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0827 | How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed with Dan McGinn

Sep 11th, 2017 39m 2s

Daniel McGinn is the author of "Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed." McGinn works as a senior editor at Harvard Business Review, where he edits the IdeaWatch and How I Did It sections, manages the magazine’s

0826 | The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams with Sam Walker

Sep 5th, 2017 38m 31s

Sam Walker is The Wall Street Journal’s deputy editor for enterprise, the unit that directs the paper’s in-depth page-one features and investigative reporting projects. A former reporter, sports columnist, and sports editor, Walker founded the

0825 | How to Unlock The Power of an Unfocused Mind with Srini Pillay

Aug 29th, 2017 42m 13s

Dr. Srini Pillay is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, sp

0824 | How to Find and Work With a Mentor with Claire Diaz-Ortiz

Aug 21st, 2017 36m 49s

Claire Díaz-Ortiz is an author, speaker, and technology innovator who has been named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. Claire was an early employee at Twitter, where she was hired to lead corporate social innovati

0823 | How to be Known for Something with Andrew Davis

Aug 14th, 2017 42m 55s

Andrew Davis is a bestselling author and internationally acclaimed keynote speaker. Before co-founding, building and selling a thriving digital marketing agency, Andrew Davis created programming for local television, produced for NBC’s Today Sh

0822 | Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age with Jeff Goins

Aug 8th, 2017 47m 2s

Jeff Goins is the author of four books, including the national best seller, The Art of Work. He is also a full-time blogger, speaker, and entrepreneur. Jeff’s award-winning blog, GoinsWriter.com, has been visited by over four million people fro

0821 | How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done with Jocelyn Glei

Jul 24th, 2017 38m 14s

Jocelyn K. Glei is obsessed with how we can find more creativity and meaning in our daily work. Her latest book is Unsubscribe, a modern guide to killing email anxiety, avoiding distraction, and getting real work done. Her previous books includ

0820 | How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter with Liz Wiseman

Jul 17th, 2017 39m 42s

0820 | How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter with Liz Wiseman by David Burkus

0819 | How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen Within Organizations with Jim Kouzes

Jul 5th, 2017 34m 4s

Jim Kouzes is a bestselling author, an award-winning speaker and, according to the Wall Street Journal, one of the twelve best executive educators in the United States. Currently Jim is Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of

0818 | Finding, Creating, and Using Thresholds to Create Change with David Gray

Jun 28th, 2017 46m 58s

Having been involved in a lot of well-intentioned innovation and change initiatives in industry, government and small businesses, Dave Gray noticed that people have an astonishing ability to miscommunicate and misunderstand one another, and oft

0817 | Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong with Eric Barker

May 23rd, 2017 40m 42s

Eric Barker’s humorous, practical blog, "Barking Up the Wrong Tree", and book of the same name, presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. Over 290,000 people subscribe to his weekly newsletter and his conte

0816 | The Art and Practice of Breakthrough Thinking with Judah Pollack

May 16th, 2017 40m 12s

Judah Pollack is an author and speaker. He has worked with everyone from US Army Generals and Special Forces to non-profit founders and social good pioneers. A regular speaker at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Judah engages people in askin

0815 | Why Innovation Needs Liberal Arts with Scott Hartley

May 8th, 2017 46m 47s

SCOTT HARTLEY is a venture capitalist and startup advisor. He has served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House, a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, and a venture partner at Metamorphic Ventures. Prior to venture capital, Hartle

0814 | Unleash Your Team's Productive Power with Michael Mankins

Apr 25th, 2017 40m 22s

Michael C. Mankins is a partner in Bain & Company's San Francisco office and a leader in the firm's Organization practice. He is also a senior member of Bain's Strategy and Industrial Goods & Services practices. Much of his work has focused on

0813 | Outsmart Yor Instincts with Adam Hansen

Apr 20th, 2017 41m 50s

As a new product professional, Adam has always believed in the power of possibility—accepting new approaches, questioning conventional wisdom, and being open to anything. This impulse led him to a career in developing new products for innovativ

0812 | How To Lead In A Crisis with Melissa Agnes

Apr 13th, 2017 38m 38s

Melissa Agnes is a sought-after, international crisis management keynote speaker. She delivers powerful talks that help today’s organizations understand the realities that loom when crisis strikes. Her customized presentations provide tools and

0811 | The Vision Of Art with Erik Wahl

Apr 6th, 2017 40m 32s

Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized graffiti artist, # 1 best-selling author and entrepreneur. Erik redefines the term “keynote speaker.” Pulling from his history as both a businessman and an artist, he has grown to become one of the mos

0810 | Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone with Andy Molinsky

Mar 29th, 2017 41m 24s

Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University’s International Business School. Andy helps people develop the insights and courage necessary to act outside their personal and cultural comfort zones when doing important, but challenging, ta

0809 | Becoming The Person Others Follow with Joshua Spodek

Mar 22nd, 2017 42m 37s

Joshua Spodek, bestselling author of Leadership Step by Step, is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, leadership coach and workshop leader for Columbia Business School, columnist for Inc., and founder of Spodek Academy. He has led seminars in leadershi

0808 | The Science of Creating High Performance Companies with Paul Zak

Mar 16th, 2017 39m 41s

Paul Zak is the founding Director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies and Professor of Economics, Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. Pauls’s two decades of research have taken him from the Pentagon to Fortune 50 bo

0807 | How Successful Organizations Respond to Customers with Josh Seidan

Mar 7th, 2017 29m 20s

Josh Seiden is a designer who has spent most of his career working on the design of complex software applications and integrating design into the product development process. Over the course of 25 years working in technology Josh has developed

0806 | How Leaders Succeed By Breaking Down Silos

Feb 14th, 2017 36m 59s

Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, is a Distinguished Fellow in the Center on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School. Her research focuses on leadership and collaboration in professional service firms. Gardner has lived and worked on four continents,

0805 | Why Creativity Gets Rejected...And How To Accept It with Jennifer Mueller

Jan 31st, 2017 45m 58s

Jennifer earned her PhD in Social and Developmental Psychology at Brandeis University, and has been on the faculty of many top business schools including the Wharton School, Yale School of Management and NYU's Stern School of Business. She publ