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HBR IdeaCast

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A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
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Episodes

Is the Corporate Campus Dying?

Jennifer Magnolfi, Founder & Principal Investigator at Programmable Habitats LLC, on how digital work, and the Internet of Things will fundamentally change the how we use the buildings and neighborhoods we work in.

Oct 30, 201416 minEp. 432

Myths About Entrepreneurship

Linda Rottenberg, author of "Crazy Is a Compliment," on what it really takes to start a business.

Oct 23, 201419 minEp. 431

Disrupting TV’s Status Quo

Famed producer Norman Lear on developing groundbreaking sitcoms, managing creative partnerships and the lessons he wants to pass on to the next generation.

Oct 16, 201410 minEp. 430

Focus More on Value Capture

Stefan Michel, professor at IMD, says your business should rethink how it captures value, not just how it creates it.

Oct 09, 201412 minEp. 428

How Google Manages Talent

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman, and Jonathan Rosenberg, former SVP of products, explain how the company manages their smart, creative team.

Sep 26, 201418 minEp. 426

Fixing the College Grad Hiring Process

Sanjeev Agrawal, Collegefeed cofounder and CEO, explains what recruiters, new graduates, and college career centers need to do differently.

Sep 18, 201424 minEp. 425

How Silicon Valley Became Uncool

Walter Frick, HBR editor, explains why we valorize tech heroes from the past, but scoff at today's entrepreneurs.

Sep 11, 201413 minEp. 424

The Fall of the Talent Economy?

Roger Martin, former dean of the Rotman School of Management, on why talent's powerful economic position is unsustainable.​

Sep 04, 201420 minEp. 422

Privacy’s Shrinking Future

Scott Berinato, senior editor at Harvard Business Review, on how companies benefit from transparency about customer data.

Aug 28, 201416 minEp. 421

How to Stop Corporate Inversions

Bill George and Mihir Desai, professors at Harvard Business School, explain why our corporate tax code is driving American business overseas.

Aug 21, 201415 minEp. 420

The Art of Managing Science

J. Craig Venter, the biologist who led the effort to sequence human DNA, on unlocking the human genome and the importance of building extraordinary teams for long-term results.

Aug 07, 201414 minEp. 417

The Dangers of Confidence

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London, on how confidence masks incompetence.

Jul 31, 201417 minEp. 416

The Future of Talent Is Potential

Linda Hill, Harvard Business School professor, and Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser at Egon Zehnder, on the talent strategies that set up a company for long-term success.

Jul 24, 201422 minEp. 415

To Do Things Better, Stop Doing So Much

Greg McKeown, author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less," on the importance of being "absurdly selective" in how we use our time.

Jul 17, 201416 minEp. 414
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