Podcast Episodes

How Large Firms Can Get Innovation Right

Episode 83

Think of a large company you admire. What kind of leadership culture do they have — and how does that affect their ability to innovate?

If you went right to command-and-control leadership, you’re not…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Should Your Business Take a Stand on Societal Issues?

Episode 82

What’s the best way to determine whether or not your business should engage on potentially controversial societal issues?

In this episode, Harvard Business School senior lecturer Hubert Joly explains…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Are Your Best Employees Eyeing the Door?

Episode 81

Do you know how your best employees feel about their work?

Are they actually engaged and motivated? Or are they already looking for a better opportunity? If so, what would it take to make them want t…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

How to Make Better Hiring and Firing Decisions

Episode 80

Joel Peterson has spent a career leading teams, building businesses, and managing people at every level. Along the way, he’s learned valuable lessons about the best ways to bring on new talent, as we…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

How to Get People to Listen to You

Episode 79

Knowing how to get people to listen to you is an important part of leadership.

But HBR contributing editor and workplace conflict expert Amy Gallo says being heard isn’t about how loud you say someth…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Why Founders Need to Focus More on Sales and Marketing

Episode 78

Harvard Business School senior lecturer Mark Roberge argues that every aspect of being an early-stage founder involves sales. But many founders lack an understanding of how to incorporates sales into…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

What It Really Takes to Be a Manager

Episode 77

Are you ready to be a manager?

In this episode, Ellen Van Oosten answers questions from listeners who are struggling to move into management.  She offers advice for what to do when you’ve been tapped…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Former MA Governor Charlie Baker on Solving Complex Problems

Episode 76

If you think your organization is difficult to maneuver, consider the unique challenges of government leadership.

Former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker and his former chief of staff Steve Kadis…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

How to Manage Breakthrough Innovation

Episode 75

How do you guide a team working on innovative projects—when there is no existing playbook?

Astro Teller says he uses a vetted approach to decision-making for the innovative projects that he and his t…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Chobani’s Founder on Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship

Episode 74

Chobani is a leader in the global yogurt market, with more than 20 percent share of the U.S. market alone. It all started with one man, an abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York, and a mission …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago