HBR IdeaCast

Harvard Business Review
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Jul 14, 2016 • 20min

We Can’t Work All the Time

Anne-Marie Slaughter on (finally) bringing sanity to the work/life struggle.
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Jul 7, 2016 • 18min

Teaching Creativity to Leaders

Tim Brown, CEO and president of IDEO, on breakthrough problem-solving.
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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.

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