Podcast Archive

2013

Michael Mauboussin on the 'Success Equation'
Published:Mar 6, 2013 || Duration: 00:21:43
How do we know which of our successes and failures can be attributed to either skill or luck? That is the question that investment strategist Michael J. Mauboussin explores in his book The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing. Wharton management professor Adam M. Grant recently sat down with Mauboussin to talk about the paradox of skill, the conditions for luck and how to avoid overconfidence. (Video with transcript)

Daniel Pink on Why 'To Sell Is Human'
Published:Mar 6, 2013 || Duration: 00:20:56
Whether you are an educator, an art director or a project manager, you are in sales. So argues bestselling author Daniel Pink in his new book, To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others. Pink recently visited the University of Pennsylvania as a guest lecturer in the Authors@Wharton series. Wharton management professor Adam M. Grant interviewed Pink while he was there to learn more about the ideas in his book, including why consumers mistrust salespeople, what the new ABCs of selling are and why questions may be the greatest selling tool. (Video with transcript)

Steven Ujifusa on William Francis Gibbs and His Ships
Published:Mar 6, 2013 || Duration: 00:18:35
Named one of The Wall Street Journal's top 10 nonfiction books of 2012, Steven Ujifusa's A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the SS United States brings William Francis Gibbs' story to life. Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor G. Richard Shell recently sat down with Ujifusa to learn more about what inspired the author to tell Gibbs' story, what led Gibbs to build ships and how the builder's firm became responsible for 70% of all ships built during World War II. (Video with transcript)

Tracie McMillan on the 'American Way of Eating'
Published:Mar 6, 2013 || Duration: 00:19:21
To report on food sourcing and access in the United States, author Tracie McMillan went undercover, picking garlic in the fields in California and working at a Walmart in Michigan and an Applebee's in New York. She published a book about what she learned from these experiences called The American Way of Eating. Knowledge@Wharton recently spoke with McMillan about how income level affects food consumption, who controls the food we eat and why the food system might be transformed if people threw away less food. (Podcast with transcript)

Jeremy Siegel on Why Stocks Are -- and Will Remain -- the Best Bet
Published:Feb 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:29

Why Long-term Debt Solutions Require a Break from Sequestered Thinking
Published:Feb 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:18:50

A Bold New Direction for Japan's Economy
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:19:19

Tyco's Ed Breen: During a Crisis, 'Spend a Lot of Time on the Big Swings'
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:21:36

Anne-Marie Slaughter: Forget 'Having It All' -- Own What You Want
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:54

How Manu Chandaria Mastered the African Market
Published:Jan 30, 2013 || Duration: 00:32:47

For the Global Economy in 2013, Happy Days Are Not Quite Here Again
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:30:42

Up in the Cloud: Hype and High Expectations for Cloud Computing
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:36:14

2012

Maneet Ahuja on Hedge Funds and the 'Alpha Masters'
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:30:13

'Makers': Chris Anderson on DIY Manufacturing
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:20

Barry Schwartz's 'Practical Wisdom'
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:19:16

'Kill the Company': Identify Your Weaknesses Before Your Competitors Do
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:10:19

Gretchen Rubin's Search for Happiness
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:16:43

'The Corner Office': Adam Bryant on the Five Qualities of Successful Leaders
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:12:07

Social TV: People Are Talking -- How Marketers Should Listen
Published:Dec 5, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:20

'For the Win': How Gamification Can Transform Your Business
Published:Dec 5, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:43

Why America Is Losing the Race for Entrepreneurial Talent
Published:Nov 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:06

One Organization's Fight against Hunger -- and Why Victory Is So Elusive
Published:Nov 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:16

MOOCs on the Move: How Coursera Is Disrupting the Traditional Classroom
Published:Nov 7, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:41

How Is the U.S. Doing in the 'Global Bandwidth Race'?
Published:Oct 24, 2012 || Duration: 00:14:54

GM's Daniel Ammann: Driving 'One of the Great Corporate Transformations of All Time'
Published:Oct 24, 2012 || Duration: 00:17:30

Banco Santander's Huge Mexican IPO: Why It's a 'Smart Move' During Troubled Times
Published:Sep 12, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:47

The Apple-Samsung Case: What It Means for Patents -- and Innovation
Published:Aug 29, 2012 || Duration: 00:35:49

The Dark Side of Microfinance: An Industry Where the Poor Play 'Cameo Roles'
Published:Jul 18, 2012 || Duration: 00:20:08

GM's Steve Girsky on Renewed Customer Focus, Overcapacity and the Volt
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:16:24

Jugaad: A Frugal, Flexible Approach to Innovation
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:24

'Creating Innovators': Raising Young People Who Will Change the World
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:14:43

Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: Chasing After the 'Purple Squirrel'
Published:Jun 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:23:52

Emerging Gabon Hinges on Services, Industry and the Environment
Published:Jun 6, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:44

What Hollande's Election Means for the Eurozone
Published:May 9, 2012 || Duration: 00:10:57

How Emotional Intelligence Helps the Bottom Line
Published:May 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:19:37

How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Resolve Conflicts and Build Tough, Kind Leaders
Published:May 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:55

IT Innovations Dominate 2012's 'Great Eight' Business Plans
Published:May 1, 2012 || Duration: 00:00:00

Jon Huntsman, Jr., on Republican Politics, the U.S. Economy and China's Transition
Published:Apr 25, 2012 || Duration: 00:32:23

Google's Chade-Meng Tan Wants You to Search Inside Yourself for Inner (and World) Peace
Published:Apr 25, 2012 || Duration: 00:27:25

Does It Make Sense to Have an Industrial Policy? Ask Howard Pack
Published:Apr 11, 2012 || Duration: 00:19:57

Health Care Reform: Life after the Supreme Court Debate
Published:Apr 11, 2012 || Duration: 01:07:41

'Restorative Niches': Author Susan Cain on the Need for 'Quiet'
Published:Apr 4, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:29

The Creative Destruction of Medicine Will Happen -- If Consumers Demand It
Published:Apr 4, 2012 || Duration: 00:20:18

Christine Lagarde: Emerging Market Nations Will Get More Power in the IMF
Published:Apr 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:29

Channeling Sports: A Conversation with ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen
Published:Mar 28, 2012 || Duration: 00:26:53

Market Update: A Real Recovery, or a False Start?
Published:Mar 14, 2012 || Duration: 00:33:05

In Fashion: How Liz Claiborne, Inc., Became One of the Industry's Biggest Successes
Published:Mar 12, 2012 || Duration: 00:26:41

Author Pico Iyer: Seeking Stillness and Silence in the Rush of Business Life
Published:Feb 29, 2012 || Duration: 00:35:56

IBM's Sam Palmisano: 'Always Put the Enterprise Ahead of the Individual'
Published:Jan 18, 2012 || Duration: 00:48:01