Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 38 minutes ago
When change closes doors, we often shrink our sense of what’s still possible—without realizing it. On HBR IdeaCast, cognitive scientist @drmayashankar how expanding your “possible selves” (and even learning from other leaders) can help you reimagine your future and grow through change.
Listen to the full episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4rfZLBw
When change closes doors, we often shrink our sense of what’s still possible—without realizing it. On HBR IdeaCast, cognitive scientist @drmayashankar how expanding your “possible selves” (and even learning from other leaders) can help you reimagine your future and grow through change.
Listen to the full episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4rfZLBw










