Podcasts

Originally posted in our February 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. Entrepreneurial and managerial skills may be distinct, but successful leaders know when and how to apply both. This IdeaCast episode explores how leaders who cultivate critical thinking can achieve dynamic stability—balancing innovation with operational execution. Guest Helen Lee Bouygues highlights how critical thinking helps avoid business failures by ensuring that decision-making processes align with reality rather than unchecked assumptions. Entrepreneurs who develop both innovative and managerial…

Originally posted in our April 2024 Top of Mind Newsletter. In this podcast conversation, research psychologist Jamil Zaki and McKinsey talent leaders Bryan Hancock and Brooke Weddle discuss the importance of fostering empathic behavior within organizations. They explore how cultivating empathy can lead to increased productivity, a stronger workplace culture, and better overall organizational health. For entrepreneurial thinkers, embracing empathy is crucial, as it enables a deeper understanding of customer needs and preferences. By leveraging empathy,…

Originally posted in our July 2023 Top of Mind Newsletter. If you haven’t ever heard from Carla Harris, consider this your wake-up call. Harris is the former Chair of the National Women’s Business Council, former Vice Chair of Wealth at Morgan Stanley, and has made a continued career of writing and speaking about leadership and mentorship. Earlier in 2023, she joined Adam Grant on his podcast, ReThinking. During their conversation, Harris and Grant unpack her early…

Originally posted in our December 2022 Top of Mind Newsletter. Trauma-informed practices in psychology, therapy, education, and many other fields are becoming increasingly popular. Researchers have thoroughly documented the impacts of trauma, hence the importance of trauma-informed practices. But in positive psychology, these practices take on an even more hopeful spin.  In this episode from the Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman, psychologist Dan Tomasulo discusses his work in creating hope, something he calls learned hopefulness.…

Originally posted in our October 2022 Top of Mind Newsletter. What’s the point of it all? This question has led to a range of discourses in psychology, philosophy, and religion. One philosopher from the turn of the 20th century spoke very openly about this in an 1895 lecture titled “Is Life Worth Living?” William James, often referred to as the father of American Psychology sought to understand this question to save himself. He framed this type…