CareerCast by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want.
You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.
We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.
You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.
We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 21, 2017 • 27min
The Five Thieves of Career Success
Have you noticed it’s harder for individuals to be both successful and happy? Dr. John Izzo, pioneer in social responsibility, executive coach, and author of several books, including The Five Thieves of Happiness believes if you aren’t happy and successful you could likely be the obstacle. In this CareerCast, John will share how enhancing your integrity, authenticity, and sense of responsibility can help you achieve even greater career success and happiness.
Mar 17, 2017 • 27min
The Power of Presence
Often the difference between an okay career and a spectacular one is whether or not you have “presence” – that seemingly innate ability to command attention and inspire commitment. But what is this secret quality they project? Executive and CEO coach Kristi Hedges demystifies this elusive trait, revealing that leadership presence is the intersection of outward influencing skills and internal mental conditioning. In this CareerCast, Kristi shares little-understood, but potentially game-changing, tools to help leverage the power of presence in your career and life.
Feb 17, 2017 • 21min
Ask More
What hidden skill links successful people in all walks of life? What helps them make smart decisions? The answer is surprisingly simple: They know how to ask the right questions at the right time. Author, Frank Sesno, CNN anchor, White House Correspondent, and author of Ask More, should know. He has built an entire career on asking solid, direct, and thought-provoking questions to leaders all over the globe. In this CareerCast, Frank shares his insights, strategies, and experience on how to leverage the power of questions to open doors, uncover solutions, and spark change.
Jan 20, 2017 • 29min
Sprint: Solve Big Problems in Five Days
Do the biggest challenges require less time, not more? Do individuals produce better solutions than teams? Can you test anything in one week by building a realistic façade? Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, Design Partners, GV, and co-authors of Sprint would answer “absolutely yes” to all three questions. In this CareerCast, John and Jake share their unique perspective from times at Google Ventures, YouTube and FeedBurner (which Google acquired in 2007) along with ideas, strategies, and a behind the scenes look at how startups sprint on difficult problems. So listen in if you have a big opportunity, challenge, or idea and need perspective, insights, and practical answers.
Dec 16, 2016 • 35min
Designing Your Life
What if you could use design thinking to create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are? Dave Evans, Adjunct Lecturer, Product Design Program at Stanford, Management Consultant, co-founder of Electronic Arts, and author of Designing Your Life, believes that you can and it’s one of the best things you can you do for your career and life. In this CareerCast, Dave shares his unique experience, multi-faceted perspective, and practical wisdom to help you get started.
Nov 18, 2016 • 30min
How to Succeed as an MBA in Silicon Valley
What is it like to succeed as an MBA in Silicon Valley? Just ask Chris Yeh, co-author (along with LinkedIn co-founder, Reid Hoffman and entrepreneur, Ben Casnocha) of the New York Times bestseller, The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. In this CareerCast, Chris shares his experience, insights and wisdom from founding, advising, or investing in over 100 high-tech startups.
Oct 21, 2016 • 22min
Positively Resilient
Why do some people hit obstacles and derail while others create advantage and leverage from the challenges? While there are many factors, Doug Hensch, Executive Coach, Organizational Consultant, and author of Positively Resilient: 5 1/2 Secrets to Beat Stress, Overcome Obstacles, and Defeat Anxiety, would say that resilience is at the top of the list. In this CareerCast, Doug shares his insights, perspective, and how resilience is way more than just an ability to bounce back.
Sep 16, 2016 • 25min
The Powerful and Authentic Leader
Is it possible to be personally authentic and a powerful leader? Dr. Karissa Thacker, President of Strategic Performance Solutions and author of The Art of Authenticity, would say that it’s the only way to sustain success and well-being at any organization and develop an effective, executable leadership strategy. In this CareerCast, Karissa will share her deep knowledge, experience, and wisdom working with companies like UPS, Best Buy, and AT&T.
Aug 19, 2016 • 28min
Smarter Faster Better
Are you achieving high quality goals that are important to you at a fast-tracked pace? If you are, you are rare. Charles Duhigg, Harvard MBA, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The New York Times, and author of Smarter Faster Better and The Power of Habit, believes that there is a science behind productivity and it can be learned and leveraged across industries, functions, and levels. In this CareerCast, Charles will share his findings, insights, and practical advice on how to accelerate your goal achievement and have fun in the process.
Jul 15, 2016 • 21min
Winning the Corporate Board Games
Do you want to have a Board Directorship in the future, yet feel that you don’t know how to make that a reality? John Montford, author of Board Games: Straight Talk for New Directors and Good Governance, believes that there is a path to successful Board Leadership and helps global organizations get better results from executive search, management succession, and the board nominating process. In this CareerCast, John shares insights, perspective, and wisdom from decades of experience in and around the boardroom and with executive leadership.
