Episode 24
Podcast
Homer Simpson: Why Are We Always Overwhelmed?
Published on 18/05/2026
What if Homer Simpson were a role model? I mean, unlike you, he's never overwhelmed! Despite his high-pressure job as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, he always finds time to take breaks. How does he do it? Is he better organised? Or does he simply live in a world that moves at a slower pace than ours?
To get to the bottom of it, Makes Sense? turns to a man who manages over 60 people across 12 different time zones! Cédric Laforge (SKEMA 2012) is International Marketing Operations Manager for a luxury watch brand: Vacheron Constantin, the world's oldest watch Manufacture, operating continuously since 1755. Drawing on his experience, expertise, and practice of multiculturalism - and the world of The Simpsons - he invites us to put time into perspective. Spoiler alert: for him, "being overwhelmed is a personal feeling"!
Welcome to Makes Sense? : a leap in pop culture to explore global societal challenges.
"Makes Sense?" is a podcast of SKEMA Business School, presented by Mary Michaelides.
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