47. Quick Thinks: How to Use Storytelling to Be a Better Founder
“Great founders are great storytellers,” says Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Stephanos Zenios in this “Quick Thinks” episode. Zenios is the director of the Center for Entrepreneurial S...
14 Des 20219min
46. Stay Creative: How to Keep Your Ideas Fresh and Practical
“To be creative, ideas must be both novel and useful. That’s the definition that we use in creativity research,” says Justin Berg, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduat...
3 Des 202122min
45. Recipes From the “Communication Kitchen”: How to Handle Three Common Challenges This Holiday Season
In each episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Stanford GSB lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams asks his guests the same question: “What are the first three ingredients in a successful communication r...
18 Nov 202116min
44. Act Like a Leader: How Lessons From The Theater Can Help You Step into Power
"Leadership is a role that you play, like a part you play in other people’s lives. And [your] expression of that role is your responsibility as a leader,” says Stanford GSB lecturer Melissa Jones Brig...
11 Nov 202121min
43. Get Psyched: How Time and Situations Shape Our Communication
“Social psychologists believe that if we want to understand our own behavior and the behavior of others, the first thing we have to ask or notice is, ‘What is the situation in which they are performin...
28 Okt 202120min
42. Space, Pace, and Grace: How to Handle Challenging Conversations
Being a better listener has a lot to do with silence, says Collins Dobbs, a lecturer in management at Stanford Graduate School of Business. “A lot of people are uncomfortable with the smallest modicum...
15 Okt 202125min
41. Speak like a Founder: How Successful Entrepreneurs Communicate to Their Teams
“Part of teamwork is dating,” says Stefanos Zenios, The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Operations, Information & Technology. “Dating each other to see...
30 Sep 202120min
40. Mindset Matters: How to Embrace the Benefits of Stress
“Stress is natural, stress is inevitable when you're living a life that's connected with things you care about. And learning how to embrace it, learning how to work with it is really what helps us thr...
16 Sep 202126min
