, a real-estate investment trust focused on rental housing for seniors, surpasses the $139 million compensation package received by Tesla's Vaibhav Taneja in 2024. This puts him more than $135 million above Alphabet's Anat Ashkenazi, the next highest-paid CFO in 2025. And it secures him a spot in the club of executives making $100 million or more, a group that remains rare.Here's what the article DID NOT MENTION: CEO Shankh Mitra: $821MGoodliest of the Week (MM/DR):DR: Scientists Say New Method Turns Coffee Grounds Into High-Potency Renewable FuelAccording to a press release from South Korea's National Research Council of Science and Technology, a team of researchers at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have developed a method to convert spent coffee waste into high-quality charcoal, known as biochar.While that's a feat in and of itself, the kicker is the method's blistering speed: it takes just 90 seconds from start to finish, with no drawn-out drying process or oil separation required. According to the release, the new technique solves a major issue in extracting the latent energy potential of spent coffee beans.DR: Bill to raise minimum wage to $25 an hour will be introduced in Senate DR MMThe bill would incrementally increase the minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25, with the first jump to $12 an hour in the first year of enactment. Major corporations would have six years to work up to a $25 minimum wage, while smaller employers would have a 13-year runway. The legislation would also do away with subminimum wages for tipped workers, such as restaurant servers, youth workers and workers with disabilities. Nearly half of the American workforce makes less than $25 an hour.DR: Federal judge blocks new law aimed at ESG, DEI investing decisionsA federal judge has blocked Kansas from enforcing a new law that requires institutional investment advisers to make certain disclosures when recommending against company management on issues, including environmental, social and governance principles.U.S. District Judge Holly Teeter on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of law enacted last session that two major national institutional investment advisers said was unconstitutional because it discriminated based on speech.MM: MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last yearAssholiest of the Week (MM):CEO SPEED ROUND - ONE HEADLINE, ONE CEO, ONE LINERTim Cook - It's pretty sweet to quit your job and let the new guy fight the union: Apple closed America's first unionized store and blocked workers from transfers — now the union is fighting backJamie Dimon - It was easy - we just pointed to the ones with boobs and said “Not you”: How JPMorgan went from 3 female CEO contenders to an all-male succession raceZuck - The best thing about being a little man king with no accountability is I can randomly change and unchange and rechange my mind… about people's lives: Meta pauses an AI training program that tracks employees' keystrokes after an internal leakLarry Fink - Have you SEEN the size of my signature??? Fucking come to work: A 6 year study shows which CEOs are pushing RTO mandates: The ones with the biggest egos“In the six-year study, researchers collected data on Fortune 500 CEOs, using behavioral proxies—signature size, photo size in annual reports, pay gap relative to peers—to construct narcissism scores. The higher the score, the more likely a CEO was to publicly oppose remote and hybrid work and seek additional status (like a board chairmanship). In a separate experiment, CEOs whose egos were primed—by reflecting on the assertive leadership styles of Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison—showed significantly greater opposition to working from home than a control group”Andy Jassy - Now we know EXACTLY when you're wasting our time peeing in a bottle instead of working: Amazon is on a mission to optimize warehouse work. Its latest test puts wearable devices on support staff.Nikesh Arora - If you just said, “Who?”, you better pay attention because I have important things to say: Palo Alto Networks CEO: We're in 'a Darwinian moment' where employees have to prove their AI skills - BRONZE ASSHOLESatya Nadella - If I complain about how everyone TALKS about AI, does that make me sound more sympathetic?: Microsoft's CEO Takes Aim At AI Companies: 'We Have To Walk The Walk' To Convince The Public - GOLDEN ASSHOLEJeff Bezos - I mean, if I'm honest, everyone is terrible and should be laid off: Jeff Bezos Called Washington Post His Worst Investment and Staff He Laid Off ‘Terrible' People - SILVER ASSHOLEBrian Moynihan - I mean, or your kid was late to school because they forgot to make their card for teacher appreciation day, you didn't eat breakfast, and you rushed in to work from the office as fast as you could because working from home isn't allowed anymore: By 7 a.m., Bank of America's CEO has already read 5 newspapers, his email inbox, and hit the gym—he says if you're late to meetings, you're ‘selfish'Dave Ramsey - 0.0001% of Musk's worst day could end hunger ON EARTH, but sure, take away Halloween and pets from the rest of us: Dave Ramsey Says 20% of Americans' Halloween and Pet Budgets Could End Hunger: 'There'd Be No Hungry Kids'Headliniest of the WeekDR: Beloved Grandmother Was Standing in Her Own House When a Tesla, Allegedly on Autopilot, Smashed Through the Wall and Killed Her in Grandchildren's PlayroomA popular password manager was hit by a hack. What you need to know—and how to keep your data safeMM: Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge parents to sit next to childrenMM: Elon Musk will get a billion shares of SpaceX if he can settle a million humans on MarsJust make it 10 trillion shares if he can safely land Gus who sleeps at the bus station on NeptuneWho Won the Week?DR: The MotherS(C)hIpMM: ESG RatingsPredictionsDR: Symbolically giving up your $35 billion CEO pay package becomes the new $1 salary: proxy statements will say: “Our CEO generously waived his $35 billion pay package as a gesture of sacrifice to lead by example, preserve corporate cash, and show solidarity with displaced workers and stressed stakeholders.”MM: Ryanair announces a new fee children can pay to sit AWAY from their parents
June 23, 2026: Companies are drowning in AI pilots, prototypes, and scattered use cases that make teams busier without necessarily making the business better. I talk about why the real advantage may come from finishing the few AI initiatives that matter instead of starting 300 that don't. Then I get into Adam Grant's new research linking return-to-office mandates with CEO narcissism, what the study actually found, where the methodology gets complicated, and why the better question for leaders is not "office or remote," but what arrangement produces the best outcomes for the team, the business, and the work being done
Ash Brandin, EdS, known online as TheGamerEducator, empowers families to make screen time sustainable, manageable, and beneficial for the whole family. Now in their 15th year of teaching middle school, they help caregivers navigate the world of tech with consistent, loving boundaries, founded on respect for children, appreciation of video games and tech, and knowledge of pedagogical techniques. Ash has appeared on podcasts including Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, Good Inside with Dr. Becky, and Culture Study with Anne Helen Petersen, and has contributed to articles featured on Romper, Scary Mommy, Lifehacker, The Daily Beast, USA Today, and NPR. Their bestselling book, "Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family" debuted in August, 2025. In their free time, Ash loves to hike, bake, play video games, and spend time with their family. Visit their website here: https://www.thegamereducator.com/ Their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegamereducator/ CultivaTeen Roots helps parents of tweens and teens navigate adolescence with confidence and connection. Through courses, resources, and community support, we give parents practical tools to understand their child's development, set healthy boundaries, and strengthen relationships during these transformative years. Check out our website for more information, cultivateenroots.com. Follow us on Instagram @cultivateenroots and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cultivateenroots. Follow YourTeen Mag online: Website: https://yourteenmag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourTeen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourteenmag
What does it actually mean to be a good parent and why does knowing the research make it harder, not easier? This week I'm sharing an interview I did with Adam Grant on his show, ReThinking, where we got into the framework I come back to constantly: all feelings are welcome, but all behaviors are not. We talked about gentle parenting, why asking your child to do something nine times is no better than asking twice, orchid vs. dandelion kids, and what I think the job of a parent actually is. What you'll hear: Why "all feelings are welcome, but all behaviors are not" is the organizing principle behind almost every parenting question What orchid/dandelion research reveals about why some kids are more harmed by permissiveness than others Why asking more than twice doesn't increase compliance and what to do instead The one-sentence definition of the parenting job I keep coming back to This episode is brought to you by: Merit Beauty: It's time for your makeup and skincare to meet the reality of your daily routine with Merit Beauty.com OneSkin: Unlock your healthiest skin now and as you age. For a limited time, try OneSkin with 15% off using code RGH at oneskin.co/RGH Great Wolf Lodge: Bring your pack together at a Lodge near you. Learn more at GreatWolf.com
On today's "Sunday Pick" on TED Talks Daily, we're bring you an episode from the TED Podcast ReThinking with Adam Grant. You probably know Kristen Bell as the star behind characters like Veronica Mars, Princess Anna from Frozen, and Eleanor from The Good Place. In this episode, Adam sits down with Kristen live at BetterUp's Uplift leadership summit to examine how she's learning to overcome her people pleasing tendencies and stop internalizing other people's emotions. Kristen gets in character to demonstrate how to be honest without being unkind. She also makes the case that compliments are underrated, opens up about her strategies for dealing with envy, and offers a surprising theory of why we overexplain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The ancients are there to guide us. We can struggle to live up to their expectations. We can learn from their mistakes
Brené Brown and Adam Grant have devoted much of their work to helping people better understand conflict, communication, and human behavior. Nevertheless, the two spent years estranged after a 2016 article Grant wrote led to a falling out between them. Now, they've reunited for a new podcast, The Curiosity Shop, where they explore complicated and often polarizing questions with humility, nuance, and a willingness to challenge each other in real time. Katie talks with them about repairing their relationship, why so many people struggle to have honest conversations, the impact of social media and outrage culture, and what it takes to stay open-minded in an increasingly divided world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Most of us assume data-driven people make data-driven decisions. Not quite. Adam Grant has built a career helping others think more clearly — but when it comes to his own career, the most important calls he's made didn't have clear data behind them. So how did he decide? In this first episode of WorkLife with Molly Graham, Adam joins Molly to talk about how he actually navigates uncertainty — the four questions he asks before committing to any big project, what he calls “deliberate then dive”, and how he measures success when the numbers don't tell the whole story.Featured guestFollow Adam on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at adamgrant.net/Subscribe to Adam's substackConnect with the teamFollow Molly on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at glueclub.com/Subscribe to Molly's Substack LessonWatch WorkLife videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollectiveFollow TED on X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTokLearn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Most of us assume data-driven people make data-driven decisions. Not quite. Adam Grant has built a career helping others think more clearly — but when it comes to his own career, the most important calls he's made didn't have clear data behind them. So how did he decide? In this first episode of WorkLife with Molly Graham, Adam joins Molly to talk about how he actually navigates uncertainty — the four questions he asks before committing to any big project, what he calls “deliberate then dive”, and how he measures success when the numbers don't tell the whole story.Featured guestFollow Adam on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at adamgrant.net/Subscribe to Adam's substackConnect with the teamFollow Molly on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at glueclub.com/Subscribe to Molly's Substack LessonWatch WorkLife videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollectiveFollow TED on X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTokFor the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcriptsLearn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Some exciting news from Adam Grant on a change coming to WorkLife!For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcriptsLearn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andy Weir is the bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary. He's known for weaving deep, carefully researched science into his novels, building intricate sci-fi worlds that have captivated millions of readers. But here's a plot twist: Andy doesn't actually love the act of writing itself – so how does he motivate himself to do it anyway? Adam talks with Andy about the creative process, the skills involved in discarding bad ideas, finding joy in worldbuilding and research, and why you should never be writing with a sequel in mind. This episode originally aired on ReThinking in 2023.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daredevil Michelle Khare lives life to the extreme in Challenge Accepted, amassing more than 6 million followers and more than 1 billion views. Across the show, you'll see Michelle attempt everything from Tom Cruise's Deadliest stunt to Harry Houdini's water torture cell to trying to earn a black belt in taekwondo in only 90 days.This episode is brought to you by:Fin powerful AI Agent for all your customer service: Fin.Ai/TimMonarch track, budget, plan, and do more with your money: Monarch.com/Tim Momentous Fiber+ 3-in-1 formula with soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, and Solnul® resistant starch: LiveMomentous.com/TimAG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: DrinkAG1.com/TimTIMESTAMPS:[00:00:00] Start.[00:00:24] Challenge Accepted: The logline and why breakdowns stay in the edit.[00:03:05] Growing up in Shreveport, LA: Friday night movies, the AFI Top 100, and interning on Snitch.[00:06:15] Podcasting: While “easier” than writing books, it's a heck of a lot more work than meets the ear.[00:21:24] Quality over quantity: 8–10 episodes a year, scarcity as strategy, and building a defensible moat.[00:31:47] “Hard choices, easy life.” — Jerzy Gregorek, calling the FAA 300 times, and why no one copies you when the barrier is insanity.[00:35:32] Dartmouth to Google.org: the Fermi estimation faceplant and not getting the job.[00:37:10] BuzzFeed as graduate school of the internet.[00:40:37] Work for someone else first: My case against starting a company right out of school.[00:47:28] The stolen book: Michelle pulls out a battered 2016 copy of The 4-Hour Workweek and reads her fear-setting chart aloud.[00:51:10] “I've never designed my own rubric of success” — the nightmare, the repair plan, and what Michelle was putting off out of fear.[00:56:59] Practicing poverty: studio apartment, stripped-down life, moonlighting for a year, then the three-month-savings leap.[01:06:58] Kebab-shop destiny: meeting stunt coordinator Steve Brown in L.A. — now he does Avatar and straps Michelle to planes.[01:09:04] Surface area for luck: Bill Gurley, Kevin Kelly's sleeping bag, and Seneca on voluntary discomfort.[01:12:44] Coach, mentor, cheerleader: the three-person Formula One team you actually need.[01:17:20] The art of the cold email — and cold-calling the FBI tip line to meet “The Hollywood Guy.”[01:21:55] Michelle's three-paragraph, six-sentence formula for emails that open any door.[01:26:15] My cold email playbook: the “via” trick, include your damn cell number, and why “Yo, Ferriss” is an auto-archive.[01:36:24] The fake Tim Ferriss Podcast phishing scam: Zoom calls, screen access, and hijacked Facebook pages.[01:40:58] Emailing Hank Green, Brandon Sanderson's unpublished novels, and why your first cold emails are just practice reps.[01:46:37] Michelle's storytelling syllabus: Survivor, Snyder's Save the Cat, and peer review of whatever went viral last week.[01:48:44] The magic of Jeff Probst, and dissecting the bones of storytelling.[01:53:12] John McPhee's red-ink writing class at Princeton.[01:58:38] Six Thinking Hats broke Michelle's pessimism; Radical Candor taught her how to give feedback.[02:07:20] The slinky org chart: Seven full-timers that balloon to 50 for a shoot, then compress right back.[02:21:21] Scope creep, saying no to big checks, and why Michelle has never hit creator burnout.[02:30:34] My No Book teaser: 850 pages on renegotiating commitments and getting back on the wagon.[02:33:31] The Mindy Kaling manifesto: @MindyKalingFan, The Office, and shattering expectations for Indian women in entertainment.[02:40:38] Wishlist shout-out: Norland College, where Mary Poppins meets Secret Service.[02:42:48] Episodes Michelle would pay to relive.[02:47:40] Episodes Michelle would pay to skip.[02:52:15] Seven marathons, seven continents, one week.[02:57:10] Free Solo, Alex Honnold in the creepy van, and things both of us would never do.[03:00:38] Books gifted most: Radical Candor, The Great CEO Within, and Adam Grant's Originals.[03:01:21] Michelle's billboard.[03:02:45] A primetime Emmy run and parting thoughts.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.