Episodes
Increasingly disruptive global challenges, such as income inequality, cybersecurity, and climate change, pose direct risks to long-term economic and business growth. The latest EY CEO Imperative Study, created by EYQ, reveals we have now arrived at a tipping point, as CEOs, board directors and institutional investors of the world’s largest companies align on the need for corporate action. In this episode Chris Meyer and Yassmin Abdel-Magied are joined by Daryl Brewster and Jan Babiak.
Published 12/31/19
Published 12/31/19
In the second half of the 20th century, much of the world enjoyed success and stability relying on a set of institutions well-suited to the industrial economy. More recently, skepticism has grown that these arrangements are responding effectively to those they were designed to benefit. Consequently, individuals are withdrawing from political processes in favor of changing the institutions they can influence — their workplaces. In this episode Chris Meyer is joined by Kees Kruythoff, and...
Published 11/25/19
In the second half of the 20th century, much of the world enjoyed success and stability relying on a set of institutions well-suited to the industrial economy. More recently, skepticism has grown that these arrangements are responding effectively to those they were designed to benefit. In this episode, EYQ Fellow Chris Meyer is joined by Kees Kruythoff, Ex-President Unilever Home Care & Unilever North America Co-founder IMAGINE and Ethan Zuckerman, who Direct MIT’s Center for Civic Media.
Published 11/10/19
China’s rise to the world’s largest economy is the third phase of the development of a modern, connected Asia. By 2030, many of the world’s largest economies will be Asian. Organizations must therefore pay more attention to their relationships with trading partners throughout the continent, not just China.   In this episode of The Better Question podcast, EYQ Fellow Chris Meyer is joined by Parag Khanna, Managing Partner at FutureMap, and Jennifer Zhu Scott, Founding Principal of Radian Pa
Published 10/28/19
Nothing can change if minds do not. How can we make common ground the foundation for real change? As technology increasingly takes on the role of management, more emphasis falls on the role of leaders. Neuroscience is uncovering approaches to influence that leaders can use to enlist others to share their beliefs and commitments. In this episode, EYQ Fellow Chris Meyer is joined by Tali Sharot, professor of cognitive neuroscience at UCL and EYQ Fellow, and Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author.
Published 10/10/19
For an increasing number of people, work can combine labor and purpose. With the advancement of AI, and its ability to increase productivity and make time for other pursuits, individuals can pursue vocation as a career. The impact? If companies need the services of people motivated by a purpose, they will come to ask what their vocations are as well. In this episode, EYQ Fellow Chris Meyer is joined by Aaron Maniam, Leader of the Minister of Industry in Singapore, and Kevin Kelly, founder...
Published 09/23/19
Like the elevator or electricity, AI is a technology that expands what is possible for humans to do. Ai has the potential to spread extremely rapidly, but it’s not yet clear how it will be slowed by resistance, backlash and regulation. In this episode of The Better Question podcast, EYQ Fellow Chris Meyer is joined by Stefan Heck, CEO of Nauto, and Eduardo Potter, New York Times economics writer.
Published 09/11/19
The Better Question, EY’s podcast series, answers the questions that will help executives lead their business through this transformative age. The first of six new episodes will launch on 10 September, where we discuss the new world-changing issues that will start to transform society. Find out more here.
Published 09/03/19
In any business transformation, there are so many ‘unknown-unknowns’ that it’s impossible to have all the best answers on an ongoing basis without first examining whether you are asking the best questions. How can senior executives and board directors prioritize creating the conditions and culture that encourage better questions to consistently get to better answers?
Published 03/24/19
Despite digital as a concept being gender-agnostic, the practices and people historically involved reflect a bias toward male participation – the workforce that sits behind the design and execution, and implementation, has a bias toward men. It’s up to leaders and boards to be the architects of a new paradigm.
Published 03/06/19
In this episode, we discuss a new study by EY think tank, EYQ, about the megatrends that will transform our working world over the next 3 to 10 years, and beyond.
Published 01/25/19
An EY study shows that data and digital are transforming the life sciences industry. Hear from leaders how industry players can seize the upside of this disruption, and what it means for patient-consumers.
Published 01/14/19
In this episode of The Better Question, host Juliette Foster talks with two business leaders who are actively addressing the gender inequalities that persist in today’s business culture.
Published 12/14/18
Peggy Johnson, known as the “dealmaker-in-chief” of Microsoft, talks with EY’s former Global Growth Markets leader and host Juliette Foster about how CEOs can lay foundations for growth.
Published 11/30/18
Recorded at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2018, Juliette Foster welcomes two entrepreneurs and the EY leader of the EY Beacon Institute to discuss the power of purpose.
Published 11/16/18
In this episode, recorded live at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Forum, host Juliette Foster and her guests explore what it really means to be disruption-ready.
Published 11/04/18