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Harvard Business Review is a management podcast that aims to improve organizational effectiveness and leadership decision-making. It provides ideas to help professionals become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. The podcast encourages respectful discussion and does not tolerate bullying or abusive language.
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Why People Resist Retirement
Why People Resist Retirement
6 Sep 2024
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Research suggests making the decision to retire means grappling with three psychological issues.
1) First, identity issues can loom large for any deeply engaged professional. Even a small step away from a career can make a person wonder who they are without it.
2) Second, many older professionals resist leaving meaningful work.
3) Finally, the thir
How to Execute a Virtual Work Party That Doesn't Stink | Christine vs. Work
How to Throw a Virtual Work Party That Doesn’t Stink | Christine vs. Work
15 Dec 2020
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Is there a way to make a virtual social event at work not stink?
With so many offices working remotely this year, no doubt you’ve been invited to a virtual happy hour, birthday celebration, or event that in the end just felt like anothe
Reid Hoffman on How He Makes Winning Bets in Silicon Valley
Reid Hoffman on How He Makes Winning Bets in Silicon Valley
1 Nov 2024
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Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn & Inflection AI, has a strong track record of picking winners in Silicon Valley. In this excerpt from the HBR live event, Future of Business 2024, Hoffman shares what he’s looking for when he tries to identify the next big winning ideas.
You can hear the whole interview on HBR’s Idea
Barriers and Moats Won't Protect You. Innovation Will.
Walls and Moats Won't Save You. Innovation Will.
20 Oct 2025
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The walls of Constantinople stood for a thousand years—until gunpowder changed everything. This isn’t just about history; it’s a metaphor for every leader relying on legacy strengths in a time of disruption. Are you mistaking past resilience for future security? Scott D. Anthony, professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, s
How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team Works Remotely (The Explainer)
How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team Is Remote (The Explainer)
6 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus could force your team to work remotely. Here's how to do it right.
Why do remote teams demand new collaboration skills? What’s missing from our texts, emails, conference calls, and other digital communications? Body language. Even when we’re co-located, the tone of a text or the formality of an ema
China’s New Innovation Advantage
China’s New Innovation Advantage
13 Apr 2021
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China is achieving a new level of global competitiveness, thanks to its hyper-adaptive population, says Zak Dychtwald, author of "Young China" and founder of Young China Group.
0:00: The future of the Chinese economy is in innovation
0:32: What’s behind China’s new innovation advantage?
1:05: We shouldn’t be so focused on the innovators
1:37: W
Christine Reacts to Your Comments | Christine vs. Work
Christine Reacts to Your Comments | Christine vs. Work
9 Sep 2021
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HBR’s Christine Liu answers fan comments and questions.
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How I Helped Overhaul Bangladesh's Healthcare, One Patient at a Time
How I Helped Transform Bangladesh’s Healthcare, One Patient at a Time
13 Jun 2024
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Sylvana Quader Sinha, a Bangladeshi-American lawyer and entrepreneur, established Praava Health to address the critical need for quality healthcare in Bangladesh. Launched in 2018, Praava Health has become one of the fastest-growing healthcare providers in emerging markets, having already served more than half
How Do I Get Promoted Without a Clear Career Path? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast
How Do I Get Promoted Without a Clear Career Path? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast
5 Oct 2022
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He’s a self-professed “natural finance guy” and has shown himself to be invaluable to his company. His long-term goal is to become a CFO, but he’s gotten little feedback on what to do to get to the executive level. Now he’s starting to feel stuck in middle management. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches
The Story You Tell Yourself Builds Courage
The Story You Tell Yourself Creates Courage
22 Oct 2025
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Courage starts with the story you tell yourself—about who you are and why you’re here. When you define that narrative, acting bravely becomes a choice, not a reaction.
Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4n0RLkA
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The Five T's of Excellent Coaches - Part 7: Do Coaches Really Matter?
The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 7: Do Coaches Even Matter?
21 Aug 2023
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Having the most talented team isn’t enough.
00:00 Of course coaches matter. But how?
02:25 Coaches need to to be plumbers and poets.
Hosted by Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of "Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of Hi
Why Some Companies Thrived During the Pandemic | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast
Why Some Companies Thrived During the Pandemic | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast
19 Jan 2023
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Keith Ferrazzi, founder of the consulting firm Ferrazzi Greenlight, led a survey of more than 2,000 executives to study how they reengineered operations during the pandemic. The research identified a kind of extreme adaptability at the team and organizational levels that helped some companies come out on top
How to Release Someone with Compassion (Quick Study)
How to Fire with Compassion (Quick Study)
2 Mar 2020
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Firing needs to be handled well: the person you’re firing today could become a key contact or client tomorrow.
Firing is never easy, and shouldn’t be. But it is something a manager should strive to handle well. Building great teams requires picking the best talent and also removing talent that isn’t working out. Letting someone go is a p
How We Connect Digital Divides to Unlock the Power of Emerging Markets
How We Bridge Digital Divides to Unlock the Power of Emerging Markets
6 Jun 2024
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Pedro Arnt is CEO of dLocal, a publicly traded payments processor founded in Uruguay in 2017. Today, with an annual run rate of over $20 billion, dLocal connects global enterprise merchants with billions of consumers across 40 markets in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
00:00 Balancing profit and purp
AI-Generated "Workslop" Is Harming Productivity
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
22 Oct 2025
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AI is everywhere, but the ROI isn’t. To avoid “workslop,” leaders need to set quality standards—not just mandates.
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How and When to Interrupt Your Career, and Yourself (Quick Study)
How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself (Quick Study)
10 Feb 2020
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If you’re comfortable but bored at your current position, you’re in the danger zone. Here are some ways to keep growing without leaving your company.
Whitney Johnson, an executive coach and author of "Disrupt Yourself", says we give a lot of airtime to building disruptive products and services, to buying and/or in
How I Converted Unwanted Foods Into Tasty—and Lucrative—Snacks
How I Upcycled Unwanted Foods Into Tasty—and Profitable—Snacks
30 May 2024
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Betty Lu, a Singapore native, is founder and CEO of Confetti Snacks, which offers consumers tasty, healthy potato-chip alternatives made from up-cycled vegetables and fruits that would otherwise go to waste. The company’s year-over-year growth has averaged over 300% since its founding in 2018.
00:00 What problem are
Bozoma Saint John on the Modern Reality of Leadership
Bozoma Saint John on the New Reality of Leadership
23 Oct 2025
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Employees and customers expect leaders to take a stand—and own the consequences. Bozoma Saint John says people want to know what their leaders truly believe: “If you believe in something, say it. That’s the job.”
Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3L2fgN6
How I Crafted a Successful Brand That Resonates With People
How I Created a Successful Brand That Makes People Feel Something
23 May 2024
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Thirty-three days after signing his first NBA contract in 2009, Lanny Smith suffered a career-ending knee injury. After his injury, he transitioned to entrepreneurship, and in 2020 launched athleisure brand Actively Black with the intention of driving a meaningful impact in the Black community. In addition to impr
The Shifting Role of the CFO
The Evolving Role of the CFO
24 Oct 2025
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Today’s CFO has to do more than manage the bottom line. They must champion innovation—and prevent costly tech distractions. In our latest Executive Agenda, Levi Strauss & Co.’s CFO Harmit Singh and HBS professor Mihir Desai reveal how the role is changing.
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Managers, Decrease Team Stress by Making One Simple Change
Leaders, Reduce Team Stress by Making One Simple Change
20 Aug 2025
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Leaders: Do your teams know when you expect a reply? Here’s why it matters—and how to set the norm.
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The Importance of Healthy Conflict at Work
The Value of Healthy Conflict at Work
24 Jul 2025
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Creating space for healthy debate isn’t about avoiding conflict—it’s about fostering psychological safety, candor, and a culture where people can challenge ideas and spark innovation.
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Should You Sell Your Startup, or Install a New CEO? (Case Study)
Should You Sell Your Startup, or Find a New CEO? (Case Study)
29 Jan 2020
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Should a small company founder facing stalling growth sell to a competitor or hire a new CEO?
In this HBR fictionalized case study, 2 Proud Pups is Elena's all-natural dog care product business. She launched it to create products that weren't full of chemicals that irritated her dogs. She invested her own savings, an
The Real Discussion Takes Place Before the Meeting
The Real Meeting Happens Before the Meeting
1 Apr 2025
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For aspiring leaders, meetings aren’t where decisions are made—they’re where decisions get confirmed. The real influence happens earlier. Career adviser and author of "The Unspoken Rules", Gorick Ng, unpacks the “meeting before the meeting” and how experienced leaders quietly shape agendas, build alignment, and move initiatives forward.
Here's a Type-A Trap to Avoid
Here's a Type-A Trap to Avoid
30 Oct 2024
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Hey Type As! Here’s a trap you need to avoid. Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is here with advice and strategies that can help — delivered in one minute or less. Wilkins is the host of HBR’s Coaching Real Leaders, available wherever you get your podcasts.
You can also listen here: https://s.hbr.org/4fqGyGU
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How to Resolve Remote Conflict
How to Deal with Remote Conflict
20 Oct 2020
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Disagreements between work colleagues can get even more uncomfortable and tricky to navigate when you can’t work them out in person.
Amy Gallo, author of the “HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict”, explains why conflicts are more likely to escalate through text-based communication, and says that even in the Zoom-era a phone call may be the best s
Leading Is Emotionally Depleting. Here's How to Restore Yourself.
Leading Is Emotionally Draining. Here’s How to Recover.
27 Oct 2025
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Recovery is no longer a luxury—it’s a leadership imperative, critical for protecting your well-being and sustaining your capacity to lead over the long haul.
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How to Quit Your Job: The Harvard Business Review Guide
How to Quit Your Job: The Harvard Business Review Guide
23 Aug 2021
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Here’s how to figure out if it’s time to move on to the next phase of your career--and if it is, how to do it right.
00:00 Feel like you might want to quit?
00:17 First, ask yourself these three questions
01:17 Before quitting: can anything be fixed?
01:58 How to tell your manager you quit
02:55 What reason should you give
When Your Work Isn't Your Dream Role
When Your Job Isn't Your Dream Job
3 Sep 2024
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“Dream jobs” are often idealized, but in reality, finding a job that aligns with your purpose, values, and goals is incredibly difficult. This is especially true during times of uncertainty or crisis — when our priorities inevitably shift. Even so, many of us can be hard on ourselves or get demotivated searching for the perfect role.
In these m
Tech at Work: The Tomorrow of Spatial Computing
Tech at Work: The Future of Spatial Computing
14 Jun 2024
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Companies are getting creative with spatial computing, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR), using these technologies to give consumers “virtual” access to their products. To stay competitive, organizational leaders need to get comfortable exploring these new technologies.
To learn more, listen to the latest episode of o
How to Build Your Emotional Agility
How to Build Your Emotional Agility
28 Sep 2022
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The prevailing wisdom says that negative thoughts and feelings have no place at the office. But that goes against basic biology.
00:00 The ability to manage one’s thoughts and feelings is essential to business success.
01:40 Step 1: Recognize patterns in your thought.
02:04 Step 2: Label your thoughts and emotions.
03:38 Step 3: Accept your
What if helping the environment isn't advantageous for my business?
What if helping the environment isn’t profitable for my business?
24 Jan 2020
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Andrew Winston answers tough business questions about the climate crisis.
See all eight questions on our playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuYj9HwKPXjbgBPWqUFRtDIZ
Big shifts need to happen in business so the world can avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. But it can
What We Misinterpret About Psychological Safety
What We Get Wrong About Psychological Safty
21 May 2025
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Many mistake psychological safety for comfort and niceness. But real safety means creating space for respectful candor—even when the truth is uncomfortable.
Read the full article by Amy C. Edmondson and Michaela J. Kerrissey here: https://s.hbr.org/3ZfLBnM
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How Leadership Skills Can Help You Become a Better Parent
Here’s How Leadership Skills Can Help You Parent Better
2 Apr 2021
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People know that good leadership includes clarifying your values, talking to stakeholders, and sharing a vision. All of that also makes a great parent, and there's no reason to leave it in the workplace, say Stewart Friedman and Alyssa Westring, co-authors of "Parents Who Lead".
00:00 Nobody wants to see themselves as the p
How Does Netflix Address Corporate Diversity?
How Does Netflix Approach Corporate Diversity?
9 Dec 2020
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We speak with Netflix VP of Inclusion Strategy Vernā Myers, whose company is on a mission to entertain the world.
Myers explains how to create and sustain a diverse and innovative work force, and talks about the challenges she has faced trying to push for equity at Netflix.
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How Do I Deliver a Good First Impression in a Job Interview? | New Here | S1E9
How Do I Make a Good First Impression in a Job Interview? | New Here | S1E9
20 Dec 2023
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So, you’re ready to find your next job. What’s your interview strategy?
This week on New Here, we learn why making a good first impression in a job interview is so important to your success – and how to do it.
Career coach and TikTok creator Sho Dewan helps host Elainy Mata understand how many recruite
How to Negotiate Your Beginning Salary
How to Negotiate Your Starting Salary
25 Jan 2024
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Your starting salary calibrates all your future raises and bonuses. So don't just accept the first offer.
Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio
Video by Andy Robinson and Elainy Mata
Editing by Andy Robinson
Animation and Design by Alex Belser and Karen Player
00:00 Let's learn about salary negotiation
01:25 The labor market today
02:14
How to Navigate a Mid-Career Crisis | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast
How to Cope With a Mid-Career Crisis | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast
3 Jan 2023
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Kieran Setiya, a philosophy professor at MIT, says many people experience a mid-career crisis. Some have regrets about paths not taken or serious professional missteps; others feel a sense of boredom or futility in their ongoing streams of work. The answer isn’t always to find a new job or lobby for a promotion. Motiva
Why U.S. Working Moms Are So Strained (Quick Study)
Why U.S. Working Moms Are So Stressed (Quick Study)
18 Dec 2019
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Government intervention is needed, but managers can take these steps right now.
Caitlyn Collins, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, conducted interviews with mothers in four countries — the United States, Italy, Germany, and Sweden — who have jobs outside the home to better understand the pressures they felt.
How to Network on Instagram (It's More Than Just Sliding Into DMs!)
How to Network on Instagram (It's More Than Just the DMs!)
9 Feb 2024
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LinkedIn isn't the only way to make professional connections.
Have you ever written a "professional" DM? It's basically a message you send to someone in hopes that they'll be willing to connect and help you with some aspect of your career. That could be landing a job, collaborating on a project, or even just giving you s
Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Hurdles of Progressing as a Queer Executive
Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive
18 Aug 2023
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What does it feel like to live inauthentically at work? For his first professional job in the 1980s, in the fashion industry, Jim Fielding led what he calls a “double life.” With close friends and confidants, he was open about his relationship with another man. But at work, when discussing
The Case for Disconnecting From Your Phone
The Case for Putting Down Your Phone
17 Sep 2025
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Put down your phone and let your mind wander. Here’s how, and why, you should embrace boredom.
For more insights, explore Arthur's (@drarthurbrooks ) new book, "The Happiness Files": https://s.hbr.org/45yh8ne
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The Explainer: Don't Just Sell Stuff — Resolve Needs
The Explainer: Don’t Just Sell Stuff — Satisfy Needs
24 Jul 2019
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Theodore Levitt's classic theory says that an industry is a customer-satisfying process, not a goods-producing process.
An industry begins with the customer and his or her needs, not with a patent, a raw material, or a selling skill. Given the customer’s needs, the industry develops backwards, first concerning itself with the
How Humor Makes Leaders More Compelling
How Humor Makes Leaders More Effective
19 Sep 2025
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Leaders don’t need to be stand-up comics—but creating space for laughter makes teams more creative, productive, and collaborative.
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The Explainer: What Is Thinking by Design?
The Explainer: What Is Design Thinking?
24 Jul 2019
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Popularized by David M. Kelley and Tim Brown of IDEO and Roger Martin of the Rotman School, design thinking has three major stages.
As the complexity of the design process increases, a new hurdle arises: the acceptance of what we might call “the designed artifact” — whether product, user experience, strategy, or complex system — by stak
The Psychology Behind Why (Some) People Love Horror
The Psychology Behind Why (Some) People Love Horror
30 Oct 2024
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Why do some people love scary movies, Steven King novels, and haunted houses? Two of our authors wanted to investigate the booming global horror industry. Here’s what they learned through their research. Happy Halloween! 🎃
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How to Flourish as a Power Couple (Quick Study)
How to Make It as a Power Couple (Quick Study)
9 Oct 2019
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Three challenges every successful couple must overcome.
Because their working lives and personal lives are deeply intertwined, dual-career couples face unique challenges. Three transition points typically occur during their working and love lives. During these transitions, some couples craft a way to thrive in love and work, while o
Research: The Concealed Drawback of Employing AI at Work
Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work
22 Sep 2025
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A new study reveals a hidden cost of AI at work: engineers judged identical code far more harshly when they thought AI helped write it. Learn how companies can prevent this hidden “competence penalty” and make AI adoption fair for everyone.
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What It’s Like to Be a Social Justice Lawyer | Career Crush
What It’s Like to Be a Social Justice Lawyer | Career Crush
5 Aug 2021
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Questions to Pose in an Apology
3 Questions to Answer in an Apology
22 Jul 2019
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Trust is not as fragile as people think — it can be rebuilt. And that process starts with a good apology.
A strong apology can make or break a company when it’s facing a reputational crisis, according to Sandra J. Sucher, a professor at Harvard Business School, and Shalene Gupta, a research associate at Harvard Business School. When crafting
How Salary Transparency Can Assist You (and Your Workplace)
How Salary Transparency Can Help You (and Your Workplace)
26 Oct 2023
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How much money do you make?
Did that question make you nervous? Uncomfortable? Or, maybe, excited? Historically speaking, talking about your salary (especially at work) was off limits. But things are changing — “salary transparency” is becoming the new norm, and for good reason. When people are aware of how much those a
6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation
6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation
13 Jun 2022
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Research says using these 6 persuasive body-language positions during a talk can lead to success.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Your ideas are important–but so is your body language.
00:47 Position 1: The box
01:10 Position 2: Holding the ball
01:25 Position 3: Pyramid hands
01:52 Position 4: Wide stance
02:05 Position 5: Palms up
02:22 Pos
Should Your Company License Content to Machine Learning?
Should Your Company License Content to AI?
23 Sep 2025
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The AI data-licensing market is exploding—from $75M to nearly $20B in just two years. Could your company’s own data be the next big opportunity?
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The Explainer: Cerulean Ocean Strategy
The Explainer: Blue Ocean Strategy
16 Jul 2019
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When you break the bounds of existing industries, competition becomes irrelevant.
The business universe consists of two distinct kinds of space, which we think of as red and blue oceans. Red oceans represent all the industries in existence today—the known market space. In red oceans, industry boundaries are defined and accepted, and the compet
From 'Epic Disruptions': 5 Lessons in Transformation from Julia Child
From 'Epic Disruptions': 5 Lessons in Innovation from Julia Child
24 Sep 2025
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Innovation takes grit and disciplined experimentation. Julia Child’s quest for the perfect baguette shows how breakthroughs happen—and offers lessons for every leader.
Learn more in Scott D. Anthony’s 'Epic Disruptions': https://s.hbr.org/41UgHmi
How to Convert Your Inner Critic into Your Supporter
How to Turn Your Inner Critic into Your Ally
31 Jul 2025
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Your inner critic doesn’t need to be silenced—it needs better leadership.
Read the full article by Ron Carucci here: https://s.hbr.org/46GaHkt
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Why "Wisdom Work" Is the New "Intellectual Work
Why “Wisdom Work” Is the New “Knowledge Work”
30 Aug 2024
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The workforce is getting older, but the number of younger workers in positions of senior management is growing. These two developments might appear to spell trouble, but in fact they represent an important opportunity: If companies can figure out how to enable the intergenerational transfer of the wisdom that comes with age and exper
How Chinese Businesses Expand Personalization via AI
How Chinese Companies Scale Personalization with AI
26 Aug 2025
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Chinese firms are using AI to hyperpersonalize at scale. But adoption comes with risks—Amit Joshi says leaders should test these tools carefully and combine them with others to drive growth.
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The Friend Who Just Started Corporate America
The Friend Who Recently Joined Corporate America
5 Jun 2024
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If you know, you know. Inspired by @LeoGonzall #workjargon #corporateamerica #work
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How to Get Through the Workday When the Headlines are Awful
How to Get Through the Workday When the News is Terrible
22 Mar 2021
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2020 was a rough year. And the start of 2021 doesn't feel like it's getting any easier. So how do you stay focused at work?
00:00 2020 was a rough year.
02:05 How do you unplug from social media when it's your day job?
03:19 How do you tell your team that
The Explainer: Launching New Products for Emerging Markets
The Explainer: Creating New Products for Emerging Markets
16 Jul 2019
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Engineer a reverse innovation.
When a company investigates a new product opportunity, it is important to define the problem, and the requirements that will dictate a viable solution, independently from the company’s existing lines of similar products or preconceived ideas of what a solution should entail. This is especia
Why Senior Leaders Should Cease Having So Many One-on-Ones
Why Senior Leaders Should Stop Having So Many One-on-Ones
29 Oct 2025
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Too many executive 1:1s create silos, bottlenecks, and back-channel decision making. Instead, bring the right leaders together early so alignment happens before action—not after confusion.
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The Explainer: The 5 Forces That Enable Companies to Succeed
The Explainer: The 5 Forces That Make Companies Successful
9 Jul 2019
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Michael Porter’s theory has shaped a generation of academic research and business practice.
Understanding the competitive forces, and their underlying causes, reveals the roots of an industry’s current profitability while providing a framework for anticipating and influencing competition (and profitability) over time. A
Mastering the Skill of Persuasion | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast
Mastering the Art of Persuasion | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast
21 Dec 2022
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Jonah Berger, professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, says that most of us aren’t approaching persuasion the right way. Pushing people to behave how you’d like them to or believe the same things you do just doesn’t work, no matter how much data you give or how many emotional appeals you make. Stu
What Does PayPal's CEO Say About Bitcoin?
What Does PayPal’s CEO Think About Bitcoin?
2 Dec 2020
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PayPal CEO Dan Schulman's company is at the leading edge of both stakeholder capitalism and financial innovation.
We talk about what PayPal is doing to ensure that its employees are earning a true living wage, and about the company's moves to bring bitcoin into the mainstream.
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Masterclass: Transformation Begins with Doing Less
Masterclass: Transformation Starts with Fewer Projects
9 Feb 2026
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Real transformation isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing less, better. In this HBR Executive Masterclass, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez explains how leaders create focus and execution.
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Do You Keep Burning Out?
Do You Keep Burning Out?
28 Oct 2024
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Do you keep quitting your jobs because of burnout? Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is here with advice and strategies that can help — delivered in one minute or less. Wilkins is the host of HBR’s Coaching Real Leaders, available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Is Entrepreneurship a Good Fit for Me? | New Here | S1E10
Is Entrepreneurship Right for Me? | New Here | S1E10
27 Dec 2023
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Is Entrepreneurship Right for Me?
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Web3 promises to make the internet more decentralized and democratic — but there are lots of unknowns that could cloud that utopian vision.
00:00 The future of the Internet is here! Or ... it might be?
00:10 Web 1.0 was read-only.
00:23 Web 2.0 was read/write.
00:52 Web3 promises to be read/write/own.
01:20 Examples
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5 Ways to Infuse Diversity and Inclusion Into Your Organization
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This is not a side issue: it’s time to adopt a more systematic, coherent approach to D&I.
00:00 Don’t put D&I in the bucket of “special initiatives”
00:47 Strategy 1: The CEO is the top champion for diversity and inclusion efforts
01:51 Strategy 2: Center diversity and inclusion in the business strategy
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The Future You Is Tougher Than You Think
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We’re great at seeing how much we’ve changed—and terrible at imagining how much we’ll still change. In our latest HBR IdeaCast episode, @drmayashankar explains the “end-of-history illusion” and why overcoming it can help us navigate change with more resilience.
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A Non-Programmer's 10-Minute Guide to Using GenAI
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Think of AI services like ChatGPT as an infinitely helpful, eager-to-please intern that also happens to lie from time to time. Here are some concrete business examples to help you get started with GenAI right now.
Presented by Ethan Mollick, associate professor of management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When you Say It
To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When you Say It
23 May 2022
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The “executive voice” is less about performance and more about strategic instincts and being aware of the signals you send in daily interactions and communications.
00:00 Developing an "executive voice" can be the difference between success and failure.
00:48 Tip 1: Understand the context.
01:35 Tip
Stable Leadership in Chaotic Times
Steady Leadership in Tumultuous Times
5 Dec 2025
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If leaders and companies abandon their values when pressured, they weren’t really values in the first place, argues University of Houston professor Brené Brown. In this episode of IdeaCast, the author and researcher explains her views on finding strong ground as a leader, using sports metaphors and examples of how companies could and should b
Lead Through Change by Envisioning What's Possible
Lead Through Change by Reimagining What's Possible
12 Feb 2026
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When change closes doors, we often shrink our sense of what’s still possible—without realizing it. On HBR IdeaCast, cognitive scientist @drmayashankar how expanding your “possible selves” (and even learning from other leaders) can help you reimagine your future and grow through change.
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Senior Leaders, Here's How to Convey Your Achievements
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17 Feb 2026
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At senior levels, impact isn’t about doing all the work—it’s about showing how you led it. Executive coach @melodywildinglmsw shares how to own your wins without overshadowing your team.
Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/3MB8Dm2
Discontinue Resolving Your Team's Problems for Them
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27 Aug 2025
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Five questions leaders can use to remain accessible, coach your team to problem-solve independently, and safeguard your time.
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From Operations to Undertakings: The New Model for Change
From Operations to Projects: The New Model for Change
19 Feb 2026
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Most transformations fail because we run them like business-as-usual. The real shift? Stop squeezing change into old models—and start building your company around projects. That’s how strategy becomes reality.
Read the full article by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez here: https://s.hbr.org/4aXa5s5
The Five Competitive Forces That Mold Strategy
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Your AI Investments Haven't Paid Off. Should You Pump the Brakes?
Your AI Investments Haven't Paid Off. Should You Tap the Breaks?
2 Sep 2025
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A new MIT study suggests 95% of generative AI investments aren’t paying off. Are we in a bubble—or just playing the long game?
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