About this podcast
How do we lead with purpose, make better decisions, and navigate an uncertain future? On If/Then, Stanford GSB faculty break down cutting-edge research on leadership, strategy, and more, exploring enduring questions and the forces reshaping business and society today, from AI to geopolitics. Hosted by senior editor Kevin Cool.
Episodes
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- Inside the Venture Capital Mindset · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 59Ilya Strebulaev explains how thinking like a VC can help leaders navigate disruption and uncertainty.
- Think Fast Talk Smart: "Power Play: Successfully Navigate Power, Status, and Influence at Work" · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 58What makes one workplace hierarchy motivating and another toxic?This week on If/Then, we’re sharing a conversation between two Stanford GSB colleagues: Think Fast, Talk Smart…
- An AI@GSB Special: Demis Hassabis Thinks We’re in the ‘Foothills of the Singularity’ · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 57Google DeepMind's CEO discusses solving intelligence, giving away AlphaFold, and why he believes AGI is just around the corner.
- Think Fast Talk Smart: "What Other People Teach You About Your Communication" · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 56What if purpose is what drives us to act, but meaning comes from how those actions affect other people?This week on If/Then, we’re sharing a conversation between two Stanford GSB…
- Stanford Legal: "The Importance of Critical Thinking and Civil Discourse in Today's Polarized World" · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 55How do you engage effectively across deep disagreement without shutting down the conversation?This week on If/Then, we’re sharing an episode from our colleagues at Stanford…
- What AI Can’t Do — And Why · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 54“Humans manage to do so much with surprisingly little,” says Douglas Guilbeault, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business…
- Our AI Future: From Abundance to Apocalypse · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 53Abundance, anyone? While the risks posed by artificial intelligence are extraordinary, so is the potential, says professor of economics Chad Jones.
- The Art of Friction · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 52“Great leaders are people who think of themselves as trustees of other people’s time,” says Huggy Rao.
- Unconventional Wisdom · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 51Seeing the world differently can be costly, but it can also provide a competitive edge.
- Why Who You Are Affects How You Think · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 50The moment we see someone as an individual rather than a category, we become more likely to find common ground.
- The Paradox of Masculinity · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 49“We spend a lot of time talking about gender inequality through the lens of women’s disadvantage,” she says. “I think that many of the problems that we’re seeing today… are…
- What We Actually Learn From Experience · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 48Steven Callander has spent years building a mathematical framework to answer the question of how people learn from experience. “Here in Silicon Valley, the expression that you…
- How Dating and Sports Explain the Job Market · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 47Seemingly unrelated activities — like taking a soccer penalty kick or crafting an online dating profile — involve an embedded economics.
- If/Then Returns: Season Three · 1 min · Season 3 Episode 46If/Then Season 3 is coming next week. GSB faculty explore innovative research that deepens our understanding of business and leadership.
- GSB at 100: "The Moment" · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 45The fourth and final episode of GSB at 100 captures a snapshot of a once-in-a-century milestone.
- GSB at 100: "The Experience" · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 44From management to modeling, we explore the classroom experience at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- GSB at 100: "The Spirit" · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 43Meet some of the people whose work powers a school that changes lives, organizations, and the world.
- What's Your Problem: "Teaching Computers to See" · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 42This week on If/Then, we’re sharing an episode of What’s Your Problem?, a show from Pushkin Industries where entrepreneurs, engineers, and scientists talk about the future…
- GSB at 100: The Magic · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 41Professors reflect on what Stanford GSB has accomplished in one hundred years and what the future may hold.
- View From The Top: “Lisa Su Is Still Curious About How Things Work” · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 40This week on If/Then, we’re sharing an episode of View From The Top: The Podcast, an audio series featuring leaders from around the world in conversation with MBA students…
