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Whatever your business conundrum, there’s a TED Talk for that — whether you want to learn how to land that promotion, set smart goals, undo injustice at work, or unlock the next big innovation. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. After the talk, you'll get a mini-lesson from Modupe on how to apply the ideas in your own life — because business evolves every day, and our ideas about it sho...

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Can AI make you a better manager? with Hilary Gridley | from WorkLife with Molly...

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Sep 7, 202646:32failed

The fleeting euphoria of success | Debbie Millman

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Aug 31, 202611:37pending

Finding Purpose: How to find your purpose (w/ Master Fixer Molly Graham) | from...

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Aug 27, 202638:24pending

Finding Purpose: How to give your work meaning (w/ the New York Times Jodi Kanto...

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Finding Purpose: How to defend your values (w/ Yara Shahidi & Keri Salter) | fro...

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Finding Purpose: Why purpose is the answer to uncertainty and anxiety (w/ Arun G...

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A plan to stop AI from automating our decline | Gina Raimondo

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My $60 million science experiment | Mark Rober

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Aug 17, 202617:25pending

How to build a career you actually love | Bill Gurley

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What sitting all day does to your brain and body | Keith Diaz | Your Body on Tec...

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Aug 3, 202646:44pending

Modupe's Top 5 (#1): Why you should talk about your anxiety at work | Adam Whybr...

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Jul 30, 202617:35pending

Modupe's Top 5 (#2): How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Mon...

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Modupe's Top 5 (#3): How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld

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Modupe's Top 5 (#4): The value of kindness at work | James Rhee

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Modupe's Top 5 (#5): What does "wealth" mean to you? | Aisha Nyandoro

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Why overtourism could ruin your next vacation | Suresh Subudhi

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A simple solution to fix workplace miscommunication | Melissa M. Mikus

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The counterintuitive secret of leadership | Jessica Kriegel

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Jul 13, 202615:47pending

How to give feedback that lands | Renee St Jacques

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Why the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions with Molly Gr...

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Why you should stop chasing your “dream job” (w/ Emily the Recruiter) | from Fix...

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Jun 22, 202644:30pending

Is inviting everyone to the meeting holding back global cooperation? | Qahir Dha...

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Why the world is still not built for women | Virginia Santy

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The surprising origins of Southwest Airlines with Jacob Goldstein

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The secret to making the right career decisions with Patty Stonesifer | from Wor...

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3 things I wish I knew when I was broke | Vivian Tu

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How displaced people are driving local economies | Julienne Oyler

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4 relationship traps that lead to burnout | Eric Quintane

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What successful negotiators do differently | Kathryn Valentine

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Toolkit: Give Better Feedback | from Fixable

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How to be a great listener | Maegan Stephens, Nicole Lowenbraun

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How to introduce yourself — and get hired | Rebecca Okamoto

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Apr 6, 202612:43completed

How to understand money stuff (w/ Matt Levine) | from How to Be a Better Human

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AI is coming for your job. Now what? | Vlad Tenev

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Mar 23, 202618:50failed

The trap of win-lose thinking (and how to escape it) | John Mackey

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Mar 16, 202613:23failed

Why are we demolishing homes during a housing crisis? | Olaf Grawert

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Mar 9, 202616:19failed

4 hard truths about capitalism and climate | Steve Howard

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Mar 2, 202618:08pending

The question that saved my company from bankruptcy | Sharon Price John

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Feb 23, 202615:13pending

Be Kind: The Most Overlooked Driver of Success | From Think Fast Talk Smart

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Feb 16, 202622:59pending

The surprisingly simple reason teams fail | Tessa West

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Feb 9, 202618:58pending

How to empower the next generation of pilots | Refilwe Ledwaba

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Feb 2, 202610:33pending

The flourishing future of women's sports | Kate Johnson

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Jan 26, 202616:08pending

Interview: 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future with BJ Miller

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Jan 19, 202648:27pending

Will climate change make your home uninsurable? | Amy Barnes

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Jan 12, 202611:45pending

What it’s really like to win the lottery | Matt Pitcher

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Jan 5, 202614:41pending

How we got hooked on credit cards | from TED Talks Daily

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Dec 29, 20254:56pending

What 2025 Taught Us—And Where 2026 Is Taking Us

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Dec 21, 202555:40pending

Stephen J. Dubner | from Design Matters

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Why we need to know our lives matter | Jennifer Wallace

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Dec 8, 202515:19pending

Most countries fail at clean energy. Here’s how mine succeeded | Sebastián Kind

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Dec 1, 202514:09pending