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The Secret to Better Problem Solving
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-12-22 18:22
Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg discusses a nimbler approach to diagnosing problems than existing frameworks: reframing. Heโs the author of โAre You Solving the Right Problems?โ in the January/February 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review.
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What Superconsumers Can Teach You
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-12-15 23:12
Eddie Yoon, author of "Superconsumers" and growth strategy expert at The Cambridge Group, explains how companies can find their most passionate customers and use their invaluable insights to improve products and attract new customers.
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The "Jobs to be Done" Theory of Innovation
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-12-08 22:42
Clayton Christensen, professor at Harvard Business School, builds upon the theory of disruptive innovation for which he is well-known. He speaks about his new book examining how successful companies know how to grow.
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Handling Stress in the Moment
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-12-01 23:18
HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo discusses the best tactics to recognize, react to, and recover from stressful situations. She's a contributor to the "HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work."
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How Focusing on Content Leads the Media Astray
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-11-23 17:27
Bharat Anand, author of The Content Trap and professor at Harvard Business School, talks about the strategic challenges facing digital businesses, and explains how he and his colleagues wrestled with them when designing HBX, the school's online learning platform.
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Why the White Working Class Voted for Trump
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-11-18 00:32
Joan C. Williams, distinguished professor and director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings, discusses the white working class voters who helped elect Republican Donald Trump as U.S. President, and why Democrat Hillary Clinton did not connect with them.
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A Leadership Historian on the U.S. Presidential Election
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-11-10 23:45
Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn talks about the surprising election of businessman Donald Trump as U.S. president, and what leaders throughout history can tell us about bridging divides and leading in times of uncertainty.
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Re-Orgs Are Emotional
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-11-03 23:10
Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood, authors of "ReOrg: How to Get It Right" explain how good planning and communication can help employees adapt.
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The 10 People Who Globalized the World
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-10-27 22:30
Jeffrey Garten of Yale School of Management discusses how Genghis Khan, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Margaret Thatcher, and others made the world more integrated. Garten is the author of "From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization through Ten Extraordinary Lives".
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What the World's Best CEOs Have in Common
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-10-20 21:31
Long-term thinking, short-term savvy, and relentless focus on employees.
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Power Corrupts, But It Doesn't Have To
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-10-13 22:40
Authority changes us all. Berkeley's Dacher Keltner, author of the HBR article "Don't Let Power Corrupt You" and the book "The Power Paradox" explains how to avoid succumbing to power's negative effects.
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When Not to Trust the Algorithm
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-10-06 22:03
Cathy O'Neil, author of "Weapons of Math Destruction" on how data can lead us astrayโfrom HR to Wall Street.
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Macromanagement Is Just as Bad as Micromanagement
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-09-29 21:46
Tanya Menon, associate professor at Fisher College of Management, Ohio State University, explains how to recognize if your management style is too hands off. She's the co-author of "Stop Spending, Start Managing: Strategies to Transform Wasteful Habits."
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Building Emotional Agility
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-09-22 23:01
Susan David, author of "Emotional Agility" and psychologist at Harvard Medical School, on learning to unhook from strong feelings.
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Excessive Collaboration
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-09-15 22:15
Rob Cross, professor at the University of Virginiaโs McIntire School of Commerce, explains how work became an exhausting marathon of group projects. He's the coauthor of the HBR article "Collaborative Overload."
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Making the Toughest Calls
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-09-08 22:29
Joseph Badaracco, Harvard Business School professor, explains what to do when no decision feels like a good decision. He is the author of "Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work."
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Email: Is It Time to Just Ban It?
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-09-01 20:36
David Burkus, author of "Under New Management", explains why some companies are taking extreme measures to limit electronic communication. Burkus is also a professor at Oral Roberts University and host of the podcast Radio Free Leader.
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The Connection Between Speed and Charisma
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-08-25 19:34
Bill von Hippel, professor at the University of Queensland, on how the ability to think and respond quickly makes someone seem more charismatic.
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How Work Changed Love
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-08-18 21:23
Moira Weigel explains how the changing nature of work has reshaped the way we meet, date, and fall in love. She's the author of "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating" and is completing a Ph.D. at Yale University.
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Negotiating with a Liar
From ๐บ๐ธ HBR IdeaCast, published at 2016-08-11 21:42
Leslie John, Harvard Business School professor, explains why you shouldn't waste time trying to detect your counterpart's lies; instead, use tactics drawn from psychology to get them to divulge the truth. She's the author of the HBR article "How to Negotiate with a Liar."