Tag: Management

The New Future of Work

Making Sense with Sam Harris | 25 March 2020 | 1h 44m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with Matt Mullenweg about the evolution of distributed work. Discusses the benefits of working from home, the new norms of knowledge work, relevant tools and security concerns, the challenges for managers, the importance of written communication, the necessity of innovating in response to the covid-19 pandemic, delivery networks as critical infrastructure, economic recovery, and other topics.

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David Deppner on Leadership, Confidence, and Humility

EconTalk | 2 September 2019 | 1h 16m | Listen Later | iTunes
Can a great leader or manager be humble in public? Or is exuding confidence, even when it may not be merited, a key part of leadership? David Deppner and Russ Roberts discuss how best for a leader to balance the need for humility and honesty with their followers’ need to be inspired by a confident leader.

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John Browne on the Equilibrium of Engineering

Masters in Business | 13 September 2019 | 1h 17m | Listen Later | iTunes
Interview with John Browne, former group chief executive of BP, about his books Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilization and The Glass Closet. A panegyric to engineering, bundled with wisdom on management, openness, and environmental management.

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How to Disagree Better

The Ezra Klein Show | 16 July 2018 | 1h 38m | Listen Later  | iTunes
“Contempt is the conviction of the utter worthlessness of another person. Anger leads to reconciliation, contempt to permanent enmity.” Interview with Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, an America think tank. Discusses how to disagree better, why civility shouldn’t be the goal in conversation, why it’s healthy to have a lot of arguments, and why anger is a healthy emotion and contempt isn’t.

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