E82 – Alan Turing
It’s early 1940s, the world war was at it’s height. The Allied forces were losing ships that came from…
E81 – Think Small not Big
“Think small, not big”, seems to be advice contrary to what we are commonly told…
E80 – The Wisdom of Crowds
When in doubt and data is insufficient who should you ask? If you had two…
E79 – Do you trust your team?
Stories At Work – the weekly series is back with this season’s first story. Imagine that you had hired a new person in your team. In a key project, she tried her…
E50 – Is this your best?
This is the late 60s, and Henry Kissinger is the National Security Advisor to President Richard Nixon. Winston Lord is his special assistant….
E49 – Relaxing For The Same Results
Derek Sivers is a musician, entrepreneur, and author who became famous for his 3 min TED Talk on how to start a movement. In a podcast, he shares this incident which made him question his A-type personality…..
E48 – Stories do work
It was Monday evening, October 3rd, 2005. Bob Iger, who had recently become the CEO of Disney, was going to give his first presentation to the board. Ten years ago, Disney bought ABC. Iger, who was the Vice President at ABC, was made…
E47 – The Kick of Michael Phelps
It is August 16 2008. The Beijing Olympics are on. Michael Phelps has already won six gold medals. Now he’s on the quest for the record equaling 7th, The 100 meters butterfly. The record for the seven individual goals in a…
E46 – Jaws: The Unseen Fear
It is July 1974, and Steven Spielberg is not yet part of Hollywood royalty. He’s just a small director with a huge shark problem. Spielberg was shooting on location…
E45 – Discipline: Sachin Tendulkar – 241*
When Sachin Tendulkar walked out to the crease at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 2nd Jan 2004, one of the best batsmen in the world found himself in a rather…