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The Vision
Smarter leadership
How to make sure our formative tendencies don’t derail us from being the great leaders we are trying to become.
Nik Kinley is Director and Head of Talent Strategy for the global talent management consultancy YSC, and the co-author of Re-writing Your Leadership Code.
Cam Lawrence — CEO of international venture platform Newlab — joins Big Think Business to discuss his strategic vision for climate tech.
Mike Hodgkinson is the Commissioning Editor at Big Think and Freethink, and the Editor of Big Think Business. His writing has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, the Los Angeles[…]
Half a century ago, idealistic punks shook a fist at the status quo — and their legacy is a blueprint for modern leadership.
Blaire Palmer is a former BBC journalist turned keynote speaker. She is the author of Punks in Suits: How to Lead the Workplace Reformation.
The Culture
Better management, better teams
“How is it possible to do work that you’re proud of and not feel like your job is encroaching on all parts of your life?” Cal Newport, Author of ‘Slow Productivity,’ explains.
Cal Newport is an MIT-trained computer science professor at Georgetown University who also writes about the intersections of technology, work, and the quest to find depth in an increasingly distracted[…]
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Cognitive systems famously posited by psychologist Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) may hold the key to a more productive and focused work environment.
Chris Griffiths is the founder and CEO of OpenGenius, a keynote speaker for organizations including NASA, Disney, and the United Nations, and the co-author of The Focus Fix: Finding Clarity, Creativity[…]
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank outlines a strategy for balancing collaboration with healthy competition.
Aytekin Tank is the founder and CEO of Jotform and the author of Automate Your Busywork. He is a renowned industry leader on topics such as entrepreneurship, technology, bootstrapping, and[…]
The Unlock
Breakthrough thinking
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
Darius Foroux is an investor, entrepreneur, podcast host, and writer for Time, Fast Company, Inc., and more.
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt was Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist. He founded Google’s Innovation Lab, taught classes on innovation and creativity at Stanford University for more than a decade, and[…]
It’s good to be a wallflower. But sometimes, you need to show yourself off a bit.
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a staff writer at Big Think, where he writes about philosophy, theology, psychology,[…]
The Transformation
Integrate technology faster
The new corporate landscape demands an approach to leadership based on empowering the “inner CEO.”
Jeremy Blain is the founder and CEO of Performance Works International (PWI), co-founder of the social enterprise DiversITy-talent, and the author of Unleash the Inner CEO.
Our relationship with chatbots is undergoing a sea change — here’s how the transformation will most affect you and your team.
A golden new era of business is within our reach — provided that we harness AI’s potential while mitigating the risks.
Nell Watson is an AI expert, ethicist and author of Taming the Machine: Ethically harness the power of AI.
The Learning Curve
Strategies for a smarter work-life
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
Kevin Dickinson is a staff writer and columnist at Big Think. His writing focuses on the intersection between education, psychology, business, and science. He holds a master’s in English and[…]
Our desire for recognition at work can lead to perilous ends.
While weltschmerz — literally “world-pain” — may be unpleasant, it can also spur us to change things for the better.
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