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Author David Hoffeld says science can help sales people sell in the way their customers’ brains are wired. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experts from Wharton and Stanford discuss the impact that the impeachment of South Korean president Park Geun-hye will have on businesses there. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can business executives -- such as those chosen for Trump’s cabinet -- run government better or are the differences too great? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Experts discuss Canada’s latest steps to combat global warming. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Benjamin Keys and Columbia’s Christopher Mayer offer a roadmap for the privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel and the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s Patrick Harker discuss what lies ahead as the Trump administration assumes office this month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Repealing and replacing Obamacare is at the top of the Republican agenda but doing so will be a complicated process experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jay Clayton Donald Trump’s nominee to head the SEC co-authored this 2015 opinion piece on why a collective response is needed to combat cyber threats. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drug ads increase the number of prescriptions for medications Wharton research finds but that doesn’t necessarily translate into health benefits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Companies that mix for-profit and philanthropic capital sources for positive social impact need leaders who can push in more than one direction according to social entrepreneur Derek Handley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Companies such as Netflix Amazon Apple and others have made big Hollywood studios TV networks and other traditional media outlets rethink how they approach the idea of success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toymaker Lego is expanding its business into online video gaming in addition to its other non-brick diversifications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

That CD you bought on Amazon may look and sound exactly like the real thing. But thanks to a growing number of counterfeiters there’s a fair chance your disc could be a fake. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kat Taylor co-CEO of Beneficial State Bank discusses how the triple bottom line company enhances economic sustainability in low-income communities See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many professionals plug away for years with only moderate career success. A lack of emotional intelligence may be stifling advancement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The private sector will likely need to fill any gaps in federal funding for research in areas such as climate change and earth science experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recent Wharton research examines a new approach to assigning patients to doctors in the ER. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Both domestically and internationally Donald Trump’s looming interlocking business and presidential interests are more substantial than any other U.S. president in history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A recent Wharton report examines what can be done to improve coverage and minimize risks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In ’Moneyball’ author Michael Lewis showed how data analytics up-ended professional baseball. His new book reveals where the concepts originated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.