

HBR IdeaCast
Harvard Business Review
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
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Sep 1, 2016 • 15min
Email: Is It Time to Just Ban It?
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.

Aug 25, 2016 • 16min
The Connection Between Speed and Charisma
Bill von Hippel, professor at the University of Queensland, on how the ability to think and respond quickly makes someone seem more charismatic.

Aug 18, 2016 • 23min
How Work Changed Love
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.

Aug 11, 2016 • 21min
Negotiating with a Liar
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."

Aug 4, 2016 • 20min
In Praise of Dissenters and Non-Conformists
Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of "Originals", on the science of standing out.

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Jul 29, 2016 • 19min
The Zappos Holacracy Experiment
Ethan Bernstein, Harvard Business School professor, and John Bunch, holacracy implementation lead at Zappos, discuss the online retailer's transition to a flat, self-managed organization. They are the coauthors of the HBR article "Beyond the Holacracy Hype."

Jul 21, 2016 • 13min
The Era of Agile Talent
More of us are working in organizations employing a mix of freelancers, contractors, consultants, and full-timers, explains Jonathan Younger, coauthor with Norm Smallwood of "Agile Talent: How to Source and Manage Outside Experts."

Jul 14, 2016 • 20min
We Can’t Work All the Time
Anne-Marie Slaughter on (finally) bringing sanity to the work/life struggle.

Jul 7, 2016 • 18min
Teaching Creativity to Leaders
Tim Brown, CEO and president of IDEO, on breakthrough problem-solving.

Jun 30, 2016 • 20min
Brexit and the Leadership Equivalent of Empty Calories
Mark Blyth of Brown University and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD discuss Britain's vote to leave the European Union.


