NYC Mayor Eric Adams said emotional intelligence was the #1 skill he was looking to hire for. The No Stupid Questions podcast asked, “Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important?”* First, a definition: Emotional Intelligence is not the tendency, but the capacity to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions. Let’s break that down. First, we don’t … Continue reading How Important Is Emotional Intelligence To Leaders And Teams?
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Podcast Of The Week: Seth Godin And Debbie Millman
Anytime Seth Godin and Debbie Millman get together it’s worth listening. They’re gods of marketing, design, and what I think we can agree to call, “vulnerable leadership.” If you don’t know them, you’re in for a treat. If you do, you already know what it means to be a fly on the wall when they … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Seth Godin And Debbie Millman
Sarah Cooper On Her Superpower Of Being Funny
Sarah Cooper is hysterical. She did the corporate thing before taking a shot at becoming a comedian, struggling, doubling down on the corporate job, and then eventually tripling down and breaking out as an artist. If you’re a creative with a side hustle, or a creative with a creative streak in your main hustle, Cooper’s … Continue reading Sarah Cooper On Her Superpower Of Being Funny
Podcast Of The Week: The Tangible ‘20s
Disclosure: to my non-financial markets friends, I offer you this insight first, and then for whoever else still cares, you’ll want to check out the podcast below. One interpretation of the decade (still mostly) in front of us is that it might be like The Roaring ‘20s all over again. Advances in technology, low unemployment, … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: The Tangible ‘20s
Podcast Of The Week: WTF Tony Hawk
The Tony Hawk documentary (Until The Wheels Fall Off) kicked my ass. It’s not just fan worship, and it’s also not whatever you’d call The Last Dance. It’s a story about life, families, trying hard, working harder, and how a little luck can do wonders for a persistent spirit. I didn’t want the documentary to … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: WTF Tony Hawk
Podcast Of The Week: Will Smith, Before The Slap
This is the Will Smith conversation I needed. Pre-slap I was evangelizing the book as maybe the best non-business business book I’d read so far in 2022. Post-slap I had a lot of “arghs” “ughs” “icks” and “what” meets “why” feels. Jon Caramanica and Soraya Nadia McDonald get into the career arc of Smith, how … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Will Smith, Before The Slap
Judd Apatow’s Secret To Creative Output Is…
Judd Apatow’s secret to creative output: “Down-Up Theory.” Get it DOWN. Fix it UP. That’s it. Two steps but they contain creative multitudes. h/t Apatow’s 3rd appearance on the Working It Out with Mike Birbiglia podcast
Podcast Of The Week: Musk, Twitter, And Strategy (And Stratechery)
What happens if the world’s richest man becomes in charge of the most important information platform? The “Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter” story may be stale by the time I click send on this email, but this conversation between Derek Thompson and Ben Thompson will still be significant. Derek has previously called Twitter “a … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Musk, Twitter, And Strategy (And Stratechery)
Understanding Human Behavior Isn’t A Wrench, It’s Gravity
Understanding human behavior isn’t a wrench, it’s gravity. Biases exist. Understanding them isn’t another tool in the toolbox. They’re… Newtonian. They're foundational to everything else. Biases and behaviors are the starting point. They’re the operating systems we all run on. We don’t have to fix them, we have to work with them. h/t Brian Portnoy and … Continue reading Understanding Human Behavior Isn’t A Wrench, It’s Gravity
Podcast Of The Week: The Behavioral Finance Entertainment Complex
This Brian Portnoy take really resonated with me. He says we (the finance industry) have created a “Behavioral Finance entertainment complex that does very little to help real people make real decisions.” In a nutshell, people are predictably irrational (as Dan Ariely put it). We know a lot of ways these irrationalities manifest. In the … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: The Behavioral Finance Entertainment Complex