ReThinking: Should leaders be feared or loved? with historian Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is an intellectual provocateur. His specialty is counterfactual history — imagining how events could have unfolded differently. And he and Adam disagree on nearly everything. In this ep...
29 Okt 202440min
ReThinking: Overcoming loneliness with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks about public health holistically. Whether he's addressing youth mental health crises, the loneliness epidemic or serving on the White House's COVID-19 pandemic resp...
22 Okt 202431min
ReThinking: The dark side of charisma
You may think no leader could ever be too charismatic, but the evidence is clear: a dazzling personality doesn't always drive success. In this episode, Adam investigates why an excess of charm can act...
15 Okt 202423min
ReThinking: How to design teams that don’t suck
Too many teams are less than the sum of their parts, and building a great team requires more than just picking an all-star roster or doing trust falls. Adam dives into the hard-hitting research on wha...
8 Okt 202437min
ReThinking: The wrong way to think about culture fit
Many workplaces hire, reward and promote on culture fit. But that can come with real costs to individuals and organizations. In this episode, Adam dives into the evidence on why overemphasizing fit ca...
1 Okt 202433min
ReThinking: John Legend on the creative process and "mumbling" his way to a hit
Before John Legend was coaching The Voice and winning Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys, he was a twenty-something consultant living in Boston. In this episode, John sits down with Adam to share how he...
27 Sep 202435min
ReThinking: The secret to success isn't power — it's status
Many people believe that success depends on gaining power, but it turns out that status is a more sustainable path to accomplishment and impact. Adam is joined by Survivor star Parvati Shallow, organi...
24 Sep 202432min
ReThinking: Sarah Silverman on being wrong — and treating trolls with kindness
Sarah Silverman is a comedian, actor and writer who doesn;t shy away from saying what she thinks. Her bold, distinctive voice has taken her from Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld to Broadway plays, lat...
17 Sep 202430min
