Series 3, Episode 13: Why we need to ensure academic legitimacy, with Dr Raffaele Ciriello, University of Sydney
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As regular listeners will know, the Brain for Business podcast focuses primarily on research by acad...
Series 3, Episode 12: Are female experts more credible than male experts? With Professor Hans Sievertsen, University of Bristol
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A recent open access article in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization reported on resu...
Series 3, Episode 11: Why CEO curiosity matters, with Professor Patricia Klarner, Vienna University of Economics and Business
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the old saying that “curiosity killed the cat”… the importance of curiosity for i...
Series 3, Episode 10: Why beliefs about success are prone to cognitive fallacies, with Professor Brooke Macnamara, Purdue University
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 2023 opinion piece in the journal Nature Psychology challenged the prevailing perspective on succe...
Series 3, Episode 9: How should firms balance exploration and exploitation? with Dr Axel Zeijen, ETH Zurich
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Balancing exploration and exploitation is a fundamental strategic challenge for organizations operat...
Season 3 Episode 8: Why and how does founder age perception influence funding outcomes? With Dr Michael Matthews, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A recent article in the Journal of Business Venturing sought to address the question of: Why and how...
Series 3, Episode 7: The importance of Learning to See with Professor Keith Sawyer, University of North Carolina
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a new book – Learning to See: Inside the world's leading art and design schools, published by M...
Series 3, Episode 6: The Creativity Choice, with Dr Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, Yale University
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creative work in itself is stressful and riddled with anxiety-provoking uncertainties. It takes resi...
Series 3, Episode 5: Are generations a useful concept? With Professor David Costanza, University of Virginia
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If all the noise in the popular media and online is anything to go by, differences between various g...
Series 3, Episode 4: What drives the adoption of innovation? With Professor Radu Dimitriu, Trinity College Dublin
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is one thing to develop an innovation and put it out into the world, but that will only get you s...
Series 3, Episode 3: Why Individuals Commit Professional Misconduct, with Professor Will Harvey, Melbourne Business School
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In any organization sometimes things will go wrong or just not work out. While in many cases t...
Series 3, Episode 2: Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Ethical AI Governance, with Professor Linda Hogan (Trinity College Dublin) and Dr Marta Lasek-Markey (ADAPT)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, whether we like it or not, AI or artificial intelligence, has become omnipresent, p...
Series 3, Episode 1: Understanding how memory really works, with Professor Gillian Murphy, University College Cork
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We tend to think of our memories as impressions of the past that remain fully intact, pres...
Series 2, Episode 49: The reality of pursuing a calling, with Professor Kirsten Robertson, Fraser Valley University
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These days everyone seems to be searching for their passion, safe in the knowledge that ‘Find some...
Series 2, Episode 48: How does diversity impact team performance? With Dr Lukas Wallrich, Birkbeck Business School, University of London
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The question of diversity is one that we have discussed previously on the Brain for Business podcast...
Series 2, Episode 47: How will megatrends impact our future? With Dr Claire Naughtin, Data61 and the CSIRO
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over four decades ago the American author and futurist, John Naisbitt, captured the public imaginati...
Series 2, Episode 46: Why authentic, ethical, and servant leadership, are not true representations of leadership behaviors, with Professor Thomas Fischer, University of Geneva
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A recent paper in the journal Leadership Quarterly explores the very nature of leadership styles and...
Series 2, Episode 45: How ideology intersects with media coverage, with Professor Georg Wernicke, HEC Paris
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A recent article in the journal Organization Science argues that“Although prior research attribute...
Series 2, Episode 44: Are all innovation failures the same? With Professor Elena Freisinger, Ilmenau Technical University, Germany
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation is an inherently risky business. When we push the boundaries of possibility and try ...
Series 2, Episode 43: Why has the Internet not led to an upsurge in innovation? with Professor Lingfei Wu, University of Pittsburgh
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last number of years, the internet has facilitated much greater connectivity and interactio...
Series 2, Episode 42: How "Literary Futures" can change the way we think about opportunities, with Professor Rebecca Braun, University of Galway
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In many areas of life – both personal and professional – the need to envision potential futures ...
Series 2, Episode 41: When do diversity initiatives exacerbate rather than mitigate bias and inequality? with Professor Karin Hellerstedt and Professor Timur Uman, Jönköping International Business School
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, Diversity along with Equity and Inclusion have emerged as key elements of organisat...
Series 2, Episode 40: Understanding the benefits of creative and adaptive leaders, with Dr Oana Velcu-Laitinen
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A recent paper in the Journal of Possibility Studies argues that creativity is an essential skill fo...
Series 2, Episode 39: How does CEO over-confidence impact performance? with Dr Barbara Burkhard and Professor Charlotta Sirén, Institute of Responsible Innovation, University of St.Gallen
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to decision making, overconfidence is acknowledged as one of the most common manageria...
Series 2, Episode 38: How feedback can super-charge your organisation, with Professor Henning Piezunka, INSEAD
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does your organisation get the feedback it needs? In particular, does it get the feedback it ne...
Series 2, Episode 37: The challenge and opportunity of CEO activism, with Asst Professor Moritz Appels, Rotterdam School of Management
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When people consider a new employer they might think about a number of key factors, including locati...
Series 2, Episode 36: Why Grand Innovation Challenges Matter, with Associate Professor Vera Rocha, Copenhagen Business School
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the challenges facing humanity are beyond the scope or remit of just one person or indeed ...
Series 2, Episode 35: Better understanding the psychology of entrepreneurship, with Professor Ute Stephan, King’s Business School
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The psychology of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship is a fascinating area. Let’s face it –...
Series 2, Episode 34: The destructive impact of narcissistic leaders on their organisations, with Professor Thanos Verousis, Vlerick Business School, and Professor Pietro Perotti, University of Bath
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While we have previously explored the question of narcissism and the dark triad of personality trait...
Series 2, Episode 33: Understanding the impact of founder personalities on startup success, with Dr Fabian Braesemann, Oxford Internet Institute, The University of Oxford
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Big 5 Model of Personality is perhaps the most consistently reliable model of personality used i...
Series 2, Episode 32: Understanding Radicalisation and De-Radicalisation, with Robert Oerell
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In times of great turmoil and uncertainty radicalisation can emerge as a real challenge. Yet wh...
Series 2, Episode 31: Does it really matter whether we “identify” with our organisation? With Professor Chia-Huei Wu, King’s Business School
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years it has become commonplace for organisations of all types to loudly proclaim their va...
Series 2, Episode 30: How does power impact on psychopathic behaviours and leadership outcomes? with Dr Iris Kranefeld, Cologne Institute for Management Consulting
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The question of psychopathy and psychopaths in the workplace is something that we have discussed bef...
Series 2, Episode 29: How can we better understand and manage organisational scandals? With Professor Julien Jourdan, HEC Paris
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Scandals regularly sweep through organizational fields: they wreak havoc in markets, vaporize bil...
Series 2, Episode 28: Free agents: How evolution gave us free will, with Professor Kevin Mitchell, Trinity College Dublin
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The question of whether we have free will does not have a yes-or-no, all-or-none answer. Ins...
Series 2, Episode 27: Why don’t people work as hard for female entrepreneurs? With Professor Olenka Kacperczyk, London Business School
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While accurate data is hard to come by, some sources claim that up 90% of starts up fail. Ther...
Series 2, Episode 26: How can we encourage people to eat more healthily? With Dr Sarah Snuggs, University of Reading
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Internationally, healthy adults are consistently falling below national and international recommenda...
Series 2, Episode 25 : Introducing a ‘Stop Doing’ Culture: How to free your organization from rigidity with Dr Adrian Klammer, University of Liechtenstein
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a 2019 article published in Business Horizons our guest today on the Brain for Business podcast, ...
Series 2, Episode 24 - “Talking Heads: The new science of how conversation shapes our worlds", with Professor Shane O'Mara, Trinity College Dublin
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like many podcasts, Brain for Business is based around a conversation – a conversation between me ...
Series 2, Episode 23 - Banishing the Sunday Night Blues, with Professor Ilke Inceoglu, University of Exeter
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I first came across the work of today’s guest one Monday morning at around 4am as I browsed the we...
Series 2, Episode 22 - How can we more effectively grapple with "Blame Games"? With Asst Professor Sandra Resodihardjo, Radboud University
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes in life things go wrong… mistakes, accidents, even disasters will occur. From festivals...
Series 2, Episode 21 – Developing new perspectives on collective wellbeing, with Theo Edmonds, University of Colorado Denver Imaginator Academy
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A recent project in the US sought to map collective wellbeing. Supported by a grant from the Robert...
Series 2, Episode 20 - How does behavior change spread through organizations? with Professor Damon Centola, University of Pennsylvania
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few years of the Covid pandemic we all became used to the idea of contagion and, in pa...
Series 2, Episode 19 - Leveraging business podcasts to enhance organizational performance, with Professor Jake Waddingham, Texas State University
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is now almost 20 years since the first podcast was launched, and if the available statistics are ...
Series 2, Episode 18 - How leaders can develop their Cultural Intelligence, with Professor Eimear Nolan, Trinity Business School
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that to a certain extent cultures differ between countries. When we travel or work with...
Series 2, Episode 17 - How can we better understand the relationship between creativity, innovation and emotion, with Dr Zorana Ivčević Pringle, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While often seen as discrete and distinct phenomena, could it be that creativity and innovation are ...
Series 2, Episode 16 - How Social Media Supercharges Conspiracy Theories, with Professor Henrich Greve, INSEAD
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we like it or not (or recognise it or not!) in recent years we have all been subjected to va...
Series 2, Episode 15 - How can new managers develop a “leadership mindset”?, with Professor Bret Crane, Utah State University
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from individual contributor to manager is never easy. New managers need to take resp...
Series 2, Episode 14 - Exploring the science of possibilities, with Professor Vlad Glaveanu, Dublin City University
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Human beings live in the realm of the possible as much as they do in the here and now of daily ex...
Series 2, Episode 13 - How can we manage and lead in an era of falsity? with Professor Kirk Plangger, King's Business School
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today on Brain for Business has recently written that “We are increasingly living in a s...
Series 2, Episode 12 - The challenge of leading in a volatile world, with Professor John Katsos, American University of Sharjah
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Today we stand at the precipice of not one but three converging and potentially catastrophic long...
Series 2, Episode 11 - Facing up to the reality of food addiction, with Professor Ashley Gearhardt, University of Michigan
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As of 2022, the World Health Organisation estimated that More than 1 billion people worldwide are ob...
Series 2, Episode 10 - Exploring the benefits of mind-wandering, with Professor Jonathan Schooler, UC Santa Barbara
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Letting our minds wander is more widespread than many people imagine: research has found that we can...
Series 2, Episode 9 - Is there a "psychology of innovation"? With Professor David Cropley, University of South Australia
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of our most popular episodes, this interview with Professor David Cropley was first released in ...
Series 2, Episode 8 - The curious history of business school classes for executives' wives, with Professor Allison Elias, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Professor Rolv Petter Storvik Amdam, BI Norwegian Business School
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An MBA is seen by many aspiring executives as a rite of passage and a necessary step in order to dev...
Series 2, Episode 7 - Is it time to re-think behavioural economics? with Dr Jason Collins, University of Technology Sydney
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In recent decades behavioural economics has emerged as a significant field in its own right. With a...
Series 2, Episode 6 - How can organisations better support transgender people in the workplace? With Professor Thekla Morgenroth, Purdue University
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While in the Western world, gender has traditionally been viewed as binary and as following directly...
Series 2, Episode 5 - How leaders rely on deceit and manipulation to further their personal agendas, with Professor David Hannah, Simon Fraser University
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While we might all enjoy a magic trick or an intriguing sleight of hand by a magician, most of us pr...
Series 2, Episode 4 - How a fixation on time management almost broke me, with Professor Abbie Shipp, Texas Christian University
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have the same number of seconds, minutes, hours and days in a week, yet some people seem to b...
Series 2, Episode 3 - How can we better understand and manage unconscious bias? with Professor Jordan Axt, McGill University
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While bias and discrimination are far from new phenomena, in recent years we have all become much mo...
Series 2, Episode 2 - Understanding the impact of magical beliefs, with Dr Emily Harris, The University of Melbourne
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Magical beliefs such as belief in luck and precognition are universal, yet the nature and extent to ...
Series 2, Episode 1 - How the Industrial Revolution sparked innovation and led to an "improvement mentality", with Dr Anton Howes
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we look back on history, the industrial revolution in Britain seems likely an historical inevit...
Series 1, Episode 50 - How COVID-19 has impacted workplace wellness and wellbeing, with Professor Thomas Roulet, University of Cambridge
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic… perhaps we have had COVID ourselves, perhaps f...
Series 1, Episode 49 - Serial killers or snakes in suits? The surprising truth about psychopaths, with Professor Cristina Crego, Longwood University
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While we might assume that all psychopaths are serial killers, the reality is that they are just as ...
Series 1, Episode 48 – Suddenly Hybrid… the challenge of the modern meeting, with Professor Joseph Allen, University of Utah
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While once we might have been reluctant to have hybrid meetings, the COVID-19 pandemic and varying r...
Series 1, Episode 47: Why do we forget history? And why do we remember it? with Professor Guy Beiner, Boston College
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The question of why we forget history has never been more relevant – only a few short years ago al...
Series 1, Episode 46: How can we better incentivise human behaviour? With Jason Murphy
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Regardless of whether we think of carrots or sticks, incentives influence and shape our behaviours. ...
Series 1, Episode 45: Why some teams succeed fast but fail slow, with Professor Louise Mors, Copenhagen Business School
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent paper published in the journal Research Policy, Professor Louise Mors of Copenhagen Busi...
Series 1, Episode 44: How strong leaders can undermine the political parties they serve, with Professor Eoin O’Malley, Dublin City University
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While organisations can in some circumstances benefit from “strong leaders”, their longer lastin...
Series 1, Episode 43: Why boredom is interesting, with Professor Erin Westgate, University of Florida
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boredom. Something we all experience, yet so rarely think about. In reality, boredom is a normal a...
Series 1, Episode 42: How can entrepreneurial teams become more innovative? With Professor Linus Dahlander, ESMT
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
These days every organisation wants its teams to be more entrepreneurial and innovative. From holac...
Series 1, Episode 41: How do you really know what a potential employer will be like? With Jason Sockin, University of Pennsylvania
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the “Great Resignation” apparently upon us, more and more people are considering ways of re...
Series 1, Episode 40: How do major life events impact our overall wellbeing? with Dr Nathan Kettlewell, University of Technology Sydney
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent article Dr Nathan Kettlewell and colleagues explored the impact that life events can hav...
Series 1, Episode 39: Exploring the human imagination and the world of “Homo Imaginatus”, with Philip Ball
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent article in the online magazine Aeon, the renowned science writer, Philip Ball, considere...
Series 1, Episode 38: Understanding the impact of narcissistic leaders, With Professor Jon Gruda, Maynooth University
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years we have perhaps seen a golden era of narcissistic leaders. Yet what is their real i...
Series 1, Episode 37: When work and home collide - dealing with the challenge of miscarriage in the workplace, with Professor Kaylee Hackney, Baylor University Hankamer School of Business
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If 20% of pregnancies result in miscarriage, why do we find it so hard to talk about it?In this epis...
Series 1, Episode 36: Surely Political Correctness is not actually good for creativity? With Professor Jack Goncalo, University of Illinos at Urbana-Champaign.
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a 2015 article, Professor Jack Goncalo and colleagues explored the impact of “political correct...
Series 1, Episode 35: So... what really did happen when we all started working remotely? with Jaime Teevan and Longqi Yang, Microsoft
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, remote working including working from home was in some cases a ...
Series 1, Episode 34: Do teams and groups discriminate differently to individuals? With Professor Vessela Daskalova, University College Dublin
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The impact of bias on individual decision making has been widely explored, yet we actually do not kn...
Series 1, Episode 33: The unique challenges of leadership in policing, with Dr Victoria Herrington, Australian Institute of Police Management
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Policing organisations and the challenges they face are in many ways unique. So what are the implic...
Series 1, Episode 32: Why are we so afraid of the menopause? With Professor Jo Brewis, Open University Business School
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The menopause is a normal part of the human lifecycle for approximately 50% of the population, but a...
Series 1, Episode 31: What is the real impact of over-work and a long-hours culture?, with Dr Frank Pega, World Health Organisation
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Working long hours can, for some, be a badge of honour proving to themselves and the world how impor...
Series 1, Episode 30: What will happen to productivity when we all return to the office? With Professor Wlad Rivkin, Trinity Business School
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As societies begin the gradual return to office work after the worst of Covid has passed, what will ...
Series 1, Episode 29: A masterclass in resilience and overcoming adversity, with Sacha Dekker, Vice President of Global Go-To-Market Enablement, HubSpot
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Originally from The Netherlands, Sacha had an accomplished career as learning & development professi...
Series 1, Episode 28: Is there a dark side to entrepreneurial failure? With Professor Jeffrey Overall, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In modern mythology, most particularly that of Silicon Valley, failure and entrepreneurship go hand-...
Series 1, Episode 27: Exploring the challenges of Whistleblowing, with Professor Kate Kenny, NUI Galway
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over recent years many countries and organisations have introduced legislation and policies to suppo...
Series 1, Episode 26: Why do organisations fail? With Professor Charles McMillan, York University
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At a certain point all organisations are destined to fail, or are they?In a recent article, Professo...
Series 1, Episode 25: Brain for Business, Brain for Life First Anniversary Special Edition, With Professor Shane O'Mara, Trinity College Dublin
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Little did we know when we kicked off Brain for Business 12 months ago how the year would turn out....
Series 1, Episode 24: The evolution of "productive organisations", with Professor Francisco Brahm, London Business School
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent article discussing the evolution of organisations, Professor Francisco Brahm and colleag...
Series 1, Episode 23: What does serendipity have to do with innovation? with Dr Wendy Ross, London Metropolitan University
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While we might like to think that innovation is a rational and considered process with a clear formu...
Series 1, Episode 22: Understanding radicalisation and de-radicalisation, with Robert Oerell
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In times of great turmoil and uncertainty radicalisation can emerge as a real challenge. Yet what i...
Series 1, Episode 21: Increasing diversity in the technology sector through behavioural science, with Nurit Nobel, Impactually
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is sometimes claimed that more needs to be done to increase diversity in the tech sector, yet bey...
Series 1, Episode 20: Is there a better way to deal with organisational BS? With Professor Ian McCarthy, Simon Fraser University
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent article Professor Ian McCarthy and colleagues argue that “Many organizations are drown...
Series 1, Episode 19: Exploring neuroscience for kids, with Professor Eric Chudler, University of Washington
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the topic of neuroscience might seem daunting, in this episode we are joined by Professor Eric...
Series 1, Episode 18: How do influencers "influence"? With Sara Kennedy, Uplift Marketing and Trinity College Dublin
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the modern era of social media it seems as though we are surrounded by influencers all trying to ...
Series 1, Episode 17: Is there a “psychology of innovation”? with Professor David Cropley, University of South Australia
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At its core, innovation is an innately human process involving individuals, teams and organisations ...
Series 1, Episode 16: What's the story with the multigenerational workforce? with Ciara Kelly, Futureneerz
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More and more, leaders and organisations are having to grapple with the reality of a “multi-genera...
Series 1, Episode 15: How can we take a more evidence-based approach to Learning & Development? With Professor Claire Gubbins, Dublin City University
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With resources stretched and organisations under more pressure than ever, the need for Learning & De...
Series 1, Episode 14: Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century? With Professor John Quiggin, The University of Queensland
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent article in The Conversation, Professor John Quiggin of the University of Queensland asse...
Series 1, Episode 13: Why accents matter… particularly when it comes to the court room. With Dr Lara Frumkin, The Open University
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While we might like to think that all accents are regarded equally, this is far from the case. Rese...