HBR IdeaCast
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 669
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Here’s How Managers Can Rediscover Their Joy at Work
Managing is a tough job, sometimes a seemingly thankless one where you can feel squeezed from all sides. But for team leaders who are feeling burnt out or overwhelmed with their job, Daisy Auger-Domí…
00:23:16 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Malcolm Gladwell’s New Take on Tipping Points
There was a time when business leaders and managers didn't worry so much about psychology or other social science research. Malcolm Gladwell's writing played a big role in changing that. His popular …
00:29:27 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Why AI Isn’t Enough To Beat The Competition
Many companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence right now, hoping to improve both efficiency and innovation. But, as with any technology that sees widespread adoption, AI itself won't…
00:23:28 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
How Tribalism Can Actually Strengthen Workplace Culture
We live in a world that seems more divisive and polarized than ever, and it’s common to describe this phenomenon as tribalism. But Michael Morris, professor at Columbia Business School, says that ter…
00:28:01 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
What We Can Learn from Great Political Speakers
The worlds of business and politics might seem worlds apart, but executives can learn a lot from the most successful political communicators. Terry Szuplat spent several years on the speechwriting te…
00:27:50 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Training Your Brain to Work More Effectively
What if the key to efficiency in a world increasingly powered by AI wasn't quantity, but quality? Neuroscientist Mithu Storoni has looked at how and when our brains are the most creative and truly pr…
00:29:47 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
The AI Skills You Should Be Building Now
Generative artificial intelligence is here to stay, and that means employees and managers need to think even more carefully about how to make the most effective use of it. Accenture's H. James Wilson…
00:27:31 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Dysfunctional Leadership Teams — and How to Fix Them
CEOs get a ton of credit or blame for a company’s performance. But the entire leadership team is vital to success, and any dysfunction is often overlooked. Sometimes the CEOs leading them don’t even …
00:22:43 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Lessons from a Turnaround Expert
When a company, division, or product line has been struggling for some time, it can feel nearly impossible to get things back on track. But big turnarounds are possible, provided you have a team will…
00:29:00 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Is Your Company Reading Data the Wrong Way?
We live in an age where we have more data than ever. But most leaders have two strong reactions to new data. Either they rely too heavily on studies or information to make decisions. Or they dismiss …
00:25:35 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
What to Do When You’re Overlooked
Are you the sort of person who works really hard, hits your deadlines, runs successful projects, wins over clients... but never seems to get noticed for all that diligence, much less promoted? Especi…
00:25:13 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
The Right Way to Manage Emotions on Your Team
Many managers don't know what to say when a team member appears angry, frustrated, or sad. They might even feel it is unprofessional to acknowledge those feelings at all. But research shows that avoi…
00:25:46 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
An Astronaut’s Advice on High-Stakes Collaboration
It's hard to imagine a more challenging work environment than the International Space Station. During her 24 years as a NASA astronaut, including a six-month stint on the ISS, Cady Coleman learned pi…
00:28:32 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Trying to Persuade and Other Big Mistakes Marketers Make
Many marketers today focus on getting consumers to consciously change their behavior. But that’s a sure path to failure, according to Leslie Zane, founder of Triggers Brand Consulting. She says neuro…
00:25:01 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
Is People-Pleasing Holding You Back?
There's a fine line between pitching in to help your team and taking on too much at the expense of your mental health and performance. Author and coach Hailey Magee walks us through why some of us fa…
00:29:52 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Why We Should Pay More Attention to Departing CEOs
When news breaks of a CEO succession, much of the attention is given to the new leader and how they will change the company. But new research shows that the leave-taking process of the outgoing chief…
00:28:50 |
Tue 09 Jul 2024
Darius Rucker on Resilience and Reinvention
Darius Rucker has reached the top of the music charts in not just one but two genres: first as the lead singer of the 1990s band Hootie and the Blowfish, then in a second act as a solo country star. …
00:22:20 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
When Your Employee Is Underperforming
Many managers struggle with initiating difficult conversations around an individual’s subpar performance. Often, leaders wait way too long to sit down with an employee who isn’t meeting expectations.…
00:25:16 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Why Managers Play Favorites – and How They Can Change
While most good bosses try to be fair and balanced with their direct reports, it's only human to prefer the company and work styles of some team members over others, and employees are keenly aware of…
00:27:32 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Tech at Work: The Future of Spatial Computing
Managing technology has never been more challenging. HBR IdeaCast’s new special series, Tech at Work, offers research, stories, and advice to make technology work for you and your team. This week: ho…
00:32:09 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
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