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At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. We try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We encourage comments, critiques, and questions. We expect our community to be a safe space for respectful, constructive, and thought-provoking discussion. We reserve the right to remove or turn off comments at our discretion. We do not tolerate bullying, name-calling, or abusive language related to identity, including race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, age, or region; spam; copyright violation; extreme profanity; or p*rnography.
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Change Starts with Clarity. Here's How to Obtain It.
Change Starts with Clarity. Here's How to Get It. 28 Jun 2025 --- “Look at what’s limiting you. Look at what’s calling you.” A simple but powerful audit for your career and life direction. Listen to the full …
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Change Starts with Clarity. Here's How to Get It.
28 Jun 2025
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“Look at what’s limiting you. Look at what’s calling you.” A simple but powerful audit for your career and life direction. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/44EJSLS
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CEO Series: Mary Barra of General Motors on Committing to an Eco-Friendly Future | HBR IdeaCast
CEO Series: Mary Barra of General Motors on Committing to an Eco-Friendly Future | HBR IdeaCastUploaded 01-03-231 Mar 2023---Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, says that electric vehicles are the …
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CEO Series: Mary Barra of General Motors on Committing to an Eco-Friendly Future | HBR IdeaCast
Uploaded 01-03-23
1 Mar 2023
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Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, says that electric vehicles are the future for the company and the automobile industry. GM has said it will phase out vehicles using internal combustion engines by 2035 and go carbon neutral at all of its facilities. Barra describes how she’s executing on that plan as well as offering broader leadership lessons in an interview with HBR editor Amy Bernstein.
This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on May 6, 2021.
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Series Description:
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
About Harvard Business Review:
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
2:28 – Going All-Electric in 14 Years
3:55 – Resistance Within GM to Going All-Electric
5:27 – Purpose and Culture-Change at GM
13:40 – How Autonomous Vehicles Will Change the Auto Industry
16:46 – How GM Works with Unions/UAW
18:45 – How COVID Affected Business at GM
22:27 – Outro
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Applying Porter’s Five Forces to Fix U.S. Politics | HBR IdeaCast
Applying Porter’s Five Forces to Fix U.S. Politics | HBR IdeaCastUploaded 01-02-232 Feb 2023---Katherine Gehl, a former CEO and the founder of the Institute for Political Innovation, and Michael Porter, a …
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Applying Porter’s Five Forces to Fix U.S. Politics | HBR IdeaCast
Uploaded 01-02-23
2 Feb 2023
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Katherine Gehl, a former CEO and the founder of the Institute for Political Innovation, and Michael Porter, a professor at Harvard Business School, apply his Five Forces framework to explain why U.S. politics are dysfunctional. They argue that the Republican and Democratic parties make up an industry duopoly with high barriers to entry and low consumer power, and that the resulting lack of competition incentivizes these two dominant players to avoid compromises with majority support. Gehl and Porter provide specific innovations on how to enhance competition and better serve the public, including nonpartisan primary elections and ranked-choice voting. Gehl and Porter are coauthors of the new book The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy and the HBR article “Fixing U.S. Politics.”
This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on June 23, 2020.
Listen to more HBR IdeaCast episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOa
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- HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/06/applying-porters-five-forces-to-fix-u-s-politics
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Series Description:
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
About Harvard Business Review:
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:53 – Porter's Five Forces in Politics
7:58 – Innovations to Fix the Party Primary System...
16:00 – … and Implementing those Innovations
18:13 – Make Politics About People – Not Parties
21:47 - Outro
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Deliver Hard News with Compassion
The hardest leadership moments are the ones you’re tempted to avoid. But delaying tough conversations only makes things worse. Arthur C. Brooks shows why compassion is what allows great leaders to act …
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The hardest leadership moments are the ones you’re tempted to avoid. But delaying tough conversations only makes things worse. Arthur C. Brooks shows why compassion is what allows great leaders to act decisively—facing hard truths head-on while strengthening trust.
Uploaded 17-03-26
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Why On-Site Work Still Matters
Why In-Person Work Still Matters 20 Jun 2025 --- Everyone needs to be back in the office because…” Can you fill in the blank? Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at The Wharton School, shares why …
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Why In-Person Work Still Matters
20 Jun 2025
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Everyone needs to be back in the office because…” Can you fill in the blank? Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at The Wharton School, shares why in-person matters—especially for new hires. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4nd5mHa
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How to Negotiate Flexible In-Office Return Arrangements
How to Negotiate a Flexible Return to the Office 28 May 2020 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Many of those working from home during quarantine are now being asked to …
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How to Negotiate a Flexible Return to the Office
28 May 2020
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𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Many of those working from home during quarantine are now being asked to return to the office. But how do you talk to your manager if you don’t want to go back in? The pandemic forced physical coworking spaces to temporarily shutter, and for many employees the transition from working in an office to working from home was abrupt. However, many of us have adapted to working from home—and what may have seemed unfamiliar at first now feels more routine. And until a Covid-19 vaccine is widely available, office re-entry carries both measured and unknown risks. Karen Mattison, a flexible working consultant and co-founder of Timewise, offers advice on how to enter a negotiation with your manager for an alternative working arrangement during this crisis. Tips for negotiating flexible work: 1. See things from your manager’s perspective. They’re most likely under a lot of stress during this time, so your goal is to make this difficult transition smoother for them as well as for yourself. 2. Take the time to practice. Role-play with a friend or someone in your network who’s a manager. You can even record your sessions so you can replay them later and workshop what you could have said differently during the scenarios. 3. Avoid going into the negotiation with an apology, a wishlist of your needs, or all the reasons why you need a different work arrangement. These approaches instantly put you in a “down position” and weakens your leverage. Instead, go into the conversation with a proposed solution and explain how it’s beneficial to your manager and to your company. 4. Know before going into the negotiation where you are willing to compromise and where your dealbreakers lie. 5. Trust is paramount. Success lies in the strength of your core relationship with your manager. Use it to your advantage. Learn more about Karen Mattison: https://timewise.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. So we try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We enlist the foremost experts in a wide range of topics, including career planning, strategy, leadership, work-life balance, negotiations, innovation, and managing teams. Harvard Business Review empowers professionals around the world to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review #negotiation #remotework #workingfromhome
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What Gen Z Employees Wish Leaders Recognized
What Gen Z Employees Wish Leaders Understood 13 Jan 2026 --- Your newest employees aren’t disposable—they’re a long-term investment. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3NzVHNb …
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What Gen Z Employees Wish Leaders Understood
13 Jan 2026
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Your newest employees aren’t disposable—they’re a long-term investment. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3NzVHNb
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How to Discover Your Hidden Constraints
How to Determine Your Hidden Blockers 30 Oct 2025 --- Before you rush to fix what’s not working, pause and get curious. The key to better leadership starts with understanding the mindset driving your actions …
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How to Determine Your Hidden Blockers
30 Oct 2025
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Before you rush to fix what’s not working, pause and get curious. The key to better leadership starts with understanding the mindset driving your actions. To learn more, explore Muriel’s new book “Leadership Unblocked: Break Through the Beliefs That Limit Your Potential“ https://s.hbr.org/4qw8U97
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Former CEO of PepsiCo on Nurturing Talent in Turbulent Times
Former CEO of PepsiCo on Nurturing Talent in Turbulent TimesUploaded 05-11-215 Nov 2021---Indra Nooyi has ideas for how the corporate world needs to evolve. Like changing how we think about talent and improving …
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Former CEO of PepsiCo on Nurturing Talent in Turbulent Times
Uploaded 05-11-21
5 Nov 2021
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Indra Nooyi has ideas for how the corporate world needs to evolve. Like changing how we think about talent and improving how we treat all workers.
HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius sat down with the former CEO and chairman of PepsiCo to discuss the power of purpose in driving strategy, triumphs and setbacks she experienced as one of the few women running a Fortune 500 company, and how important leadership is for creating truly inclusive workplaces. Nooyi urges us to think about how to take care of all workers, at all phases of the supply chain, with a focus on paid leave, and reminds us not to forget essential workers in our discussions about the future of the workplace.
This interview is the second in a new video series called “The New World of Work,” which will explore how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, Adi will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork.
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Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment?
Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment?Uploaded 24-05-2125 May 2021---Today, Bitcoin consumes as much energy as a small country. This certainly sounds alarming — but the reality is a little more …
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Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment?
Uploaded 24-05-21
25 May 2021
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Today, Bitcoin consumes as much energy as a small country. This certainly sounds alarming — but the reality is a little more complicated, says Nic Carter, whose firm invests in public blockchain startups.
00:00 What does Bitcoin have to do with the environment?
01:15 How does Bitcoin consume energy?
01:40 What does Bitcoin mining actually look like?
03:08 What is the controversy around Bitcoin's energy consumption?
03:35 Bitcoin consumes around 0.55% of global energy production.
04:04 What's wrong with how we talk about Bitcoin's carbon footprint?
04:42 Energy consumption is not equivalent to carbon emissions.
05:45 Does Bitcoin's utility justify its energy use?
06:42 What is the utility that critics don't see?
07:45 Can or should Bitcoin's energy use be regulated?
08:42 Reconfiguring the grid should be the end goal, with our without Bitcoin.
Read the HBR article here: https://hbr.org/2021/05/how-much-energy-does-bitcoin-actually-consume
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How Starbucks Weakened Its Own Brand
How Starbucks Devalued Its Own Brand 19 Jul 2024 --- Starbucks is struggling. It has strayed from its successful strategy of offering customers exceptional experiences and, in the process, has commoditized …
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How Starbucks Devalued Its Own Brand
19 Jul 2024
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Starbucks is struggling. It has strayed from its successful strategy of offering customers exceptional experiences and, in the process, has commoditized itself. In their recent HBR article, authors B. Joseph Pine II and Louis-Étienne Dubois analyze where the company went wrong and offer ideas for how it can turn itself around. Their advice holds lessons for other companies that compete by providing customers distinctive experiences. — Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/3WtX3eI #starbucks #businesstips #strategy
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Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer to Leaders: Put Your Phones Away and Listen to Employees
Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer to Leaders: Put Your Phones Away and Listen to EmployeesUploaded 09-12-2110 Dec 2021---Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance and one of only two Black female CEOs of Fortune 500 …
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Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer to Leaders: Put Your Phones Away and Listen to Employees
Uploaded 09-12-21
10 Dec 2021
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Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance and one of only two Black female CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, says inclusion and equity are about making employees feel seen and heard.
HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius sat down with Brewer in this episode of our video series “The New World of Work” to talk about:
• How inclusion and equity—making employees feel seen and heard—are just as important as diversity metrics
• How to ensure that employees feel empowered and love where they work
• The importance of learning a business thoroughly, even if it means a sideways career move.
When Brewer accepted a lower-level position at Walmart when she left Kimberly-Clark as group president, some people questioned the move -- but she says she needed to start there to learn about retail. “I was in a learning mode, but I took a step back to get ahead,” she says. “That's when my career began to really explode.”
This interview part of a series called “The New World of Work,” which explores how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, Adi will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork.
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3 Ways To Make Your Writing Clearer
3 Ways To Make Your Writing ClearerUploaded 03-11-213 Nov 2021---If your message isn’t clear, changing a word here or there won’t help. You need these 3 strategies to get to the heart of the problem. 00:00 …
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3 Ways To Make Your Writing Clearer
Uploaded 03-11-21
3 Nov 2021
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If your message isn’t clear, changing a word here or there won’t help. You need these 3 strategies to get to the heart of the problem.
00:00 Writing is hard, especially under deadline
00:20 Sentence-level corrections won't save you if your message isn't clear
00:31 Cut the "since the dawn of time" opening
01:03 Write claim-based topic sentences
01:48 Make sure people are doing thing in your sentences ...
02:18 ... unless you don't want them to be doing things
02:50 Summary
Next time you finish a document with a few minutes to spare, don’t squander your time editing with minor sentence-level revisions — changing a word here, cutting a word there (and then putting it back). You should certainly spell-check and proofread every document before you click submit. But if your message isn’t as clear as it needs to be, changing the word “purchase” to “buy” isn’t going to help. Instead, focus on the big picture with these three strategies: 1) Cut the “since the dawn of time” opening and get right to the point. 2) Turn those descriptive topic sentences into topic sentences that make claims. 3) Make sure people are doing things in your sentences — unless you don’t want them to be doing things. If you get in the habit of using these three strategies, you should find you won’t need to do as much last-minute editing in the future.
Based on the HBR article by Jane Rosenzweig: https://hbr.org/2020/04/3-ways-to-make-your-writing-clearer
She has more tips at her "Writing Hacks" newsletter: http://writinghacks.substack.com/
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How to Have a Hybrid Meeting That Works for Everyone
How to Have a Hybrid Meeting That Works for EveryoneUploaded 03-06-214 Jun 2021---As workplaces take tentative steps towards a new normal, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares best practices for interacting …
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How to Have a Hybrid Meeting That Works for Everyone
Uploaded 03-06-21
4 Jun 2021
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As workplaces take tentative steps towards a new normal, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares best practices for interacting when some are in the office and some are remote.
00:00 In the "new normal", the habits we learned during quarantine need to change.
00:30 Cameras on, cameras off: which is it?!
01:14 You need to decide when they'll be on or off for everyone.
03:05 Let's face it: what we're doing now isn't really working.
04:04 How to be fair to all meeting participants: in-person and virtual.
05:09 "If you don't have enough gum for everyone, then you can't have it."
Produced by Scott LaPierre
Video by Joseph Francis
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In Uncertain Times, Ask This Question Before You Commit
In Uncertain Times, Ask This Question Before You Make a Decision 18 Jun 2025 --- When crisis becomes constant, your strategy has to evolve. Here’s one question that can help. Read the full article here …
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In Uncertain Times, Ask This Question Before You Make a Decision
18 Jun 2025
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When crisis becomes constant, your strategy has to evolve. Here’s one question that can help. Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/3SX8oRP
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Before Tackling Systemic Racism, You Need to Dig Into Your Own Biases
Before Tackling Systemic Racism, You Need to Dig Into Your Own BiasesUploaded 04-12-225 Dec 2022---Digging entails identifying your social identities (which might include “woman” or “man” or “nonbinary” and …
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Before Tackling Systemic Racism, You Need to Dig Into Your Own Biases
Uploaded 04-12-22
5 Dec 2022
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Digging entails identifying your social identities (which might include “woman” or “man” or “nonbinary” and “Hispanic” or “Black” or “Chinese”) and researching the power dynamics associated with each one. Some identities are imbued with social power; some have been historically marginalized. You need to recognize your blind spots about those dynamics in order to build authentic, trusting connections with others and ultimately act collectively to make organizations more welcoming and equitable, says Tina Opie, Associate Professor of Management at Babson College and co-author of "Shared Sisterhood".
00:00 “Shared Sisterhood” is a radically optimistic philosophy on how to dismantle systemic inequity.
00:45 It’s made up of three processes: Dig, Bridge, and Collective Action.
02:10 Let’s dig into Dig.
04:26 Digging can be difficult, no matter what your background.
06:45 Having a defensive reaction to digging is a totally natural reaction.
09:40 How much digging do I need to do before I can start building bridges and taking collective action?
For more, read, "Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work": https://www.amazon.com/Shared-Sisterhood-Collective-Action-Racial/dp/1647822831
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Are Your Beliefs Hindering You as a Leader?
Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back as a Leader? 25 Nov 2025 --- When you reach senior levels of leadership, you are used to behaving in a certain way – and seeing results. But what got you there won’t always get …
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Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back as a Leader?
25 Nov 2025
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When you reach senior levels of leadership, you are used to behaving in a certain way – and seeing results. But what got you there won’t always get you to the next level. Whether it’s negative feedback or lackluster performance, there are flags that all leaders experience that indicate it’s time to change. In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, host Alison Beard speaks with executive coach Muriel Wilkins about the most common thought patterns that hold leaders back, patterns that emerged from decades of coaching some of the most powerful executives in the country. #executivecoach #executivecoaching Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2025 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.
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The Limits of How We Picture the Future
The Limits of How We Imagine the Future 5 Sep 2025 --- We’re not as good at imagining the future as we think. Here’s why even smart companies overlook big shifts. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here …
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The Limits of How We Imagine the Future
5 Sep 2025
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We’re not as good at imagining the future as we think. Here’s why even smart companies overlook big shifts. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/421AUGN
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Artificial Intelligence, True Food
Artificial Intelligence, Real Food 28 Jul 2017 --- Can AI really help you be more creative? We paired IBM's AI with an expert chef and a kitchen novice to see how humans and machines could work together. Here's …
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Artificial Intelligence, Real Food
28 Jul 2017
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Can AI really help you be more creative? We paired IBM's AI with an expert chef and a kitchen novice to see how humans and machines could work together. Here's what happened.
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Discover the September-October 2019 Issue of HBR
Check out our September-October 2019 issue: Don’t let metrics undermine your business, how dual-career couples make it work, and putting purpose at the core of your strategy. Subscribe today at …
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Check out our September-October 2019 issue: Don’t let metrics undermine your business, how dual-career couples make it work, and putting purpose at the core of your strategy. Subscribe today at https://trib.al/PxEVr8o
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How to Quit Your Job with No Regrets | Christine vs. Work
How to Quit Your Job with No Regrets | Christine vs. WorkUploaded 13-09-2114 Sep 2021---𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨Is there a right way—and a wrong way—to quit your job? …
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How to Quit Your Job with No Regrets | Christine vs. Work
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14 Sep 2021
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𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨
Is there a right way—and a wrong way—to quit your job? Here’s what to do and say in the moment.
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If you’re thinking about quitting your job, you’re not alone. Right now, studies are showing a record number of workers are thinking about quitting. What should you consider before you decide to quit? What are the actual words you should use when quitting your job?
0:00 Do you really know how to quit your job?
01:49 How do you know when to quit?
03:31 Tell your boss first
04:21 Get to the point!
04:56 The formula
06:06 Ok, let's practice
07:48 Let's try this for (almost) real
In this episode, Innovation Editor Christine Liu turns to Dorie Clark, author of “The Long Game”, for answers. If quitting looks like the best decision for you, here’s how to break the news to your boss, what to say in the meeting, and how to think about your last days on the job.
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#HBRLive: What We've Retained Since the Financial Crisis
#HBRLive: What We've Learned Since the Financial Crisis 10 Oct 2013 --- #HBRLive: What We've Learned Since the Financial Crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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#HBRLive: What We've Learned Since the Financial Crisis
10 Oct 2013
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Shine in a Job Interview | The Harvard Business Review Guide
Stand Out in a Job Interview | The Harvard Business Review Guide 3 Sep 2024 --- Nailing a job interview takes more than preparation and practice. HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo shares strategic tips on how …
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Stand Out in a Job Interview | The Harvard Business Review Guide
3 Sep 2024
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Nailing a job interview takes more than preparation and practice. HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo shares strategic tips on how to prepare, what to do, and what to say to make a great impression. Learn how to do your homework, craft compelling stories, practice effectively, have engaging conversations, and handle unexpected challenges. Whether it’s in-person or virtual, these strategies will help you stand out and ace your next interview. Read more: https://hbr.org/2024/09/the-hbr-guide-to-standing-out-in-an-interview https://hbr.org/2012/09/stand-out-in-your-interview https://hbr.org/2021/11/10-common-job-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer-them https://hbr.org/2022/11/tips-for-acing-your-first-job-interview https://hbr.org/2021/10/how-to-succeed-in-your-next-job-interview https://hbr.org/2022/07/5-ways-to-stand-out-in-your-next-job-interview https://hbr.org/2017/04/to-ace-your-job-interview-get-into-character-and-rehearse 00:00 Conflicting advice 00:42 Do your homework 01:50 Craft your stories 03:27 Practice 05:03 Have a great conversation 06:22 When things go wrong... 08:28 A note on virtual interviews 09:45 Let's review Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.
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Expert Responses to Three Authentic Resumes
Expert Reactions to Three Real Resumes 18 Jan 2024 --- Kristi DePaul gives her real time feedback on three Ascend editors' resumes. Read Kristi DePaul's original article …
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Expert Reactions to Three Real Resumes
18 Jan 2024
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Kristi DePaul gives her real time feedback on three Ascend editors' resumes. Read Kristi DePaul's original article: https://hbr.org/2020/09/how-to-get-your-resume-noticed-and-out-of-the-trash-bin Produced by Andy Robinson, Paige Cohen, Kelsey Alpaio Video by Andy Robinson Editing by Andy Robinson Animation and Design by Alex Belser and Karen Player Subscribe to our newsletter: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters?movetile_hbpascendnl&hideIntromercial=true #resumetips #jobsearch #writingskills
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How to Navigate the Question, "Tell Me About Yourself" | Christine vs. Work
How to Answer the Question, “Tell Me About Yourself” | Christine vs. Work 25 Jun 2020 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ It may seem like a softball, but it's actually the …
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How to Answer the Question, “Tell Me About Yourself” | Christine vs. Work
25 Jun 2020
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𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ It may seem like a softball, but it's actually the toughest job interview question. Here's how to nail it. Let’s be real: “Tell me about yourself” isn’t even a question. It sparks instant anxiety for most. Where do I start? What’s most important? How much of myself do I reveal? Also, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 am I? Innovation Editor Christine Liu decided to tackle these questions head-on with the help of Joel Schwartzberg, author of, “Get to the Point! Sharpen Your Message and Make Your Words Matter.” With a few practical steps--like matching who you are with the company’s needs and mission--you’ll have more answers than questions next time someone says, “Tell me about yourself.” Filmed in Fall 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. So we try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We enlist the foremost experts in a wide range of topics, including career planning, strategy, leadership, work-life balance, negotiations, innovation, and managing teams. Harvard Business Review empowers professionals around the world to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review #personalbrand #communication #jobinterview
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To Alter Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Mottos
To Change Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Slogans 3 Feb 2026 --- Culture change fails when leadership messaging isn’t backed by behavior. Real impact comes from operational shifts—not slogans or …
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To Change Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Slogans
3 Feb 2026
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Culture change fails when leadership messaging isn’t backed by behavior. Real impact comes from operational shifts—not slogans or campaigns. Read the full article by @BenjaminLaker here: https://s.hbr.org/3Mmd0Bd
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The Surprising Problems with Pursuing Your Passion
The Surprising Problems with Pursuing Your PassionUploaded 22-01-2323 Jan 2023---Insisting on doing work you love can have downsides. Finding a job aligned with your passion might take months or years …
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The Surprising Problems with Pursuing Your Passion
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23 Jan 2023
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Insisting on doing work you love can have downsides. Finding a job aligned with your passion might take months or years, sacrificing economic stability. What’s more, investing so much of our sense of identity in paid employment incurs an existential risk to our sense of self-worth, should layoffs or other business changes occur. The key is to be deliberate about how large of a role work should have in your life, says Erin Cech, author or “The Trouble With Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality” (https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Passion-Searching-Fulfillment-Inequality/dp/0520303229).
More on this topic: https://hbr.org/2022/10/striking-a-balance-between-your-passion-and-your-paycheck
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00:00 Pursuing your passion seems like a no brainer, but it can be based on false assumptions.
00:31 One of those false assumptions is that the labor market is meritocratic and fair. It ain’t.
02:11 For example, let’s look at two aspiring programmers from very different backgrounds.
03:25 Employers love passion, but maybe not for the reasons you think.
04:40 Passion won’t insulate you from the stresses of the modern world of work.
06:30 Alright, what’s a healthier way to orient yourself towards work, then?
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Want Your Team to Start Fresh in the New Year? Adam Grant Shares Advice.
Want Your Team to Start Fresh in the New Year? Adam Grant Has Advice. 7 Jan 2021 --- As more people get access to a Covid-19 vaccine, organizations are facing an opportunity for a real reset. How can we …
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Want Your Team to Start Fresh in the New Year? Adam Grant Has Advice.
7 Jan 2021
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As more people get access to a Covid-19 vaccine, organizations are facing an opportunity for a real reset. How can we collaborate in ways best suited for our new ways of working? We're speaking with bestselling author and psychologist Adam Grant about how to create work environments that bring out the best in all of us in 2021. --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. So we try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We enlist the foremost experts in a wide range of topics, including career planning, strategy, leadership, work-life balance, negotiations, innovation, and managing teams. Harvard Business Review empowers professionals around the world to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review
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How to Navigate "Walk Me Through Your Resume
How to Answer "Walk Me Through Your Resume" 18 Feb 2025 --- Draw clear connections between your unique skills and the role you’re interviewing for, and showcase how your experience will allow you to deliver …
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How to Answer "Walk Me Through Your Resume"
18 Feb 2025
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Draw clear connections between your unique skills and the role you’re interviewing for, and showcase how your experience will allow you to deliver value beyond what other candidates can offer. Read the full article by Marlo Lyons here: https://s.hbr.org/4k0xxYb
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A Harvard Business Professor Unpacks the Pierce Acquisition in "Succession
A Harvard Business Professor Breaks Down the Pierce Acquisition in “Succession” 23 May 2023 --- In negotiations, your emotions can cost you. A lot. Logan Roy and his children offer lessons in how (not) to make …
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A Harvard Business Professor Breaks Down the Pierce Acquisition in “Succession”
23 May 2023
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In negotiations, your emotions can cost you. A lot. Logan Roy and his children offer lessons in how (not) to make a deal. 00:00 Laying out the context for the acquisition. 01:28 Opening Bids: Logan Roy 02:18 How do framing and anchors affect the start of a negotiation? 02:57 Opening bids: "The Kids" 04:18 'Alternatives,' and why they are important in considering offers. 04:55 Identifying your "Reservation Value" 06:12 Negotiation: Escalation 07:33 Adopting an investigative mindset. 08:34 The dangers of competitive arousal. 09:09 Conclusion: "Winning" the Bid Francesca Gino is a behavioral scientist and the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She is the author of several HBR articles on business lessons of HBO's "Succession": https://hbr.org/2023/03/what-hbos-succession-can-teach-us-about-negotiating https://hbr.org/2023/04/how-to-make-difficult-conversations-worse-as-seen-on-succession https://hbr.org/2023/04/what-succession-can-teach-us-about-regret Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Succession #Negotiation #Business #Deals #Acquisitions #SuccessionSeason4 #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.
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