Podcast Episodes

The Hidden Costs of Layoffs

Episode 36

From Microsoft to Google to Meta, many of the world’s biggest tech companies announced layoffs in 2023.

But Harvard Business School professor Sandra Sucher, who has been studying layoffs for years, s…

Published on 2 years ago

How to Embrace Your New Identity as a Manager

Episode 35

Becoming a manager for the first time comes with many common challenges: balancing your time, managing team conflicts, and delegating work to direct reports.

But leadership coach Jen Dary says there …

Published on 2 years ago

Seeing Yourself as a Leader

Episode 34

Are leaders born or made?

University of Michigan Ross School of Business professor Sue Ashford has studied leadership for decades—what makes people see themselves as leaders and how groups choose lea…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

How to Build Trust at Work

Episode 33

Do you trust the people you work with?

Without trust, organizational psychologist Liane Davey says it’s hard to have the two key ingredients for any healthy team: effective communication and producti…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The Power of Selfless Leadership

Episode 32

When you think of good leadership, what comes to mind?

Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter argue that good leadership isn’t rooted in power or public speaking skills. They say that, in fact, mindfu…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

How to Motivate a Demotivated Team

Episode 31

Are you struggling to motivate your team?

Professor and author Richard Boyatzis says there’s a motivation crisis in workplaces. “And the responsibility for that lies with the managers and leaders—the…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

NASA’s Former Head of Science on What It Takes to Manage Complex, High-Risk Projects

Episode 30

As the head of science at NASA, Thomas Zurbuchen managed an $8.6 billion dollar budget. A typical Monday, for him, might have involved hitting an asteroid with a space craft or trying to launch a roc…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

How to Disagree with Your Boss

Episode 29

When was the last time you disagreed with your boss? Did you tell them you had a different opinion — or did you just let it go?

HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo says it’s much easier to just agree w…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

The Benefits of Career Sponsorship Go Both Ways

Episode 28

Most of us think of mentoring a colleague as a one-way street—a gift of professional guidance and advice. But Sylvia Ann Hewlett says sponsorship needs to be a reciprocal relationship.

“[T]he younger…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

How Authentic Should You Be as a Leader?

Episode 27

When Rosalind Fox took over as manager of John Deere’s largest factory in Des Moines, Iowa, the plant employed 1,600 workers and included four major product lines. It was far bigger and more complex …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago