S13E19 - Inspiring TED Talks - Got a Meeting? Take a Walk, with Nilofer Merchant

Feb 6, 2021

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INSIGHT

Sitting Is The New Smoking

Sitting is pervasive and now averages 9.3 hours daily, exceeding average sleep time and becoming the "smoking of our generation".
Nilofer Merchant uses this stat to reframe sitting as a major public-health risk tied to chronic disease.

ANECDOTE

How A Dog Walk Sparked A Habit Change

Nilofer began joining a friend's dog walk because a meeting couldn't fit in a conference room, which led her to adopt walking meetings.
She now logs 20–30 miles per week in walk-and-talks and says it changed her life.

ADVICE

Turn Off Video And Walk During Calls

Turn off your video in virtual one-on-ones and walk while you listen so you get movement without missing the meeting.
The host found turning off the camera let them walk during calls and still contribute meaningfully.

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In this "Inspiring TED Talks" HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover explores Nilofer Merchant's famous 2013 TED Talk, "Got a Meeting? Take a Walk." See the video here: https://youtu.be/iE9HMudybyc Video Overview: "Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and health: Next time you have a one-on-one meeting, make it into a "walking meeting" -- and let ideas flow while you walk and talk." Nilofer Merchant has been helping to grow businesses -- from Fortune 500s to web startups -- for 20 years. She’s worked for major companies (like Apple and Autodesk) and early web startups (remember Golive?). Logitech, Symantec, HP, Yahoo, VMWare, and many others have turned to her guidance to develop new product strategies, enter new markets, defend against competitors and optimize revenue. Today she serves on boards for both public and private companies, and writes books about collaboration, like The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy, and openness -- check out her recent ebook 11 Rules for Creating Value in the #SocialEra, chosen by Fast Company as one of the Best Business Books of 2012. She also writes for HBR, including the personal and brave essay about a previous attempt on the TED stage: "What I Learned from My TED Talk." Check out Dr. Westover's new book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ;Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.