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Lessons from the Ashes

Give It to Me Straight

Radical Candor author Kim Scott on what effective feedback really looks like—and why it will make you a better boss

Life Is a Startup

Making Sabbaticals Mainstream

We’re All Going to Get Hacked

The Promise of Personalized Medicine

Rich Horgan is on an urgent mission to save his brother—and he might just revolutionize drug development along the way

Bridging the Gap

Cold Call Horror Stories

Don’t Be Afraid of AI

Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

“A Shout Through Time”

Today’s story is a break from our typical in-depth interview format. Today, we’re going to tell a story. It’s a story that starts with a tragic plane crash in 1944 outside a small town in the hills of Northern Italy and ends 73 years later in that same small town with celebration and a sense of closure.

Bringing Government Up to Code

The Value of Valleys

Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?

Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses

Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders

How to Win the Kentucky Derby

What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

My First Job

Alumni share stories, strategies, and lessons learned from their first jobs—from golf club caddy to lobster shack waitress.

The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast

McDonald’s executive Kristy Cunningham, who helped lead the company’s wildly successful all-day breakfast initiative, talks about what the global icon learned from the experience—and what it taught her about herself

Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room

On and off the field with Chicago Bears team chaplain Jonathan Wilkins

How a Mother's Song Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?

Insights from Diane Hessan, who spent a year in conversation with 400 American voters from across the political spectrum

How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team

Scott O’Neil, CEO of the group that owns the Philadelphia 76ers, on why his office thrived in the face of historic losing

The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

HBS alumni share the words of wisdom that shaped their lives and careers

Radical Generosity for the Real World

Author Ami Campbell on her spiritual journey to giving—and how you can kickstart yours

The Epicenter of Miami's Vice

Author and radio host Roben Farzad talks about his new book, Hotel Scarface, and the lasting allure of 1980s Miami

Lessons from the Quantitative Life

What Paul Grana has learned from eight years of personal data tracking