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Microsoft’s CEO on the Metaverse and Flexible WorkUploaded 28-10-2128 Oct 2021---Few people have more insight than Nadella into how teams collaborate and innovate successfully.HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius interviewed the Microsoft CEO to discuss what team collaboration will look like going forward, the next generation of workplace technology, the new imperatives of leadership — and whether and when our future workplaces will in fact start to look like the “metaverse” fantasies of science fiction.Follow us:https://hbr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/https://www.facebook.com/HBR/https://twitter.com/HarvardBizhttps://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_reviewSign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newslettersCopyright © 2021 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Explainer: Blue Ocean Strategy 16 Jul 2019 --- When you break the bounds of existing industries, competition becomes irrelevant. The business universe consists of two distinct kinds of space, which we think of as red and blue oceans. Red oceans represent all the industries in existence today—the known market space. In red oceans, industry boundaries are defined and accepted, and the competitive rules of the game are well understood. Here, companies try to outperform their rivals in order to grab a greater share of existing demand. As the space gets more and more crowded, prospects for profits and growth are reduced. Products turn into commodities, and increasing competition turns the water bloody. Blue oceans denote all the industries not in existence today—the unknown market space, untainted by competition. In blue oceans, demand is created rather than fought over. There is ample opportunity for growth that is both profitable and rapid. There are two ways to create blue oceans. In a few cases, companies can give rise to completely new industries, as eBay did with the online auction industry. But in most cases, a blue ocean is created from within a red ocean when a company alters the boundaries of an existing industry. This is what Cirque du Soleil did. In breaking through the boundary traditionally separating circus and theater, it made a new and profitable blue ocean from within the red ocean of the circus industry. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

Designing a Financial Game Plan: Where Do I Even Start?Uploaded 19-07-2119 Jul 2021---If you’re overwhelmed with managing your savings—emergency fund? retirement? debt?—here’s a clear, step-by-step plan to get started. Tori Dunlap, entrepreneur and finance educator, lays out which financial goals to prioritize first to best leverage your investment of time and money.0:00 How (and where) do you start your financial plan? 0:19 Build an emergency fund in a high-yield savings account0:40 Pay off high-interest debt1:22 Save for retirement while paying off lower-interest debt2:00 Big life goals (ex. buying a house, starting a family, retiring early)2:29 Take advantage of an employer match through your retirement program 3:11 Rely on your financial game plan to meet your financial goals3:44 Keep yourself motivated by knowing exactly what you’re saving money forIn this HBR collaboration with Tori Dunlap, you'll learn how to make educated decisions about your money and your career. Learn more about Tori Dunlap at:https://herfirst100k.comhttps://www.instagram.com/herfirst100k https://www.tiktok.com/@herfirst100k Follow us:https://hbr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/https://www.facebook.com/HBR/https://twitter.com/HarvardBizhttps://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_reviewSign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters#HarvardBusinessReview #personalfinance #financialplan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Actions Companies Can Take to Prioritize Employees’ Well-Being as the Climate Changes 22 Aug 2024 --- As companies prepare for climate change, many overlook the critical impact it can have on employee health — from events like wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding. Proactively safeguarding employee health not only benefits workers, but also strengthens public health systems and enhances corporate financial stability. Here are five things organizations can do right now. — Read the full article: https://s.hbr.org/4cwXGsJ #climatechange #sustainability #wellbeing #ESG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Do I Need to Know About Workplace Etiquette? | S1E5 | New Here 22 Nov 2023 --- What Do I Need to Know About Workplace Etiquette? When you’re starting your career, navigating the unwritten rules around to how to behave at work can be really difficult. So how do you learn that etiquette? This week comedian and author Sarah Cooper tells host Elainy Mata how she learned those invisible rules early in her career, why they matter, and which rules she thinks you can bend. You may know Sarah for her viral lip-syncing TikToks during the pandemic. But before that, she worked as a designer at big tech companies – like Yahoo and Google. And she didn’t just crack the office etiquette game — she also had some fun with those rules. In fact, Sarah’s early comedy is all about office etiquette – like her satirical article “10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings.” Sarah and Elainy offer their take on the etiquette of email writing, how to handle yourself in meetings, and when it’s OK to wear your comfy pants to work. Plus, they answer your office etiquette questions. Have a career question? Let us know at NewHere@HBR.org. Key topics include: interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, listening skills, office politics, careers. More Reading: • How to Speak Up in Meetings (Christine vs. Work): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9NpSlziG58 • How to Write Better Emails at Work (Jeff Su): https://hbr.org/2021/08/how-to-write-better-emails-at-work • The New Rules of Work Clothes (Allison Shapira): https://hbr.org/2022/09/the-new-rules-of-work-clothes • The Cooper Review (Sarah Cooper): https://medium.com/conquering-corporate-america 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/2023/10/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-workplace-etiquette - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-here/id1705031803?i=1000630173972 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7evez2ChEi3AdrpxAeOKgR?si=9d8d487e639f49c5 Series Description: The young professional’s guide to work — and how to make it work for you. 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 2:27 – Interview with Sarah Cooper 23:50 - Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/mycompany/ 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 #careers #workadvice Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft’s Jared Spataro: Pandemic Sped Up Technological Change (Moving Us Closer to the Metaverse) 17 Mar 2022 --- Jared Spataro heads Microsoft’s Modern Work team, which is looking at the future of work and the technologies that will get us there. They just finished their second annual Worker Trend Index, which analyzes a survey of 31,000 people in 31 countries as well as other data and trends. This year’s index discovered that the people coming back to the office post-pandemic are very different from those who left it two years ago. But many leaders don't fully understand just how different. This interview part of a series called “The New World of Work,” which explores how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, HBR Editor Adi Ignatius will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork. 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 #FutureofWork #Microsoft Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Control Your Emotions During a Difficult Conversation: The Harvard Business Review GuideUploaded 02-03-222 Mar 2022---When you’re in the middle of a conflict, it’s common to automatically enter a “fight or flight” mentality. But it’s possible to interrupt this response and clear a path towards a more productive discussion.00:00 Have you ever lost control during a heated argument at work?00:28 Emotions are a chemical response to a difficult situation.01:35 To stay calm, first acknowledge and label your feelings.02:25 Next, focus on your body.03:32 Use visualizations.04:19 Focus on your breath.04:52 Repeat a calming phrase or mantra.05:08 Ok. Let’s review.Start by taking a deep breath and focusing on your body. Repeat a mantra to yourself such as “This isn’t about me,” “This will pass,” or “This is about the business.” And try to distance yourself from the negative emotion you’re feeling by labeling it: “He is so wrong about that and it’s making me mad becomes I’m having the thought that my coworker is wrong, and I’m feeling anger.” And don’t forget the value of taking a break. The more time you give yourself to process your emotions, the less intense they are likely to be.Reading list:https://hbr.org/2017/12/how-to-control-your-emotions-during-a-difficult-conversationhttps://hbr.org/2015/12/calming-your-brain-during-conflicthttps://hbr.org/2013/02/break-your-addiction-to-beinghttps://hbr.org/2021/01/how-to-keep-your-cool-in-high-stress-situationshttps://hbr.org/2015/05/recovering-from-an-emotional-outburst-at-workhttps://hbr.org/2021/12/managing-your-emotions-during-a-negotiationProduced by Amy Gallo, Jessica Gidal, and Scott LaPierreVideo by Andy RobinsonEdited by Jessica GidalAnimation by Alex BelserDesign by Riko Cribbs and Karen PlayerFollow us:https://hbr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/https://www.facebook.com/HBR/https://twitter.com/HarvardBizhttps://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_reviewSign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters#HarvardBusinessReview #HowTo #EmotionsCopyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Will We Reach Gender Equality? 24 Sep 2019 --- Ten years? Fifty? Business students take their best guesses, and Melinda Gates explains why the real number is centuries away. Across all aspects of American life, it is most often men who set policy, allocate resources, lead companies, shape markets, and determine whose stories get told. Meanwhile, what gains have been made typically haven’t extended to all women. That’s led to a major gap in gender equality in the United States. How long will it take to close that gap? According to the World Economic Forum, the U.S. is still 208 years away from achieving gender equality at this rate of change. But technologist and philanthropist Melinda Gates believes we currently have a rare opportunity to accelerate this timeline. She has a strategy for accelerating the pace of progress and achieving measurable results by 2030. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

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, who are younger and flashier than the traditional customer base, with new gem-encrusted products that offer "bling." To compete with them, Pearl Zhang, Song's VP of marketing, wants to launch a campaign featuring a Chinese singer with a huge social media following among Millennials. But Simon Carbonnier, R&S's chief creative officer back in Switzerland, is dead set against celebrity endorsements and anything that deviates from the brand's long-term value of "understated elegance." Should Song fight for Pearl's new campaign--or not? Expert commentary on this case study is provided by Kent Wong and Martin Ganz. Script and audio production by Jessica Gidal Illustration by Ryan Inzana (https://www.ryaninzana.com/) Animation by Riko Cribbs Based on this HBR case study by Stephen Nason, Joseph Salvacruz, and JP Stevenson: https://hbr.org/2017/05/case-study-a-luxury-brand-competes-against-a-flashy-new-rival --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 #casestudy #harvardbusiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revisiting "Jobs to Be Done" Clay Christensen | HBR IdeaCastUploaded 29-03-2329 Mar 2023---In this repeat episode, we honor the legacy of HBS professor Clayton Christensen, who passed away on January 23, 2020. The legendary management thinker was best known for his influential theory of “disruptive innovation,” which inspired a generation of executives and entrepreneurs. This HBR IdeaCast interview was originally published in 2016.This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on January 27, 2020.Listen to more HBR IdeaCast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOaYou can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/01/revisiting-jobs-to-be-done-with-clayton-christensen - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisiting-jobs-to-be-done-with-clayton-christensen/id152022135?i=1000463832487 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1AhYkd0GSTmsngUx02qzyG - Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/revisiting-jobs-to-be-done-with-clayton-christensen-66893396 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wNzIw?sa=X&ved=0CAgQuIEEahcKEwigg_2vt__9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.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 1:42 – Hiring a Milkshake9:27 – Customers Hire Products for Jobs to Be Done17:08 – Integrating Around a Job (Time Warner-AT and T Merger)19:11 – Identifying Threats and Opportunities via Jobs to Be Done25:55- OutroFollow 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 Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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’t the only the solution. Often, it’s not feasible. In this special series from HBR, we look at a different path: figuring out what you really love and crafting your current role around that. In part one of four, we dig into the data showing why people feel so disengaged and what they feel is missing from their work. IdeaCast co-host Alison Beard speaks with Marcus Buckingham, head of research on people and performance at the ADP Research Institute and author of the new book Love + Work. Listen to all Find Joy in Any Job episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJub1TwtUIBDKN28fnTNtQBq8 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/2022/04/find-joy-in-any-job-why-am-i-unhappy-at-work - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-joy-in-any-job-why-am-i-unhappy-at-work/id152022135?i=1000556530462 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gtSBBxIAE142ApX6LqsvN - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/find-joy-in-any-job-why-am-i-unhappy-at-work-202148169 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wODQ5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiw_eOE9bn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ Series Description: HBR IdeaCast’s Find Joy in Any Job is a special four-part series with renowned management thinker Marcus Buckingham. At a time when 41% of us are considering quitting our current roles, we'll offer a better solution: a way to improve them. We'll capture voices from workers around the world and explore why so many feel unhappy and disengaged. We'll explain how to pinpoint the aspects of work that you do (or could) love and how to shift your responsibilities to those areas. Finally, we'll discuss how to build a team and organization full of people who love what they do. Marcus is the head of research on people and performance at the ADP Research Institute and author of the new book Love + Work (as well as co-author of the best-selling Nine Lies About Work). He'll be joined by IdeaCast co-host Alison Beard. 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 Open 01:29 – Intro 02:38 – How Unhappy Are Workers Right Now? 03:33 – Job Satisfaction Across Industries, Geographies, Age 06:09 – Why Is This Happening? 09:52 – Do External Rewards Matter? 12:57 – What About Boring Work? 13:54 – Do We Ask Too Much of Work? 19:50 – From Disengaged to Engaged 23:10 – 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 #Joy #Job Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do I Work with a Difficult Boss? | Coaching Real Leaders 28 Jun 2023 --- He’s a mission driven leader who has always found roles where he can help others. He was brought in at a high level at a new organization, but he’s feeling tension and conflict with the organization’s founder. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how to manage himself in this negative work dynamic. Further reading: - Founder’s Syndrome Can Take Down a Nonprofit. Here’s How To Avoid It: https://www.joangarry.com/founder-syndrome/ - Make Sure Your Work Is Aligned with Your Boss’s Expectations: https://hbr.org/tip/2018/04/make-sure-your-work-is-aligned-with-your-bosss-expectations - Managing Up: https://www.peterguber.com/managing-up-when-your-boss-has-you-down/ This episode originally aired on Coaching Real Leaders on May 22, 2023. Listen to more episodes of Coaching Real Leaders on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJua_hcLjT7aFzWcoqMnrp-z7 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/2023/05/how-do-i-work-with-a-difficult-boss - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-work-with-a-difficult-boss/id1545444200?i=1000614004343 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l7fgumTeqXhxMcl3mPpPc?si=e406dfd3584f418a - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/coaching-real-leaders/episode/how-do-i-work-with-a-difficult-boss-303554602 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2NvYWNoaW5nLXJlYWwtbGVhZGVycw/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAyMC0xMi0xNzpjb2FjaGluZy1yZWFsLWxlYWRlcnMuczUuMDAwNA?sa=X&ved=0CAgQuIEEahcKEwjwvbjOpdf_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: We all want to get to the next level of our career, but so many of us get stuck. Longtime leadership coach Muriel Wilkins takes you inside real-life leadership coaching sessions with high performers working to overcome professional challenges and grow as leaders. Listen in on real conversations and leave with new insights and practical guidance for your own career. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review. 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 2:50 – The Difficult Colleague is the Founder 7:53 – Defining Positive Outcomes 11:08 – Being a Student of Your Organization 18:21 – Meeting the Organization Where It’s At 24:50 – Anchoring Yourself in Your Mission 29:44 – You Can’t Changes Someone’s Behavior 36:23 – What You Want is a Calling 43:33 – Aligned on Mission, But Not Strategy 51:28 – Takeaways 53:44 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harv... https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_bus... Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #leadershipcoaching #leadership Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are You Leading—or Just Reacting to Volatility? 17 Nov 2025 --- In a moment defined by volatility and constant curveballs, many leaders find themselves reacting instead of leading. In our latest IdeaCast episode, Brené Brown breaks down why today’s instability is pushing leaders into rapid, scarcity-driven decisions—and what it means to “settle the ball” and lead with more grounded clarity. Listen here: https://s.hbr.org/49kInFu ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Difficult People: What to Do When All Else Fails / The Harvard Business Review GuideUploaded 16-01-2317 Jan 2023---Before you throw in the towel, here are some last-ditch strategies to help you craft a work environment where you are able to do your job without all the drama, and keep your self-respect intact.The advice in this video comes from HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo’s new book, “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)”, available here: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Along-Anyone-Difficult-People/dp/1647821061.00:00 Do you work with someone who’s difficult? Try these tactics before you give up completely on them.00:45 Tactic 1: Set boundaries and limit exposure.03:10 Tactic 2: Document your colleague’s transgressions and your successes.04:30 Tactic 3: Bring the issue to someone in power (with caution!). 05:55 Tactic 4: Think long and hard about quitting.06:50 OK, let’s review!Produced by Amy Gallo, Jessica Gidal, and Scott LaPierreEdited by Jessica GidalVideo by Andy RobinsonDesign by Riko Cribbs, Alex Belser, and Karen PlayerFollow us:https://hbr.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/https://www.facebook.com/HBR/https://twitter.com/HarvardBizhttps://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_reviewSign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters#HarvardBusinessReview #DifficultCoworkers #AmyGallo #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pricing Strategies for Uncertain Times | HBR IdeaCastUploaded 22-02-2322 Feb 2023---Rafi Mohammed, founder of the consulting firm Culture of Profit, says a crisis or recession is not the time to panic and slash prices. He says leaders should instead reevaluate their price strategy — or develop one for the first time — to better respond to customers during the slump and keep them when the economy recovers. He shares examples of companies across a variety of industries that have created effective price strategies as well as his advice for changing prices in response to Covid-19. Mohammed is the author of The 1% Windfall: How Successful Companies Use Price to Profit and Grow. (https://www.amazon.com/1-Windfall-Successful-Companies-Profit/dp/0061684325) This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast in on July 7, 2020.Listen to more HBR IdeaCast episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOaYou can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/07/pricing-strategies-for-uncertain-times - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pricing-strategies-for-uncertain-times/id152022135?i=1000483187355 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6W0Z7DVNKrsU82yNGQJrke?si=66GKTE8lSaK8c107LeNMDw - Stitcher https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://episode/74936935&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/episode/74936935&deep_link_value=stitcher://episode/74936935- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wNzQ4?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwjw_qaK16f9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.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 1:54 – How to Prevent Major Losses4:48 – Responding to a Hit to Your Demand8:11 – Being Transparent with Customers11:26 – Responding to a Surge in Demand13:21 – When Customers Don’t Like Your Pricing Strategy17:02 – Knowing When to Raise Your Prices20:16- OutroFollow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harv... https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_bus... Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Makes a Great Leader? 20 Sep 2022 --- Today, it’s less about getting people to follow you to the future, more about getting them to co-create it with you. Harvard Business School’s Linda A. Hill, co-author of “Collective Genius”, spells out the new ABCs for leading innovation. 00:00 When organizations can’t innovate, it’s because they don’t have the right leadership. 01:06 The new ABCs of leadership: Architect, Bridger, and Catalyst 01:28 A: Architect: Build your company’s culture and capabilities for innovation. 02:12 B: Bridger: Forge partnerships outside your organization. 03:11 C: Catalyst: Accelerate co-creation across the entire ecosystem. 04:15 Real-world example: Pfizer turns vendors into partners. 05:18 These roles require new ways of thinking about power. This video is part of an HBR Big Idea. As HBR turns 100, we look back on our original mission, how we’ve changed, and what the future holds: https://hbr.org/2022/09/improving-the-practice-of-management-then-and-now For more from Linda A. Hill, check out, ""Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation": https://www.amazon.com/Collective-Genius-Practice-Leading-Innovation/dp/1422130029 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 #Leadership #Innovation Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. #HarvardBusinessSchool #Power #Business #Explainer #Success #HowTo #Harvard ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 with former chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical Andrew Liveris, who shares what he learned when he took over the helm at a massively successful operation that was also set in its ways. This interview part of a series called “The New World of Work,” which explores how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, Adi will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork. 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 #NewWorldofWork #Dow #DowChemical #Innovation #Development #Work #Business #Psychology #Harvard Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior Leaders, Here's How to Articulate Your Contributions 17 Feb 2026 --- At senior levels, impact isn’t about doing all the work—it’s about showing how you led it. Executive coach @melodywildinglmsw shares how to own your wins without overshadowing your team. Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/3MB8Dm2 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To Connect at Work, Learn Your Team's Laugh Languages 12 Sep 2025 --- Humor helps leaders connect, but you don’t need to be a comedian—just understand your team’s unique sense of humor. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3Vejkvv ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices