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Adaptability
With great power comes retcon responsibility.
In a guest essay for Big Think Business, Pedro Franceschi — co-founder and co-CEO of Brex — explains why deftly navigating between vision and details is crucial for successful leaders.
It has already been trialed in people and could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.
Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.
By supplementing the "principle of marginal gains” with these practical steps, you’ll be well equipped for the journey towards excellence.
How to figure out the right amount of time for any project.
The sooner you can admit what’s swimming beneath the surface, the sooner you can improve your life.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
The problem with carnivores turned omnivores.
A game that challenges pedestrians to avoid detection by an AI could help train tomorrow’s self-driving cars.
Really smart people don’t just demand intellectual engagement — they need the opportunity to learn and create something special.
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
For a plan to go as smooth as clockwork, be prepared to pounce on opportunity.
To break "analysis paralysis," reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
What worked before won’t necessarily work this time — and the best leaders will adapt.
Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river.
To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.
Quarterback Tom Brady was initially overlooked by NFL scouts, but he had vast hidden reserves of character.
The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.
From fearless quitting to redefined values, "Virtual Natives" are reinventing work culture.
Hermann Minkowski called Einstein a "lazybones" with a "not very solid" education. Less than 10 years later, he would eat his words.
How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.
Want to write a time-travel story? Do so at your own risk.
In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
Huge shifts in the workforce demand real-world changes in management practices; “command-and-control” no longer cuts it.
Spend well, save well, live well.
Many capabilities contribute to effective change leadership, but four stand out as vitally important at a macro level.