Meetings Are Interesting. Especially the Boring Ones.
Meetings are interesting. Especially the boring ones. When I say “interesting,” I don’t mean literally interesting. Not most meetings, anyway. Most meetings are absolutely dreadful.
“Once More, With Feeling”: Getting Your Team to Tune Back Into Change Initiative
Raise your hand if your organization has put forward a bold plan for “corporate transformation” this year. ✋ Now keep those hands up if you actually believe that plan is going to materialize in any meaningful way, shape, or form. ? … Nobody? ?
Soldiers and Scouts with Julia Galef
In this episode of the podcast, Brooke chats with Julia Galef - co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality and host of the podcast 'Rationally Speaking'. They discuss the topic or Julia's book, 'The Scout Mindset' which looks at the underlying motivations that guide our beliefs and behaviors.
The Voltage Effect with John List
Brooke speaks with John List, Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and Chief Economist at Lyft. John talks us through some of the key takeaways from his recent book ‘The Voltage Effect’, which offers guidance around how to identify the ideas that will be successful when scaled, and how to avoid those that won't.
Humanizing the Workplace with Ryan Stelzer
Brooke is joined by Ryan Stelzer, co-founder of Strategy of Mind and co-author of the upcoming book, Think, Talk, Create. Stelzer’s expertise lies in management consultancy and pulling in aspects of psychology, philosophy and cognitive science to optimize the workplace. This conversation details important topics from the book, such as the importance of humanizing the workplace again, psychological safety and the consequences of taking a numbers-only approach.
