Forget the corporate ladder — winners take risks with Molly Graham | from TED Talks Daily

忘掉企业阶梯——与莫莉·格雷厄姆一起冒险,勇夺胜利 | 来自《TED Talks Daily》

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2026-08-18

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Success in your career looks different for everyone — but no matter your industry, you'll need to take risks. Company and community builder Molly Graham took to the TED stage two years ago to share three key skills to learn before jumping off a metaphorical cliff, outlining a path off the corporate ladder and into true professional and personal growth -- and these key skills are more relevant today than ever. Today, Molly has returned to TED as the new host of the podcast, WorkLife. WorkLife is a show where Molly and her expert guests talk through the messy feelings we all experience at work—conversations that delve into our ambitions and failures. Elise Hu, host of TED Talks Daily, caught up with Molly to look back at her talk and how those ideas continue to evolve in today's world. They discuss the importance of embracing the emotional side of work, how to tell the difference between good fear and bad fear, aging, why so many successful things feel messier than we think they’re supposed to, and so much more. Molly's talk originally aired in 2024. Elise and Molly’s conversation was recorded in April 2026. For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Hi, everyone.

  • Molly here.

  • Today, we're sharing an episode of a podcast handpicked by the TED staff that we think,

  • as a work-life listener, you'll love and maybe even come away with a fresh idea and a totally new perspective.

  • Enjoy and head to the link in the description for more.

  • You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.

  • I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

  • There was this little voice inside me that just kept saying, I wonder.

  • I wonder if I can be capable in this completely new environment.

  • So I took a risk and I took the job.

  • That's company and community builder Molly Graham.

  • In 2024, she gave a popular TED Talk about why the best careers are built by people willing to take risks,

  • embrace being a beginner, and keep going even when things get messy.

  • Today, she's stepped into a major new role.

  • She's taking the help of the TED podcast Work Life at a time when the future of work feels especially uncertain.

  • We caught up with Molly earlier this month to look back at her talk

  • and what it's like to jump off this new proverbial cliff.

  • We get into the emotional side of work, how to tell the difference between good fear and bad fear,

  • and what it means to reinvent yourself at midlife.

  • Not enough people talk about the emotional side of work and that so many people