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TED Business, page 2
by TED · English
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. Follow Modupe on Instagram at @mnakinola and on LinkedIn at @mnakinola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Finding Purpose: Why purpose is the answer to uncertainty and anxiety (w/ Arun Gupta) | from Fixable
Purpose as “the stabilizing force” that reduces anxiety in a world of accelerating change; building a career around problems you care about, not disrupted prestige markers.
27 Aug 2026 · 52m · 23 chaptersA plan to stop AI from automating our decline | Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo argues the U.S. can’t “win” the global AI race if AI displaces millions of workers; without a transition plan, the country risks recession, unrest, and excessive AI regulation that…
24 Aug 2026 · 20m · 7 chaptersMy $60 million science experiment | Mark Rober
Mark Rober (former NASA engineer, YouTuber) argues that science education must capture attention first, then “hide the vegetables” (teach concepts through engaging, visceral experiments).
17 Aug 2026 · 17m · 4 chaptersHow to build a career you actually love | Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley argues that career satisfaction comes from obsession with continuous learning, driven by “fascination” rather than passive “passion.” He claims learning is an output of fascination, and…
10 Aug 2026 · 17m · 5 chapters
What sitting all day does to your brain and body | Keith Diaz | Your Body on Tech
The episode explains how prolonged sitting and screen-based work harm brain and body health, even for people who exercise.
3 Aug 2026 · 47m · 14 chapters
Modupe's Top 5 (#1): Why you should talk about your anxiety at work | Adam Whybrew
Why employees should talk openly about anxiety and depression at work, and how leaders can create psychological safety so people feel safe being vulnerable.
30 Jul 2026 · 18m · 4 chapters
Modupe's Top 5 (#2): How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice
Valerie Montgomery Rice’s leadership lessons on breaking through fear, becoming fearless, and paying it forward, rooted in her childhood in a “little pink house” in Wrens, Georgia.
30 Jul 2026 · 18m · 6 chapters
Modupe's Top 5 (#3): How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld’s “nine lessons” for getting people to do what you want, delivered with humor, drawn from his film/TV directing experience and applied to office life.
30 Jul 2026 · 18m · 10 chapters
Modupe's Top 5 (#4): The value of kindness at work | James Rhee
Kindness as a workplace strategy, framed through the accounting concept of “goodwill,” and how James Rhee operationalized it to rescue Ashley Stewart and drive measurable results.
30 Jul 2026 · 21m · 4 chapters
Modupe's Top 5 (#5): What does "wealth" mean to you? | Aisha Nyandoro
Aisha Nyandoro argues for redefining “wealth” beyond money—especially for families experiencing poverty—and explains how guaranteed income creates “breathing room” to pursue dignity and opportunity…
30 Jul 2026 · 18m · 7 chaptersWhy overtourism could ruin your next vacation | Suresh Subudhi
Overtourism and how travelers can prevent destinations from becoming “selfie queues,” while improving residents’ livability and costs.
27 Jul 2026 · 16m · 8 chaptersA simple solution to fix workplace miscommunication | Melissa M. Mikus
Workplace miscommunication and a “communication-style tag” solution to reduce costly misunderstandings.
20 Jul 2026 · 13m · 7 chaptersThe counterintuitive secret of leadership | Jessica Kriegel
Jessica Kriegel argues that productive leadership requires surrendering the illusion of control, creating adaptive workplace cultures by shaping the experiences that shift others’ beliefs (not by…
13 Jul 2026 · 16m · 6 chaptersHow to give feedback that lands | Renee St Jacques
How to give feedback that “lands” using emotional intelligence, replacing the feedback sandwich with a three-part framework: Connect, Correct, Cultivate.
6 Jul 2026 · 16m · 5 chaptersWhy the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions with Molly Graham
Molly Graham (new host of TED’s Work Life) discusses how to navigate career change and stress—using metaphors like “stairs” vs “cliff jumps,” and a “monster” (Bob) to externalize fear.
29 Jun 2026 · 32m · 11 chaptersWhy you should stop chasing your “dream job” (w/ Emily the Recruiter) | from Fixable
Don’t chase a “dream job.” Instead build an “awake job” by aligning work with your validation, purpose, and lifestyle (VPL), and by ensuring your identity isn’t tied exclusively to work.
22 Jun 2026 · 45m · 19 chaptersIs inviting everyone to the meeting holding back global cooperation? | Qahir Dhanani
Whether global cooperation is being held back by “inviting everyone to the meeting,” and how to rebuild trust through smaller “coalitions of the willing” rather than 193-country consensus processes.
15 Jun 2026 · 14m · 6 chaptersWhy the world is still not built for women | Virginia Santy
Design consultant Virginia Santi argues the world (offices, buildings, cities, systems) is built around men’s bodies and experiences, making it harder for women—especially moms, women of color, and…
8 Jun 2026 · 17m · 5 chaptersThe surprising origins of Southwest Airlines with Jacob Goldstein
The origins and evolution of Southwest Airlines, and how/when it was forced to change as regulation, competition, and risk shifted.
1 Jun 2026 · 26m · 13 chapters
The secret to making the right career decisions with Patty Stonesifer | from WorkLife with Molly Graham
How Patty Stonesifer uses a short personal mission statement as a “north star” to make career and life decisions amid trade-offs like prestige vs meaning, money vs time, and safety vs growth.
25 May 2026 · 39m · 21 chapters3 things I wish I knew when I was broke | Vivian Tu
Vivian Tu shares “3 things I wish I knew when I was broke” and argues that young people can build wealth by learning finance “language,” forming money-focused community, and using modern tools…
18 May 2026 · 27m · 11 chaptersHow displaced people are driving local economies | Julienne Oyler
How displaced people can drive local economies when investors and policymakers shift from short-term aid to long-term economic inclusion; focus example is Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya.
11 May 2026 · 12m · 4 chapters4 relationship traps that lead to burnout | Eric Quintane
Eric Quintain explains how workplace relationship networks can create burnout via four “relational traps,” and how to self-check and adjust networks.
4 May 2026 · 21m · 6 chaptersWhat successful negotiators do differently | Kathryn Valentine
Gender bias in negotiation and a strategy for women to ask for what they want more successfully.
27 Apr 2026 · 12m · 3 chapters