Aug 20

How Barnes & Noble made a comeback, with CEO James Daunt

CEO James Daunt has now rescued two iconic bookstore chains: Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He joins host Jeff Berman to discuss the turnarounds, plus how bookstores are preparing for an onslaught of AI-written content, his BookTok strategy, and why local control is the key to m ... Show More

32m 54s

Aug 18

What the jobs report isn't telling you about AI & the workforce, with Upwork’s Hayden Brown

Few leaders have a better real-time read on how AI is actually reshaping the workforce than Hayden Brown. As CEO of Upwork, the platform where 18 million freelancers meet the businesses that need them, she sees what the monthly jobs report can't: which skills are surging, which j ... Show More

30m 3s

Aug 15

Pioneers of AI: Why AI conversations are always one-sided

Is it possible for us to ever wholeheartedly trust a machine the way we would a human? According to Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connectio ... Show More

39m 19s

Feb 2025

What leaders are getting wrong about return-to-office (from Rapid Response)

Today, we’re bringing you a special episode from Rapid Response featuring Frances in conversation with Bob Safian the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company.Frances and Bob dive into one of the biggest workplace debates today: the real impact of return-to-office mandates. Togethe ... Show More

27m 2s

Sep 2023

Back to the office

Many employers say they are desperate to get staff back into the office more often, but what's the best and fairest way to wean employees off remote working?As companies from tech to banking grapple with this issue, Evan Davis and guests discuss the productivity pros and cons, th ... Show More

28m 49s

Apr 2021

A part-time return to the office?

A hybrid model mixing home working with office time is being favoured by major companies. But critics worry it will create divisions in the workplace. Small business owner and columnist Gene Marks explains why managing remote workers presents such a challenge, and Darren Murph fr ... Show More

17m 58s

Sep 2023

To go or not to go ... into the office?

Remote work is here to stay — but even for companies that did it pre-pandemic, new challenges are popping up. Dean’s accounting firm has 4,000 employees, and people once happily alternated between working from home and the office. But recently there's been a shift, and the once-t ... Show More

25m 32s

Jun 2022

WorkLife with Adam Grant: The Do’s And Don'ts Of Returning To The Office

It’s been two years since offices around the world were thrown into virtual environments to do their jobs, and now many leaders are itching to get everyone back in the office. But new evidence demonstrates that hybrid work can be good for people and organizations. Adam brings an ... Show More

37m 39s

May 2018

Office Spaces

Is your office killing your productivity? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Pete Bacevice, a workplace researcher at the global design firm HLW and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. They talk through how to survive in an open office, deploy ... Show More

31m 53s

Dec 2019

Why working from home is good for business | Matt Mullenweg

As the popularity of remote working continues to spread, workers today can collaborate across cities, countries and even multiple time zones. How does this change office dynamics? And how can we make sure that all employees, both at headquarters and at home, feel connected? Matt ... Show More

5m 4s

Jun 2025

How to Get Out of the Hybrid Work Rut

With some high-profile CEOs demanding workers return to the office five days a week, and others touting the benefits of fully remote work, many companies compromised and ended up somewhere in the middle. But that hybrid compromise can often bring the worst of both worlds. Wharton ... Show More

31m 52s

Apr 2025

Navigating the Hybrid Work Dilemma

Many organizational leaders believe remote work is here to stay. Others are requiring employees return to the workplace. But Prithriwaj “Raj” Choudhury, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, says it’s not a simple managerial choice between two options. He explains th ... Show More

29m 38s

Feb 2023

The Future of Work Part 1: Get to HQ

Today, we’re kicking off a special 3-part series answering your questions around the future of work. Peter Cappelli, the George W. Taylor professor of management at the Wharton School and author of “The Future of the Office,” joins Scott to discuss what HQ looks like in a post-pa ... Show More

25m 49s

Rapid Response: How to revive collaborat...