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How McKinsey's Workforce Is Evolving with AI 23 Jan 2026 --- McKinsey’s Bob Sternfels shares how AI is transforming the firm—from a “human + agent” workforce to a new, outcomes-based model of consulting. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3YXJR25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You Are Not Your Job Title 23 Sep 2024 --- Identity and success often get intertwined for high-achieving professionals, leading to a fear of failure that can be paralyzing. Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor (with Oprah Winfrey) of 'Build the Life You Want,' delves into the complexities of professional identity and offers a unique approach to overcoming the fear of losing your edge at work. For more on balancing your work and your life, be sure to check HBR’s Big Idea on Overcoming Overwork: https://s.hbr.org/3zrkMDy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leading Through Polarizing Times 4 Nov 2020 --- On election day in the U.S. we talked with Harvard Business School's Frances X. Frei to discuss how we can best navigate the emotional and personal challenges of this moment. In 2017, Frei helped Uber's leaders rebuild trust with each other and the public. The co-author of "Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You," Frei researches how leaders can design their strategy, operations, and culture for organizations and individuals to thrive. She discusses with us: how to compartmentalize politics and work; a playbook for working with colleagues on opposite ends of the political spectrum; and the powers of inclusion and resilience in pushing forward. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Etsy Found Its Purpose and Crafted a Turnaround | Cold Call 12 Jul 2023 --- Etsy, the online seller of handmade goods, was founded in 2005 as an alternative to companies that sold mass-manufactured products. The company grew substantially but remained unprofitable under the leadership of two early CEOs. Ten years later, Etsy went public and was forced into a new arena, where it was beholden to stakeholders who demanded financial success and accountability. Unable to contain costs, the company was almost bought out by private equity firms in 2017 – until CEO Josh Silverman arrived with a mission to save the company financially and, in the process, save its soul. Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati discusses the purpose-driven turnaround Silverman and his team led at Etsy – to make the company profitable and improve its social and environmental impact – in the case, “Etsy: Crafting a Turnaround to Save the Business and Its Soul.” (https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/821092-PDF-ENG?Ntt=821092) This episode originally aired on Cold Call on March 22, 2022. You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/03/how-etsy-found-its-purpose-and-crafted-a-turnaround - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-etsy-found-its-purpose-and-crafted-a-turnaround/id1156646189?i=1000554854577 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dx8t9mEiBplJcucOS1Lwc?si=2bb154762918456c - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cold-call/episode/how-etsy-found-its-purpose-and-crafted-a-turnaround-201597920 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2NvbGQtY2FsbA/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAxNi0wOS0xNjpjb2xkLWNhbGwuMDE3MQ?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwjQlsH78vz_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: Harvard Business School’s legendary case studies, distilled into podcast form. 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 2:02 – Financial and Social Performance 6:27 – Defining Deep Purpose 8:46 – What Is Etsy / Founder Rob Kalin 11:38 – CEO Chad Dickerson & IPO Troubles 14:41 – CEO Josh Silverman & Making Commerce Human 22:13 – Is Deep Purpose Necessary? 24:37 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: 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 #business #management #harvardbusinessschool Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#HBRLive: Where Do Women Stand Today as Leaders? 4 Sep 2013 --- #HBRLive: Where Do Women Stand Today as Leaders? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#HBRLive: The Internet of Things, Privacy, and The New Deal on Data 14 Oct 2014 --- HBR senior editor Scott Berinato speaks with MIT's Alex "Sandy” Pentland, who has pioneered the use of sensor technology to collect deeply detailed, big data about people and their interactions. The conversation will be an extension of their interview in our November issue: http://hbr.org/2014/11/with-big-data-comes-big-responsibility/ar/1 Leave any questions on this page, and tune in on Tuesday, 10/14 at 1pm EST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Knowing That Everyone Else Knows 7 Nov 2025 --- What do Super Bowl ads, crypto bubbles, toilet paper shortages, and negotiations have in common? According to Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, they all come down to a hidden force called common knowledge — what we know everyone else knows. In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, Pinker discusses his new book When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows and explains how common knowledge shapes money, power, leadership, and everyday life. From Apple’s famous “1984” ad to the psychology of dictatorships, discover how understanding this invisible force can change the way you lead, negotiate, and influence others. #stevenpinker #Psychology #Leadership #HBR #BusinessStrategy 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Non-Profits Navigate Uncertainty: Lessons from Save the Children U.S. 5 Aug 2025 --- As humanitarian crises continue to unfold around the world, we look back on our interview from May 2025 with Save the Children U.S. CEO Janti Soeripto, who explains how the non-profit is responding to drastic government funding cutbacks, reorganizing for continued positive impact, and pursuing long-term reform. Read more in the September-October issue of Harvard Business 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Rigid to Resilient: Why You Need to Lead Like an Octopus 27 Jan 2026 --- Stuck in endless meetings, stale ideas, and rigid org charts? You might be running a Tin Man organization—engineered for efficiency, not adaptability. Today’s leaders need something smarter. Enter the octopus: more flexible, curious, and built to thrive in complexity. Learn how your company can evolve from rigid to resilient—by thinking like an octopus. Read more in "The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation": https://www.amazon.com/Octopus-Organization-Thriving-Continuous-Transformation/dp/B0DRZGTH31 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You Need Tough Feedback—Here’s How to Get It | Christine vs. Work 18 May 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ I want to get constructive feedback and grow from it, without getting upset. Is that too much to ask. Feedback is a crucial element of your professional growth, so it pays to ask for it. Whether from a trusted colleague or manager, high-quality feedback highlights where you shine and where you can improve. However, sometimes the feedback we get isn’t tough enough. Blanket compliments like “Great job” or “You’re doing fine” aren’t particularly helpful. On the other hand, getting unexpected negative feedback can be painful. In this episode, Innovation Editor Christine Liu sets out to learn how to ask for and get quality feedback, how to react to feedback (good or bad), and how to grow from it. She turns to Octavia Goredema, career coach and founder of Twenty Ten Agency, for answers on how to manage professional feedback. 00:00 My feedback questions 02:00 How do I ask for feedback? 02:48 What's the right way to react to good feedback? 03:43 I got negative feedback. Help, please. 04:42 What if I disagree with the feedback? 05:23 All they said was, "Great job." 06:22 Practice time! 07:55 This is real 10:10 What do you think? We’d love to hear from you! Tell us about your content preferences in our 10-minute survey: https://hbp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ldQ5v6xeoxKHrM?source=social_youtube Learn more about Octavia Goredema: http://www.twentytenagency.com/ #feedback #reactions #conversationstarters Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbr-ascend/ https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices