Cold Call
Cold Call distills Harvard Business School's legendary case studies into podcast form. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the podcast airs every two weeks and features Harvard Business School faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.
Leadership
Business/Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Learning
Teaching
Business
Marketing
Management
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 268
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
What Went Wrong with the Boeing 737 Max?
How did the evolution of Boeing’s organization and management lead to two tragic plane crashes within six months, in which a total of 346 people died? Harvard Business School professor Bill George di…
00:19:58 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
Disrupting the Waste Management Industry with Technology
Rubicon began with a bold idea: create a cloud-based, full-service waste management platform providing efficient service anywhere in the U.S. Their mobile app did for waste management what Uber had d…
00:31:00 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
Managing Future Growth at an Innovative Workforce Education Start-up
Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to provide employees with “education as a benefit.” The Denver-based company is transforming traditional tuition-a…
00:28:17 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
A Family Business at a Crossroads: Scaling and Succession
In 2000, Rohit Gera turned his family’s boutique real estate development firm in Pune, India, into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for urban Indian families. Today Gera Developments stands a…
00:27:08 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
Can Historic Social Injustices be Addressed Through Reparations?
Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants believe historic social injustices should be addressed through reparations. Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai discusses the argu…
00:25:32 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
Examining Race and Mass Incarceration in the United States
The late 20th century saw dramatic growth in incarceration rates in the United States. Of the more than 2.3 million people in U.S. prisons, jails, and detention centers in 2020, 60 percent were Black…
00:26:39 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Fostering Authenticity and Employee Engagement at John Deere
As the first Black female factory manager to lead a John Deere plant, Rosalind Fox must figure out how to build relationships with her staff, who are mostly white men. Harvard Business School senior …
00:26:49 |
Tue 16 Feb 2021
Developing Resilience on the Path to Becoming a CEO
As a Black female CEO, Shellye Archambeau is no stranger to adversity. Now she faces her most critical leadership decision. The software company she leads, MetricStream, is losing customers, hemorrha…
00:29:41 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Using Empathy and Curiosity to Overcome Differences
Bill Riddick, an African-American community leader and counselor, must find a way to bridge the divide between Black and white community leaders, who are on opposing sides of school integration in Du…
00:27:08 |
Tue 02 Feb 2021
Engaging Community to Create Proactive, Equitable Public Safety
Melvin Carter, the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, swept into office in 2018, promising to improve equity. In his campaign, he had spoken from experience about what it felt like to be pulled over by …
00:23:15 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers
For family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible to use non-cash rewards and recognition to improve …
00:25:57 |
Tue 05 Jan 2021
Dove: Maintaining a Brand with Purpose
Unilever’s Dove soap became a brand with purpose when it launched the “Campaign for Real Beauty” to combat media-driven stereotypes of female beauty. But now Dove is facing criticism about its other …
00:23:47 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Uber’s Strategy for Global Success
As the transportation landscape evolves, can Uber adapt its business model to be successful in unique regional markets around the world? Alexander MacKay describes Uber’s global market strategy and r…
00:28:17 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Evaluating Innovative Health Care Solutions for Obesity
From Weight Watchers to bariatric surgery, innovations for combatting obesity abound. But which will do the most good for society and yield the best business results? Harvard Business School professo…
00:30:34 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
The Challenges of Commercializing Fertility
Entrepreneur Christy Jones is trying to create a new venture to help women preserve their eggs and postpone motherhood. But what would an egg-freezing service sell – and to whom?
00:25:35 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Growing a Manufacturing Company with a Social Mission
Nehemiah Manufacturing turned a social mission to hire convicted felons into a competitive advantage, with decreased turnover and higher staff loyalty. Harvard Business School professor Michael Chu d…
00:23:12 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Can Entrepreneurs Make Mobile Voting Easy and Secure?
Making voting more accessible through technology could allow more people to take part in elections. But it also poses critical downsides, if the product fails or there are security failures. Harvard …
00:21:40 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Employee Performance vs. Company Values: A Manager’s Dilemma
As we celebrate the five-year anniversary of Cold Call, we welcome a special guest, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria to discuss the classic case, “Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley.” The case pos…
00:24:24 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Is Happiness at Work Really Attainable?
Simón Cohen, founder of Henco Logistics, transformed a small Mexican logistics company into a major player within the industry. Cohen credits the firm’s focus on employee happiness as the key ingredi…
00:28:46 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
How to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?
C16 Biosciences wants to replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with a lab-grown substitute. Should the synthetic biology startup start small in the personal care …
00:21:41 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
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