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Paul Ingram's decades-long research reveals a striking truth: values alignment accounts for more than 30% of job satisfaction—ten times more important than salary. His investigation began when he observed seasoned executives emerging from coaching sessions visibly transformed by newfound clarity about what mattered to them. This sparked a curiosity that led him to discover that organizations with aligned values experience higher collaboration, trust, and performance, while those with misaligned values face higher turnover and diminished engagement. The Kravis Professor of Business at Columbia Business School carries a laminated card of his top values and reflects on them daily before entering his workplace, grounding himself with presence of mind that proves invaluable during intense conflicts. He describes a moment when someone lost self-control in his professional world, and rather than responding with anxiety or aggression, his values-centered mindset allowed him to remain calm and curious, preventing what could have been a career-ending outcome. Through his laddering technique, Paul has surveyed over 10,000 people worldwide and discovered that roughly 70-80% think about values only occasionally and lack the language to articulate them. His mission extends to helping people move beyond vague aspirations about values to concrete daily practices that embed values into decision-making. Paul Ingram's work demonstrates that clarity about values is not a luxury but a fundamental necessity for anyone seeking to make meaningful decisions and build organizations where people thrive. His new book from Harvard Business Review Press, What Do You Really Stand For? The One Question That Will Transform Your Work and Life, provides comprehensive frameworks and practical tools to help you clarify your values and apply them to your leadership journey. Get your copy today and take the first step toward a more authentic, resilient, and fulfilled professional life. For the accessible version of the podcast, go to our Ziotag gallery.We're happy you're here! Like the pod?Support the podcast and receive discounts from our sponsors: https://yourbrandamplified.codeadx.me/Leave a rating and review on your favorite platformFollow @yourbrandamplified on the socialsTalk to my digital avatar Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever bought something because it was "almost sold out" or because a sale was ending at midnight? If so, you're not alone. Scarcity is one of the most powerful forces influencing human behavior. When something becomes difficult to get, we often value it more—even if we weren't interested in it before. Marketers know this. That's why you'll see messages like "Only 3 left in stock," "Limited-time offer," or "Sale ends tonight." Sometimes those claims reflect genuine scarcity. Other times, they are carefully designed to create urgency and push you toward a decision. In this episode, we explore why scarcity is so effective, how it taps into fundamental human psychology, and the many ways businesses use it to influence what you buy. Joining me is Mindy Weinstein, a marketing instructor at Grand Canyon University and the University of Denver, as well as a program leader for The Wharton School and Columbia Business School. She is also author of the book The Power of Scarcity: Leveraging Urgency and Demand to Influence Customer Decisions (https://amzn.to/3QizF3u). What you'll discover: Why scarce products and opportunities instantly become more attractive. The difference between real scarcity and manufactured scarcity. How fear of missing out (FOMO) drives purchasing decisions. Why limited choices can sometimes make people more likely to act. Practical ways to recognize and resist scarcity-based manipulation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS POCKET HOSE: For a limited time, when you purchase a new Pocket Hose Ballistic, you'll get a FREE 360 degree rotating pocket pivot and a FREE thumb drive nozzle! Just text SYSK to 64000 AIR DOCTOR: Head to ⁠⁠https://AirDoctorPro.com⁠⁠ and use promo code SYSK to get $250 off select AirDoctor air purifiers, including the 3500, 4000, and 5500 models. Plus, you'll receive a free 3year warranty!  RULA: Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that's actually covered by insurance. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Rula.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. QUINCE: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! SHOPIFY: It's time to turn those "what ifs" into CHA CHING with Shopify Today! Sign up for your $1 per month trail and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the conversation you're avoiding is the one your business needs most?A lot of founders start a business because they have an idea, a product, or a vision they believe in. But at some point, building the business also means learning how to lead people, give feedback, handle tension, and communicate when things feel uncertain.Ashli Carter, senior lecturer in management at Columbia Business School, helps leaders build the skills that matter most in those moments: trust, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and difficult conversations.In this episode, Ashli shares practical ways to prepare before a tough conversation and how to build trust with your team even when you're still figuring things out.If you've ever struggled to give feedback or felt like leadership was the part of entrepreneurship no one prepared you for, this episode is for you.Watch the full conversation on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ThisissmallbusinessIn this episode of This Is Small Business, you'll learn:(01:24) — What leadership really asks of small business owners(03:54) — How Self-Awareness Makes You a Better Leader(05:57) — How to Stay Grounded When Feedback Feels Overwhelming(08:13) — How to Make Difficult Conversations Productive(12:13) — Why perfection can get in the way of leadership and how to overcome it

In a world where influence is the key to success, understanding the delicate dance between power and persuasion can make all the difference. In this episode, Adam Galinsky explores the intricate dynamics of leadership, power, and negotiation, shedding light on how individuals can amplify their influence and foster meaningful connections. With a wealth of research-backed wisdom and engaging storytelling, Adam equips listeners with actionable ideas to harness their potential, empower others, and create meaningful impact. In this episode, Darius and Adam will discuss: (00:00) Introduction to Inspiration and Leadership (02:00) Adam's Origin Story and Academic Journey (10:15) Transitioning to Leadership and Teaching (12:15) The Birth of the Book “Inspire” (17:02) Insights on Inspiring vs. Infuriating Leaders (23:19) Exploring Visionary Leadership (28:20) The Power of Optimism and Values (32:10) The Role of Hope in Visionary Thinking (37:31) Mastering Self for Effective Leadership (41:45) Overcoming Anxiety to Inspire Others (47:35) The Importance of Reflection in Leadership Adam Galinsky is the Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School. A leading expert in leadership, negotiations, and decision-making, he has published over 300 works in management and social psychology. Co-author of the bestseller “Friend & Foe (2015)”, Adam's insights have earned acclaim from The New York Times and Financial Times. His TED Talk, How to Speak Up for Yourself, has over 7.4 million views. His upcoming book, “INSPIRE (2025), explores the traits of truly inspiring leaders. Connect with Adam: Website: https://adamgalinsky.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-galinsky-05090a3 Twitter: https://x.com/AdamGalinsky  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Ingram's decades-long research reveals a striking truth: values alignment accounts for more than 30% of job satisfaction—ten times more important than salary. His investigation began when he observed seasoned executives emerging from coaching sessions visibly transformed by newfound clarity about what mattered to them. This sparked a curiosity that led him to discover that organizations with aligned values experience higher collaboration, trust, and performance, while those with misaligned values face higher turnover and diminished engagement. The Kravis Professor of Business at Columbia Business School carries a laminated card of his top values and reflects on them daily before entering his workplace, grounding himself with presence of mind that proves invaluable during intense conflicts. He describes a moment when someone lost self-control in his professional world, and rather than responding with anxiety or aggression, his values-centered mindset allowed him to remain calm and curious, preventing what could have been a career-ending outcome. Through his laddering technique, Paul has surveyed over 10,000 people worldwide and discovered that roughly 70-80% think about values only occasionally and lack the language to articulate them. His mission extends to helping people move beyond vague aspirations about values to concrete daily practices that embed values into decision-making. Paul Ingram's work demonstrates that clarity about values is not a luxury but a fundamental necessity for anyone seeking to make meaningful decisions and build organizations where people thrive. His new book from Harvard Business Review Press, What Do You Really Stand For? The One Question That Will Transform Your Work and Life, provides comprehensive frameworks and practical tools to help you clarify your values and apply them to your leadership journey. Get your copy today and take the first step toward a more authentic, resilient, and fulfilled professional life. For the accessible version of the podcast, go to our Ziotag gallery.We're happy you're here! Like the pod?Support the podcast and receive discounts from our sponsors: https://yourbrandamplified.codeadx.me/Leave a rating and review on your favorite platformFollow @yourbrandamplified on the socialsTalk to my digital avatar Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Anthony Rose is the Chief Financial Officer at Kapitus, where he has led financial strategy, operations, and growth initiatives since 2018. With more than 25 years of experience across investment banking, fintech, and corporate finance, he brings deep expertise in capital markets, balance sheet management, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Kapitus, Anthony served as Chief Administrative Officer at Dime Community Bancshares and held CFO roles at ISI Group and the Global Equities Investment Bank at Credit Suisse. Earlier in his career, he held key leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase, including VP of Capital and Balance Sheet Strategy and Equity Research Analyst. Anthony holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and is known for his strategic insight, leadership, and ability to drive financial performance in complex organizations. During the show we discuss: Why credit discipline (not just tech) is the real backbone of successful lending companies How lenders evaluate you using cash flow vs. credit score (and why this matters) The real criteria that determine if you qualify for business funding Why fast growth can be dangerous—and how controlled scaling wins long-term The difference between loans, lines of credit, revenue financing, and equipment financing (and when to use each) How to still get funding even if your credit isn't perfect What lenders look for in a "strong borrower profile" Why many fintech companies fail—and what separates the ones that last Resources: https://kapitus.com/

"Your biggest asset as an entrepreneur is actually yourself—your own personal strengths" "You cannot get a cultural translator" "You have to develop a different mentality for any retail business" "It boils down to developing a strong corporate culture" "One size does not fit all" Ernie Higa is a Japanese American entrepreneur, business leader, and long-term Japan executive who built a career by bridging Japan and the United States. Born in Hawaii, educated in Geneva and Japan, and later trained at the Wharton School and Columbia Business School, he returned to Japan in the late 1970s to join his family's businesses before becoming an entrepreneur at the age of twenty-six. Starting at a time when entrepreneurship in Japan was far from mainstream, he built businesses across lumber, medical devices, and food service, including the development of Domino's Pizza Japan and later Wendy's Japan. His career arc reflects adaptability, cultural intelligence, and the ability to localise global business models for the Japanese market. Across multiple industries, Higa learned to lead older Japanese employees, attract talent outside traditional corporate pathways, build strong corporate culture, and balance global thinking with local execution in Japan. Ernie Higa's leadership story is a practical case study in what it takes to build, adapt, and lead businesses in Japan when the usual paths are unavailable. As a Japanese American who looked Japanese but initially lacked Japanese fluency and deep cultural familiarity, he entered Japan with both an advantage and a disadvantage. He did not fit neatly into the Japanese corporate hierarchy, yet that ambiguity also allowed him to break certain unwritten rules. In 1979, at the age of twenty-six, entrepreneurship was not a recognised or respected career track in Japan. Banks were sceptical, age mattered, company pedigree mattered, and credibility was usually attached to large organisations. Higa had none of those traditional signals, so he had to build credibility through performance, adaptability, and cultural understanding. His first major opportunity came in lumber. During the U.S.-Japan trade tensions of the 1970s and 1980s, he saw a way to add value by having Japanese lumber specifications cut in North American sawmills rather than simply importing logs for Japanese mills. This required him to bridge American production capabilities with Japanese precision requirements. The work demanded more than translation. It required understanding Japanese expectations around quality, reliability, tolerance, process, and trust. Higa's insight was that language could be translated, but culture could not be outsourced so easily. This became one of his central leadership lessons: leaders in Japan must understand the hidden rules, not only the spoken words. As his businesses grew, Higa had to attract talent despite not being a famous Japanese corporation. He found opportunity in retired executives and staff from major trading houses and large companies. These people brought experience, networks, and discipline, while his own strengths were U.S.-Japan bridging, entrepreneurial thinking, and the ability to access decision-makers in ways a young Japanese executive might not have been able to do. Because he was not fully inside the Japanese system, he could sometimes bypass the conventional constraints of nemawashi, age hierarchy, and formal ringi-sho decision pathways, while still respecting the rules that could not be broken. His leadership style evolved as his businesses diversified. In lumber and medical devices, leadership was closer to a conventional pyramid, where major decisions by the leader or top management shaped outcomes. But Domino's Pizza Japan taught him a different model: the upside-down pyramid. In retail, the store manager, not the president, creates the customer experience and drives revenue. The head office exists to support the frontline. This shift required humility, delegation, and trust. It also demanded a strong corporate culture that could scale across thousands of employees, including part-time staff. Higa built that culture around ideas such as "can do" and "unique and exciting." These were not slogans for decoration; they were tools for shaping behaviour. In a market where uncertainty avoidance can discourage experimentation, Higa pushed for positivity, growth, and practical innovation. His use of training centres, staff events, incentive schemes, and even the acquisition of Domino's Hawaii reflected a leader trying to make the company attractive, aspirational, and different from traditional Japanese employers. His approach to innovation was equally pragmatic. Japan's consumers demand quality, service, and variety, especially in food retail. Higa recognised that product development required customer input, staff ideas, leadership intuition, and the willingness to accept failure. But he also knew that entrepreneurs cannot afford massive failures. His early adoption of e-commerce for Domino's Japan was a form of decision intelligence: using technology to reduce lead times, test campaigns faster, and avoid being trapped by three-month flyer cycles that could not be changed once printed. In today's language, that mindset resembles the use of digital twins, rapid prototyping, and feedback loops to simulate, test, and adjust before risk becomes too expensive. His ultimate message for global leaders in Japan is clear: think global, act local, but do not go too native. Japan requires respect, localisation, patience, and cultural sensitivity, but foreign leaders must also preserve the strengths they bring. Leadership in Japan is not about copying Japanese companies or imposing foreign templates. It is about knowing which rules to respect, which rules to challenge, and how to build trust through consistency, positivity, and determination. Q&A Summary What makes leadership in Japan unique? Leadership in Japan is unique because credibility is often shaped by context before performance is even tested. Age, company name, educational background, capitalisation, scale, and social legitimacy all influence how a leader is received. Higa entered the market as a young Japanese American entrepreneur at a time when the idea of entrepreneurship did not resonate strongly with banks or mainstream business society. He had to lead in an environment where he lacked conventional status, yet he also discovered that being outside the system gave him some freedom. Because he was not a typical Japanese manager, he could sometimes approach senior decision-makers directly and avoid being pigeonholed by the normal hierarchy. The uniqueness of Japan lies in this balance: formal structures matter, but outsiders who understand the culture may sometimes move differently within it. Why do global executives struggle? Global executives often struggle because they assume that success in a large home market can be transferred directly to Japan. Higa describes two types of expatriates: those who come to show Japanese staff how things are done elsewhere, and those who recognise that Japan is different and try to work with those differences. The second group is more likely to succeed. Japan requires localisation not only in products and services but also in management. Decision-making, trust-building, customer expectations, employee motivation, and communication all work differently. A "one size fits all" approach fails because Japan's market has its own logic. Global executives must respect Japanese practices such as nemawashi, consensus-building, and ringi-sho processes, while also avoiding the mistake of becoming so localised that they lose the global strengths they were sent to provide. Is Japan truly risk-averse? Japan is often described as risk-averse, but Higa's experience suggests the deeper issue is uncertainty avoidance. People may hesitate when they cannot see the process, the precedent, or the likely outcome. In traditional Japanese organisations, fear of failure and reluctance to take on extra responsibility can slow initiative. Higa addressed this through a "can do" culture, reinforced by his own behaviour. He did not treat positivity as a motivational slogan alone; he used it as an operating principle. When the company hit obstacles, the question became how to respond constructively rather than retreat. In this sense, leadership is not about pretending risks do not exist. It is about reducing uncertainty, creating confidence, and showing people how to move forward despite imperfect information. What leadership style actually works? Higa argues that there is no single correct leadership style. The right style depends on the leader's personality, the business model, and the people being led. In his lumber and medical device businesses, important decisions were made by him and his senior team, creating a more traditional pyramid structure. In Domino's Pizza, however, the business required an upside-down pyramid because store managers created the value. The role of headquarters was to support the people closest to the customer. Higa's own preference was to lead by example, earn respect, and involve people in management decisions rather than rely on command-and-control authority. His broader point is that authenticity matters. A leader must understand their strengths and weaknesses and build a leadership approach that fits reality, not theory. How can technology help? Technology helps when it reduces the cost of failure and shortens the distance between idea and feedback. Higa's experience with Domino's flyers showed the problem clearly. The company spent heavily on printed campaigns, distributed them to stores and households, and sometimes discovered after two or three weeks that the campaign was ineffective. By then, the materials were already printed and the campaign cycle was locked in. His move into internet ordering and e-commerce was driven by a desire to make campaigns more flexible. If something did not work online, it could be changed quickly. This was an early form of digital decision intelligence. Today, leaders might use analytics, digital twins, scenario modelling, and customer feedback loops for the same reason: to test, learn, and adapt before small mistakes become large failures. Does language proficiency matter? Japanese language ability helps, but Higa stresses that cultural understanding matters even more. A leader can hire a language translator, but not a cultural translator. The deeper challenge is knowing what is being implied, what is not being said, which rules matter, which rules can be bent, and how trust is built. Language opens doors, but culture explains what is happening inside the room. For foreign leaders in Japan, even partial Japanese ability can signal respect and seriousness. However, the larger requirement is sensitivity to difference. Leaders must avoid judging Japanese practices simply because they differ from American, European, or other global norms. Respecting difference is the first step toward effective leadership. What's the ultimate leadership lesson? The ultimate lesson is determination combined with positivity. Higa has met many successful leaders with different personalities: some charismatic, some quiet, some brilliant, some surrounded by brilliant people. He does not believe leadership can be reduced to one formula. The common factor he sees is the ability to stay focused, remain determined, and not give up. Business always brings events beyond a leader's control: exchange rates, geopolitical shocks, climate change, pandemics, and market disruption. Leaders cannot control everything, but they can control how they respond. Reacting negatively does not help. The leadership challenge is to face negative situations with a constructive mindset and ask what can still be done. Author Credentials Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" (2018, 2021) and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award (2012). As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across all leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programs, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers — Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery — along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have also been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō (ザ営業), Purezen no Tatsujin (プレゼンの達人), Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう), and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā (現代版「人を動かす」リーダー). In addition to his books, Greg publishes daily blogs on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, offering practical insights on leadership, communication, and Japanese business culture. He is also the host of six weekly podcasts, including The Leadership Japan Series, The Sales Japan Series, The Presentations Japan Series, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews. On YouTube, he produces three weekly shows — The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews — which have become leading resources for executives seeking strategies for success in Japan.   My Point Of View Ernie is someone I often see around town and he is a very hard worker.  I would say he is probably the canniest entrepreneur I have met in Japan. A very impressive businessman and a great role model for the rest of us. He has excellent people and communication skills.

Wyatt sits down with Omid Malekan, a Professor at Columbia Business School, author of several books, and "Explainer-in-Chief" of blockchain technology. In this episode, Wyatt and Omid discuss: Why do stablecoins carry a persisent sense of being "dangerous" or "ungovernable? Are stablecoins truly private money? How do we define private money? Who owns our current banking and payment systems? Why do banks vocally oppose stablecoins? Who will own and control digital money networks? Are blockchains the right medium for digital finance over the long term? Is digital trust a problem?

Show notes: (0:00) Intro (0:34) High-functioning depression research (4:36) Red flags and loss of joy (10:03) Biopsychosocial model (19:39) Happiness vs. joy (25:45) Intentional resting and grounding (32:32) The Five V's method (43:46) Routines, sunlight, movement, and productivity (45:25) Where to find Dr. Judith (45:46) Outro Who is Dr. Judith Joseph?   Dr. Judith Joseph, M.D., M.B.A., is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher, educator, and mental health advocate known for her work in high-functioning depression, women's mental health, menopause, and reclaiming joy. She is Chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, a clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Medical Center, and an adjunct instructor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. As principal investigator of Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, she has led more than 130 clinical research studies and conducted the first peer-reviewed clinical study on high-functioning depression, which informed her bestselling book High Functioning. Dr. Judith has received national recognition for her advocacy and thought leadership, including honors from Congress, PopSugar, VeryWell Mind, the NAACP, CNN, TikTok, LinkedIn, and major health organizations. She has spoken at the White House, the United Nations, Ivy League universities, Fortune 500 companies, and leading media and technology platforms, while also appearing on major television programs and contributing to Forbes. A graduate of Duke University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Columbia Business School, she completed her psychiatry residency at Columbia and her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at NYU Langone, and she currently lives in New York City. Connect with Dr. Judith: Website: https://drjudithjoseph.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjudithjosephmdmba/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/drjudithjoseph/   Tune in: https://drjudithjoseph.com/podcast/   Grab a copy: https://highfunctioningbook.com/   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life  Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram  

What if failure hits differently depending on your gender?In this episode I speak with Deborah Grayson Riegel, an executive coach and author whose research across 1,100 women in 60 countries reveals why women experience setbacks more intensely than men, and what to do about it.We dig into why women tend to ruminate longer, and see failure as identity rather than event, and where those patterns come from.We explore the practical tools that can shift all of that: how to reframe failure, ask for better feedback, tackle invisible work, and build the kind of support network that helps you aim higher and recover faster.If you are a woman navigating setbacks, this episode will change how you think about failure and what becomes possible on the other side. And if you lead or work alongside women, it will make you a better teammate and leader."Women see failure as their identity, not an event." — Deborah Grayson RiegelYou'll hear aboutWhat failure really means and why it's broader. Why women personalise and ruminate more after setbacks. The five types of failure and which hit hardest. How failure patterns start from age five. The confidence gap versus the consequence gap. Shifting from "what if" to "even if I fail." How to ask for better, more specific feedback. Navigating non-promotable and invisible work. The Ground, Gather and Go framework. About Deborah:Deborah Grayson Riegel is a keynote speaker and consultant who teaches leadership communication for Wharton Business School, Duke Business School, and Columbia Business School. She is a regular contributor for Harvard Business Review, Inc., Psychology Today, Forbes, and Fast Company. Deb consults and speaks for clients including Amazon, BlackRock, Bloomberg, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and The United States Army. Her work has been featured in worldwide media, including Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She is the co-author of the new book, “Aim High and Bounce Back: A Successful Woman's Guide to Rethinking and Rising Up from Failure”.Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Deborah-Grayson-RiegelBook Link: https://shorturl.at/nuPna and https://shorturl.at/OsWtU My resources:Try my High-stakes meetings toolkit (https://bit.ly/43cnhnQ).Take my Becoming a Strategic Leader course (https://bit.ly/3KJYDTj).Sign up to my Every Day is a Strategy Day newsletter (http://bit.ly/36WRpri) for modern mindsets and practices to help you get ahead.Subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k) where you can watch the conversation.For more details about me:Services (https://rb.gy/ahlcuy) to CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals.About me (https://rb.gy/dvmg9n) - my background, experience and philosophy.Examples of my writing https://rb.gy/jlbdds).Follow me and engage with me on LinkedIn (https://bit.ly/2Z2PexP).Follow me and engage with me on Twitter (https://bit.ly/36XavNI).

Dr. Olivier Toubia, Glaubinger Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, joins Sima Vasa to discuss his landmark study building digital twins from over 2,000 real participants — and what the results reveal about the genuine limits of synthetic data in market research. Olivier explains why digital twins skew hyper-rational, why a 0.2 correlation with real human behavior is the honest benchmark, and why the “better, faster, cheaper” promise of synthetic data still has a question mark on “better.” Olivier also covers the hybrid panel model for keeping digital twins calibrated over time, the structural advantage of within-person A/B testing with synthetic respondents, and what the neuromarketing hype cycle can teach the industry about moving faster toward evidence-based answers. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00  Introduction. 02:07  From operations research to marketing, Conjoint analysis and capturing human preferences with math. 03:54  The adoption cycle repeats: every new technology prompts replication before reimagination. 05:44  How synthetic data evolved from basic LLM personas to data-rich digital twins with real heterogeneity. 11:54  The 0.2 correlation finding: digital twins and humans, and calibrating what that actually means. 14:41  Twins skew hyper-rational, struggle with affect-based decisions, and perform better on text than video. 17:06  The “holy grail” of “better, faster and cheaper,” and why “better” still carries the biggest question mark. 23:33  The hybrid panel model: synthetic at scale, small human sample running alongside to keep twins honest. Thanks for listening to the Data Gurus podcast, brought to you by Infinity Squared. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review to help get the word out about the show, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss another insightful conversation. RESOURCES MENTIONED Columbia Business School Digital Twins Lab https://business.columbia.edu/ai-in-business/labs/digital-twins-lab Prolific https://www.prolific.com Hugging Face (Digital Twins dataset) https://huggingface.co/datasets/LLM-Digital-Twin/Twin-2K-500 Qualtricshttps://www.qualtrics.com #Analytics #Data #MRX

Most founders using AI today are building the same thing.Same prompts. Same outputs. Same products.So the real question isn't "How do I use AI?"It's "How do I stay differentiated when everyone has access to the same models?"This week on Zero to One, we sat down with Olivier Toubia, professor at Columbia Business School and a leading researcher on AI, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Join Patañjali Chary, Founder and CEO of Fourth Vital, for a profound exploration into the true frontier of proactive medicine. Boasting a 30-year pedigree across AI and enterprise architecture at giants like Oracle and Microsoft, Patañjali is shifting healthcare from reactive treatment to upstream intelligence. In this episode, we move past basic medical chatbots and workflow automation to discuss how Fourth Vital uses non-invasive biosensing and AI to decode hidden physiological signals—allowing clinicians to detect life-threatening kidney risks long before symptoms manifest or conventional blood labs flag a crisis.

Rapha Avellar se aprofunda em uma conversa reveladora com Cathyelle Schroeder, CMO da Riachuelo, sobre os desafios de liderar uma marca de moda em um país tão diverso quanto o Brasil. Descubra como ela equilibra consistência e autenticidade local em suas estratégias.Neste episódio, você vai descobrir:- Por que ouvir o cliente é o maior trunfo no varejo de moda.- A pesquisa que desvendou o verdadeiro desejo das consumidoras.- Como a Riachuelo transforma colaborações em uma plataforma de inovação.- O que um hater pode ensinar sobre sua marca.- A diferença entre patrocinar e pertencer a um movimento regional.Prepare-se para insights que podem transformar sua visão sobre marketing e liderança. Não esqueça de se inscrever e deixar seu like!---✨ Sobre o PodcastO CMO Playbook é um podcast que busca entender como grandes líderes de marketing enfrentam desafios, repensam modelos de gestão, testam novas abordagens e antecipam movimentos do mercado.É o espaço onde CMOs, Heads e Gerentes das maiores marcas e agências do país discutem tendências, estratégias e decisões com profundidade técnica e visão de futuro.Um podcast feito para quem está na linha de frente da transformação — que inspira, provoca e busca conversas profundas para liderar com inteligência na nova era da publicidade.---

Most of us can point to someone who truly inspired us—a teacher, boss, coach, friend, or public figure who made us think differently, push harder, or believe more in ourselves. But what exactly makes someone inspiring? Why do certain people energize and motivate us while others, even highly successful people, don't have the same effect? It turns out inspiration is not just charisma or confidence. Research suggests there are specific qualities and behaviors that consistently make people more inspiring to those around them. And perhaps most importantly, these traits can be developed. Adam Galinsky, social psychologist, Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School, and author of Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others (https://amzn.to/3EeUYN6), joins me to explain what inspiring people do differently. In our conversation, he breaks down the habits, attitudes, and communication styles that make others want to listen, follow, and do their best work. Whether you want to become a better leader, parent, friend, or simply have a more positive influence on the people around you, this discussion offers a fascinating look at what truly inspires human beings—and how you can become more inspiring yourself. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS POCKET HOSE: For a limited time, when you purchase a new Pocket Hose Ballistic, you'll get a FREE 360 degree rotating pocket pivot and a FREE thumb drive nozzle! Just text SYSK to 64000 AQUA TRU: Take the guesswork out of pure, great-tasting water. Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://AquaTru.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ now and get 20% off your purifier using promo code SYSK. AquaTru even comes with a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee or your money back. RULA: This Mental Health Awareness Month, don't just think about your mental health - actually take the step to take care of it. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Rula.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. QUINCE: Refresh your everyday with luxury you will actual use! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! DELL:  With the Dell Pro laptop powered by Intel Core Ultra with vPro, no matter how many interruptions you have, your laptop won't be one of them. With battery that's optimized for the way you work, and built-in intelligence that quiets distractions the moment you're trying to focus, your tech won't slow you down.  Find out more at ⁠https://Dell.com/Dell-Pro⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the FocusCore Podcast, host David Sweet interviews entrepreneur Ernest Higa, Representative Director of First Kitchen Ltd. and Wendy's, founder of Domino's Pizza Japan and chairman/CEO of Higa Industries, about building and leading businesses in Japan. Ernest argues that “scale” must now be global and that business life cycles are shortening, making longevity a key criterion when selecting brands. He explains the need to “think global, act local” without “going too native,” describing how Domino's Japan required product, service, and menu innovation to match Japanese expectations for quality, hospitality, and variety. He discusses persuading US headquarters amid cultural gaps, noting there is no “cultural interpreter,” and illustrates supply-chain localization through developing preservative-free pepperoni and sausage to meet Japanese regulations and MOQs. Ernest also covers Japan's evolving corporate governance, board effectiveness, diversity, entrepreneurial pitfalls like tax structure, leadership adaptability, post-COVID consumer recovery, inbound tourism growth, and his positive outlook for Japan's economy.The 2026 FocusCore Salary Guide is here: 2026 Salary GuideIn this episode you will hear:The importance of adapting global business models to local marketsHow Ernest Higa navigated the challenges of introducing American food brands to JapanCultural nuances impacting boardroom dynamics in Japan vs. the U.S.Key factors in choosing and managing leadership for international venturesWhy understanding cultural differences is crucial for bridging gaps with headquartersJapan's shifting economy and its impact on the global business marketAbout Ernest:Ernest Higa is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Higa Industries Co., Ltd., Chairman and Representative Director of First Kitchen Ltd. and Wendy's. He is also a Director of Delsole Corporation (a publicly listed company), and Chairman of the Board of Councilors of the US- Japan Council and Advisor to the Commissioner of the Ministry of Culture. He also serves on the board of the Asian Cultural Council Japan Foundation, Temple University Japan, and Showa Women's University. In 1985, he founded Domino's Pizza Japan and became the largest international franchisee at that time, (he sold it in 2010). In 1990, he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the New Business Conference, and in 1998, he was awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture for “innovation in the food industry” and recognized by Toyo Keizai as one of the top 50 entrepreneurs in Japan. He earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and his B.S. from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania.Connect with Ernest:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernest-ernie-higa-06750b22/Higa Industries: https://www.higaind.jp/en/Connect with David Sweet:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavidsweet/Twitter: https://twitter.com/focuscorejpFacebook: :https://www.facebook.com/focuscoreasiaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/focuscorejp/Website: https://www.japan.focuscoregroup.com/This podcast was proudly produced by Lisa Yasuda.“Doin' the Uptown Lowdown,” used by permission of Christopher Davis-Shannon. To find out more, check out www.thetinman.co. Support independent musicians and artists.

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . What is AI doing and going to do to job opportunities? What does it mean to have enough, and who has too little, and what's fair? One answer to that is to look at inequality; how different are the financial circumstances of one set of people compared to another? I continue talking with Jeremy Ney, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and author of an upcoming book about opportunity and inequality in America. He writes the American Inequality newsletter and was previously a macroeconomic policymaker at the Federal Reserve. His work on regional divides and economic mobility has appeared in TIME Magazine, Business Insider, BBC, NPR, PBS, and on the TED stage. In our conclusion, we talk about Universal Basic Income, taxes and other systems of wealth redistribution, whether AI should be treated as a public utility, AI and redlining, AI causing cognitive inequalities in education, and where we should be looking to for change. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines! Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.        

What do values and organizational truth have to do with AI success? In this episode of DisrupTV, Vala Afshar and R "Ray" Wang are joined by Paul Ingram, Columbia Business School professor and author of What Do You Really Stand For?, along with Jon Reed, co-founder of diginomica, for a deep conversation on leadership, AI, and the critical importance of context. Topics include: Why values are a leadership performance advantage The hidden “verification tax” hurting enterprise AI readiness Why the context layer may determine AI success or failure The limits of LLMs without governance and organizational truth How AI amplifies both clarity and dysfunction inside organizations This episode explores the intersection of human judgment, enterprise trust, and AI strategy—and why the future belongs to organizations that understand all three.

Neste episódio do CMO Playbook, Rapha Avellar conversa com Rodrigo Padilla, da LATAM, sobre as lições transformadoras de sua carreira na P&G e a transição para a aviação. Neste episódio, você vai descobrir:- O momento decisivo que fez a P&G apostar tudo em Downy.- Como transformar uma crise de identidade em um diferencial de marca.- A importância da humildade intelectual na liderança moderna.- O segredo por trás da personalização de experiências na LATAM.- Como a tecnologia pode humanizar o atendimento ao cliente.Acompanhe essa conversa imperdível e entenda como estratégias ousadas podem redefinir o futuro de uma empresa. Inscreva-se e deixe seu like!———✨ Sobre o PodcastO CMO Playbook é um podcast que busca entender como grandes líderes de marketing enfrentam desafios, repensam modelos de gestão, testam novas abordagens e antecipam movimentos do mercado.É o espaço onde CMOs, Heads e Gerentes das maiores marcas e agências do país discutem tendências, estratégias e decisões com profundidade técnica e visão de futuro.Um podcast feito para quem está na linha de frente da transformação — que inspira, provoca e busca conversas profundas para liderar com inteligência na nova era da publicidade.———

Mark Broadie, Carson Family Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, joins Wharton Moneyball to discuss how strokes gained transformed golf analytics and ranking systems, while Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Weiner analyze MLB challenge strategies, team overperformance, and new methods for evaluating roster depth in hockey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What keeps organizations from getting the innovation they say they want? In this episode, Kevin talks with Lorraine Marchand about why innovation so often stalls inside teams and organizations, even when leaders claim it is a top priority. Lorraine explains that the real barrier is not a lack of ideas, but a culture that punishes failure instead of treating it as experimentation and learning. They discuss the gap between intention and action, the different types of organizational innovation mindsets, and the leadership practices that help create environments where people feel safe to contribute, test, and grow. Lorraine also shares the five principles that support sustainable innovation (culture, customer focus, chance, collaboration, and change), offering practical insight for leaders at the organization level and the individual level. Listen For 00:00 Why We Want Innovation But Don't Get It 02:57 The Big Idea Behind the Book 04:08 Why Innovation Breaks Down 07:00 The 4 Types of Organizations 12:02 What This Means for Team Leaders 14:09 Why Leaders Rush to Solutions 15:32 Creating Psychological Safety 19:07 The 5 C's of Innovation 23:27 The Truth About "Customer First" 26:27 The Role of Risk in Innovation 30:01 Final Advice on Taking Initiative 31:09 What Lorraine Is Reading 32:42 Where to Connect 33:31 The Most Important Question: Now What? 33:51 Closing Thoughts Lorraine's Story: Lorraine H. Marchand is the author of the new book No Fear No Failure: Five Principles for Sustaining Growth Through Innovation. She is an acclaimed consultant, author, and educator on innovation with extensive experience in new product development. She has cofounded several start-ups; held leadership positions at companies including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Covance/LabCorp, and IBM; and served as advisor to Johnson & Johnson and Hewlett Packard. Marchand is the author, with John Hanc, of The Innovation Mindset: Eight Essential Steps to Transform Any Industry. She serves on the boards of several privately held companies and the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Advisory Board at Columbia Business School, and she teaches at the Wharton School and Yeshiva University. https://www.lorrainemarchand.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainemarchand/ Looking to Develop Stronger Leaders? Want help developing the leaders in your organization? Reach out to explore how the Kevin Eikenberry Group can support your team at info@kevineikenberry.com.  Book Recommendations No Fear, No Failure: Five Principles for Sustaining Growth Through Innovation by Lorraine Marchand and John Hanc The Innovation Mindset: Eight Essential Steps to Transform Any Industry by Lorraine Marchand and John Hanc Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Like this? The Innovation Stack with Jim McKelvey The Human Side of Innovation with Mauro Porcini Where Creativity Meets Innovation with Deepak Ohri Join Our Community If you want to view our live podcast episodes, hear about new releases, or chat with others who enjoy this podcast join one of our communities below. Join the Facebook Group Join the LinkedIn Group   Podcast Better! Sign up with Libsyn and get up to 2 months free! Use promo code: RLP   Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we'd be thrilled if you'd let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here's a quick guide for posting a review. Review on Apple: https://remarkablepodcast.com/itunes   

We all claim to have values, but do we actually know how to use them when the stakes are high? Paul Ingram, the Kravis Professor of Business at Columbia Business School and author of What Do You Really Stand For?, joins us to dismantle the “corporate poster” approach to values. He shares a research-backed framework for identifying your true North Star and, more importantly, how to turn those abstract ideals into a practical tool for better leadership and more authentic brand storytelling. What You'll Learn in This Episode - The critical difference between your espoused values and the actual values-in-use that drive your behavior - Why limiting your organizational values to five or fewer is the key to making them operative and memorable - How to navigate the inherent conflict of values without damaging your team's culture or relationships - The specific role of “value stories” as the most credible way to express and build trust around your principles - Practical implementation techniques from Slack emojis to using personification and archetypes like Miles Davis Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:31) The disconnect between posters and practice (03:15) The power of simplicity and the five-value limit (05:33) Addressing skepticism with empirical evidence (07:41) Creating an inclusive process for cultural ownership (11:39) Using values as a tool for productive conflict resolution (14:39) Storytelling as a bridge to credibility and trust (17:16) Practical techniques for daily implementation (22:54) Sharpening your labels and the importance of vocabulary (25:54) A brand that makes Paul smile About Paul Ingram Paul Ingram is the Kravis Professor of Business at the Columbia Business School and a renowned expert on leadership and organizational culture. He has received Columbia's highest recognition for teaching, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, and thirteen teaching awards voted by graduating students at Columbia and Cornell Universities. An empirical social scientist by trade, Paul has spent two decades researching how values influence performance at both the individual and organizational levels, resulting in more than one hundred published articles and books. What Brand Has Made Paul Smile Recently? Paul finds joy and a boost of creative energy in the Italian clothing brand Etro. He appreciates the brand's aesthetic—often featuring paisley prints and plaid foundations—noting that it has become a core part of his professional identity and a personal reminder of his own value of creativity. Resources & Links Connect with Paul on the Columbia Business School website. Check out his book, What Do You Really Stand For? We also discussed my work around values stories. Here's a link to a Harvard Business Review article I wrote on this. Listen & Support the Show Watch or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon/Audible, TuneIn, and iHeart. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others find the show. Share this episode — email a friend or colleague this episode. Sign up for my free Story Strategies newsletter for branding and storytelling tips. On Brand is a part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Until next week, I'll see you on the Internet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shai Policker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Edge Medical Ventures, a medtech venture studio and fund focused on developing and investing in medical devices that address unmet clinical needs. With a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, an MBA from Columbia Business School and over 25 years building medical device companies, Shai has founded or scaled 18 companies across cardiovascular care, surgery and respiratory health, filing more than 40 patents along the way.In this episode, Shai cuts straight to something most investors won't say out loud: that even a great technology with strong clinical data can still fail. Not because the product is wrong but because the process takes too long and the funding runs out. He breaks down the fragmented decision-making landscape in healthcare, why physicians loving your product means almost nothing if the payer isn't on board and why reimbursement is the real gatekeeper that kills more companies than bad science ever will.We also explore what makes Edge Medical Ventures different from a traditional VC fund. Shai explains how their venture studio model starts from validated unmet needs with a strategic partner already at the table and how their hands-on go-to-market support continues well past the R&D phase. A combination that helped one portfolio company go from zero to FDA approval with distribution agreements and paying customers on just $2.5 million. We also get into the Israeli startup mindset, the right way to think about IP and patents and how to know when a founder should step aside.Timestamps[00:00:17] What Pulled an Electrical Engineer Into MedTech 25 Years Ago[00:01:48] What 18 Companies Taught Shai That One Never Could[00:03:04] How to Know If the Problem Is Painful Enough to Build Around[00:04:56] Why 80% of MedTech Startups Fail Even With Great Technology[00:07:53] What a Venture Studio Actually Is and How It Differs From a VC Fund[00:10:51] The $2.5 Million Company That Got FDA Approval and Started Selling[00:13:54] Why Israeli Startups Move Faster Than Everyone Else[00:17:28] How to Think About Patents Without Becoming Obsessed With Them[00:23:44] Balancing Speed and Discipline Without Creating Expensive Mistakes[00:26:20] Final Advice: What Shai Wishes Every MedTech Founder KnewConnect with Shai - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shai-policker-b8760a3/Learn more about Edge Medical Ventures - https://edgemed.vc/Get in touch with Karandeep Badwal - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Karandeep on YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@KarandeepBadwal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Medical device training courses delivered by Karandeep through Bywater - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bywater.co.uk/

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . What is AI doing and going to do to job opportunities? What does it mean to have enough, and who has too little, and what's fair? One answer to that is to look at inequality; how different are the financial circumstances of one set of people compared to another? Here to help us understand that is Jeremy Ney, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and author of an upcoming book about opportunity and inequality in America. He writes the American Inequality newsletter and was previously a macroeconomic policymaker at the Federal Reserve. His work on regional divides and economic mobility has appeared in TIME Magazine, Business Insider, BBC, NPR, PBS, and on the TED stage. We talk about how AI affects inequality in job availability, particularly recent college grads, and Jeremy has crunched a lot of current data about that. Is the answer to become a plumber or electrician? Where is the wealth dividend from automation going? We talk about the difference between low-wage and low-skill work, the Gini Coefficient, socioeconomic mobility, the cost of higher education vs the college wage premium and how schools and AI might democratize that dilemma. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines! Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.        

What stops you from speaking up when it matters most?This week on Think Fast Talk Smart, we're featuring a special episode from TED Business. Healthcare leader Sarah Crawford-Bohl offers a practical, compassionate framework to have difficult conversations with clarity and heart — and shows how it can lead to stronger teams and real impact.TED Business is a podcast from TED that offers you a new idea and perspective for any business conundrum — whether you want to learn how to land that promotion, set smart goals, undo injustice at work, or unlock the next big innovation. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. After the talk, you'll get a mini-lesson from Modupe on how to apply the ideas in your own life — because business evolves every day, and our ideas about it should, too. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here.Episode Reference Links:TED Business Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (02:46) - If Not You, Then Who? (04:01) - The Cost of Silence (05:25) - Avoiding Conflict at Work (06:20) - Why Speaking Up Matters (07:30) - Building Courage Through Practice (08:40) - A Moral Compass for Conversations (12:01) - Handling Tough Feedback (17:41) - QORC Apology Framework (19:31) - Conclusion ********Thank you to our sponsors.  These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost.Unleash your Superhuman potential with AI that meets you where you work. Learn more at superhuman.comJoin our Think Fast Talk Smart Learning Community and become the communicator you want to be. 

What separates the businesses that get funded from the ones that don't?Angela Lee, a professor at Columbia Business School and founder of 37 Angels, has helped evaluate over 20,000 startups and knows exactly what makes investors say yes.In this episode, Angela breaks down how to think like an investor, what metrics actually matter (hint: it's not just revenue), and how to turn early traction into long-term growth. She shares practical frameworks – from the “triple, triple, double” growth model to scrappy experiments like landing page testing – that can help you validate your idea and scale with intention.If you want to stop guessing what investors are looking for – and start building a business they can't ignore – this episode is for you.Watch the full conversation on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ThisissmallbusinessIn this episode of This Is Small Business, you'll learn about:(01:11) — How Angela Lee turned an investment book club into 37 Angels to tackle venture capital's diversity gap(04:31) — How to find investors (even if you don't have connections)(05:24) — How to make your pitch stand out to investors? (07:23) — How to prove your business model actually works(08:55) — The framework every founder needs to stay adaptable and prioritize what matters(12:49) — Confidence isn't fixed – Here's how you can build it(14:58) — How founders can deal with the loneliness of building a business

Most leaders underestimate how much their values shape decisions, trust, and performance, especially under pressure.In this episode, Charles Good has a conversation with Dr. Paul Ingram, Columbia Business School professor and author of What Do You Really Stand For?, who explains why values are not soft ideals but practical tools for better leadership. He shows how aligning your choices with your core values can strengthen decision-making, improve relationships, build resilient teams, and shape a healthier organizational culture.You'll learn why generic value lists often fall flat, how to uncover your real values through simple reflection, and how to turn those values into daily habits, difficult trade-offs, feedback conversations, and moments of pressure.For leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to lead with greater clarity, purpose, integrity, and conviction, this conversation offers a practical roadmap for making your values one of your most powerful leadership assets.Connect with Paul Ingram (https://business.columbia.edu/faculty/people/paul-ingram)Get Paul Ingram's new book, 'What Do You Really Stand For?' (https://a.co/d/06gE6ZeM)Chapters00:00 Introduction to Values and Leadership04:14 The Importance of Values in Decision-Making07:04 Practical Tools for Identifying Personal Values09:44 Reflection Exercises for Value Identification12:31 Laddering Technique for Deeper Value Understanding19:21 Embodied Cognition and Values23:22 Structuring Values for Decision-Making25:01 Ranking Values for Better Choices27:25 Value-Based Decision Making: A Case Study30:53 Activating Values in Daily Leadership34:38 Building a Values Affirmation Habit41:09 Understanding Values in Relationships and Conflict47:41 Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation in Leadership54:54 Long-Term Value Alignment vs. Short-Term Gains1:00:21 Key Insights and TakeawaysSubscribe to The Good LeadershipPodcast: [⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠] | [⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠] | [⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠]LinkedIn: ⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/charlesagood⁠⁠Substack Channel (Outlearn toOutperform): ⁠⁠charlesgood.substack.com⁠⁠LinkedIn Newsletter (The Outlearn Advantage): [Subscribe]

Neste episódio do CMO Playbook, Rapha Avellar recebe Carlinha Gagliardi, Chief Investment Officer da Omnicom Media, para uma conversa sobre a evolução do marketing digital. Uma jornada desde os tempos dos motoboys com fitas até as mesas de performance que revolucionaram o mercado.Neste episódio, você vai descobrir:- Como um banner pesado derrubou a home do UOL e o caos que se seguiu.- A história da primeira mesa de performance do Brasil e seu impacto no Itaú.- Por que a diversidade de canais de mídia caiu 75% e o que isso significa.- O segredo por trás dos melhores clientes: eles são caros, mas valem cada centavo.- Por que canais subvalorizados, como o rádio, ainda entregam resultados surpreendentes.- E o perigo de abandonar a construção de marca em favor do fundo do funil.Não se esqueça de se inscrever no nosso canal e deixar seu like!———✨ Sobre o PodcastO CMO Playbook é um podcast que busca entender como grandes líderes de marketing enfrentam desafios, repensam modelos de gestão, testam novas abordagens e antecipam movimentos do mercado.É o espaço onde CMOs, Heads e Gerentes das maiores marcas e agências do país discutem tendências, estratégias e decisões com profundidade técnica e visão de futuro.Um podcast feito para quem está na linha de frente da transformação — que inspira, provoca e busca conversas profundas para liderar com inteligência na nova era da publicidade.———

Halle Tecco is an investor, entrepreneur, and author of the new book Massively Better Healthcare. In this live conversation, she offers advice for aspiring health tech founders, reflects on why “hustle culture” needs to be kept in check, and makes the case that founders should become anthropologists of the problems they want to solve. Most importantly, she argues that today's founders need to be “bilingual” — fluent in both healthcare and technology.Halle and Claudia cover:The early days of Rock Health in a walkup office in SF's ChinatownHow she learned to be a founder without the grindWhy AI is growing faster in healthcare than in any other industryHalle says there is lots of opportunity to build businesses in the healthcare industry, but you need to pick something you are passionate about:“It is extremely hard to be a founder. It is 10 times harder to be a founder in healthcare… you're working on what I think are the most important problems that we will be able to solve, but it's also really challenging. [Make] sure you're picking a problem that you're genuinely very passionate about solving. That will help drive you and be your North Star when things get inevitably very, very hard. “Relevant LinksBuy Halle's book Massively Better HealthcareListen to Halle Tecco's Podcast “The Heart of Healthcare”Learn more about Rock HealthMenlo Ventures report on the state of AI in healthcareAbout Our GuestHalle Tecco is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcast host passionate about fixing our healthcare system. She is the founder of Natalist, which was acquired by Everly Health in October 2021. Previously, Halle founded and ran Rock Health, and was also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, teaching the first MBA-level course on digital health investing.A proud first-generation college graduate, Halle earned an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a B.S. from Case Western Reserve University. She has served as a Board Member to the International African American Museum since 2018, and as an Advisor to the Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics since 2014. Halle has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. She was named as one of Goldman Sach's Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs and listed on the Forbes 30 under 30. She has spoken at the Aspen Ideas Festival, CES, TechCrunch Disrupt, and was a SXSW Keynote speaker.SourceConnect With UsFor more information on The Other 80 please visit our website - www.theother80.com. To connect with our team, please email claudia@theother80.com and follow us on twitter @claudiawilliams and LinkedInSubscribe to The Other 80 on YouTube so you never miss our video extras or special video episodes!

Michael Morris joins James Smith to dismantle the popular myth that tribalism is humanity's curse. A renowned cultural psychologist and Columbia Business School professor, Morris argues that our tribal instincts aren't hardwired hatred for outsiders, they're the very adaptations that allowed humans to outcompete Neanderthals, build civilisations, and cooperate at scales no other species can match.

Eye-opening conversation with Nell 3D (Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey) — leadership advisor, Forbes Senior Contributor, keynote speaker, and self-described Subtraction Activist.With degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, Columbia Business School, and London Business School, and 25+ years advising Fortune 500 executives at Google, Bank of America, American Express, Coca-Cola, and more, Nell has helped high-achieving, impact-driven leaders across the globe break through invisible success ceilings.After her own near-fatal wake-up call from chronic overdoing, she created the Systematic Subtraction™ and Lead in 3D™ frameworks (ME / WE / WORLD) that teach ambitious women how to stop adding more effort and start subtracting what no longer serves them — creating structural change, conserving energy, and generating compounding results in life, teams, and organizations.In this episode, Nell shares why “doing more” stops working for high performers, how to identify and release the hidden drains on your time and energy, and practical ways to align your purpose so success finally feels as good as it looks. Whether you're a leader, entrepreneur, or mission-driven professional feeling stretched thin, this conversation will give you the permission and tools to do less while mattering more.https://www.nell3d.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetworkThank you for your time. 

Most people don't think about supply chain until something goes wrong. But behind the scenes, it drives everything from sustainability progress to whether products even make it to your door.In this episode of Supply Chain Now and ongoing Now Generation series, Scott W. Luton is joined by Professor Catarina Carvalho, faculty member at Columbia University and Associate Principal at Arup, alongside Briana Stregiel from Columbia Business School, Curran Murphy, Distribution Planning Manager at Louis Vuitton, and Ingrid Eck, Graduate Student, M.S. in Sustainability Management at Columbia University. Together, they share how the next wave of supply chain leaders is already tackling complex challenges across sustainability, data, and global operations.The conversation highlights how diverse backgrounds, from luxury fashion and food systems to natural gas trading, help students bridge classroom learning to real global challenges. Topics such as decarbonization, scope 3 emissions, climate risk, and cross-functional collaboration take center stage as each guest shares what drives them most. Their perspectives reveal a generation that is not only career-focused but deeply motivated to create meaningful change.Catarina also shares insights into how Columbia's program intentionally develops well-rounded leaders by bridging academic rigor with hands-on, real-world practitioner expertise. This episode offers a glimpse of how the next generation is approaching the supply chain with curiosity, adaptability, and a strong sense of purpose.Jump into the conversation:(00:00) Intro(02:05) Meet the panel: Professor Catarina Carvalho and students(06:26) Student backgrounds, studies, and personal hobbies(18:30) What each guest loves most about the global supply chain(27:06) What will define the best supply chain leaders in 5 years(27:17) Briana: Transparency and closing the Scope 3 emissions gap(29:34) Catarina: Supply chain accounts for 94% of your emissions(37:30) The Columbia University student experience(52:37) Wise organization, closing thoughts, and how to connectAdditional Links & Resources:Connect with Catarina Carvalho: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarina--carvalho/Connect with Curran Murphy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curranjmurphy/Connect with Briana Stregiel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-stregiel/Connect with Ingrid Eck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-eckLearn more about Arup: https://www.arup.com/Learn more about Columbia University: https://www.columbia.edu/Learn more about Columbia Business School: https://business.columbia.edu/Learn more about WISE by The University of Arkansas: https://walton.uark.edu/departments/supplychain/wise.phpLearn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/aboutLearn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comWatch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-nowSubscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/joinWork with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://supplychainnow.com/media-kit/WEBINAR- Talent Management Playbook for Supply Chain Leaders: https://bit.ly/4uc2OfBWEBINAR- From Workforce Planning to Hourly Performance Management: How GEODIS Americas Turned Labor Productivity into a Growth Engine: https://bit.ly/4blRfKpWEBINAR- Ahead of Disruption: How AI-First Design Builds Supply Chain Resilience — and Transforms the Teams Behind It: https://bit.ly/4ldRn3bThis episode was hosted by Scott Luton and produced by Trisha Cordes, Joshua Miranda, and Amanda Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/now-generation-columbia-university-fueling-top-talent-pipeline-1573

Jeremy B. Ney, Adjunct Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Ney's recent Substack post, "How the Wealthy Game Disability Laws for Ivy League Gains."

In this episode of Investor Connect, we welcome back Angela Lee of 37 Angels and Columbia Business School to share an update on the angel investing landscape and strategies for investing in turbulent markets. Angela reviews today's venture market dynamics, including deal volume near peak levels, a "barbell" effect where mega-funds dominate capital raising and drive larger early rounds (often in AI), and a challenging exit environment with underperforming venture-backed IPOs and fewer distributions back to LPs—making it especially hard for emerging VC fund managers. She also addresses questions on AI valuations, emphasizing the need to understand which layer of the AI stack a company plays in and cautioning investors who lack deep AI expertise. Angela then moves into practical investing tactics, highlighting the power-law nature of venture returns and the importance of diversification by making more investments rather than doubling down too early. She warns that angel follow-ons and bridge/extension rounds often correlate with weaker outcomes and encourages investors to evaluate bridges rigorously, including whether terms and valuation truly compensate for risk. She also advises pressuring test burn and runway assumptions, noting that founders often under-raise and that today's environment may require planning for 24–36 months of runway even as some AI-enabled teams run leaner. The conversation wraps with term-sheet and valuation considerations, including the importance of post-money SAFE caps, the increasing prevalence of "cap-only" SAFEs (and 37 Angels' refusal to invest in uncapped instruments), and how investors should think about valuation discipline given that many exits are acquisitions under $200M. Angela answers audience questions on secondaries, noting the market is still a small slice overall, pricing has been volatile, and investors must understand what they're buying—often common stock with fewer protections—especially in hot names that can trade at a premium. Visit 37 Angels at www.37angels.com/ Reach out to at www.linkedin.com/company/37-angels , and on x.com/37angelsny ________________________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https:/_/tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

>>Speed Train With Rypstick: The #1 speed trainer to add 10+ yards in 40 days or less (use code WICKEDSMART to save 20%)  >>Get my FREE distance guide, Unleash Your Driving Potential Mark Broadie is one of the most influential voices in modern golf. As the creator of Strokes Gained and a professor at Columbia Business School, his work has completely changed how players—from amateurs to PGA Tour pros—analyze and improve their game. His research has helped shift the focus from guesswork to data, giving golfers a clear, proven way to actually lower their scores. In this episode, we cover: How distance is your scoring potential Why traditional stats don't tell the real picture The importance of greens in regulation (GIRs) How to use data to actually lower your handicap What Strokes Gained is (and why it matters for your game) How to improve your putting performance (both lag putts and short putts) And more powerful lessons to help you this season. Make sure to check out his book, Every Shot Counts on Amazon and check out his app, GolfMetrics to track your stats.  WICKED SMART GOLF Recommended Products Speed Train With Rypstick: The #1 speed trainer to add 10+ yards in 40 days or less (use code WICKEDSMART to save 20%)  Think Like a Pro with DECADE Golf: The #1 course management system to think like a pro (use code WICKEDSMART to save 20%). Master Mobility & Flexibility with Golf Forever: The best way to work on your golf fitness at home or the gym, with easy to follow plans & app (use code "WICKEDSMART" to save 15%).  Use HackMotion for Better Ballstriking: The best wrist trainer in golf and become your swing coach (use code WICKEDSMART to save 5% on your investment).  Speed Train with HiiTs Driver: Developed by 3X WLD Champion, Fast Eddie, this hittable driver will help you add distance while hitting balls (use code "WICKEDSMART" to save 10%). Wicked Smart Golf Academy To Lower Your HDCP Fast: The FASTEST way to play consistent golf.  Practice Like a Pro With Wicked Smart Golf Practice Formula: 100 Practice plans and a 90-minute masterclass to practice like a pro.   Wicked Smart Golf Books Play better FAST with the Wicked Smart Golf Trilogy on Amazon or Audible.  Simplify "golf fitness" with my book, The Wicked Smart Golf Fitness Formula on Amazon. Or, listen to it on Audible.  Also, don't forget to connect on social media: Follow on TikTok Follow on Instagram   Subscribe on YouTube

When does U.S. law require Circle to freeze USDC? It's a question many are asking after a series of wallets were frozen in connection to a sealed civil case, and again after Solana's Drift Protocol was drained of $285 million.Jacob Robinson is joined by Austin Campbell, founder of Zero Knowledge Consulting and adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, for a masterclass on the legal framework governing stablecoin freezes.Timestamps:➡️ 0:00 — Intro➡️ 2:00 — The March 2026 freeze of 16 wallets tied to a sealed civil case➡️ 4:31 — How bank freezes actually work➡️ 7:27 — Circle's legal obligation to freeze➡️ 9:40 — Does Circle's terms of service even apply to secondary holders?➡️ 11:24 — The privity problem➡️ 13:20 — The five-piece legal framework that functions like a safe harbor for institutions freezing assets➡️ 16:43 — DeFi's second-order exposure to asset freezes➡️ 18:29 — Can DeFi adapt?➡️ 21:03 — Circle's response to the Drift exploit➡️ 22:34 — DeFi and the legal system➡️ 24:27 — Bitcoin as the ideologically consistent alternative➡️ 28:18 — Why people want intermediaries with liability➡️ 31:04 — The Drift exploit: why Circle should have frozen USDC➡️ 36:34 — The exploit difficulty➡️ 38:27 — Real world assets on chain: the DeFi trilemmaSponsor: Day One Law, a boutique corporate law firm that provides strategic legal counsel to startups, crypto projects, and Web3 innovators. ⁠You can get in contact with them via this link⁠: ⁠⁠https://www.dayonelaw.xyz/#contact.Resources:

A century ago, Wong Kim Ark took his fight for birthright citizenship in the U.S. all the way to the Supreme Court; today, his great-grandson was at the court as the government argued to overturn it. An American journalist is kidnapped in Baghdad by a militia allied with Iran; a former colleague tells us Shelly Kittleson is a "gutsy" reporter who believes in the importance of the work, despite the risks.A petition in support of Alberta separatism now has more than 170 thousand signatures; one of the organizers tells us why he's so keen to extricate his province from the country. We'll meet a Columbia Business School professor who decided the best way to deal with his students' use of AI was to create his own chatbot to help them learn. The detailed designs for hundreds of thousands of ships are being made available to the public for the first time -- including the plans for the Titanic.A once-wild mustang sets a new world record by performing dozens of complex tasks in under 3 minutes; his trainer explains how she taught an old horse new tricks.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that supposes the doubters were saddle-ly mistaken.

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Halle Tecco, investor, founder of Rock Health and professor at Columbia Business School, to the pod to discuss her new book, Massively Better Healthcare: The Innovator's Guide to Tackling Healthcare's Biggest Challenges. Their conversation explores why consumers are becoming a powerful force in healthcare, how innovation happens within complex systems, and what it takes to align technology, evidence, and incentives to drive meaningful change.Related Links:Order Massively Better Healthcare: The Innovator's Guide to Tackling Healthcare's Biggest ChallengesCheck out Halle's podcast, The Heart of Healthcare Podcast

Dorie Clark has been thinking about reinvention for decades, since it was foisted upon her when she was fired the day before 9/11. She's kept busy since then as an entrepreneur, consultant for Fortune 500 companies, high-level keynote speaker,  four-time Thinkers50 Top 50 global business thinker, and bestselling author of The Long Game, Reinventing You, Entrepreneurial You, and Stand Out. In this episode of The Breadwinners, host Rachael Lowell talks to Dorie about how to play the long game when your job disappears, why racking up credentials feels safe but is probably not your ticket out of uncertainty, and why being a good friend might be the most underrated professional skill.  SHOW NOTES Dorie Clark: https://dorieclark.com https://learn.dorieclark.com/courses/expert Books: The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea & Build a Following Around It Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doriec⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dorieclark ⁠https://www.youtube.com/DorieClark⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/dorieclark⁠ Croutons:  Dorie Clark: The real reason you feel so busy (and what to do about it) [TED] Dorie Clark: Me, myself, I [Thinker's 50] Working Identity by Herminia IbarraWham! [Netflix] Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) [Wham!] Careless Whisper [George Michael] Andrew Ridgley, Great Friend [Tonight Show] Bio: Dorie Clark has been named four times as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Columbia Business School, and she is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. You can download her free Long Game strategic thinking self-assessment at dorieclark.com/thelonggame. *** "The Breadwinners" Season 7 is a joint production between Reworking Leadership and The Smart Friends Network, generously supported by Ruth Ann Harnisch. "The Breadwinners" was founded by Rachael Lowell and Jennifer Owens in 2019. Host: Rachael LowellExecutive Producers: Rachael Lowell, Rachel SklarAudio Engineer: Ron PassaroOriginal Music: "Perfect" by Hannah BakkeRick Snell: GuitarCesar Moreno: BanjoNyssa Grant: FiddleErik Alvar: BassJustin D. Cook: Keyboard, Percussion, and OrchestrationVocals: Hannah Bakke, Cassidy StonerHannah Bakke: Music and Lyrics To stay up to date with The Breadwinners, please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreadwinnerspodcast Find Rachael Lowell at https://reworkingleadership.com & take the SHIFT assessment here: https://leadtheshift.ai If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review & share! Thank you for listening. Still we rise! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to build a diversified portfolio, you need to assemble assets that respond to different return drivers. Digital assets can play a central role. For starters, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin behave differently than traditional equities or commodities, giving portfolios exposure to unique sources of risk and return. And within the crypto universe, you can find coins, protocols, and equities that all behave differently under different market conditions. By investing in a wide range of digital assets you can potentially both mitigate risk and improve returns. Our guests for this episode are: Omid Malekan - an author and an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia Business School where he teaches college students about crypto and blockchain. Cosmo Jiang - General Partner and Portfolio Manager with Pantera Capital, one of the earliest and most established investment firms focused exclusively on blockchain and digital assets. For more about this series visit us at:https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/media/coinbase/evolving-money

How to negotiate as a woman without getting penalized for it -- that is exactly what Columbia Business School professor and negotiations researcher Malia Mason breaks down in this episode of SisterSmart Leadership.Women are told to ask for more, be more assertive, and stop apologizing. But when women follow that advice, research shows they are more likely to face social backlash than their male counterparts. This is the double bind, and it is one of the biggest invisible barriers keeping women out of senior leadership.Malia Mason teaches negotiations and co-directs the Women in Leadership Executive Education Program at Columbia Business School. She has spent her career studying what the science actually says about gender and negotiation, and in this episode she brings those insights directly to women leaders working to get promoted from director to VP.Jill and Malia also go deep on non-promotable work, the invisible administrative labor that women disproportionately carry and that quietly stalls career advancement, and share specific tactics to stop doing more than your fair share without damaging your reputation.If you have ever felt stuck between being too assertive and not assertive enough, this episode will give you a research-backed framework and practical tools to negotiate smarter starting today.What you will learn in this episode:What the research actually says about gender bias in salary negotiations and workplace negotiationsWhy women are penalized more for assertiveness than men, and what to do about itThe 3 ways gender shapes how women experience, are perceived in, and behave in negotiationsWhy gender bias matters far more in self-initiated negotiations than in formal contract negotiationsWhat non-promotable work is and why women do significantly more of it than menHow to redirect non-promotable work using the Suggest Steve method without burning bridgesWhy setting boundaries at work is itself an act of negotiationHow to make your invisible workload visible to your managerThe range offer strategy that lets women make ambitious salary asks without triggering backlashWhy precise numbers outperform round numbers in salary negotiationsThe truth about softening language and when it undermines your negotiating positionWhy women's natural communication strengths are actually a negotiation advantageThis episode is perfect for you if you are a woman in a director-level role who wants to get promoted to VP, if you struggle to ask for what you deserve without feeling aggressive, or if you are carrying more than your share of work and do not know how to change it.Related topics covered: negotiation skills for women, how to negotiate a salary raise as a woman, gender bias at work, how women can overcome the double bind, non-promotable work, how to stop doing office housework, salary negotiation strategy, women in senior leadership, how to get promoted from director to VP, setting boundaries at work, negotiation strategies for executives, Columbia Business School Women in Leadership, women executives, assertiveness without backlashABOUT MALIA MASONMalia Mason is a social scientist and professor at Columbia Business School, where she teaches negotiations and co-directs the Women in Leadership Executive Education Program. She is a trainer and consultant for organizations across financial services, media, tech, telecom, and the arts, and is one of the leading researchers on how gender shapes negotiation outcomes.#WomenInLeadership #NegotiationSkills #SalaryNegotiation #WomenLeaders #CareerAdvancement #DirectorToVP—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —

What if our loyalty is not to the healthcare system we were handed, it's to the future we can build? And how do we crack an industry highly resistant to change? In Halle Tecco's newest book, Massively Better Healthcare, Tecco offers an insider's guide to transforming healthcare through innovation. Drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and educator, she distills 15+ years of lessons into a practical roadmap for building solutions that align profit with purpose, and a guide for leaders who want to leave the system better than they found it.rnrnHalle Tecco has dedicated her career to making healthcare massively better. She is the founder of Rock Health and has backed and advised dozens of healthcare companies. She teaches future healthcare leaders at Columbia Business School and Harvard Medical School, and serves on the boards of Collective Health and Cofertility. Tecco's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg. She was named as one of Goldman Sach's Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs and listed on Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business 2023.

Ben Choi has spent three decades across the technology ecosystem—as a product leader, founder, and venture investor—and today serves as a senior leader at Next Legacy Partners, where he helps oversee $3.5B+ invested across premier venture capital firms and early-stage startups.In this episode of Investing in Integrity, our host Ross Overline and Ben navigate the intersection of venture capital, philanthropy, and moral leadership. Ben shares how Next Legacy's flagship model is designed to multiply capital—and then give it away.From there, the conversation goes deeper than mechanics. Ben outlines the values that shaped his leadership and why generosity is often driven not by one motivation, but by the shared joy of impact beyond yourself.Finally, Ross and Ben wrestle openly with capitalism—how it's the best economic system ever tested at scale, it can still evolve to be even better, and what responsibility future finance leaders carry to make that a reality.Whether you're a student trying to define success or a senior leader shaping institutions, this episode is a masterclass in using capital with clarity, humility, and purpose.Meet Ben ChoiBen Choi is a Managing Partner at Next Legacy. He manages $3.5B+ in investments with premier venture capital firms and directly into early-stage startups. His venture track record includes pre-PMF investments in Marketo (acquired for $4.75B) and CourseHero (last valued at $3.6B). He previously ran product for Adobe Creative Cloud offerings and founded CoffeeTable, raising venture financing before selling the company.Ben studied Computer Science at Harvard University and earned his MBA from Columbia Business School. He lives in Los Altos with his wife, Lydia, their three sons, and a ball python.

Welcome to Capital for Good, the podcast where we hear from business and civic leaders about their visions, plans, and hard work to build a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable society.  Hosted by seasoned executive and award winning author Georgia Levenson Keohane, and presented by Columbia Business School's Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, Capital for Good features in-depth and candid conversations with leaders across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors exploring solutions to some of our most urgent challenges. Season five offers an extraordinary line up of guests including business and civic leader Mellody Hobson, the Co-CEO of Ariel Investments; Tony Marx, the President & CEO of the New York Public Library; Yale Law Professor, legal historian and award winning author John Witt; Marla Blow, the CEO of the Skoll Foundation; Technology investor and Managing Director of Insight Partners, Deven Parekh; Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, the renown religious leader and author of the new bestselling book, Heart of a Stranger; Bob Steel, whose storied career in finance and government service now finds him as Vice Chairman of Perella Weinberg; and impact investing pioneer Antony Bugg Levine. Learn more and subscribe today at The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change at Columbia Business School –  or wherever you get your podcasts.

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by the to-do list that's preventing you from setting and achieving goals that would actually improve your life? We've become conditioned to chase instant gratification from the quick wins and dopamine hits that come from staying "productive." But those short-term victories often distract us from making meaningful progress toward the goals that truly matter. And today's guest is the perfect person to help shift your mindset to create long-term impact that can transform your career, relationships, and life. Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 and Inc. Magazine. She teaches executive education at Columbia Business School and is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, and Reinventing You. Her work focuses on helping professionals think strategically, build lasting influence, and achieve goals that compound over time. In our conversation, we explored why so many people get trapped in short-term thinking, how patience and consistency create extraordinary outcomes, and Dorie shared practical strategies to stay motivated, build habits that support your future self, and stay committed to achieving your biggest long-term goals. KEY TAKEAWAYS Escaping Short-Term Reward Traps Balancing Urgent Work With Long-Term Goals Real Examples Of Playing the Long Game Doing Favors For Your Future Self How AI Changes Long-Term Achievement How Hal & Dorie Are Using AI  People Give Up On Ideas & Goals Too Soon Be Aware Of The Raindrops: Clues Of Progress Daily Habits That Support Long-Term Success The Hidden Cost Of Short-Term Living Making Daily Progress That Motivates You How You Can Connect With & Learn from Dorie   Get The Full Show Notes To get full access to today's show notes, including audio, transcript, and links to all the resources mentioned, visit MiracleMorning.com/627 Subscribe, Rate & Review I would love if you could subscribe to the podcast and leave an honest rating & review. This will encourage other people to listen and allow us to grow as a community. The bigger we get as a community, the bigger the impact we can have on the world. To subscribe, rate, and review the podcast on iTunes, visit HalElrod.com/iTunes. Connect with Hal Elrod Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube   Copyright © 2026 Miracle Morning, LP and International Literary Properties LLC

Ukraine has lost close to a quarter of its civilian workforce since the invasion. Three and a half million workers left government-controlled areas: mobilised into the armed forces, displaced inside the country, gone abroad as refugees, or killed. Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud draw on an unprecedented wartime dataset to document how Ukraine's labour market adapted under that pressure. What they find is not what you might expect. Aggregate matching efficiency fell by only about 15%; less than the decline recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis. Firms hired women into roles previously closed to them by law, took on older workers and people with disabilities, and expanded remote work to keep displaced employees and refugees connected to Ukrainian payrolls. The collapse was real, but concentrated: in contested territories near the frontline, employment fell to less than half its pre-war level and vacancy postings dropped to virtually zero. The question the paper poses for reconstruction is how to sustain that resilience, absorb close to a million returning soldiers, and begin to reverse what five years of disrupted schooling has done to a generation.The research behind this episode:Anastasia, Giacomo M., Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud. 2026. "A Wartime Labor Market: The Case of Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?"To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026. "What's Next for Ukraine: A Wartime Labour Market." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening. The citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsGiacomo Anastasia is a PhD student in Economics at Columbia University and Columbia Business School. His research interests include public economics, labour economics, and industrial organisation.Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University and one of Europe's leading authorities on labour markets, unemployment insurance, and welfare state reform. He served as President of INPS, Italy's national social security institution, from 2015 to 2019.Oleksandr Zholud is a researcher at the National Bank of Ukraine. He was central to maintaining the economic data systems that continued to function through the war, and which made the empirical work in this paper possible. Research cited in this episodeThe civilian labour force contraction is estimated at roughly twenty to twenty-five per cent of the pre-war workforce in government-controlled areas, equivalent to a loss of around 3.5 million workers. The calculation combines refugees abroad (between six and seven million, of whom approximately seventy per cent are of working age), military mobilisation (at least 800,000 since 2022, up from 250,000 before the war), and combat casualties. The authors note that a shock of this scale has almost no modern precedent; the closest comparisons are Serbia's losses in the First World War and the economic disruption caused by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Work.ua is the largest online job-search platform in Ukraine, covering around 125,000 firms and 4.5 million workers. The paper draws on weekly data from Work.ua on vacancy postings, job-seeker resumes, and offered and expected wages to track labour market dynamics across sectors and regions throughout the war. This platform data continued to be updated through the conflict and provided the primary source for the paper's matching analysis, replacing the State Statistics Service household survey, which suspended publication after the invasion.The InfoSapiens household survey, commissioned by the National Bank of Ukraine since 2021, serves as the wartime replacement for the State Statistics Service quarterly Labour Force Survey. It interviews around 1,000 individuals per quarter on employment, unemployment, and labour force participation, stratified by gender, age, region, and settlement size. Despite its smaller sample, it remains the primary regular survey-based source on Ukraine's labour market since the full-scale invasion.The State Employment Service (SES) firm survey, conducted in January 2025 in cooperation with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, covered 55,000 enterprises employing 4.2 million workers plus 70,000 registered unemployed persons. This cross-sectional survey provided the paper's evidence on how recruitment practices, remote work adoption, and workforce composition changed after the invasion; it is described in the paper as one of the largest wartime enterprise surveys of its kind.Air raid alarm data are used as the paper's proxy for regional exposure to the war. When missiles or drone attacks are detected, sirens activate across affected areas; the authors use the frequency and duration of these alarms to classify Ukrainian regions on a spectrum from low-exposure (western oblasts such as Lviv) to high-exposure (eastern regions such as Kharkiv) to contested (partially or fully occupied territories including parts of Donetsk and Luhansk). This classification is the basis for the paper's finding that war intensity is the primary driver of differences in labour market outcomes across regions.Matching efficiency is a standard labour economics measure of how effectively the market converts a given stock of unemployed workers and open vacancies into new hires. A fall in matching efficiency means that jobs and workers exist but find each other more slowly. The paper estimates that Ukraine's aggregate matching efficiency declined by about fifteen per cent after the invasion; a smaller fall than the more than twenty per cent recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis, though with severe deterioration concentrated in frontline and contested regions, where matching efficiency dropped by close to twenty-five per cent.Remote work as a retention mechanism. A survey of Ukrainian refugees abroad found that roughly forty per cent of those in employment were working for Ukrainian firms remotely. Those maintaining an employment link to a Ukrainian company reported a significantly higher intention to return to Ukraine after the war compared with refugees employed by foreign firms. Anastasia argues this makes remote work not only an economic adaptation but a tool for sustaining the connection between displaced workers and the country they may one day return to rebuild.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the third and final in a series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025.Episode 1, with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld: why $40 billion a year in investment is more achievable than it sounds, why deep debt restructuring is a prerequisite for attracting private capital, and what the Euroclear frozen assets could unlock. Episode 2, with Edward Glaeser, Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko: why the right model for rebuilding Ukraine's cities is postwar Tokyo rather than postwar Berlin or Warsaw, and why directing reconstruction spending towards the most damaged regions would be rebuilding in the wrong direction. Related reading on VoxEUThe labour market in Ukraine: Rebuild better, the companion VoxEU column by Anastasia, Boeri, and Zholud, summarising the paper's findings on matching efficiency, firm adjustment, and the policy priorities for reconstruction. You only live twice: A growth strategy for Ukraine, Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld's companion column to Episode 1, making the case for $40 billion a year in investment and explaining why EU and NATO accession momentum is the key enabling condition.Rebuilding cities in Ukraine, a VoxEU column on the spatial and urban decisions that will shape how Ukraine's cities develop in the decades after the war, and why the Tokyo model of decentralised land readjustment is the right precedent.

DATs may be collapsing, AI agents may be overhyped, but Omid Malekan thinks the strongest case for crypto has nothing to do with either. Thank you to our sponsors: ⁠⁠Fuse: The Energy Network⁠ Bitcoin is below $63,000, digital asset treasuries are under pressure, and the debate over whether crypto markets are bottoming or breaking down is splitting the hosts.  Ram is skeptical of institutional demand when he looks at the 13F data from institutions filing SEC reports. Chris is on the phone with institutions all day and is bullish.  Omid Malekan, adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, comes in with a longer lens: he admits he contributed to the DAT hype cycle, has doubts about agentic commerce that remind him of the metaverse in 2021, and thinks the strongest argument for crypto is not a product or a token but a fact about how nation-states treat their own citizens.  The conversation also covers tokenized bank deposits, the SEC's updated broker-dealer guidance on stablecoins, and what it means that the Supreme Court just struck down Trump's tariffs. Hosts: ⁠⁠Ram Ahluwalia⁠⁠, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida ⁠⁠Austin Campbell⁠⁠, NYU Stern professor and founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting ⁠⁠Christopher Perkins⁠⁠, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund Guest: ⁠Omid Malekan, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School Links: Unchained: Bitcoin Slips Below $63,000 as Fear Deepens Bitcoin Dips Below $65,000 as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Risk White House Talks Make Progress on Stablecoin Yields but No Deal Yet SEC Quietly Eases Capital Rules for Stablecoins SCOTUS: Supreme Court strikes down tariffs Citrini: ⁠THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madeleine Niebauer is a seasoned executive with two decades of experience across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Madeleine spent five years as a Chief of Staff at Teach For America. She loved the fast-paced, ever-changing nature of the work and the ability to truly leverage a leader's time so they could be more productive and successful. She knew many leaders could benefit from this service on a part-time basis, which inspired her to launch VChief.Prior to joining TFA, Madeleine was a strategy consultant for foundations and nonprofit organizations at The Bridgespan Group. Earlier in her career, Madeleine managed a tutoring center with SCORE! Educational Centers and served in the Peace Corps in Ivory Coast.Madeleine earned a BA with honors from Stanford University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her three children, who all share her love of globetrotting, camping, and family fun.In today's episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn how to build a scalable service business that doesn't depend on you doing all the work.Madeleine and I discuss:Madeleine's career journey and what prompted her to start VChief [02:28]How she experienced product market fit in real time [03:57]The decision to not take on more clients herself [05:01]Shifting from technician to CEO [06:41]When she decided to build a company instead of being a solopreneur [09:02]How long it took to reach financial sustainability [10:23]Her approach to marketing beyond her network [11:27]The support she brought on along the way [13:29]Hiring fractional and part-time help strategically [14:25]The trigger for rapid growth after COVID [18:46]Her experience with community and peer groups [20:19]How to stop being the bottleneck in your business [23:32]Learn more about Madeleine at https://www.vchiefs.com______________________________________________________________About Smashing the PlateauSmashing the Plateau shares stories and strategies from corporate refugees: mid-career professionals who've left corporate life to build something of their own.Each episode features a candid conversation with someone who has walked this path or supports those who do. Guests offer real strategies to help you build a sustainable, fulfilling business on your terms, with practical insights on positioning, growth, marketing, decision-making, and mindset.Woven throughout are powerful reminders of how community can accelerate your success.______________________________________________________________Take the Next Step• Experience the power of community.Join a live guest session and connect with peers who understand the journey:

Macy's wants to recapture its glorious past. The author of the Wimpy Kid books wants to rebuild his dilapidated hometown. We just want to listen in. (Part two of a two-part series, first published in 2024) SOURCES:Mark Cohen, former professor and director of retail studies at Columbia Business School.Will Coss, vice president and executive producer of Macy's Studios.Jeff Kinney, author, cartoonist, and owner of An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Café.Tony Spring, chairman and C.E.O. of Macy's Inc. RESOURCES:"How Macy's CEO Tony Spring Is Turning the Retailer Around," by Suzanne Kapner (The Wall Street Journal, 2025).“NBC Ready to Pay Triple to Gobble Up Thanksgiving Parade Broadcast Rights,” by Joe Flint (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).“How Macy's Set Out to Conquer the Department Store Business — and Lost,” by Daphne Howland (Retail Dive, 2022).An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Café. EXTRAS:“Can the Macy's Parade Save Macy's?” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.