TED Audio Collective.

So much of the advice in the business world is on how to grow your company, how to scale your business, how to be an effective leader, how to take on more responsibility and have a wider impact.

I mean, a lot of these topics are ones we've discussed on this podcast. We're always

thinking about how to make big moves. And while there's nothing inherently wrong with that,

what about balance? So much emphasis is placed on how to make everything bigger, your profit,

your reach, the number of people working for you. But growth

can't always be a good thing. How do we learn to say, enough is enough? I'm Madupa Akinola.

This is TED Business from the TED Audio Collective. Our speaker today is environmentalist

and economist, Gia Harrington,

and she's here to give us the essential reminder that growth doesn't automatically mean

progress. And she also encourages us to perhaps consider progress in a new light. Then after the

talk, I'll discuss how this mindset shift can unlock some of our

best work. But first, a quick break.

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