Podcast Episodes

When Over-Collaboration Leads to Indecision

Episode 107

Being too collaborative can actually hold you back at work, argues leadership coach Rebecca Shambaugh. Instead of showing how well you build consensus and work with others, it can look like indecisio…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

How—and When—to Adapt Your Leadership Style

Episode 106

In the past, executives were usually taught to practice command-and-control leadership. Today they’re often advised to be nimbler, more adaptive, and less controlling. The truth is that most executiv…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

When One of Your Employees Is Working Against You

Episode 105

Do you have an employee working against you? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Adrian Gostick, an executiv…

Published on 5 months ago

Why Your Frontline Employee Turnover Is High

Episode 104

Many people blame the shortage of low-wage workers on the enduring impact of the pandemic. But management professor Joseph Fuller and senior researcher Manjari Raman of Harvard Business School say th…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

How to Prepare For—and Lead Through—a Crisis

Episode 103

Over her career, Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten has studied crisis leadership and managing uncertainty. Her most recent book, The Prepared Leader, breaks down successful strategies fo…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Earn Respect as a First-Time Manager

Episode 102

Getting taken seriously as a new manager is challenging for anyone. You can go from being friends with your peers to suddenly being their boss. It’s easy to make missteps, like playing the part too m…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Helena Rubinstein: A Pioneer of the Modern Beauty Industry

Episode 101

In the early 20th century, Helena Rubinstein defied gender, class, and cultural expectations to become one of the first pioneers of the modern beauty industry. Today, her namesake luxury cosmetics br…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

How CEOs Make or Break Sales

Episode 100

A CEO’s involvement in B2B sales deals, while often well-intentioned, can sometimes backfire.

INSEAD marketing professor Christoph Senn has spent years studying the role top leaders play in B2B relat…

Published on 6 months ago

When Hiring, Emphasize Skills Over Degrees

Episode 99

The best leaders know that a person’s skillset and their willingness to learn are more important than the degree they have. Ginni Rometty, former Chairman and CEO of IBM, understands this deeply. She…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Develop Your Executive Presence

Episode 98

If you’re a leader or aspire to be one, you’ve probably thought about how you project confidence and competence—or, what some call your executive presence. It’s as much a vibe you give off as it is a…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago