The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

  • #117 Kat Cole: The Power of Possible

    Kat Cole discusses how “the power of possible” guided her from a part-time job as a hostess at a Hooters restaurant to one of the most respected business leaders in America. In this wide-ranging episode…

  • #116 Jeff Immelt: Leadership In A Crisis

    Former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt looks back on his two decades with the company and the strategies he used to lead during three separate crises. In this episode, Immelt discusses what happened during those…

  • #115 Danny Meyer: Hospitality and Humanity

    Celebrated restaurateur Danny Meyer discusses the intersection between hospitality and humanity, and why we are all in the hospitality business regardless of where we work. Meyer defines hospitality and how to deliver it with every…

  • #114 Noreena Hertz: The Crisis of Loneliness

    Acclaimed economist and author Noreena Hertz breaks down the world’s loneliness crisis, and what it means for the well-being of our minds, bodies, economies and democratic institutions. In this episode we define loneliness and how…

  • #113 Sarah Tavel: The Value of Intellectual Rigor

    Sarah Tavel has spent the past four years as a general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, after previously serving in the same role with Greylock Partners and as the first-ever product manager at Pinterest.…

  • #112 Adam Grant: Rethinking Your Position

    Celebrated organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant provides compelling insight into why we should spend time not just thinking, but rethinking. In this episode we cover how to change our own views, how to change…

  • #111 Joel Greenblatt: Investing Made Simple

    Famed investor Joel Greenblatt is the Managing Principal and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Gotham Asset Management, the successor to Gotham Capital, an investment firm he founded in 1985. He’s also spent more than two decades…

  • #110 Jim Collins: Relationships vs. Transactions

    Renowned researcher and author Jim Collins makes his second appearance on The Knowledge Project, this time to share a wealth of life lessons learned from his mentor and collaborator, Bill Lazier. Jim recently released BE…

  • #109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior

    Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a not-for-profit whose mission is to advance the science and…

  • #108 Thomas Zurbuchen: Adventures in Astrophysics

    Thomas Zurbuchen is currently Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, where he seeks answers to big questions about the universe and our place in it. Previously, he was a professor of space…

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