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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…
1 year, 4 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 sa…
1 year, 4 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 …
1 year, 4 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 of…
1 year, 5 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 Charl…
1 year, 5 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-ma…
1 year, 5 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 …
1 year, 5 months ago
Are You Ready to Be a Leader?
Episode 73
What distinguishes a leader? How do you know if you’re ready to lead? And how do you make the transition into a leadership role?
The shift from being…
1 year, 5 months ago
Leadership Lessons from a NASA Tragedy
Episode 72
In early 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board were killed.
This was …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Key to Abraham Lincoln’s Leadership
Episode 71
In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln wrote a scathing letter to his top Union general, who had squandered an opportunity to end the American Civil…
1 year, 6 months ago