Dear HBR:
Work can be frustrating. How can you get along with that maddening coworker? Figure out what your unapproachable boss really wants? Motivate your demoralized team? "Dear HBR:" is here to help. With empathy, experience, and humor, veteran Harvard Business Review editors and co-hosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn explore solutions to your workplace dilemmas. Bolstered by insights from guests and academic research, they help you navigate thorny situations to find a better way forward.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2023
Dysfunctional Teams
Is your teamwork not working? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Amy Edmondson, a professor at Harvard Business School. They talk through what to do when your team isn’t communicat…
00:31:37 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Race Issues
How does race affect your workplace? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Tina Opie, a management professor at Babson College. They talk through what to do when your company's board …
00:31:51 |
Fri 02 Nov 2018
Underpaid (Live)
Do you deserve a higher salary? In a live taping with an audience of compensation experts, Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Susan Hollingshead, the chief people officer at Vendin…
00:33:39 |
Thu 18 Oct 2018
Remote Workers
How does working remotely complicate your career? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Siobhan O’Mahony, a professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business. They talk throu…
00:32:48 |
Thu 04 Oct 2018
Resignations
Are you looking to quit your job? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of David Burkus, a management professor at Oral Roberts University. They talk through what to do when you want to …
00:34:45 |
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Ineffective Leaders
Does your organization lack quality leadership? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Peter Bregman, a leadership expert. They talk through what to do when your leaders are indecisive…
00:35:34 |
Thu 06 Sep 2018
Medical Leaves
Have you taken extended time off due to an illness? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Anne Sugar, a cancer survivor and an executive coach. They talk through what to do when you’r…
00:31:40 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
Poor Communicators
Is miscommunication a constant problem at your workplace? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Holly Weeks, a lecturer at Harvard University. They talk through what to do when your c…
00:38:18 |
Thu 09 Aug 2018
Firings
Is a recent firing weighing on you? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Susan David, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School. They talk through what to do when your coworker has be…
00:32:47 |
Thu 26 Jul 2018
Family Businesses
Are you struggling with the complications of working in a family business? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Ted Clark, who runs the Center for Family Business at Northeastern Uni…
00:35:11 |
Thu 12 Jul 2018
Performance Reviews
Do performance reviews fill you with anxiety? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.…
00:36:59 |
Fri 29 Jun 2018
Annoying Subordinates
Does your direct report get on your nerves? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Art Markman, a psychology professor at the University of Texas. They talk through how to manage someo…
00:35:41 |
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Office Spaces
Is your office killing your productivity? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Pete Bacevice, a workplace researcher at the global design firm HLW and the University of Michigan’s Ro…
00:31:53 |
Thu 31 May 2018
Lateral Moves
Could a lateral move help your career? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Priscilla Claman, a career coach and former HR executive. They talk through when making a lateral move wil…
00:32:10 |
Thu 17 May 2018
Toxic Workplaces
If your workplace is toxic, can you change it? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Nicholas Pearce, an associate professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University…
00:38:47 |
Thu 03 May 2018
Bad Bosses
Is your boss making your life miserable? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Moshe Cohen, a senior lecturer at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. They talk through wha…
00:37:37 |
Fri 20 Apr 2018
Career Transitions
Do you want to shake up your career? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Whitney Johnson, the author of “Disrupt Yourself.” They talk through what to do when you’ve trained for one …
00:35:56 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Pay Injustices
Are you getting paid unfairly? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Shirli Kopelman, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. They talk through what to do…
00:36:41 |
Fri 23 Mar 2018
Generational Conflict
Do you have a hard time with older or younger co-workers? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Jennifer Deal, the co-author of “What Millennials Want from Work.” They talk through wh…
00:35:15 |
Thu 08 Mar 2018
Difficult People
Do you work with a jerk? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Stanford management professor Bob Sutton, an expert in dealing with difficult co-workers. They talk through what to do w…
00:36:14 |
Thu 22 Feb 2018
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