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Why we blew up four dams — and saved a river | Amy Bowers Cordalis

For thousands of years, the Klamath River in Northern California was home to one of the continent’s great salmon runs, creating abundance for the native Yurok Tribe … until a series of dams and a century of extraction nearly destroyed it. Indigenous advocate Amy Bowers Cordalis h ... Show More

36m 53s

Yesterday

What makes a good game? | Eric Zimmerman

What’s the best way to make a project more playful? Game designer Eric Zimmerman has a counterintuitive suggestion: a few good rules. Drawing on his experience making everything from video games and tabletop classics to museum-scale installations, he breaks down how creative play ... Show More

14m 16s

Sep 21

How to clean up the world's dirtiest industry | Joojin Kim

Climate strategist Joojin Kim spent years convincing banks across South Korea to stop funding coal, and it worked. Now he's aiming that same playbook at a new target: maritime shipping, a hidden engine of the global economy — and one of the world's dirtiest industries. He breaks ... Show More

13m 20s

Nov 2020

How we can actually pay people enough | Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

Capitalism urgently needs an upgrade, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, and it starts with paying people enough to actually invest in their futures. He explains the epiphany that led PayPal to create a whole new metric for adequate pay, Net Disposable Income, and why investing in emp ... Show More

20m 42s

Jun 2020

Why a company’s future depends on putting its employees first with Dan Schulman

How can businesses recover from the pandemic's unprecedented economic destruction? PayPal CEO Dan Schulman argues that it's by improving the financial health of their employees. His company has pioneered research into Net Disposable Income, and he contends that ensuring every wor ... Show More

40m 49s

Aug 2023

PayPal Finally Finds Its New Chief

PayPal finds its new leader over at Intuit; can he make this fintech shine again? Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Dan Schulman’s report card as a CEO. - What Alex Chriss might, or might not, bring to the party. - If a potential deal for U.S. Steel could be a winner fo ... Show More

24m 56s

Apr 2022

What makes a job "good"—and the case for investing in people | Warren Valdmanis

Businesses need to stop cutting labor costs and start investing in people, says social impact investor Warren Valdmanis. In this perspective-shifting talk, he breaks down the essential ingredients of a "good" job—which is more than just the size of a paycheck—and shares why they' ... Show More

16m 55s

May 2021

WorkLife with Adam Grant: Why it Pays to Raise Pay

When employees are paid more, they give more. Going above market pay might sound like a fantasy, but in a growing number of companies it’s becoming a profitable reality. Peek inside workplaces that have reinvented their pay structures to give employees their worth and more—and ex ... Show More

45m 2s

Apr 2025

Boss Class 6 - Incentivising: Into the upside down

The Economist's Andrew Palmer asks how companies motivate employees to do their best work. He hears from Patty McCord, Netflix’s former head of HR, and Zeynep Ton, author of "The Case for Good Jobs". Sir John Timpson, a British retail boss, preaches the virtues of "upside down ma ... Show More

29m 26s

Nov 2021

ReThinking: Indra Nooyi Says It’s Time for Leaders to Care

PepsiCo's trailblazing former CEO drove record profits—but did so while investing in employee well-being, consumer health, and environmental sustainability. In their second conversation, she and Adam are on stage for a lively, entertaining dialogue about how to improve our work l ... Show More

40m 28s

Nov 2021

Indra Nooyi Says It’s Time for Leaders to Care

PepsiCo's trailblazing former CEO drove record profits—but did so while investing in employee well-being, consumer health, and environmental sustainability. In their second conversation, she and Adam are on stage for a lively, entertaining dialogue about how to improve our work l ... Show More

40m 28s

Nov 2021

Making Salary a Competitive Advantage | A Workplace Champions Episode

Brett and Jack discuss the move by Amazon and other companies to pay employees daily are likely to trigger new approaches in salary administration. Plus, more developments in the age of the "great resignation." Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CEO Cra ... Show More

53m 54s

Jan 2025

Mastercard CEO: Innovation, Cybersecurity and the Future of Payments

<p>In this episode of <em>In Good Company</em>, Nicolai Tangen talks with Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard. Together, they explore the future of payments, from biometrics to digital currencies, and discuss how Mastercard is driving innovation and addressing challenges in t ... Show More

49m 15s

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