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Why would someone who has spent their entire career following orders become a great leader overnight?
"When you feel the isolation setting in at times, you have to reframe your mindset."
We can address the misalignment between the current leadership reality and traditional leadership practices with a simple formula.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Like ultra-hardy plants that thrive in harsh conditions, businesses that see crises as opportunities are likely to win in the long run.
Vijay Tella — CEO of enterprise orchestration unicorn Workato — joins Big Think Business for an exploration of our “agentic” future.
Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
Quibi was so focused on foresight they forgot the basics of hindsight.
The Danish philosopher's simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.
"Business Adventures" by John Brooks was first published in 1969 and remains a must-read for all CEOs.
David Novak — the cofounder, and former CEO and chairman, of Yum! Brands — celebrates the benefits of active, lifelong learning.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
When caught between the urge for wholesale change and fear of stasis, the best approach is to take it easy.
What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.
How to make sure our formative tendencies don't derail us from being the great leaders we are trying to become.
Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws. Scientists are figuring out how.
For most of human history, babies probably picked up language by overhearing.
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
Is there a force keeping humanity in check?
ATD 2024 challenged us to make moments of recovery part of our daily practice. Here's how each keynote speaker advised finding that balance.
Whatever your length of service in the top role, this tool-box will help you conquer adversity — and thrive.
Redemption is the journey towards becoming a better person. It's the story of human life.
Generative AI is arriving fast — both overtly and covertly — and without solid L&D guidance leaders and teams will be hobbled, argues Matt Beane.
Big Think interviews Angie Westbrock, CEO of Standard AI, to learn the secrets of adapting to the winds of change.
Lynda Gratton, a professor of management practice at the London Business School, explains how business leaders can navigate a future in constant flux.
Veteran investor Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology, helps us sift golden nuggets from the loose shale of entrepreneurship.
Over-reliance on experts with quick fixes has taken us too far from reality — it’s time to dispel the fairy tales.
Joe Betts-LaCroix — co-founder and CEO of Retro Biosciences — talks to Big Think about invention, authenticity, and Sam Altman’s “art of the startup.”
Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.