TED Business
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The 60 seconds that make or break a conversation | Chris Fenning
The 60 seconds that make or break a conversation | Chris Fenning
About this podcast
Whatever your business conundrum, there’s a TED Talk for that — 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.
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Episodes
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- The 60 seconds that make or break a conversation | Chris Fenning · 15 minWhat's your point? Communication expert Chris Fenning reveals how the first 60 seconds can make or break a workplace conversation — and shares a three-step framework to help you…
- How to clean up the world's dirtiest industry | Joojin Kim · 11 minClimate strategist Joojin Kim spent years convincing banks across South Korea to stop funding coal, and it worked. Now he's aiming that same playbook at a new target: maritime…
- Unlocking Your Power at Work: Kara Swisher on how to get what you want | from Fixable · 34 minNo matter where you fall on the corporate food chain, you have power at work—you just might not know how to use it. In this new series on Unlocking Your Power at Work, Anne and…
- Unlocking Your Power at Work: Why you underestimate your own power with Deborah Gruenfeld · 43 minIn the modern workplace, hierarchy and power differences are often viewed as problems to solve. But Deborah Gruenfeld has a different perspective: hierarchy is not only essential…
- Unlocking Your Power at Work: How to build your financial power with Mrs. Dow Jones · 33 minMoney can’t buy happiness, but it can buy you the freedom to make powerful choices. Haley Sacks, also known as Mrs. Dow Jones, is the host of the podcast Financial Tea and a…
- Unlocking Your Power at Work: How to empower others with Hubert Joly · 37 minThroughout the Unlocking Your Power at Work series, Anne and Frances have uncovered practical advice for gaining power, building influence, and unleashing the abilities you…
- Unlocking Your Power at Work: The new rules of power · 30 minWith great power comes great responsibility… and the chance to reflect on what we’ve learned from people who wield it well. In this episode, Anne and Frances look back on their…
- How the wealth gap is reshaping politics | Xochitl Gonzalez · 15 minWealth inequality gets talked about as an economic problem. Writer Xochitl Gonzalez makes the case that it's a civic one, too — a slow, quiet threat to democracy. Drawing on her…
- How do the stock market and the economy work? | Oliver Elfenbaum and Richard M. Coffin · 17 minHow does the stock market work? How do you choose stocks? And what causes an economic recession? In this episode, Modupe shares three TED Ed lessons that answer these questions…
- Your job or your sanity? How to not lose both (w/ Guy Winch) | from How to Be a Better Human · 43 minIf we accept that work-life balance is a necessity, then why are stress and burnout still increasing? Guy Winch is a psychologist and was the first guest ever on the How to Be a…
- Who controls your city's money? | Trinity Tran · 37 minWhat if your city could borrow money from its own bank instead of private lenders? TED Fellow Trinity Tran is leading the push for public banks — which are owned by the people…
- Why countries should measure dreams and ambitions (just like GDP) | Lance Katigbak · 13 minWhat do you want to be when you grow up? It's a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey across the Philippines…
- Growing Your Career: How to ask for more — and get it | Alex Carter · 18 minHow do you get what you want out of a negotiation? United Nations negotiation trainer Alex Carter says the best methods center on recruitment, not rivalry. Whether you're asking…
- Growing Your Career: Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume | Regina Hartley · 11 minGiven the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the "Scrapper" a…
- Growing Your Career: How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure · 10 minHave you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help. In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to's of powerful…
- Growing Your Career: Why we choke under pressure -- and how to avoid it | Sian Leah Beilock · 16 minWhen the pressure is on, why do we sometimes fail to live up to our potential? Cognitive scientist and Barnard College president Sian Leah Beilock reveals what happens in your…
- Growing Your Career: Let your ambition light you up, not burn you out | Tarveen Forrester · 11 minBurnout shouldn’t be the price of success, but setting boundaries at work is easier said than done. Tarveen Forrester, who oversees workplace culture at Kickstarter, shares…
- The four steps to hearing hard feedback gracefully | Chris Wheatley · 16 minWe all have a "thing" — the way we act when we're not at our best that we somehow can't see in ourselves. Leadership expert Chris Wheatley learned about his when his best friend…
- How to get past the "messy middle" of a big change | Mary Martin · 15 minDid progress on your next big project stall out? Transformation expert Mary Martin refers to this moment as the "messy middle" — the frustrating gap between starting and…
- Can AI make you a better manager? with Hilary Gridley | from WorkLife with Molly Graham · 47 minManaging people is a deeply human line of work—it requires relational skills, judgement, and deep knowledge of the people you work with. But Hilary Gridley believes that when…
- The fleeting euphoria of success | Debbie Millman · 12 minOver two decades of interviewing countless creative people, Debbie Millman (host of the iconic "Design Matters" podcast) had a realization: the pride and joy of accomplishing…
- Finding Purpose: How to find your purpose (w/ Master Fixer Molly Graham) | from Fixable · 38 minWhat is your true purpose—and how do you find it? This month, Anne and Frances are tackling one of life’s biggest questions in search of answers for Fixers of all ages, from…
- Finding Purpose: How to give your work meaning (w/ the New York Times Jodi Kantor) | from Fixable · 44 minIn uncertain times, purposeful work can feel impractical and out of reach. But award-winning investigative reporter Jodi Kantor argues that meaning is both essential and…
- Finding Purpose: How to defend your values (w/ Yara Shahidi & Keri Salter) | from Fixable · 36 minIn a world that won’t stop changing, knowing what matters most can make all the difference. Yara Shahidi and Keri Salter are a mother-daughter duo building a more inclusive and…
- Finding Purpose: Why purpose is the answer to uncertainty and anxiety (w/ Arun Gupta) | from Fixable · 52 minWork today is a lot less stable than it used to be. Career paths that once seemed predictable are constantly being disrupted and reshaped, leaving many of us feeling unsteady. In…
- A plan to stop AI from automating our decline | Gina Raimondo · 20 minThe United States is on track to win the AI race — and hollow itself out in the process, says Gina Raimondo, former Governor of Rhode Island and US Secretary of Commerce. In this…
- My $60 million science experiment | Mark Rober · 17 minMark Rober spent years trying to land a rover on Mars. Now, the former NASA engineer turned science YouTuber with millions of subscribers is launching a new mission: to teach the…
- How to build a career you actually love | Bill Gurley · 17 minPassion doesn't drive work — fascination does, says venture capitalist and author Bill Gurley. Drawing on years of research into the lives of high achievers, he shows why…
- What sitting all day does to your brain and body | Keith Diaz | Your Body on Tech · 47 minCan a five-minute walk change how you feel all day? Exercise scientist Keith Diaz shows how your body is built for the kind of movement that modern life has quietly erased — and…
- Modupe's Top 5 (#1): Why you should talk about your anxiety at work | Adam Whybrew · 18 minWe can't get rid of anxiety and depression, so we might as well talk about it, says depression truth-teller Adam Whybrew. Sharing his own experience with mental illness, he…
- Modupe's Top 5 (#2): How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice · 18 minVigilance. Grit. Resilience. Valerie Montgomery Rice, the president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, shares where she learned these key qualities of successful…
- Modupe's Top 5 (#3): How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld · 18 minAs a film and television director, Barry Sonnenfeld had millions of dollars riding on his ability to get his cast and crew to play along — and much of what he learned along the…
- Modupe's Top 5 (#4): The value of kindness at work | James Rhee · 21 minKindness can go a long way when it comes to reshaping a business. Having saved a fashion company from the brink of bankruptcy, entrepreneur James Rhee shares the value of…
- Modupe's Top 5 (#5): What does "wealth" mean to you? | Aisha Nyandoro · 18 minFor people living in poverty, a guaranteed income can mean finally having the space to dream of a comfortable life. Sharing the stories of single moms who participated in a…
- Why overtourism could ruin your next vacation | Suresh Subudhi · 16 minWhen was your last unforgettable trip? Travel industry expert Suresh Subudhi believes joyful moments of connection are the reason we explore the world — but with vacation…
- A simple solution to fix workplace miscommunication | Melissa M. Mikus · 13 minLeadership expert Melissa M. Mikus breaks down why most workplace friction isn't about personality clashes or bad intentions — it's about not knowing how to effectively…
- The counterintuitive secret of leadership | Jessica Kriegel · 16 minControl is an illusion — and the leaders who chase it are holding their teams back. Workplace culture expert Jessica Kriegel explores the tactic that leaders who want to achieve…
- How to give feedback that lands | Renee St Jacques · 16 minMost managers give feedback. Few give feedback that actually works. Drawing on her background in psychology and executive coaching, Renee St Jacques breaks down what so many…
- Why the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions with Molly Graham · 32 minOne of our favorite TED talks on TED Business is from company builder Molly Graham. She’s also the new host of WorkLife with Molly Graham, another podcast from TED. Modupe sits…
- Why you should stop chasing your “dream job” (w/ Emily the Recruiter) | from Fixable · 45 minDoes your “dream job” really exist? You may know Emily Durham as Emily the Recruiter on social media, where she shares practical, refreshingly honest career advice and coaches…
- Is inviting everyone to the meeting holding back global cooperation? | Qahir Dhanani · 14 minInternational collaboration expert Qahir Dhanani makes the case for rebuilding public trust in broken institutions by embracing small, focused coalitions that can move faster and…
- Why the world is still not built for women | Virginia Santy · 17 minDesign consultant Virginia Santy set out to create an office space built specifically for women, flipping the script on the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways that workplaces and…
- The surprising origins of Southwest Airlines with Jacob Goldstein · 26 minIn this special TED Business episode, Modupe is in conversation with Jacob Goldstein, reporter and co-host of the Business History podcast, to dig into the origin story…
- The secret to making the right career decisions with Patty Stonesifer | from WorkLife with Molly Graham · 39 minYou might think the biggest, most prestigious job is always the right career move. Patty Stonesifer — founding CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an early Amazon…
- 3 things I wish I knew when I was broke | Vivian Tu · 27 minFinance doesn't have to feel like a foreign language. Wall Street trader-turned-financial educator Vivian Tu helps millions of people make sense of money, breaking down complex…
- How displaced people are driving local economies | Julienne Oyler · 12 minThe number of forcibly displaced people across the world is on the rise. While aid systems often focus on providing basic necessities like food and shelter, Julienne Oyler and…
- 4 relationship traps that lead to burnout | Eric Quintane · 21 minAre your workplace relationships quietly burning you out? Drawing on large-scale research across industries, organizational behavior researcher Eric Quintane reveals four hidden…
- What successful negotiators do differently | Kathryn Valentine · 12 minStudies show that women negotiate just as frequently as men — so why do they succeed half as often? With wit and humor, business consultant Kathryn Valentine unpacks the gender…
- Toolkit: Give Better Feedback | from Fixable · 35 minGiving and receiving feedback is an important part of any job or relationship—but it can be tricky to get it right. This season, Anne and Frances are introducing a new segment…
- How to be a great listener | Maegan Stephens, Nicole Lowenbraun · 15 minHave you ever left a meeting thinking: everyone talked, but nothing was achieved? Chances are that people were listening to each other, just not in the same way. Listening…
