We Can’t Work All the Time
Anne-Marie Slaughter on (finally) bringing sanity to the work/life struggle.
Jul 14, 2016•20 min•Ep. 533
HBR IdeaCast
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
Episodes
Teaching Creativity to Leaders
Tim Brown, CEO and president of IDEO, on breakthrough problem-solving.
Jul 07, 2016•18 min•Ep. 532
Brexit and the Leadership Equivalent of Empty Calories
Mark Blyth of Brown University and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD discuss Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
Jun 30, 2016•20 min•Ep. 531
A Brief History of 21st Century Economics
Tim Sullivan, co-author with Ray Fisman of "The Inner Lives of Markets," on how we shape economic theory -- and how it shapes us.
Jun 23, 2016•18 min•Ep. 530
Greg Louganis on How to Achieve Peak Performance
The champion diver explains how visualization and ambitious goal-setting helped him achieve double gold medals in back-to-back Olympic Games and why he now serves as a mentor to younger athletes and a spokesman for LGBT causes.
Jun 16, 2016•13 min•Ep. 529
Getting Growth Back at Your Company
Chris Zook of Bain explains the predictable crises of growth and how to overcome them. His new book is "The Founder's Mentality," coauthored with James Allen.
Jun 09, 2016•18 min•Ep. 528
Asking for Advice Makes People Think You’re Smarter
The research shows we shouldn't be afraid to ask for help. Francesca Gino and Alison Wood Brooks, both of Harvard Business School, explain.
Jun 02, 2016•18 min•Ep. 527
Yo-Yo Ma on Successful Creative Collaboration
The acclaimed cellist explains how he chooses and works with partners and shares advice on honing one's talent.
May 26, 2016•18 min•Ep. 526
Be a Work/Life-Friendly Boss
Managers play a huge role in their employees' personal lives, which in turn affects productivity, morale, and turnover at work. Professor Scott Behson, author of "The Working Dad's Survival Guide," and professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, gives practical tips for being a leader who is flexible, fair, and effective.
May 19, 2016•20 min•Ep. 525
Make Better Decisions
Therese Huston, Ph.D. and author of "How Women Decide," offers research-based tips for both men and women on how to make high quality, defensible decisions -- and sell them to your team.
May 12, 2016•16 min•Ep. 524
Let Employees Be People
Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, both of Harvard, discuss what they've learned from studying radically transparent organizations where people at all levels of the hierarchy get candid feedback, show vulnerability, and grow on the job. Their book is "An Everyone Culture."
May 05, 2016•20 min•Ep. 523
Isabel Allende on Fiction and Feminism
The bestselling author describes her creative process and explains why she was always determined to have a career.
Apr 28, 2016•9 min•Ep. 522
The Condensed May 2016 Issue
Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.
Apr 22, 2016•10 min•Ep. 521
Understanding Agile Management
Darrell Rigby of Bain and Jeff Sutherland of Scrum explain the rise of lean, iterative management tactics, and how to implement them yourself.
Apr 15, 2016•27 min•Ep. 520
Smart Managers Don’t Compare People to the “Average”
Todd Rose, the Director of the Mind, Brain, & Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the author of "The End of Average: How to Succeed in a World That Values Sameness," explains why we should stop using averages to understand individuals.
Apr 07, 2016•21 min•Ep. 519
Life’s Work: Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Iconic relationship expert Dr. Ruth discusses what she's learned over a long career.
Mar 31, 2016•12 min•Ep. 518
How to Say No to More Work
Karen Dillon, author of the "HBR Guide to Office Politics", explains how to gracefully decline excessive projects–and thankless tasks.
Mar 24, 2016•7 min•Ep. 517
The Condensed April 2016 Issue
Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.
Mar 22, 2016•10 min•Ep. 516
Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?
There's a lot of crying and shouting both in politics and at the office. Gautam Mukunda of Harvard Business School and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD help us try to make sense of it all.
Mar 17, 2016•29 min•Ep. 515
Your Coworkers Should Know Your Salary
Pay transparency is actually a way better system than pay secrecy. David Burkus, professor at Oral Roberts University and author of "Under New Management," explains why.
Mar 10, 2016•18 min•Ep. 514
Talking About Race at Work
Kira Hudson Banks, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the department of psychology at Saint Louis University, and a principal at consulting firm the Mouse and the Elephant. We spoke with her about why managers shouldn't wait for a controversy to start talking about race.
Mar 03, 2016•22 min•Ep. 513
The Art of the Interview
Job interviews can feel more like a stylized ritual than a normal conversation. Esquire writer and journalist Cal Fussman, who's interviewed scores of people from Mikhail Gorbachev to Jeff Bezos to Dr. Dre, gives us his advice, from how to build trust with a subject to getting an honest answer to a tough question.
Feb 25, 2016•26 min•Ep. 512
The Condensed March 2016 Issue
Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.
Feb 19, 2016•13 min•Ep. 511
Closing the Strategy-Execution Gap
Paul Leinwand, co-author of the book "Strategy That Works," explains how successful companies solve this thorny problem.
Feb 18, 2016•16 min•Ep. 510
Be a Superboss
Lorne Michaels, Bill Walsh, Alice Waters–all have had a disproportionate impact in their respective industries through their knack for collecting and inspiring great talent. We hear how they do it from Sydney Finkelstein, the Steven Roth Professor of Management in Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and the author of "Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent".
Feb 11, 2016•19 min•Ep. 509
How to Give Constructive Feedback
Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman have administered thousands of 360-degree assessments through their consulting firm, Zenger/Folkman. This has given them a wealth of information about who benefits from criticism, and how to deliver it.
Feb 05, 2016•19 min•Ep. 508
Being Happier at Work
Emma Seppälä, Stanford researcher and author of "The Happiness Track," explains the proven benefits of a positive outlook; simple ways to increase your sense of well-being; and why it's not about being ecstatic or excited all the time.
Jan 28, 2016•16 min•Ep. 507
Stop Focusing on Your Strengths
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London and Columbia University and CEO of Hogan Assessments, explains how the fad for strengths-based coaching may actually be weakening us.
Jan 21, 2016•16 min•Ep. 506
Make Peace with Your Inner Critic
Tara Mohr, author of Playing Big, explains how to deal with self-doubt (or help someone else manage theirs).
Jan 14, 2016•14 min•Ep. 505
Achieve Your Goals (Finally)
Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of "No One Understands You and What to Do About It" and "9 Things Successful People Do Differently," explains how to actually stick to your resolutions this year.'
Jan 08, 2016•21 min•Ep. 504
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