Listen "#006 - Matthew Davis: Why Business School Students Need To Know The Limits Of Their Knowledge"
Episode Synopsis
Matthew Davis is the Business School Director of Culture and Values at the University of Leeds, England, and is a psychologist, researcher, educator, and consultant. Matt works with public and private sector organisations to develop strategies to support hybrid working, workplace design, and sustainability. Matt has worked with partners including Rolls Royce, Marks & Spencer, Arup Consulting, Leeds City Council and British Gas. Matt has been featured by the BBC, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and The Telegraph.In this episode we talk about epistemic humility, what it is and why business schools need to learn it; the downstream impacts of business school thinking, the need for exposure to the messiness of the real world, the future challenges business leaders will face to their social licence to operate, and much more.
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