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Sure, sometimes all you want is a relaxing media fix. We all do. But we also need something to feed our brains and avoid mental atrophy. Here at Headlight we're constantly on the hunt for fresh content to satisfy our obsession with making work better for everyone. So just for you we've scoured the Web for inspirational treats covering leadership, professional dynamics, negotiating, self-development, and much more.
This month's podcast recommendations:
We turn our attention to a couple of true-crime tales from the business world, plus fascinating conversations on professional tactics, productivity, and life outside work – just in case you forgot such a thing existed. Take a listen.
With a wealth of podcasts hosted by Puno, Girlboss covers the world of business from a female perspective. Check in and take a tour through the archive of subjects like branding, negotiating, job interviews, and how to pitch your ideas.
Hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickish, the HBR podcast is a great place to learn about new trends in leadership, international relations, and a four-part series on the Carlos Ghosn saga that's sure to be interesting.
Offering "conversations about where we’re at and how we move forward", Emily Caulfield, Amy Gallo, and Amy Bernstein are the hosts of HBR's podcast that focuses on the softer sides of business: personal relations, productivity, and work/life balance.
Podcasts
A best-selling author and workplace wellbeing teacher with senior leadership experience in global corporations, also hosts an inspiring podcast series that covers the corporate landscape from a positive psychology perspective.
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, author, and acclaimed TED speaker with a list of clients that reads like a who's who of Fortune 500 companies. Check out this mind-opening conversation with Jane Goodall on leadership in primate communities.
Couples therapist Esther Perel's podcast tackles tough workplace issues and allows you to play a fly on the wall as she brings a new perspective to the invisible forces that shape workplace dynamics, network, and conflicts in her broadcast one-off therapy sessions.
We turn our attention to a couple of true-crime tales from the business world, plus fascinating conversations on professional tactics, productivity, and life outside work – just in case you forgot such a thing existed. Take a listen.
With a wealth of podcasts hosted by Puno, Girlboss covers the world of business from a female perspective. Check in and take a tour through the archive of subjects like branding, negotiating, job interviews, and how to pitch your ideas.
Hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickish, the HBR podcast is a great place to learn about new trends in leadership, international relations, and a four-part series on the Carlos Ghosn saga that's sure to be interesting.
Offering "conversations about where we’re at and how we move forward", Emily Caulfield, Amy Gallo, and Amy Bernstein are the hosts of HBR's podcast that focuses on the softer sides of business: personal relations, productivity, and work/life balance.
If you're looking for something to widen your horizon, here's a couple of cool audio feeds to start with. Topics included range all the way from spirituality to the outer reaches of space.
A podcast hosted by Lacy Phillips. Featuring episodes on goal manifestation, careers, and spirituality, this is a perfect place to learn something new about personal growth and relationships.
Dedicated to "Helping you master the best of what other people have already figured out", The Knowledge Project is a mixed bag of mind-expanding podcast episodes covering investing, human behavior, collaboration, even astrophysics.
Books
Do like a Zebra, eat some grass and chill out! Our two book picks cover the all-important aspect of workplace stress from very different angles.
There may be important lessons to learn from the animal world, says Stanford University biologist Robert M. Sapolsky. His book, "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", contends that wild animals do not suffer from stress-related diseases, because they don't experience prolonged periods of stress.
Being under-slept and overworked is not a mark of professional excellence; it's downright stupid, say authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson in their much-acclaimed management guide, "It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work". In it, they advocate persuasively for getting rid of distractions and working smarter. Try it, you may like it!
We can all use a push in a new direction at some time in our lives. But how to find the motivation to do so, and what lies ahead? Dive into our two recommended book titles and find out!
"The Power of Now" is sort of the beaten track as far as self-development books go, but Eckhart Tolle's 1997 international bestseller still packs some helpful insights based on the author's own spiritual journey.
The best path to motivation is not money and other rewards, says Daniel H. Pink in his book, "Drive". Instead, we need more self-direction and creativity to increase performance at work and satisfaction at home.
This is a tough and important topic: how to negotiate across all spheres of life in a powerful and positive way, and how to get through difficult conversations unscathed? Here are three books from the Harvard Negotiation Project to get you going.
Resolution of conflicts big and small is a steady component in all facets of life. "Getting to Yes" is a tried and tested collection of methods to achieve the results you want from any negotiation.
The research team behind "Getting to Yes" also has interesting things to say about the art of having "Difficult Conversations", including useful tips on deciphering conversations and keeping cool when faced with opposing viewpoints.
"Thanks for the Feedback" is another insightful book from the Harvard Negotiation Project. In it, Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen explain why receiving feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, offering tools to help us take on life’s challenges with curiosity and grace.
Not everyone can be a leader; the best ones are those who ask the right questions and dare to challenge old assumptions about power, hierarchies, and motivation – and expanding the frontiers of what’s possible for all of us. Here are three eye-opening perspectives on how they do it.
Written by Simon Sinek, "Start With Why" ties together the leadership traits that unite wildly different historic figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers: they all asked "why?".
Walter Isaacson's best-selling portrait of Steve Jobs is as thorough as it gets: based on fourty interviews with the man himself and talks with more than 100 friends, colleagues, and family members, this is all the Jobs you'll ever need.
In "Humanocracy", Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for excising soul-crushing bureaucracies and replacing them with something better.
Way too many people struggle to find satisfaction and motivation in their professional lives. Some of it comes down to personal choices, some is due to ingrained structures and hierarchies. Today, we feature three titles that can help you rectify this.
In the book that inspired one of the most popular TED Talks of all time, New York Times bestselling author Shawn Achor reveals how rewiring our brain for happiness helps us achieve more in our careers and our relationships and as students, leaders, and parents.
Dangling the proverbial carrot in front of people may not be the best motivator, says professor Barry Schwartz in "Why We Work". His book explores this basic misconception, how it affects us, and what we can do to change it.
“Humans aren’t built for routine and repetition,” writes author Daniel M. Cable, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior. "Alive at Work" is his call for transforming organizations to support creativity and experimentation.
Being a leader or a teammate isn't always easy, with the jumble of parameters for success in business. But we've found three titles to help to you navigate your way through.
It's one of the books you may know about without having ever read it, and Dale Carnegie's 1936 business classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People" is as relevant today as it ever was.
Penned by animation pioneers Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace, "Creativity Inc." is a clever management guide and exclusive peek behind the scenes of Pixar Animation Studios.
Marcus Buckingham's "StandOut 2.0" is a tool for finding the strengths in yourself and your team. Buying the book grants you access to an online strength assessment that promises insights to make you understand individual and team performance better.
Magazines
From the world of business and finance, to the hidden world inside us, these three magazines are on our current list of top reads.
Harvard Business Review is nearing its centennial anniversary and remains among the top management magazines globally. Check it out, it's always worth a read.
Anxy is for people who crave open discussions about coping with anxiety, depression, fear, anger, trauma, shame, and all those other wildcards that alter the direction of our work and our lives.
Another grandfather magazine, The Economist covers a wide range of topics with an international scope and doesn't take require special knowledge to enjoy.
Instagrams
Whenever you feel the need to treat yourself to some motivation and well-being , pay these Instagram accounts a visit for heaps of inspirational quotes and concrete, short-form advice.
Packed with inspiration and motivational quotes, tobemagnetic is all about teaching you to manifest the results you want in your relationships, inner life, and work situation.
This one is perhaps an acquired taste. Based on a simple and consistent posting concept, gfda.co is here to provoke you into being less hard on yourself and more courageous.
Focusing on female leadership and well-being, unafirm offers food for thought, great images, and guides to micro meditation sessions.
Talks
Talks are a quick and easy way to digest some information while being free to do other things, and today we focus on workplace satisfaction, emotional control, and the art of negotiation.
The Way We Work is an original video series where leaders and thinkers offer practical wisdom and insight into how we can adapt and thrive amid changing workplace conventions.
Resolving an argument comes down to having the right negotiation skills, says author Daniel Shapiro in this speech on how to apply his principle to the stage of world politics.
The book version of "Thanks for the Feedback" is already on our list of recommended reads. Here's a digest video version about responding to feedback, positive or negative, and how to use it for real-life changes.
Newsletters
Our newsletter picks for cover a wide range of topics relevant to what we're all about here at Headlight: sharpening minds and making work better.
The weekly Brain Food newsletter is a delicious buffet of ideas and clever quotes about creativity, mental fitness, and new developments in technology.
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, author, and acclaimed TED speaker with a list of clients that reads like a who's who of Fortune 500 companies – give his monthly newsletter a try.
Be sure to get our latest recommendations! Sign up for our newsletter and stay updated on fresh perspectives on modern work life.
Sure, sometimes all you want is a relaxing media fix. We all do. But we also need something to feed our brains and avoid mental atrophy. Here at Headlight we're constantly on the hunt for fresh content to satisfy our obsession with making work better for everyone. So just for you we've scoured the Web for inspirational treats covering leadership, professional dynamics, negotiating, self-development, and much more.
This month's podcast recommendations:
We turn our attention to a couple of true-crime tales from the business world, plus fascinating conversations on professional tactics, productivity, and life outside work – just in case you forgot such a thing existed. Take a listen.
With a wealth of podcasts hosted by Puno, Girlboss covers the world of business from a female perspective. Check in and take a tour through the archive of subjects like branding, negotiating, job interviews, and how to pitch your ideas.
Hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickish, the HBR podcast is a great place to learn about new trends in leadership, international relations, and a four-part series on the Carlos Ghosn saga that's sure to be interesting.
Another grandfather magazine, The Economist covers a wide range of topics with an international scope and doesn't take require special knowledge to enjoy.
Podcasts
A best-selling author and workplace wellbeing teacher with senior leadership experience in global corporations, also hosts an inspiring podcast series that covers the corporate landscape from a positive psychology perspective.
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, author, and acclaimed TED speaker with a list of clients that reads like a who's who of Fortune 500 companies. Check out this mind-opening conversation with Jane Goodall on leadership in primate communities.
Offering "conversations about where we’re at and how we move forward", Emily Caulfield, Amy Gallo, and Amy Bernstein are the hosts of HBR's podcast that focuses on the softer sides of business: personal relations, productivity, and work/life balance.
We turn our attention to a couple of true-crime tales from the business world, plus fascinating conversations on professional tactics, productivity, and life outside work – just in case you forgot such a thing existed. Take a listen.
With a wealth of podcasts hosted by Puno, Girlboss covers the world of business from a female perspective. Check in and take a tour through the archive of subjects like branding, negotiating, job interviews, and how to pitch your ideas.
Hosted by Alison Beard and Curt Nickish, the HBR podcast is a great place to learn about new trends in leadership, international relations, and a four-part series on the Carlos Ghosn saga that's sure to be interesting.
Offering "conversations about where we’re at and how we move forward", Emily Caulfield, Amy Gallo, and Amy Bernstein are the hosts of HBR's podcast that focuses on the softer sides of business: personal relations, productivity, and work/life balance.
If you're looking for something to widen your horizon, here's a couple of cool audio feeds to start with. Topics included range all the way from spirituality to the outer reaches of space.
A podcast hosted by Lacy Phillips. Featuring episodes on goal manifestation, careers, and spirituality, this is a perfect place to learn something new about personal growth and relationships.
Dedicated to "Helping you master the best of what other people have already figured out", The Knowledge Project is a mixed bag of mind-expanding podcast episodes covering investing, human behavior, collaboration, even astrophysics.
Books
Do like a Zebra, eat some grass and chill out! Our two book picks cover the all-important aspect of workplace stress from very different angles.
There may be important lessons to learn from the animal world, says Stanford University biologist Robert M. Sapolsky. His book, "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", contends that wild animals do not suffer from stress-related diseases, because they don't experience prolonged periods of stress.
Being under-slept and overworked is not a mark of professional excellence; it's downright stupid, say authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson in their much-acclaimed management guide, "It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work". In it, they advocate persuasively for getting rid of distractions and working smarter. Try it, you may like it!
"The Power of Now" is sort of the beaten track as far as self-development books go, but Eckhart Tolle's 1997 international bestseller still packs some helpful insights based on the author's own spiritual journey.
The best path to motivation is not money and other rewards, says Daniel H. Pink in his book, "Drive". Instead, we need more self-direction and creativity to increase performance at work and satisfaction at home.
This is a tough and important topic: how to negotiate across all spheres of life in a powerful and positive way, and how to get through difficult conversations unscathed? Here are three books from the Harvard Negotiation Project to get you going.
Resolution of conflicts big and small is a steady component in all facets of life. "Getting to Yes" is a tried and tested collection of methods to achieve the results you want from any negotiation.
The research team behind "Getting to Yes" also has interesting things to say about the art of having "Difficult Conversations", including useful tips on deciphering conversations and keeping cool when faced with opposing viewpoints.
"Thanks for the Feedback" is another insightful book from the Harvard Negotiation Project. In it, Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen explain why receiving feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, offering tools to help us take on life’s challenges with curiosity and grace.
Not everyone can be a leader; the best ones are those who ask the right questions and dare to challenge old assumptions about power, hierarchies, and motivation – and expanding the frontiers of what’s possible for all of us. Here are three eye-opening perspectives on how they do it.
Written by Simon Sinek, "Start With Why" ties together the leadership traits that unite wildly different historic figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers: they all asked "why?".
Walter Isaacson's best-selling portrait of Steve Jobs is as thorough as it gets: based on fourty interviews with the man himself and talks with more than 100 friends, colleagues, and family members, this is all the Jobs you'll ever need.
In "Humanocracy", Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for excising soul-crushing bureaucracies and replacing them with something better.
Way too many people struggle to find satisfaction and motivation in their professional lives. Some of it comes down to personal choices, some is due to ingrained structures and hierarchies. Today, we feature three titles that can help you rectify this.
In the book that inspired one of the most popular TED Talks of all time, New York Times bestselling author Shawn Achor reveals how rewiring our brain for happiness helps us achieve more in our careers and our relationships and as students, leaders, and parents.
Dangling the proverbial carrot in front of people may not be the best motivator, says professor Barry Schwartz in "Why We Work". His book explores this basic misconception, how it affects us, and what we can do to change it.
“Humans aren’t built for routine and repetition,” writes author Daniel M. Cable, a social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior. "Alive at Work" is his call for transforming organizations to support creativity and experimentation.
Being a leader or a teammate isn't always easy, with the jumble of parameters for success in business. But we've found three titles to help to you navigate your way through.
It's one of the books you may know about without having ever read it, and Dale Carnegie's 1936 business classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People" is as relevant today as it ever was.
Penned by animation pioneers Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace, "Creativity Inc." is a clever management guide and exclusive peek behind the scenes of Pixar Animation Studios.
Marcus Buckingham's "StandOut 2.0" is a tool for finding the strengths in yourself and your team. Buying the book grants you access to an online strength assessment that promises insights to make you understand individual and team performance better.
Magazines
From the world of business and finance, to the hidden world inside us, these three magazines are on our current list of top reads.
Harvard Business Review is nearing its centennial anniversary and remains among the top management magazines globally. Check it out, it's always worth a read.
Anxy is for people who crave open discussions about coping with anxiety, depression, fear, anger, trauma, shame, and all those other wildcards that alter the direction of our work and our lives.
Another grandfather magazine, The Economist covers a wide range of topics with an international scope and doesn't take require special knowledge to enjoy.
Instagrams
Whenever you feel the need to treat yourself to some motivation and well-being , pay these Instagram accounts a visit for heaps of inspirational quotes and concrete, short-form advice.
Packed with inspiration and motivational quotes, tobemagnetic is all about teaching you to manifest the results you want in your relationships, inner life, and work situation.
This one is perhaps an acquired taste. Based on a simple and consistent posting concept, gfda.co is here to provoke you into being less hard on yourself and more courageous.
Focusing on female leadership and well-being, unafirm offers food for thought, great images, and guides to micro meditation sessions.
Talks
Talks are a quick and easy way to digest some information while being free to do other things, and today we focus on workplace satisfaction, emotional control, and the art of negotiation.
The Way We Work is an original video series where leaders and thinkers offer practical wisdom and insight into how we can adapt and thrive amid changing workplace conventions.
Resolving an argument comes down to having the right negotiation skills, says author Daniel Shapiro in this speech on how to apply his principle to the stage of world politics.
The book version of "Thanks for the Feedback" is already on our list of recommended reads. Here's a digest video version about responding to feedback, positive or negative, and how to use it for real-life changes.
Newsletters
Our newsletter picks for cover a wide range of topics relevant to what we're all about here at Headlight: sharpening minds and making work better.
The weekly Brain Food newsletter is a delicious buffet of ideas and clever quotes about creativity, mental fitness, and new developments in technology.
Adam Grant Newsletter
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist, author, and acclaimed TED speaker with a list of clients that reads like a who's who of Fortune 500 companies – give his monthly newsletter a try.
Be sure to get our latest recommendations! Sign up for our newsletter and stay updated on fresh perspectives on modern work life.
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Blegdamsvej 6, 1st floor
Copenhagen, Denmark
Telephone +45 3232 3232
journal@weareheadlight.com
© 2020 Headlight Journal. All rights reserved.