Podcast Episodes

How to Bridge Generational Gaps on Your Team

Episode 93

Are you struggling to manage people who are older than you?

Lindsey Pollak explains that cross-generational dynamics in the workplace are becoming increasingly complex, driven by rapid technological …

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

5 Leadership Traits that Set High-Potential Employees Apart

Episode 92

How can you tell if you’re on your company’s leadership fast track?

Jay Conger, a leadership professor at Claremont McKenna College, notes that many organizations quietly maintain and update lists of…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Expertise Can Make You a Less Effective Leader

Episode 91

Being the most knowledgeable and experienced person on your team can seem advantageous. However, Sydney Finkelstein, an expert in leadership and talent development, warns that expertise can lead you …

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

What Oprah’s Leadership Journey Reveals about the Power of Authenticity

Episode 90

Oprah Winfrey isn’t just a public figure—she’s the wealthiest woman in the entertainment industry and the first African-American woman billionaire. But how did she rise from a daytime talk show host …

Published on 1 year ago

How to Master Office Politics Without Compromising Your Values

Episode 89

When you think of “office politics,” you might picture someone hoarding information or taking credit for others’ work. While negative stereotypes persist, learning to navigate office politics is cruc…

Published on 1 year ago

The Questions Leaders Need to Be Asking Themselves

Episode 88

What makes a leader truly effective? Is it about strategic vision, time management, confidence?

Robert Steven Kaplan says the best leaders are exceptionally good at asking tough questions so they can…

Published on 1 year ago

How to Cultivate Joy on Your Team

Episode 87

As CEO of Menlo Innovations, an enterprise software company based in Michigan, Sheridan deliberately focuses on cultivating joy in his company. His 2018 book, Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Ele…

Published on 1 year ago

How to Repair a Broken Relationship at Work

Episode 86

Are you stuck in a negative rut with someone at work?

HBR contributing editor and workplace conflict expert Amy Gallo says repairing a broken professional relationship will improve your work life — w…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

How to Manage an Employee Who Gets on Your Nerves

Episode 85

Do you have an employee who just gets on your nerves?

In this episode, Dear HBR cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer listener questions with the help of Art Markman, former professor of psychol…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Why DEI Still Matters (and How to Get It Right)

Episode 84

Amid the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020, many U.S. business leaders promised to make workplaces more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. But these efforts have now slowed…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago