Marc Andreessen and Jim Barksdale on How to Make Money
The tech luminaries on bundling and unbundling in the digital age.
Jul 10, 2014•15 min•Ep. 413
HBR IdeaCast
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
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The Fukushima Meltdown That Didn’t Happen
Charles Casto, recently retired from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, on how smart leadership saved the second Fukushima power plant.
Jul 03, 2014•16 min•Ep. 412
Yang Yuanqing: The HBR Interview
Lenovo's CEO on how the PC leader is poised to win in the "PC plus" world.
Jun 26, 2014•14 min•Ep. 411
The Condensed July-August 2014 Issue
Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.
Jun 25, 2014•16 min•Ep. 410
When to Go with Your Gut
Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, on how to know when simple rules and snap decisions will outperform analytical models.
Jun 19, 2014•17 min•Ep. 409
Succeeding Quietly in Our Recognition-Obsessed Culture
David Zweig, author of "Invisibles," on employees who value good work over self-promotion.
Jun 12, 2014•12 min•Ep. 408
The Secret History of White-Collar Offices
Nikil Saval, editor at n+1, on how gender, politics, and unions have affected the American workplace since the Civil War.
Jun 05, 2014•15 min•Ep. 407
Cross-Culture Work in a Global Economy
Erin Meyer, affiliate professor at INSEAD and author of "The Culture Map," on why memorizing a list of etiquette rules doesn't work.
May 29, 2014•15 min•Ep. 406
How to Manage Wall Street
Sam Palmisano, former CEO of IBM, on striking a balance between running a company for the long term and keeping investors happy.
May 23, 2014•11 min•Ep. 405
Taking Business Back from Wall Street
Gautam Mukunda, HBS professor, on the dangers of managing companies for shareholders.
May 15, 2014•10 min•Ep. 404
Time Is a Company’s Most Valuable Resource
Michael Mankins, partner at Bain & Company, on how to get the most out of meetings.
May 08, 2014•11 min•Ep. 403
Ruth Reichl on Challenging Career Moves
The renowned author and former editor of Gourmet talks about the magazine's closure and her recent transition to fiction writing.
May 02, 2014•14 min•Ep. 402
Social Physics Can Change Your Company (and the World)
Sandy Pentland, MIT professor, on how big data is revealing the science behind how we work together, based on his book "Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread."
Apr 25, 2014•14 min•Ep. 401
Best of the IdeaCast
Featuring Jeff Bezos, Howard Schultz, Francis Ford Coppola, Maya Angelou, Nancy Koehn, Rob Goffee, Gareth Jones, Cathy Davidson, and Mark Blyth.
Apr 18, 2014•24 min•Ep. 400
How Companies Can Embrace Speed
John Kotter, author of "Accelerate," on how slow-footed organizations can get faster.
Apr 10, 2014•15 min•Ep. 399
How Unusual CEOs Drive Value
William Thorndike, investor and author of "The Outsiders," looks at some less-known but more effective executives.
Apr 03, 2014•11 min•Ep. 398
Are You the “Real You” in the Office?
Harvard's Robert Kegan on companies that do really personal development.
Mar 27, 2014•16 min•Ep. 397
Identify Your Primary Customer
Robert Simons, Harvard Business School professor, says companies still struggle to choose the right customer.
Mar 20, 2014•13 min•Ep. 396
Our Bizarre Fascination with Stories of Doom
Andrew O'Connell, HBR editor, explains why we find tales of disaster so compelling.
Mar 13, 2014•13 min•Ep. 395
Is Work-Family Conflict Reaching a Tipping Point?
Stewart D. Friedman, Wharton professor and author of "Baby Bust," presents new research.
Mar 06, 2014•15 min•Ep. 394
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