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Podcast · 80 episodes

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by Harvard Business Review · English

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

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The Kinds of Humor That Help Leaders Build TrustHow leaders can use humor to build trust and connection without offending—by using the “right” kind of humor for their style and their audience.26 Aug 2025 · 30 min · 17 chapters
How to Bring More Rigor to Your Long-Term ThinkingHow to add rigor to long-term thinking using a “could, should, might, don’t” framework for futurism, and how organizations can embed it into culture rather than isolating it in labs/offsites.19 Aug 2025 · 32 min · 13 chapters
Are You Considering Chinese AI In Your Strategy?Whether Western and Chinese AI ecosystems will remain separate and how global companies should use both, despite security, privacy, bias, and regulation risks.12 Aug 2025 · 31 min · 18 chapters
Are You Optimizing Your Virtual Communication Practices?How to optimize virtual communication (email, Slack/Teams, Zoom/Squadcast, phone) by building organizational norms and using the right channel for the right task; includes the PING framework…5 Aug 2025 · 36 min · 18 chapters
What We Know About Leading with IntuitionLeading with intuition—how “gut feel” is informed by data and experience, how to distinguish reliable intuition from emotion, and when to use it (especially for complex/chaotic decisions).29 Jul 2025 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Finding Joy When You Have Limited Free TimeHow busy, high-achieving professionals can find joy despite limited discretionary time, using a “Life Matrix” tool and five practical strategies.22 Jul 2025 · 26 min · 14 chapters
Have You Built Up Your Conflict Intelligence?Conflict intelligence in workplaces—how leaders should respond to rising incivility and politically driven clashes while keeping culture and productivity intact.15 Jul 2025 · 32 min · 12 chapters
How to Build an AI Assistant for Any ChallengeHow to build and use custom AI assistants for specific work tasks, emphasizing that assistants (preloaded with context and instructions) reduce repetitive prompting and enable better decision-making…8 Jul 2025 · 32 min · 14 chapters