Nobody likes a micromanager but if you push too hard in the other direction things could get much worse. Here’s how to reset the balance.
Embedding any leadership philosophy in sports demands a selective and multi-disciplinary approach.
George Raveling — the iconic leader who brought Michael Jordan to Nike — shares with Big Think a lifetime of priceless wisdom learned at the crossroads of sports and business.
Webflow CEO Linda Tong tells Big Think how her lifelong love of sports has guided her ascent to the C-Suite.
An alternative vision of the future of work for senior executives might hold a solution to relentless workplace stress.
An authentic career strategy built around sustainability involves embedding these key principles into all jobs, argues Marilyn Waite.
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Yondr CEO Graham Dugoni unpacks the technological zeitgeist in this exclusive Big Think interview covering media ecology, leadership, AI, human connection, and much more.
Women bring new and innovative ways of exercising power to the table, argues Gaia van der Esch. All business teams will benefit.
If you have any sort of power for any reasonable length of time, you will be changed by it — awareness of the effects is crucial.
Startup success can often hinge on a key lesson derived from behavioral science … and Jerry Seinfeld’s “Night Guy vs. Morning Guy” routine.
In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”
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If “founder mode” runs its course, CEOs should cultivate a new skillset rooted in the authenticity of self-awareness.
Airbnb’s CBO, Dave Stephenson, joins Big Think for a chat about elite-team leadership, “founder mode,” the Taylor Swift effect, and more.
Semyon Dukach — founding partner of VC firm One Way Ventures — adds balance to the founder mode debate.
Anne Chow, former CEO of AT&T Business, lays out a new approach to inclusive leadership that takes “thinking bigger” to the next level.
Three of the greatest moral philosophers — Bentham, Kant and Aristotle — offer invaluable and practical lessons for leaders today.
Want to get ahead? The best leaders are always humble, proactive and — above all — curious, advises Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota.
Anne-Marie Rosser — CEO of creative agency VSA Partners — shares her cross-generational vision for a new brand of leadership.
Why Bob Stiller — founder and former CEO of billion-dollar beverage company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters — believes shared learnings are a win-win.
How to find the right balance between controlling teams and allowing them the agency to make mistakes — and learn from them.
By unlearning old leadership mindsets, cultures, and assumptions we can move from Industrial Age thinking to Intelligence Age thinking.
Benjamin Oakes — CEO of buzz-worthy biotech company Scribe Therapeutics — joins Big Think for a chat about innovation, human endeavor, and more.
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Most leaders get the psychology of human motivation all wrong — here’s how a presidential encounter with a leaf-sweeper puts it right.
We can address the misalignment between the current leadership reality and traditional leadership practices with a simple formula.
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Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
He peppers his sentences with words like “neat” and “cool,” he’s not great at working the room after dinner — oh, and he’s a peerless visionary.