Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLessons from Maggie Lena Walker’s Entrepreneurial Leadership
Episode 70
Growing up in the heart of the Confederacy, Maggie Lena Walker started work as a laundress at age nine. At the urging of her mother and mentors, she …
1 year, 6 months ago
NBA Star Chris Paul on Communicating as a Leader
Episode 69
Most of us can point to a few key people who have made a real difference in our lives and careers—the coach who pushed you to outperform, the teacher…
1 year, 6 months ago
How to Coach an Employee Who’s Struggling to Perform
Episode 68
Do you have a difficult employee on your team— someone who might be underperforming or resistant to taking feedback? Do you know how to help them?
Me…
1 year, 7 months ago
How to Embrace Ambiguity When Making Decisions
Episode 67
Making business decisions often means choosing one path over another—but that doesn’t always need to be the case. Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis argu…
1 year, 7 months ago
What Is Psychological Safety, Really?
Episode 66
You’re probably familiar with the term “psychological safety.” But do you know what it really means?
HBR contributing editor and workplace conflict e…
1 year, 7 months ago
Getting Project Management Right
Episode 65
Many of us manage projects—even if “project manager” isn’t in our official job title. We try to learn the basics as we go: how to manage multiple sta…
1 year, 7 months ago
Leadership Lessons from Adventurer and Environmentalist Rick Ridgeway
Episode 64
Mountains are often used as metaphors for the challenges that arise in business and leadership. But when Rick Ridgeway compares mountaineering to ris…
1 year, 7 months ago
How to Solve Your Company’s Toughest Problems
Episode 63
You’ve likely heard the phrase, “Move fast and break things.” But Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei says speed and experimentation are n…
1 year, 8 months ago
How GitLab Leads Its Fully Remote Workforce
Episode 62
GitLab, which builds and manages an open-source software development application, started off with employees fully dispersed and has stayed that way.…
1 year, 8 months ago
Deloitte’s Pixel: A Case Study on How to Innovate from Within
Episode 61
In 2014, Deloitte launched Pixel to facilitate open talent and crowdsourcing for client engagements that need specific expertise — like machine learn…
1 year, 8 months ago