The Parlor Room Season 1 Finale: Top 8 Q&As with Harvard Business School Faculty
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Mar 11, 2024 Guest
Nien-hê Hsieh
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Mike Wheeler
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Mihir Desai
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Linda Hill
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Joshua Margolis
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Forest Reinhardt
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Jeff Bussgang
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Jill Avery
The season finale features top Q&As from Harvard Business School faculty on finance, conflict management, branding, ethics, sustainability, and leadership. Insights include judgment in finance, storytelling for brand value, ethical considerations, and bridging skills for future leaders.
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Value Of Judgment Over Tech Tricks
- Judgment, character, and consistency matter more than cheap technical skills like prompting AI.
- Mihir Desai says deep financial judgment grows slowly through experience and beats flashy data skills.
Prepare Responses For Heated Talks
- Prepare for what could go wrong and rehearse responses to conflict before negotiations.
- Mike Wheeler recommends options like taking a breather or pausing the discussion instead of yelling back.
Stories Make Brands Stick
- Stories make brand messages more memorable, believable, and emotionally engaging.
- Jill Avery argues that embedding facts in a plot with characters and conflict boosts awareness and purchase.