This Is Quick: Why Lazard's CEO wants to know your biggest failure

The best careers are built on curiosity. Bill Gurley — the legendary Benchmark Capital investor behind Uber, Zillow, and Snapchat — makes that case in his new book, Runnin' Down a Dream. I sat down with him on the same day we published LinkedIn's annual Skills on the Rise list, and his message felt like a perfect companion to it: the skill that makes all the others possible is being a continuous learner. And for that, Bill says, you need to have fascination.

Even though in 1969 people predicted that computers would kill all jobs, the workforce nearly doubled in 50 years. Bank of America Chairman and CEO, Brian Moynihan, is betting history will repeat itself. In this episode of This Is Working, the CEO and Chairman of Bank of America explains why AI will augment-- rather than replace-- workers, why frameworks are key to trying new things, and why curiosity is the trait that he values the most when building a team. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

On this week's episode of This Is Quick, Lazard CEO Peter Orszag is in the hot seat. Peter shares the best advice he's ever gotten, his biggest learning as CEO, and the one interview question he always asks. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

In this episode of This is Working, Lazard CEO Peter Orszag sits down with Dan Roth to break down what real leadership looks like when the stakes are high. He makes the case for being fact-based, having a point of view, and speaking truth to power even when it feels risky, because credibility compounds. Peter also shares why AI is reshaping everything from internal feedback loops to the broader economy.

In this week's episode of This is Quick, Bonnie Brennan, CEO of Christie's, shares: The best career advice she’s ever received What she really looks for when hiring How to give feedback in a way that leads to real change To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

Christie's CEO Bonnie Brennan has a simple philosophy: "We're in the business of getting business." In this episode of This Is Working, Bonnie breaks down how she leads one of the world's most iconic auction houses by: Showing up when there's no business at stake  Staying relevant for the next generation of collectors by embracing new categories, like handbags and NFTs. Empowering her team to bring risky ideas forward (like the one that led to a $69.3 million NFT sale) Subscribe to the This is Working newsletter for more great insights: linkedin.com/thisisworking

On this week’s episode of This Is Quick, Erin and Sara Foster, the sisters behind Favorite Daughter and the hit Netflix show "Nobody Wants This", share how they make tough decisions as partners, why brutal honesty can be both a strength and a challenge, and what they really think about office romance. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

From their early work with Bumble to building Favorite Daughter, Erin and Sara Foster turned “failure” into a business that now includes a clothing line, VC fund, podcast, and a hit Netflix series, “Nobody Wants This.” In this episode of This Is Working, they open up about what it takes to build brands, balance sisterhood with business, and turn uncertainty into direction. Subscribe to the This is Working newsletter for more great insights: linkedin.com/thisisworking

On this week’s episode of This Is Quick, Rent the Runway CEO and co-founder Jennifer Hyman shares the one trait she looks for in every hire, how she delivers feedback that actually sticks, and the interview question she swears by. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

Rent the Runway is one of those ideas you should have thought of first. But while the concept seems like a slam dunk — an infinite closet of outfits for customers who want to wear it once — the road was extremely bumpy for co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman.  The challenges were epic. A global pandemic, which could have been an existential event. An IPO pop which disappeared almost overnight, precipitating a credit crisis. A crossroads when she had drifted away from day-to-day and her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Even coming to terms with something as fundamental as understanding the company's DNA. "Now, millions of women are renting clothes, whereas there were zero women renting clothes when I had this vision in 2008,” Hyman told me for This is Working. "I believe in this more ever." Subscribe to the This is Working newsletter for more great insights: linkedin.com/thisisworking