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By Harvard Business Review
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Weekly ideas, insights, and tips on management from Harvard Business Review.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoThree Pitfalls Startup Founders Must Avoid | Noam Wasserman, Harvard Business School professor, outlines the three Rs: relationship decisions, roles decisions, and rewards decisions. | 5/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoHow Great Leaders Make Their Own Luck | Morten Hansen, management professor at UC Berkeley, describes the traits leaders need to help their organizations thrive in times of chaos and uncertainty. | 5/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoCreate a Life with Purpose | Clay Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and best-selling author, discusses his new book and explains why it's essential to follow your commitments 100% of the time. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCollaboration by Difference | Cathy Davidson, Duke University professor and HASTAC cofounder, shares new ways to collaborate, share, and learn, which make teams more productive. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoHow Starbucks Trains Customers to Behave | Anne Morriss, managing director of the Concire Leadership Institute, explains how the coffee giant increased efficiency and satisfaction by treating customers like employees. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoWhy Everyone at Your Company Should Speak (A Little) English | Tsedal Neeley, Harvard Business School assistant professor, explains why every company needs a language strategy. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoTeamwork on the Fly | Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professor, describes how to manage intellectually diverse and geographically dispersed groups. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoLiving Through a Career Off Ramp | Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy, lost her job and her babies in the same year. | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoFour Ways to Think Like an Innovator | Scott Anthony, managing director of Innosight Asia-Pacific and author of "The Little Black Book of Innovation," explains how to become more creative. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoFailing to Success | Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe's, explains that delighting customers in new ways only happens when you take risks. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoConduct an Informal 360˚ | Scott Edinger, founder of Edinger Consulting Group, explains how to get the feedback you need to develop your leadership skills. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoMeasure Your Team's Success | Alex "Sandy" Pentland, director of MIT's Human Dynamics Laboratory, discusses the sociometric badge, a wearable electronic sensor that uses patterns of communication to measure a team's productivity. | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoEnterprise 2.0 and Social Business | Andrew McAfee of the MIT Center for Digital Business explains how new collaborative tools let everyone create and organize information. | 4/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoIn Praise of Non-linear Career Moves | Vince Forlenza, president and CEO of BD, the medical technology company, on how he zigged and zagged his way to the top. | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoDisruptive Innovation Explained | Clay Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and the world's most influential management guru according to the Thinkers50, lays out his landmark theory. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoWhy Some Ads Go Viral and Others Don't | Thales Teixeira, Harvard Business School professor, explains what makes us want to watch -- and share -- certain commercials. | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoWhat's the Biggest Threat to U.S. Competitiveness? | Answers from Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup, and other corporate and government leaders. | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoWhat Can Business Do to Bolster U.S. Competitiveness? | Answers from Hank Paulson, former U.S. Treasury secretary, and other corporate and government leaders. | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoThe 5 Whys | Eric Ries, entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, explains how to find the human causes of technical problems. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoGet Your Employees Engaged | Doug Conant, former president and CEO of the Campbell Soup Company, explains how to improve staff morale. | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoDevelop Strategy as a Team | Cody Phipps, president and CEO of United Stationers, on defining shared goals. | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoCreate an App Club | Michael Schrage, research fellow at MIT, explains how to leverage your employees' personal technology. | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoDevelop Productivity Rituals | Tony Schwartz, president and CEO of The Energy Project, lists the top four habits that help him get more work done. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoIdentify Future Leaders | Claudio Fernandez-Araoz, senior adviser, Egon Zehnder International, explains how to spot top talent. | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoCapitalism Gone Wild | Julia Kirby, HBR editor-at-large, explains how our economic system got to this sad state -- and where to look for hope. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoHow Expats Should Lead in China | Lynn Paine, Harvard Business School professor, offers five rules for western managers operating in the Chinese market. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoWays to Explore Cloud Computing | Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist, MIT Center for Digital Business, offers three suggestions for experimentation. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoTurn Customers into Promoters | Fred Reichheld, fellow and founder of the loyalty practice at Bain & Company, explains how Apple builds loyalty. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoCrafting the Luxury Experience | Robert Chavez, CEO of Hermes US, explains why employee engagement and an online presence are key. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoGet Ready for Your Next Assignment | Katie Smith Milway, partner at The Bridgespan Group, explains how to make the most of an internal move. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 30 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
very informative, highly recommend
This series is great so far, they get interesting people to interview. I am looking forward to seeing more episodes.
Execellence Value
Very good, brief, full of relevant information, hot issue and regular update. For me, I cannot miss. Thank you.
Not Just for MBA Geeks
Heard about this listening to the podcast Podfinder with Adam Curry. The excerpt they played was good. Seems to be for anyone who is business-minded, whether or not your an MBA geek. A good alternative to listening to mainstream business media.
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