Organizational Behavior Archives

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There’s bad failure — the kind we ignore or hide — and good failure, which becomes data for future progress. Three experts discuss how to tell the difference.

Tim Harford, Tal Ben-Shahar & Robert Sutton

Unlikely Collaborators

A man in a suit with half of his face and head illustrated as mechanical gears and machinery, blending human and robot features.

8mins

The Big Think Interview

3 challenges that AI integration presents in the workplace

“I've started to think about three puzzles we need to solve for as we bring these technologies into our organizations.”

Martin Gonzalez

A triangle labeled "The Fraud Triangle" with its three sides named Incentive, Opportunity, and Rationalization, on an orange background.

32mins

The Big Think Interview

Inside the mind of a white-collar criminal

“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”

Kelly Richmond Pope

A person in shorts and a cap balances on a tightrope with "LEADERSHIP MATERIAL" written in large white text over the image against a clear blue sky and mountain backdrop.

6mins

Legends

Ben Horowitz: Quit being a coward and do the hard thing

"You need to run towards the pain and darkness and not away from it. I think the best leaders always run towards the darkness. They always run towards a problem."

Ben Horowitz

The image shows the words "Organizational Friction" in bold white text on a black background with red arrows crossing over them.

7mins

The Big Think Interview

Why ‘friction thinkers’ see hidden opportunities first

“When we face a problem, our natural tendency is to race ahead – but some friction is actually a good thing.”

Bob Sutton

Two men in suits standing next to each other, discussing fraud.

8mins

The Big Think Interview

Fraud abounds — meet the three kinds of people stealing your money

Fraud is a $5 trillion “industry.” But not all its perpetrators look alike. Kelly Richmond Pope, a professor of accounting, breaks down who commits fraud — and why.

Kelly Richmond Pope