At this point in his career, Manwani understands that profit isn’t enough to sustain a business. Every organization, he says in his talk, needs to make a difference in the world. It’s up to organizational leadership...

Anderson’s talk is an ode to the power of extreme networking. According to Anderson, a Forbes columnist, great things don’t happen through individual effort. Instead, she says in her talk, it’s about connecting...

Gross, a serial entrepreneur, says there’s a reason most startups fail: It’s not the right time for them to exist. Gross analyzed 200 companies (he helped start 100 of them through his company Idealab) and found that the most...

This unconventional talk is given by an Israeli symphony orchestra conductor turned business consultant. Talgam outlines what organizational leaders can learn from conductors, namely that you don’t tell your team members what to...

Hill is a management professor who studies the factors that lead to innovation. In her talk, she says that the key is being able to celebrate differences and generate what she calls a “marketplace of ideas.”...

If you’ve ever left the office after a full day at work and realized you got precisely nothing done, you can probably identify with Fried’s argument. According to Fried, the author of “Rework,” modern offices just...

Pink is a motivation expert whose talk focuses on the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Basically, it’s the difference between doing something because it matters to you and doing something because you’re...

In his talk, Sinek, a leadership expert, asks why the modern workplace doesn’t look more like the military. The answer, he says, boils down to a difference in management strategy — in the military, leaders put their...

Torres has spent years analyzing what makes a great leader. What she’s found is that companies are investing more resources than ever in leadership training, but are failing to produce effective leaders. That’s...

According to Wujec, the solution to any business problem starts with a piece of bread. In his talk, Wujec says that drawing out the process of making toast is a simple but useful example of how organizations can deal with tough...

Logan Laplante is a 13 year-old boy who was taken out of the education system to be home schooled instead. Not only was he home schooled, but Logan had the ability to tailor his education to his interests and also his style of...