TED Business

Career coach Gala Jackson gives a three-step exit strategy to quit a job gracefully. Tips include reflection, goal-setting, financial checkup, and positive closure. Navigating career transitions, building relationships, and leveraging networking are also discussed. Understanding stress and making big decisions are emphasized for a fresh start.

Frances Frei, an expert in trust and leadership, discusses the three pillars of trust - authenticity, empathy, and logic. She uses Uber as a case study to illustrate how trust can be strengthened when it's on shaky ground. The podcast also explores the importance of trust, debunks common myths, and shares strategies for rebuilding trust in organizations.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, an iconic performer on stage and screen, shares her journey of self-belief, emphasizing the importance of perseverance, maintaining a healthy mindset, and using one's voice to create positive change. She offers actionable advice on finding self-confidence and encourages self-awareness and education for making a difference in one's community or workplace.

Anne Morriss, leadership visionary, shares a radical, one-week plan to build trust and fix problems at work. She discusses the importance of identifying the real problem, having brave conversations, and running smart experiments. She also emphasizes the value of seeking diverse perspectives and utilizing storytelling as a tool for change.

In our second episode with corporate inclusion visionary Deepa Purushothaman, she shared how women of color can advocate for themselves in workplace settings where they are undervalued, discriminated against and overlooked. In this continuation of that conversation, Purushothaman shows the importance of bringing your full self to work, and explains how powerful staying true to yourself while climbing the corporate ladder can be. After the interview, Modupe digs into four different ways you might be hiding aspects of yourself at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corporate inclusion visionary Deepa Purushothaman shares how women of color can advocate for themselves in workplace settings where they are undervalued, discriminated against and overlooked -- and how companies can foster working cultures that empower everyone to achieve success. This conversation, hosted by TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member. After the interview, our TED Business host Modupe gives practical tips on how to advocate for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Global consumer strategist Aparna Bharadwaj shares a fascinating glimpse at under-the-radar affinities that transcend cultures and borders -- from the way people snack in China and Saudi Arabia to how people shop for clothes in the US and Russia. "There are patterns where you least expect them," she says -- and paying attention to them just might bring the world a little bit closer. After the talk, Modupe expands on how data can connect people and help us better understand each other’s needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can stress enhance creativity? Are there practical ways to use stress for innovation? Modupe guest hosts the podcast Radio Headspace all week. Every weekday morning, Radio Headspace aims to take a few moments to step out of the internal chatter and external noise. It's a podcast that makes space to pause, reflect, and consider how we can live a life that best reflects our limitless potential. Listen to Radio Headspace wherever you are listening to this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Several crises are set to define the next century -- but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we could get there by ditching capitalism as the world's economic operating system and adopting "universal basic services," where governments would freely provide life essentials like housing, health care, education and transport. After the talk, Modupe shares thoughts on what organizations can do in the meantime to ensure people live long healthy lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew dives into how the trend-setting video app and cultural phenomenon works -- from what distinguishes its algorithm and drives virality to the challenges of content moderation and digital addiction. In a wide-ranging conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, he tells stories about the TikTok creators he loves and digs into thorny issues like data privacy and government manipulation -- as well as speaking personally about his commitment to inspiring creativity and building community. This is an episode of TED Tech, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective. For more episodes, follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.