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
Feb 16, 2018 • 16min
Do You Have Executive Presence
Granville Toogood, an executive coach for numerous Fortune 500 CEOs and author of best-selling books, delves into the elusive qualities of executive presence. He reveals how to cultivate confidence, knowledge, and authentic communication to enhance this key trait. Granville discusses the balance between assertiveness and humility, and how cultural nuances affect communication styles. He also provides practical techniques like the 'eight-second drill' to craft impactful messages, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, especially during career transitions.
Jan 26, 2018 • 24min
Make Your Career Story Powerfully Compelling
Does your career story command attention and help you make your case for a promotion, career change, or new venture funding opportunity? Rohit Bhargava is the founder of the Non-Obvious Company, global leader in digital and marketing strategy for organizations like Intel, LinkedIn, Disney, and Under Armour, and best-selling author. He believes that career stories can be powerfully compelling when they are authentic, fact-based, and have a strong emotional content. In this CareerCast, Ben shares his vast knowledge, research-based approach, and deep insights. Listen in and learn how to design a story to help propel you into your next job, next career, and more.
Dec 15, 2017 • 25min
Break the Rules for Entrepreneurial Success
Some people believe that it is best to stick to the rules. Lloyd Shefsky, consultant, mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs, family businesses and public companies controlled by families, would absolutely disagree. Over the years, the most successful entrepreneurs he has worked with have created their own vision, strategy, and rules. In this CareerCast, Lloyd shares the five elements from his new book, Visionarie$ Are Made Not Born, to how to build a solid foundation for significant success in work and in life.
Nov 17, 2017 • 27min
Connecting with Influence
Are your devices making it harder to actually connect face-to-face with others and build lasting relationships? Michael J. Gelb, author of The Art of Connection and pioneer in creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership, believes that there are clear, concrete, and authentic ways to connect and influence. In this CareerCast, Michael shares how to leverage the approach he takes in organizations like DuPont, Microsoft, and Nike, to expand your networks, opportunities, and power.
Oct 20, 2017 • 24min
Creating Good Career Choices
Are you working through a challenge doesn’t seem to have an obvious solution? Roger Martin, advisor, business educator, and author of Creating Great Choices, believes that successful options come from a solid methodology to map out the problem and opposing ideas for solving it. In the next CareerCast, Roger will share his approach, perspective, and insights to help you breakthrough obstacles, advance toward your goals, and enhance your success, confidence, and courage.
Sep 22, 2017 • 14min
Boost Your Career
Does your career need a boost –either because you just hit an obstacle or are just ready to take a step forward? Sander Flaum, Sander Flaum, M.B.A., is CEO of Flaum Navigators, chair of the Fordham Leadership Forum at the Fordham University Gabelli Graduate School of Business, and is the author of several books including Boost Your Career: How to Make an Impact, Get Recognized, and Build the Career You Want, believes you must have “meaningful impact” projects. In this CareerCast, Sander will share how to identify these projects, create powerful narratives that fix positive impressions in place, and expand your influence and success.
Aug 18, 2017 • 23min
Winning From Failing
Some people believe that failure should be avoided. “Not so,” says Josh Seibert, sales coach and author of Winning from Failing. He believes that failure should not just be tolerated but actively embraced if you want to succeed in your career and life. In this CareerCast, Josh draws on his time aboard a nuclear submarine and extensive business and consulting experience to provide a road map, insights, and strategies to make failure and setbacks the opportunity for growth, advancement, and greater success.
Jul 28, 2017 • 19min
Free Range Personal Brands
Nicole Ertas, recognized global brand strategist, speaker, and author of Free Range Brands believes that in today’s rapidly changing world the smaller brands have an agility that is killing the big brands. You also need this nimbleness in your personal brand to not just survive, but to thrive over the long haul. In this CareerCast, Nicole shares how the strategies of today’s successful brands can help you build your positioning, advancement, and career longevity for even greater success.
Jun 16, 2017 • 20min
Why Simple Wins
We live in a world of complexity that can make your work harder, more frustrating, and less productive. For many, finding purpose and meaning at work can collapse under the weight of so much to do. Lisa Bodell. CEO of futurethink and author of WHY SIMPLE WINS: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters, believes in the power of simplification as a path to get more done and find greater meaning. In this CareerCast, Lisa shares her research, deep experience, and tips and tactics to give yourself more room to have the success you want.
May 19, 2017 • 27min
The Only Move That Matters
Are you at a point in your career where you know that there has to be more and not sure what’s next? Or, are you aware of what you could do next and yet aren’t taking the action needed to move ahead? According to Jenny Blake, former career development program manager at Google and author of PIVOT: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One, hitting a career plateau is not a problem, nor is it a crisis. Rather, she advocates that you can and should leverage what is already working to strategically plan what’s next. In this CareerCast, Jenny shares her own pivots, insights from those transitions, and how you can make your next move really count.
