Tim Harford is an economist by trade, and we try not to hold that against him. He presents a compelling look at problem solving in the 21st century and concludes we need to try more different things and fail more often as described in his book, Adapt.
Jodi Glickman trains young people how to be Great On the Job. We discuss communication—What to Say, How to Say It, and The Secrets of Getting Ahead—from her book Great On the Job.
Hannah Nordhaus is a journalist and author who tackled the mystery of why in the past half decade, one third of the national bee herd—about a million colonies—has died each year. We look at the role of bees in agriculture and the unsung beekeepers that tend the colonies from her book The Beekeeper’s Lament.
Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.
Pankaj Ghemawat is the youngest “guru” included in the guide to the greatest management thinkers of all time published by The Economist in 2008. He has empirical data that globalization is not bad and he explains that the world has farther to go when it comes to globalization from his book World 3.0.
Dee Wallace broke out of her “scream queen” stereotype by playing the mom in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic film E.T.—The Extraterrestrial. She has since gone on to act in numerous other films and TV roles. We discuss her latest role as author and spiritual archeologist from her recent book Bright Light.