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unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc

unSILOed is a series of interdisciplinary conversations that inspire new ways of thinking about our world. Our goal is to build a community of lifelong learners addicted to curiosity and the pursuit of insight about themselves and the world around them.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*

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00:53:06

Blowing Up Best Practices feat. Geoff Tuff & Steve...

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/06/06

Geoff Tuff is a principal of Deloitte Consulting LLP and holds various leadership positions across its Sustainability, Innovation, and Strategy practices. In the past, he led Doblin, the firm’s innovation practice, and was a senior partner at Monitor Group, serving as a member of its global Board of Directors before the company was acquired by Deloitte. He has been with some form of Monitor for close to 30 years.Steve Goldbach is a principal at Deloitte as well, and serves as the firm’s chief

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00:57:46

Why Good People Need to Understand the Rules of Power...

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2022/06/03

Why are so many organizations run by ineffective or toxic leaders? Because it isn't the best leaders that succeed. Its the ones that best understand how to gain power and use power. According to Jeff Pfeffer, the leadership industry has led many prospective leaders astray, providing them with a normative framework that fails to provide an accurate account of how organizations work. Jeff Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business at

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01:01:55

Why Motivating Change is not Enough feat. Loran Nordgren

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2022/06/01

When we think about ideas like selling or marketing, we usually think of getting people to buy products. But Loran Nordgren is talking about getting people to buy into new ideas. And the biggest obstacle isn't always motivation-its often friction. Loran Nordgren is a Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. His research considers the basic psychological processes that guide how we think and act. The overarching goal of his work is to

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01:11:50

Who is Interested in HR? feat. John Boudreau

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2022/05/30

Certainly not most academics, and probably not the business students they teach. The common perception around HR is that its focus is getting everyone their benefits and making sure sexual harassment trainings are completed. But there is so much more to this field. Dr. John Boudreau is a professor emeritus of management and organization and a senior research scientist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. With his research

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01:00:34

Computer Science is Not A Value Neutral Enterprise...

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/05/27

Our guest today says that the profession of programmer or coder is the most important occupation to have in the 21st century, and yet computer science is developmentally speaking, still a very young field and discipline.Rob Reich is professor of political science and, by courtesy, professor of philosophy and Education, at Stanford University. He is the director of the Center for Ethics in Society and co-director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and associate director of the Institute

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00:49:31

The Art of Subtraction feat. Leidy Klotz

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2022/05/25

Leidy Klotz describes himself as an “academic trespasser.” Investigating underexplored intersections between engineering and behavioral science, Leidy is in pursuit of more sustainable systems. A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles in venues that include top academic journals in built environment engineering, engineering education, and design, as well as both Science and Nature. His most recent book is “Subtract: The Untapped Science of

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00:49:30

The Science of Self Awareness feat. Steve Fleming

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2022/05/23

The notion of self awareness has been at the heart of philosophy for millenia. Now it’s the subject of research by neuroscientists, and is the focus of research at Steven Fleming’s lab, where he asks: what supports the remarkable capacity for human self-awareness? To address this question, Steve and his team combine experimental and theoretical approaches to understanding how people become self-aware of aspects of their cognition and behaviour, and why such awareness is often impaired by psychiatric

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00:58:28

Reflection in the Midst of Hustle Culture feat....

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/05/20

When we say “reflection,” what comes to mind? Is it sitting in meditation, in a meadow or a sacred space?. Or is it sitting at your desk, taking a second to look back at your life or career? Either way, its something that no one has time for these days, right?Joseph Badarocco is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses on business ethics, strategy, and management in the School's MBA and executive programs. He is also the faculty chair of the Nomura

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00:51:23

The Growing Field of Bullshit Studies feat. Carl...

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/05/18

Every generation reaches a point where they claim that discourse has gone to hell. But that doesn't mean we’re going to miss out on our chance to complain about it as well.Carl Bergstrom is a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington. Though trained in evolutionary biology and mathematical population genetics, Carl is perhaps best known for working across disciplines and integrating ideas across natural and social sciences. Recently, Carl teamed up with Jevin West to

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00:56:50

What’s Wrong with Banking feat. Anat Admati

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2022/05/16

Before the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest crises of our time was the global financial crisis. And even though that crisis passed, the underlying issues which gave rise to it have not been resolved. Anat Admati is the George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, a director of the Corporations and Society Initiative, and a senior fellow at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She has written extensively on information

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00:56:03

New Ways of Working feat. Lynda Gratton

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2022/05/13

Work used to have a rigid structure. You would punch in and out of the factory, leave your work behind at the office and go home. But as the lines between work and home blur, and all hours can easily become working hours, how can we find balance?Lynda Gratton is a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School where she directs the program ‘Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies’ – considered the world’s leading program on human resources. Her elective on the Future of Work is

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01:02:54

The Importance of Discomfort feat. Aidan McCullen

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/05/11

Sharing fresh information to empower new thinking. That's the north star behind Aiden McCullen’s podcast The Innovation Show. This podcast is actually what inspired Greg to create unSILOed! Aidan McCullen is a former Ireland national rugby player and current change consultant, working with organizations to improve how they collaborate and create the environment for change. He has developed and delivers a module on Emerging Technology Trends in Trinity College Business School, ranked as one of the

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00:48:35

Why Startups Fail feat. Tom Eisenmann

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/05/09

Some philosophers of science would say that, if you can't fail, you can't learn. If you've got a theory of how the world's going to work, and the world works that way, you haven't learned anything new. And this idea of emphasizing and embracing failure is important in the business world as well. Tom Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.Here, Tom heads up many entrepreneurial initiatives, teaches the MBA elective Entrepreneurial

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01:01:58

Recommendation Engines & Trust feat. Michael Schrage

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2022/05/04

It was not too long ago when the first recommendation engines were created, originally to help researchers keep track of articles and information. Now, you probably consult one every single day.Michael Schrage is a Visiting Fellow in the Imperial College Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at MIT, where he examines the various roles of models, prototypes, and simulations as collaborative media for innovation risk management.He has served as an advisor on innovation issues and investments

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01:01:00

The Tyranny of Metrics feat. Jerry Muller

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/05/02

Our obsession with metrics is causing damage across the board, from education and medicine, to the police, military, and foreign aid. But our guest says we can at least begin to fix the problem.Jerry Muller is professor of history at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where he is a professor of history. He is the author of five books, including “Capitalism and the Jews”, “The Tyranny of Metrics,” and “The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in European Thought.” His current work

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00:48:00

Reversing The Epidemic of Food Allergies feat. Kari...

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/04/29

Gluten free or dairy free may just seem like menu options to some, But in fact, food allergies have become a major epidemic. They aren’t restricted by socioeconomics, age, or gender and are increasingly becoming globally pervasive.Dr. Kari Nadeau is one of the nation’s foremost experts in adult and pediatric allergy and asthma. She is the Director of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University and is an endowed professor under the Naddisy Family Foundation. She

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00:51:46

Collaboration Overload feat. Rob Cross

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2022/04/27

As collaboration tools and apps become more commonplace in the digital workplace, how can we balance their pros (team mindset, connection) with their cons (burnout, inefficiency)? Our guest tackles this issue in his latest book “Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being.”For more than 20 years, Rob Cross has studied the underlying networks of effective organizations and the collaborative practices of high performers. Through research and writing,

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00:52:55

How To Be Happy feat. Raj Raghunathan

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2022/04/25

A lot of the smart and successful people in the business world are very good at achieving extrinsic goals of success, fame, money and power. But those types of people are not necessarily very good at the intrinsic goals of happiness, building great relationships, having a sense of ease about life and pursuing meaning.Raj Raghunathan is a Zale Centennial Professor of Business at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He is interested in exploring the impact that people’s

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01:01:41

Where Economics Meets Evolutionary Biology feat....

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2022/04/22

Dario Maestripieri is a Professor in Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago, and is also affiliated with the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge. His books include “Games Primates Play,” “Macachiavellian Intelligence: How Rhesus Macaques and Humans Have Conquered the World” and “Animal Personalities: Behavior, Physiology and Evolution.”His work currently focuses on the evolution of human behavior and 20th century European literature.In this episode he and Greg

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00:43:21

From the Evolution of Plants to Humor feat. Jonathan...

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc ·

2022/04/20

Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes — the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Jonathan Silvertown attempts to answer this question and more in his most recent work “The Comedy of Error: Why Evolution Made Us Laugh.” Jonathan is a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology and Chair in Technology-Enhanced Science Education in Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He has also written a number of other books including The Long

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