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How Crises Created Opportunities For Good Leadership 9 Mar 2021 --- In these unprecedented times, corporate leaders’ principles are being put to the test. The best, says former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly, are rising to the challenge. 0:00 A very challenging year 0:25 People are heart of business 1:40 How to avoid layoffs (4 levers) 3:50 Is headcount issue just temporary? 4:15 Ending systemic racism...

Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse 21 Apr 2022 --- Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya has a tale that practically defines the American Dream. Ulukaya, a Kurd, was born in eastern Turkey, where his family owned a small dairy farm. He eventually came to the U.S., and in 2005 came across an abandoned yogurt factory for sale in upstate New York....

Why Am I Unhappy at Work? (HBR Podcast) 5 May 2022 --- Part one of HBR IdeaCast’s special four-part series, Find Joy in Any Job, with Marcus Buckingham on how to design your work to focus on what you love. There’s been much talk about the Great Resignation and what’s driving it. The pandemic has exacerbated a long-term problem: many of us struggle to find any pleasure in our work. But quitting isn...

How Do I Adapt My Leadership Style as My Team Grows? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast 16 Nov 2022 --- He’s had fast success in a sales-driven industry and enjoys leading his expanding team. But as his responsibilities grow, he needs to learn how to delegate to his team more and empower his direct reports. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how to adapt his leadership style as his team grows....

How to Succeed in Your First Job Out of College 18 Oct 2021 --- Jumping into your first “real” job after graduation is exciting and new, but it can also be overwhelming. There are a lot of unknowns, like: What should you do? Where should you spend your time? What conversations do you need to have? Tori Dunlap, entrepreneur and finance educator, outlines her top advice on how you can quickly grow a...

Crate & Barrel CEO Janet Hayes on Navigating Turbulent Times for Retail 16 Dec 2022 --- As CEO of retail giant Crate & Barrel, Janet Hayes has a unique perspective on how the pandemic disrupted consumers’ behaviors and altered attitudes. Lifestyles changed drastically, and so did customers’ demands for their homes and, increasingly, home offices. Crate & Barrel had to nimbly react to—and, ideally,...

Sabbaticals for Beginners 5 Feb 2025 --- Thinking about a sabbatical but feel like it's out of reach? If you can make it happen, the payoff can be big. Research from 250+ sabbatical-takers reveals what makes a great break, the three types of sabbaticals you can take, and how to convince your boss (and yourself) it’s worth it. Read the full article by DJ DiDonna here: https://s.hbr.org/3EqjkDA Lear...

Marcus Buckingham: Why "Love" Is the Key to Career Success 14 Apr 2022 --- If you don’t love anything about your work, it could destroy you. Bestselling author Marcus Buckingham is a researcher and entrepreneur, and has a new book called Love and Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Work-Find-What-Rest/dp/1647821231/)....

How to Lead through a Merger: US Airways and American Airlines | Cold Call 16 Aug 2023 --- In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. During the acquisition integration process, CEO Doug Parker had to determine how best to combine the two airlines’ core systems, operating processes, and leadership teams, as well as the a...

Success Can Inhibit Innovation and Growth 10 Aug 2023 --- Changing yourself in the job, especially if you're doing well, is one of the hardest things to do. The same goes for companies: today's success can be dangerous if it stifles the urge to innovate and reach for tomorrow's opportunities. For this episode of our video series “The New World of Work”, HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius sat down wi...

How Amazon Really Empowers Its Employees 6 May 2025 --- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says employees should own more “two-way door decisions"—the kind you can walk back. Hear more on our latest IdeaCast episode: https://s.hbr.org/4d1lOp2 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feeling Stalled in Your Career? | One-Minute Coaching Sessions 21 Oct 2024 --- Are you feeling stalled in your career? Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is here with advice and strategies that can help — delivered in one minute or less. Wilkins is the host of HBR’s Coaching Real Leaders, available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen here: https://s.hbr.org/4h7j9vT Learn more about you...

Building a Company While Battling Depression | HBR IdeaCast 16 Feb 2023 --- Melissa Bernstein, cofounder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, spent decades hiding her struggles with depression even as she launched and led a booming business focused on bringing joy to children and raised six of her own. She finally opened up to her family, colleagues, and the public and recently launched an organizat...

What’s Your Salary? | Career Crush 1 Mar 2022 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ We’ve all heard a version of this at some point in our lives: “Don’t talk about money — it’s rude.” But is it really? 00:00 Let's talk money 00:13 Engineering 01:04 Illustration 03:15 Gaming 05:05 Food & Beverage 06:12 Photography 08:31 Legal 10:19 Museums It might feel awkward, b...

3 Ways to Follow Up After a Job Interview 21 Aug 2024 --- When you’re waiting to hear back about a job offer, being overly eager or pushy might actually hurt your chances of getting the role. Often, it’s better just to wait. There are, however, three points in the process when it may actually be in your best interest to shoot the hiring manager a note. — Read the full article: https://s.hbr.org/3W...

AI Won't Replace Humans—But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI 3 Aug 2023 --- The first step business leaders must take is to experiment, create sandboxes, run internal bootcamps, and develop AI use cases not just for technology workers, but for all employees. For this episode of our video series “The New World of Work”, HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius sat down with Harvard Business Sc...

Ask the Amys: Building Trust as a New Manager 11 Apr 2025 --- Struggling to earn trust as a new manager? You don’t need to prove yourself to everyone. Here’s what to do instead, from HBR’s Women at Work podcast. 🎧 New episodes every other Monday: https://s.hbr.org/42mn94P ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine 23 Jun 2020 --- The CEO of Pfizer says his company is working to get a vaccine to the masses as quickly as possible — including those in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. This video was recorded live on June 22, 2020. In March, Pfizer's CEO and chairman, Albert Bourla, called on company scientists to come up with a “moonshot”: develop a vaccine within 6 mont...

HBS Professor Linda Hill Says Leaders Must Engage with Emotions as Never Before 10 Mar 2022 --- Hill says that getting an organization to its digital future is less about technology and tools, and more about people and culture. For leaders, that means intense collaboration with the people who do understand the technology and tools, being open to having their perspectives challenged, and engaging e...

HBR Case Study: Competing Against Bling 15 Feb 2021 --- How can an understated watch brand stand out against flashier, gem-encrusted offerings in China? Wei Song oversees Greater China for Rochat & Schmid, a 100-year-old Swiss maker of luxury timepieces. China is a critical market for the firm, but sales of watches have stalled there. The firm's competitors are going after China's luxury shoppers,...

How to (Really) Diversify Your Workforce 17 Jun 2020 --- Why do many companies fail to create and sustain diverse workforces, even when they make it a priority? This video was recorded live on June 16, 2020. Porter Braswell, co-founder and CEO of career-advancement platform Jopwell, talks about what it takes to really make progress and how companies are responding to the Black Lives Matter movemen...

The Genius Behind Taylor Swift's Longevity 25 Apr 2025 --- Fan or not, there’s a reason Taylor Swift keeps winning—and businesses should take note. Find the book by HBR editor Kevin Evers here: https://s.hbr.org/4jr6Tag ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Don’t I Feel Motivated at Work Anymore? | New Here | S1E8 13 Dec 2023 --- So, the thrill of your new job is wearing off and you’re feeling unmotivated at work. That might show up as procrastinating on that project you were assigned, skipping meetings, or maybe even daydreaming about quitting. What can you do about it? This week we’re talking about how motivation ebbs and flows at work We’ll le...

How Do I Ask for Help? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast 14 Dec 2022 --- She’s carved out a unique role for herself, which she loves, but worries that the pace of work is unsustainable. As she thinks about the next step in her career, she realizes that it will require her to lean on the help of others — something she’s not used to doing. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through how to get the suppo...

Find Your Grit in a Crisis 5 May 2020 --- Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”, explains how to stay resilient in the face of the Covid-19 crisis. This video was recorded live on May 4, 2020. The founder and CEO of Character Lab joins HBR's Adi Ignatius and Joshua Macht to discuss this and other topics in the second episode of HBR Quarantined, a new...