This week, were sharing a special episode from one of Adam's favorite podcasts, Revisionist History. Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwells podcast about things misunderstood and overlooked. This season, Malcolm is obsessed with experiments natural experiments, scientific experiments, thought experiments. And in this episode, Adam Grant got to help out. Malcolm wanted to talk with a group of college seniors or recent graduates. So Adam invited him to a special seminar at the University of Penn...
Oct 01, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Atul Gawande was advised by a colleague to say yes to every opportunity until he turned 40. Since then hes been a renowned surgeon, a public health leader and government policymaker, and a bestselling author and New Yorker writer. He talks with Adam about his fascinating career and how he balances his passions for different fields, why he works with a coach even in the operating room, and how hes working in The White House to end our current pandemicand prevent the next one. For the full text tr...
Sep 27, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 2017, Alex Honnold did what even the worlds best rock climbers thought was impossible. He climbed to the top of El Capitan a granite rock mountain more than 3,000 feet high without a rope, harness, or net. His audacious feat was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, and it left Adam with some burning questions about what we can learn from his unique approach to managing fear. Alex opens up about how he regulates his emotions when hes hanging on by just a few fingers, what st...
Sep 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Cuban has gone from selling garbage bags door-to-door to selling internet companies for billions, acquiring an NBA team, and becoming a beloved Shark on Shark Tank. Mark reveals to Adam how he turns problems into opportunities in entrepreneurship, basketball, and investing. They discuss his latest venturedisrupting the healthcare industry with an online pharmacy and a price-slashing philosophy that makes hundreds of drugs affordableand why following your passion is not the best way to maint...
Sep 13, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Great news WorkLifers! You told us you wanted more episodes of Taken for Granted, and we listened. Weve renamed the show Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, and well be back with more episodes, all year round. In every episode Adam will host lively discussions and debates with the worlds most fascinating thinkers, creators, achievers, and leaders to figure out what makes them tick. Adam will bring curiosity and science to conversations with people like entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban, death-defyin...
Sep 09, 2022•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Scott, Leslie Knope, Detective Jake Peraltatelevision producer and writer Michael Schur has created some of TVs most beloved sitcom characters on shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation, and The Good Place. Still, his shows and his philosophy are not just about laughs. Today on The TED Interview, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective, Michael Schur sits down with host Steven Johnson. They dive into the craft of writing the TV comedy, why he is obsessed with philosophy and ethic...
Sep 01, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its hard to make change at work happen. But wherever you sit in the hierarchy, there are steps you can take to overcome resistance and motivate people to embrace new ideas. In this episode, Adam brings in an education change agent, a business turnaround specialist, and a bestselling author to identify what you can do to improve the status quo. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL49 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 28, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you avoid joining a toxic culture and build a healthy one once youve arrived? In this episode, Adam explores how to recognize the four deadly sins of work culture before you join an organization, and shares strategies that can help shape a thriving workplace from the inside. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL48 We have a quick favor to ask you! We love making the show, and we're always trying to make it better. So if you have a few minutes, please take our survey at surveyn...
Jun 21, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Disability is far more common and far more diverse than we might realize. But often, people are reluctant to reveal their disabilities, and managers dont know how to address them. In this episode, Adam investigates some extraordinary steps workplaces are taking to support people with disabilities and those without. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL47 We have a quick favor to ask you! We love making the show, and we're always trying to make it better. So if you have a few minutes,...
Jun 14, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its been two years since offices around the world were thrown into virtual environments to do their jobs, and now many leaders are itching to get everyone back in the office. But new evidence demonstrates that hybrid work can be good for people and organizations. Adam brings an economist and a management expert to weigh in on the science of hybrid work, and make a road map to success in the modern (sometimes virtual) workplace. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL46 We have a quick ...
Jun 07, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before Ava DuVernay became the first Black woman director to win Sundance and get nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, she was a publicist with a little hobby, a big dream, and a lot of patience. Adam talks to Ava about how she turned her side gig of filmmaking into a brilliant career, how her leadership style has evolved over the years, and what studying MLK while making the movie Selma can teach us about what it really takes to inspire. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/T4G29...
May 31, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Satya Nadella is a modern renaissance man; hes a cricket enthusiast, poetry lover, oh, and the chairman and CEO of Microsoft with a nearly perfect approval rating on Glassdoor. Satya has led a transformation at Microsoft, up-ending the culture, and rethinking remote and hybrid work. In this episode, Adam talks to Satya about the future of work, leadership, and building cultures of care. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/T4G28 This was an episode of Taken for Granted, but now the pod...
May 24, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, something a little different. We're sharing an episode of No Stupid Questions, a podcast about human behavior hosted by Adams colleague and friend Angela Duckwortha worldwide expert on gritand Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio. In this episode, Angela and Stephen debate whether emotional intelligence is necessary for good leadership. Stephen also wonders if emotional intelligence is something that can be learned, and the two discuss whether high E.I. might actually have negative ...
May 17, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jon Batiste has had a record yearhe was the most nominated artist at the Grammys, winning five of his ELEVEN nominations across multiple categories, including Album of the Year. When hes not making musical history, hes a touring artist, late-night band leader, and Oscar-winning composer. In this episode, Jon talks with Adam about the creative process of making his genre-defying music, his prodigious background as a young musician in New Orleans, the role of focus and variety in building a succes...
May 10, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Perfectionism is on the riseand not just in job interviews when people claim its their greatest weakness. But the desire to be flawless is not always productiveor healthy. As a recovering perfectionist, Adam dives into how he managed to abandon the quest for 10s while holding onto his drive for excellence. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL45 We have a quick favor to ask you! We love making the show, and we're always trying to make it better. So if you have a few minutes, please t...
May 03, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Great pitches can seem like genius or magic. But you dont have to be a great salesperson to give a great pitch. Whether youre floating an idea at a team meeting, looking for investors for your startup, or applying for your next job, life is full of pitching moments. In this episode, we bust myths about what it takes to drum up excitementand share insights from Hollywood and Silicon Valley on ways to improve your chances of getting your audience on board. For the full text transcript, visit go.te...
Apr 26, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Flexibility is the number one request people are making from employers. But flexibility is much more than WHERE you workit also means having the freedom to make choices about what you work on, who you work with, and when and how often you work. This episode examines the science and practice of creating more autonomy and making it work for people and organizations. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL43 We have a quick favor to ask you! We love making the show, and we're always tryin...
Apr 19, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Over the past year, the Great Resignation has been all over the news. Many people are celebrating quitting their jobs but its a decision some will come to regret. So whens the right time to leave? How do you quit without burning bridges? And how can workplaces encourage people to stay? For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL42 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 12, 2022•38 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Dolly Parton is a living legend. Her hit songs like 9 to 5, Jolene, and I Will Always Love You have captured generation after generation, and her career is far from slowing down. Her latest project, Run, Rose, Run is both a novel co-authored with James Patterson AND its brand-new, full-length companion album. In todays episode, Adam talks to Dolly about her creative process, how she balances getting things right with getting things DONE, and how she manages the hefty cup of ambition she pours he...
Apr 05, 2022•26 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast As Russia continues to attack Ukraine, the whole world is watching a momentous clash of leadership styles. No one is more qualified to analyze the situation than political scientist and former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. In this episode, he and Adam discuss Putins motives, Zelenskys rise, and the leadership lessons from this crisis. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/T4G25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 29, 2022•37 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast This hour, futurist Amy Webb guides us through innovations that give a glimpse into the future of transportation, wellness, tech, commerce, and travel ... and the impacts they'll have on our lives. This is an episode of the TED Radio Hour with NPR, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective. For more episodes, you can find and follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this. And we'll see you on March 29 for more WorkLife episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Mar 22, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast WorkLife will be back on March 29 with new episodes including an incredible conversation with Dolly Parton, and an episode on the (not so) Great Resignation. For now, here's an episode of another show that Adam frequently appears on. It's called The Next Big Idea, presented by LinkedIn. In this episode, Annie Murphy Paul, author of The Extended Mind sits down with Adam for a spirited conversation in which she defends the fine art of fidgeting, suggests ways to improve group brainstorms, and give...
Mar 16, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Esther Duflo took her first economics class, she hated it. In 2019, she won a Nobel Prize in economics. Esther talks with Adam about her groundbreaking experiments to fight poverty, busts myths about what motivates people, and reveals how to make meaningful progress toward solving daunting problems. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G24 This was an episode of Taken for Granted, but now the podcast is called ReThinking with Adam Grant, and its back with weekly episode...
Nov 09, 2021•57 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast PepsiCo's trailblazing former CEO drove record profitsbut did so while investing in employee well-being, consumer health, and environmental sustainability. In their second conversation, she and Adam are on stage for a lively, entertaining dialogue about how to improve our work lives and our workplaces. They talk about striking a balance between fitting in and standing out, winning support for major change up and down the org chart, and rethinking business education. Indra also reveals the name o...
Nov 02, 2021•40 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast The longtime PepsiCo CEO is one of the worlds most powerful women and Times 100 most influential people. In the first of two rich conversations, she explains why she wrote more than 400 letters about her direct reports to their parents. Indra and Adam discuss what shes learned about leadership, finding and being a mentor, championing ideas from below, and making big career decisions. They also explore some of the big questions around the future of workfrom embracing flexibility to creating equit...
Oct 26, 2021•46 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast At the age of 18, Allyson Felix took home the Olympic silver medal in the 200 meter dash. She was devastated. Where others saw second-best in the world, she only saw not first. That race lit a fire that would carry her on to become the most decorated track and field athlete in American history. Adam talks with her about achieving excellence, bouncing back from her so-called failures, and sustaining motivation to medal in five straight Olympic games. Read the text transcript for this episode at g...
Oct 19, 2021•55 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast We're back soon with new episodes of Taken for Granted, but for now, here's a TED Talk Adam gave recently. Have you found yourself staying up late, joylessly bingeing TV shows and doomscrolling through the news, or simply navigating your day uninspired and aimless? Chances are you're languishinga psychic malaise that has become all too common after many months of the pandemic. Adam breaks down the key indicators of languishing and presents three ways to escape that "meh" feeling and start findin...
Oct 13, 2021•13 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast People are finally paying attention to mental health at work, but some major myths are holding us back. Adam breaks down what we get wrong about mental health at work, what individuals and organizations can do to start getting it right, and why we all need compassion more than empathy. Thanks to our guests Demar Derozan, Sally Maitlis, Darlene Upton and Paul Bloom for joining us on this episode. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/WL41 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Jul 27, 2021•39 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Are you afraid to share bad news, ask for help, or admit you were wrong? These are signs of being in a psychologically unsafe work environment. Adam breaks down the importance of psychological safety in preventing errors and promoting innovation and inclusion, and examines what it takes to build a culture of voice rather than silence. Thanks to guests Ed Pierson, Amy Edmondson, Captain Bill Wilson and Admiral McRaven for appearing on this episode. Find the text transcript for this episode at go....
Jul 20, 2021•38 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In a world obsessed with efficiency, Lin-Manuel Mirandas smash Broadway hits Hamilton and In the Heights began with idle curiosity. Adam interviews Lin together with his father, Luis, about finding harmony between creativity and productivityand rhythm between work and life. They discuss what motivated Lin to take a big risk on the biggest stage of his life, the challenges of fitting in when you stand out, the importance of delegation and deadlines, and the lost art of doing nothing. Read the ful...
Jun 29, 2021•44 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast 
