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HBR IdeaCast

Harvard Business Review

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 648

A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.

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🇨🇦 Canada - management
16/08/2026
#2
🇨🇦 Canada - business
16/08/2026
#52
🇬🇧 Great Britain - management
16/08/2026
#4
🇬🇧 Great Britain - business
16/08/2026
#65
🇩🇪 Germany - management
16/08/2026
#14
🇩🇪 Germany - business
16/08/2026
#98
🇺🇸 USA - management
16/08/2026
#18
🇫🇷 France - management
16/08/2026
#2
🇫🇷 France - business
16/08/2026
#60
🇨🇦 Canada - management
15/08/2026
#2

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🇺🇸 USA - business
05/04/2026
#50
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🇺🇸 USA - business
04/04/2026
#49
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🇺🇸 USA - business
03/04/2026
#48
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Lessons from a Turnaround Expert

Episode 985

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 29:00

When a company, division, or product line has been struggling for some time, it can feel nearly impossible to get things back on track. But big turnarounds are possible, provided you have a team willing to work hard, be creative, and embrace change. When he was president and CEO of Marvel, Peter Cuneo oversaw the resurgence and sale of the media company, but even before that he had a long track track for turning around many types of consumer-facing businesses. He shares the strategies that work best for shaking up organizations and teams and boosting their performance. Cuneo is also the managing principal of Cuneo and Company.

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Is Your Company Reading Data the Wrong Way?

Episode 984

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 • Duration 25:35

We live in an age where we have more data than ever. But most leaders have two strong reactions to new data. Either they rely too heavily on studies or information to make decisions. Or they dismiss outright data that could be very relevant. The better way is learning how to interpret, question, and engage with data and studies, say Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor Michael Luca. They break down the essential analytical tools to assess and interrogate data to be able to apply it to business decisions. Edmondson and Luca are coauthors of the HBR article "Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong."

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Why Managers Play Favorites – and How They Can Change

Episode 975

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 • Duration 27:32

While most good bosses try to be fair and balanced with their direct reports, it's only human to prefer the company and work styles of some team members over others, and employees are keenly aware of those preferences. They see favorites and non-favorites, ingroups and outgroups -- and when those divisions fester, they can destroy team culture and performance. Ginka Toegel, professor at IMD Business School, explains why even well-intentioned managers succumb to favoritism, how workers on both sides are affected, and what we can do to both avoid and rectify the problem. Toegel is the coauthor of the HBR article "Stop Playing Favorites."

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Why Some Start-Ups Fail to Scale

Episode 888

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 • Duration 26:13

Managing rapid growth is a huge challenge for young businesses. Even start-ups with glowing reviews and skyrocketing sales can fail. That’s because new ventures and corporate initiatives alike have to sustain profitability at scale, according to Harvard Business School senior lecturer Jeffrey Rayport. He has researched some of the biggest stumbling blocks to long-lasting success and explains how to make the tricky transition out of the start-up phase successfully. With professors Davide Sola and Martin Kupp of ESCP Business School, Rayport cowrote the HBR article “The Overlooked Key to a Successful Scale-Up.”

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You’ve Made Some DEI Progress. Don’t Stop Now

Episode 887

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 • Duration 29:42

Over the past few years, organizations around the world have invested in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives with varying results. But to achieve lasting change, they'll need to commit to that work for much longer, says Ella Washington, organizational psychologist and professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Her research shows that companies move toward DEI maturity in five stages (aware, compliant, tactical, integrated, and sustainable) and each takes time to work through. She explains why some organizations get stuck, and how to overcome those challenges. Washington is author of "The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion" and the HBR article "The Five Stages of DEI Maturity."

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The Growing “Do Good” Economy

Episode 886

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 • Duration 25:29

From corporate social responsibility to ESG to “doing well by doing good,” an increasing number of organizations are pursuing positive social impact, and it’s not just nonprofits and government agencies. But incorporating social impact into a for-profit business raises all kinds of system dilemmas, says Jacob Harold, a cofounder of the philanthropy data platform Candid and the former CEO of GuideStar. He explains a bundle of tools that can be used together to create meaningful change. Harold wrote the new book “The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact.”

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Let’s Protect Our Frontline Workers from Rude Customers

Episode 885

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 • Duration 25:49

From videos of drunk and disorderly airline passengers to stories of hospital visitors angrily refusing to wear masks, customer-facing work seems to have gotten a lot more difficult – even dangerous -- over the past few years. It's important that organizations understand the experience of frontline workers now, and help to better protect their employees, says Christine Porath, professor of management at Georgetown University. She's studied incivility for 20 years, and has spoken to workers in many industries in the last few years about what it's like working with customers today - with stress, anger, and incivility seemingly on the rise. And she has advice for managers and leaders. Porath is the author of the HBR Big Idea article "Frontline Work When Everyone Is Angry."

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What We Still Misunderstand About Mentorship and Sponsorship

Episode 884

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 • Duration 27:42

Companies offer sponsorship programs to help a more diverse group of high performers and future leaders advance. But the efforts can often misfire. Herminia Ibarra, professor at London Business School, says that’s because these arranged developmental relationships can lack authenticity and meaningful paths for action. She explains the key distinctions of mentorship and sponsorship and recommends that companies focus on two vital qualities: public advocacy and relational authenticity. Ibarra wrote the HBR article “How to Do Sponsorship Right.”

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Grit Is Good. But Quitting Can Be, Too.

Episode 883

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 • Duration 28:42

From politics to sports to business, we tend to glorify those who persevere, show grit, never give up. But former professional poker player and consultant Annie Duke argues that there is also great value in quitting — whether it’s a project, job, career, or company. She walks us through the biases that keep us stuck in the status quo even when other paths would be more fruitful and explains how to make better decisions. Duke is the author of "Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away.”

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How Women (and Everyone) Can Form Deeper Bonds to Fight Bias at Work

Episode 882

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 • Duration 28:09

The number of women—especially women of color—in leadership ranks at the world’s largest companies remains desperately small. Tina Opie, associate professor of management at Babson College, offers a new practice for women to lift each other up and fight systemic bias in the workplace, something she calls “shared sisterhood.” The idea is to be more honest with each other, forming truer bonds. That involves listening, understanding yourself, and a willingness to take risks. With University of Iowa management professor Beth Livingston, Opie wrote the new book “Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work.”

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