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In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C-Suite strategist, business founder and best-selling author, speaks with Nilofer Merchant, co-founder of The Intangible Labs, and author of the new book Our Best Work: Break Free from the 24 Invisible Norms that Limit Us.
00:28: Context for the Book
3:56: The Birdcage and Why We’re Stuck
5:39: The Steve Jobs Moment: Power Voice and Being Unheard
8:58: The Trillion-Dollar Problem and Untapped Human Potential
11:16: The 24 Practices for Better Work
13:38: Fix the Room, Not Her: Rethinking Voice and Inclusion
17:45: Franklin Leonard and Power, Networks, and Reorienting Toward Purpose
25:08: Nilofer's Story: Arranged Marriage, Apple, and the Path Not Planned
31:09: Fighting for the Emperor's Pleasure: Power and Gender in the MBA Classroom
36:08: The Origin of Intangible Labs
40:01: Who Made Adam Smith’s Dinner? And Rethinking How We Measure Value
43:57: Small Teams, Ecosystems, and the Future of Organizations
46:41: The Big Picture Vision of Reimagining Work
51:18: Intangible Labs, Early Adopters, and Spreading Goodness
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In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C-Suite strategist, business founder and best-selling author, speaks with Nilofer Merchant, co-founder of The Intangible Labs, and author of the new book Our Best Work: Break Free from the 24 Invisible Norms that Limit Us.
00:28: Context for the Book
3:56: The Birdcage and Why We’re Stuck
5:39: The Steve Jobs Moment: Power Voice and Being Unheard
8:58: The Trillion-Dollar Problem and Untapped Human Potential
11:16: The 24 Practices for Better Work
13:38: Fix the Room, Not Her: Rethinking Voice and Inclusion
17:45: Franklin Leonard and Power, Networks, and Reorienting Toward Purpose
25:08: Nilofer's Story: Arranged Marriage, Apple, and the Path Not Planned
31:09: Fighting for the Emperor's Pleasure: Power and Gender in the MBA Classroom
36:08: The Origin of Intangible Labs
40:01: Who Made Adam Smith’s Dinner? And Rethinking How We Measure Value
43:57: Small Teams, Ecosystems, and the Future of Organizations
46:41: The Big Picture Vision of Reimagining Work
51:18: Intangible Labs, Early Adopters, and Spreading Goodness
Want to learn more about Rita’s ideas and hear more of her conversations with business leaders and innovators?
Listen to more Thought Sparks Podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thought-sparks/id1546758719
https://open.spotify.com/show/0xmTsYXMgTeielwZ0dGTSU
Watch Thought Sparks episodes on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcyXT8iJkTSciUMe0me3L7Q
Follow Rita on LinkedIn, Instagram, X and Blue Sky.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritamcgrath/
https://x.com/rgmcgrath
https://bsky.app/profile/rgmcgrath.bsky.social
Connect with Rita on TikTok and Instagram.
https://www.tiktok.com/@rgmcgrath
https://www.instagram.com/ritamcgrath.hub/
Sign up for her Thought Sparks Newsletter on Substack.
https://thoughtsparks.substack.com/
Learn more about Rita, her books and ideas at RitaMcGrath.com.

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