Curious Minds at Work

Want to get better at work? At managing others? Managing yourself? Gayle Allen interviews experts wh

Episodes

Total: 281

It is essential to achieve our goals, yet few of us practice it. It is emotional agility -- the abi

How do breakthroughs happen? Not how we think. Movies, books, and articles, constrained by time and

Want to succeed in work and life? Be bad first. Do not confuse this with the familiar call to fail

Is pride a deadly sin or a key to our survival? Will it lead us down a destructive path or can it ac

We produce more wind and solar power than ever before, yet coal, oil, and gas constitute over 90 per

Do good people discriminate more often than they think? That is exactly what a team of researchers f

What stands between us and meaningful work? Email! It is killing our productivity and distracting u

Is there a formula for innovation? Yes! And the most successful individuals, teams, and organization

How do we make time for creative work, and how do we sustain it? Amy Whitaker, author of Art Thinki

Smart machines are coming, so what are we doing about it? Instead of cowering in fear, what if we

Multitasking is a myth. And we are poorer for trying to do it. The research shows that we have less

Can you trust your memory? Probably not. Research shows that we can be convinced fairly easily that

We all share, but today, millions get paid for it. Is this new trend just a fad or is it radical ret

Is there a secret to lasting power? Yes, and Dacher Keltner has been teaching leaders about it for d

Average is a myth, so why should it control our lives? We measure ourselves -- and others -- against

Do we shape tech or does it shape us? Turns out it is both. And that is just 1 of the 12 big ideas K

Are you prepared to live to 100? Research shows that it is becoming the norm, but that few of us are

More than 99 percent of our decisions are shaped by others. From the clothing we buy to the cars we

Want to hire, evaluate, and collaborate more effectively? The same design principles that are changi

What if our distractions are robbing us of our individuality? Philosopher-machinist Michael B. Crawf