Episodes

Jan. 10, 2023

75. Love & Money: How to Talk About Big Decisions Together

Communicating professional goals with those who we care about most.
Dec. 20, 2022

74. Rethinks: How Emotion Shapes Our Communication, Decisions, and Experiences

Recognizing your audience’s emotional needs can help your communication.
Guest: Baba Shiv
Nov. 22, 2022

72. Quick Thinks: Talk It Out – How to Successfully Negotiate and Resolve Conflict

Communication strategies for getting more of what you want.
Nov. 8, 2022

71. Strategy Success: How to Communicate Your Gameplan

Why organizational strategy can be both top-down and bottom-up.
Oct. 25, 2022

70. Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best

Why good ideas are often preceded by not-so-good ideas.
Guest: Jeremy Utley
Oct. 11, 2022

69. Feeling Nervous? How Anxiety Can Fuel Better Communication

How stress and anxiety can enhance our communication.
Sept. 27, 2022

68. Directive vs. Dialogue: Communicating Better as a Leader

The changing role of communication in business leadership.
Sept. 13, 2022

67. What Is Normal? How Culture Affects Communication Styles

Why social norms are the glue that keeps cultures together.
Aug. 30, 2022

66. Rethinks: Lessons from Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman to Help You Hack your Speaking Anxiety

Actions you can take to reduce speaking anxiety and achieve your communication goals.
Aug. 16, 2022

65. Ties That Bind: Why Remote and Hybrid Teams Need the Right Connection

How teams can stay innovative within a hybrid work environment.
Aug. 2, 2022

64. Rethinks: Techniques for Managing Your Reputation

Effectively manage your reputation at work.
July 18, 2022

63. Cheap Talk: What Economics Has to Say About Communication

How economic concepts show up in everyday communication.
Guest: Paul Oyer
May 24, 2022

59. From Dreaming to Doing: How We Set and Achieve Goals

An essential ingredient of human behavior: motivation.
Guest: Szu-chi Huang
May 10, 2022

58. Forgiveness: How the Right Communication Repairs Relationships

The role of forgiveness in relationships and healthy communication.
Guest: Fred Luskin
April 26, 2022

57. Are You Listening?: How to Stay Open and Curious to Other People’s Ideas

The importance of really hearing where others are coming from.
April 12, 2022

56. Lean Messaging: How Simple Messages Really Stick

Communicating for startup success.
Guest: Steve Blank
March 29, 2022

55. Ideas & Empathy: How to Design and Communicate with Others in Mind

How design and communication both start with the same ingredient: empathy.
March 15, 2022

54. Leadership and Ethics: How to Communicate Your Core Values

How to make ethical decisions in your personal and professional life.
March 1, 2022

53. Step Up and Stand Out: How to Create the Right Environment for Communication

Not just knowing what your audience needs to hear, but how they need to hear it.
Feb. 16, 2022

52. Communicating Our Mistakes: How to Avoid Common Flaws and Make Better Decisions

Common flaws in the decision-making process — and what to do about them.