👁Does working hard really make you a good person?
🧠Azim Shariff
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Around the world, people who work hard are often seen as morally good -- even if they produce little to no results. Social psychologist Azim Shariff analyzes the roots of this belief and suggests a shift towards a more meaningful way to think about effort, rather than admiring work for work's sake.
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#work #work_life_balance #worklife #ethics #psychology #culture #capitalism

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👁How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist
🧠Wendy Suzuki
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities -- breathing and movement -- that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.
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#neuroscience #work #mental_health #work_life_balance #emotions #health #human_body #science

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👁Your 3-step guide to setting better boundaries at work
🧠Nedra Glover Tawwab
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Know you should establish clear limits at work but not sure how to do it? Here are a few strategies from relationship therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab that can help you feel more empowered and less overwhelmed, both on and off the job.
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#work #business #mental_health #relationships #work_life_balance #decision_making

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👁How to quit your job -- without ruining your career
🧠Gala Jackson
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Stuck in an unfulfilling or stagnant job? To achieve a smooth departure without burning bridges, try this three-step exit strategy from career coach Gala Jackson. She'll help you move on to your next position with courage, confidence and clarity.
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#business #work_life_balance #worklife #happiness #work #emotions #personal_growth

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👁Your company is wasting time — here's how to stop it
🧠Salvatore Cali
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The vast majority of our time at work is spent trudging through redundant and outdated workflows, says operations visionary Salvatore Cali. Laying out the most common time-wasting pitfalls, he urges policy leaders and businesses to reevaluate what they ask of both employees and consumers. "By rethinking the true purpose of each task, you will discover what is waste and what is the real gold of your company: the creation of value," says Cali.
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#business #work #motivation #economics #innovation #leadership

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👁The real gold of our economy is in our hands
🧠Salvatore Cali
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The vast majority of our time at work is spent trudging through redundant and outdated workflows, says operations visionary Salvatore Cali. Laying out the most common time-wasting pitfalls, he urges policy leaders and businesses to reevaluate what they ask of both employees and consumers. "By rethinking the true purpose of each task, you will discover what is waste and what is the real gold of your company: the creation of value," says Cali.
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#business #work #motivation #economics #innovation #leadership

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👁Why businesses need a dreamer's magic and a doer's realism
🧠Beth Viner
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣At work, the dreamers often get credit for the big ideas, but they can also sometimes seem untethered to reality to the doers, who are trying to ... get things done. It's when these two types of humans work in harmony that business magic happens, says culture strategist Beth Viner. She lays out a practical blueprint for harnessing the dreamer's out-of-the-box thinking and the doer's practicality, showing why it's the key to building, growing and innovating in any relationship or organization.
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#work #innovation #work_life_balance #creativity

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👁What's your leadership language?
🧠Rosita Najmi
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣In a globe-trotting career that has spanned corporations, governments, nonprofits and philanthropy, Rosita Najmi has often found herself translating among them. Instead of focusing on leadership style, she makes the case for becoming fluent in the languages of leadership, explaining how it can help you adapt to audiences across industries and collectively achieve your goals.
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#leadership #business #work #women_in_business #language

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👁Don't be a jerk to your barista — and other thoughts on frontline work
🧠Adriann Negreros
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣All jobs, especially those held by frontline workers, should have dignity and the ability to turn into great careers, says change management expert Adriann Negreros. From shift flexibility to ending work on time, he outlines what he calls the "handbook of humanity" — people-centered ideas for change, rooted in empathy — that, when implemented, can redefine the nature of frontline work.
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#work_life_balance #business #work #humanity #equality #empathy

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👁Advice for leaders on creating a culture of belonging
🧠Melonie D. Parker
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Google's chief diversity officer Melonie D. Parker joins journalist and host of the "TED Tech" podcast Sherrell Dorsey for a conversation on fostering belonging and opportunity in the workplace. Learn more about how companies can sustainably promote diversity, equity and inclusion — and why you should aim to "add in," not "fit in."
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#diversity #inclusion #work #business #social_change #culture #interview

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👁Leadership in the age of AI
🧠Paul Hudson and Lindsay Levin
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Leaders can't be afraid to disrupt the status quo, says pharmaceutical CEO Paul Hudson. In conversation with TED's Lindsay Levin, he shares how AI eliminates "unglamorous work" and speeds up operations while collaborations across competitors can dramatically boost sustainability. Hear some powerful advice for the modern leader — and learn why it's time for businesses to embrace AI.
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#leadership #work #business #AI #technology #interview #innovation #health_care #drugs

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👁Why are women still taken less seriously than men?
🧠Mary Ann Sieghart
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Women are routinely underestimated, overlooked, interrupted, talked over or mistaken for someone more junior at the workplace. Author Mary Ann Sieghart calls this the "authority gap" — all the ways women are (still) taken less seriously than men, despite proven competence and expertise. She explains how we can close this pernicious gap and why everyone wins when we do so.
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#women #gender #equality #social_change #culture #work #leadership

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👁3 ways to use AI without replacing your coworkers
🧠Madison Mohns
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣As companies introduce AI into the workplace to increase productivity, an uncomfortable paradox is emerging: people are often responsible for training the very systems that might displace them. AI ethics advocate Madison Mohns presents three leadership principles to embrace technological progress while prioritizing your coworkers' well-being — paving the way for a future where AI enhances human potential.
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#AI #ethics #work #computers #machine_learning

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👁AI and the paradox of self-replacing workers
🧠Madison Mohns
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣As companies introduce AI into the workplace to increase productivity, an uncomfortable paradox is emerging: people are often responsible for training the very systems that might displace them. AI ethics advocate Madison Mohns presents three leadership principles to embrace technological progress while prioritizing your coworkers' well-being — paving the way for a future where AI enhances human potential.
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#AI #ethics #work #computers #machine_learning

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👁3 steps to better connect with your fellow humans
🧠Amber Cabral
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣How can you effectively support people at work and in your community, especially when they're different from you? Inclusion strategist Amber Cabral shares three steps you can take to build connection — emphasizing that even small, everyday actions can make a big difference to those around you.
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#communication #personal_growth #community #social_change #culture #business #work #diversity #inclusion

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👁The secret ingredient of business success
🧠Pete Stavros
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Too often, employees are unmotivated and unhappy, with no real incentive to invest much of anything into their place of work. Investment expert Pete Stavros thinks there's a better way, and he's on a mission to rethink corporate structures to expand who benefits from a thriving company. Sharing personal stories of his own journey along with the profound impact doing this work effectively can have, this moving talk provides a blueprint for changing the narrative — and outlook — for millions of workers worldwide.
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#business #community #work #finance #money #investing #social_change #leadership

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👁The US has a teacher shortage — here's how to fix it
🧠Randy Seriguchi Jr.
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣How much should we invest in teachers, and what should new investment actually involve? Education innovator Randy Seriguchi Jr. suggests the US should create a "G.I. Bill" for teachers, with a particular emphasis on uplifting Black male professionals. He shares a model of this idea in action through community partnerships in San Francisco, which provide aspiring teachers with graduate school tuition, subsidized housing, personalized fit assessments and more. "If we truly want to elevate this profession to inspire new, diverse talent to join us, we have to improve both the personal and professional experiences associated with teaching," says Seriguchi.
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#TED_Ed #education #work #collaboration #social_change #race

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👁The problem with being "too nice" at work
🧠Tessa West
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Are you "too nice" at work? Social psychologist Tessa West shares her research on how people attempt to mask anxiety with overly polite feedback — a practice that's more harmful than helpful — and gives three tips to swap generic, unhelpful observations with clear, consistent feedback, even when you feel awkward.
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#business #TEDx #women_in_business #psychology #leadership #sociology #work

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👁Why you should talk about your anxiety at work
🧠Adam Whybrew
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We can’t get rid of anxiety and depression, so we might as well talk about it, says depression truth-teller Adam Whybrew. Sharing his own experience with mental illness, he reveals the surprising benefits of opening up about stress at work — and why being vulnerable creates a safe space for everyone.
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#mental_health #depression #psychology #work #work_life_balance #emotions #business

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👁How to break through fear and become a leader
🧠Valerie Montgomery Rice
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Vigilance. Grit. Resilience. Valerie Montgomery Rice, the president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine, shares where she learned these key qualities of successful leadership, offering three lessons for anyone who wants to overcome their fears, stand up for what’s right and build opportunity for all.
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#leadership #entrepreneur #community #family #fear #women #work #business #culture

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