Class Takeaways

In Class Takeaways, we give you five lessons in just five minutes. Learn directly from our faculty who teach in the degree and executive programs. Explore courses in strategy, startups, leadership, team management, communication, and disruption.

April 06, 2023
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Class Takeaways — Analysis and Measurement of Impact
Five lessons in five minutes: lecturer Jaclyn Foroughi shares how to make an impact through investing.
Finance
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December 16, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Essentials of Strategic Communication
Five lessons in five minutes: lecturer Matt Abrahams offers frameworks for successfully crafting your message.
Career & Success
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December 06, 2022
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Class Takeaways — The Human Factor
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Szu-chi Huang on how humans make decisions and get motivated.
Management
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October 27, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Business and Government
Five lessons in five minutes: Anat Admati and Robert E. Siegel, on leaders’ roles in creating trustworthy institutions and markets.
Leadership
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October 04, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Angel and Venture Capital Financing for Entrepreneurs and Investors
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Ilya Strebulaev demonstrates how success in startup investing is not just due to luck, but to skills, sweat, perseverance.
Finance
Class Takeaways — Angel and Venture Capital Financing
July 06, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — How to Lead Through Workplace Culture
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Glenn Carroll shows how to create a strong culture within a team.
Management
Class Takeaways — How to Lead Through Workplace Culture
June 16, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Spontaneous Management
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Christian Wheeler demonstrates how improvisational theater can help you stay present and lead in the moment.
Management
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May 10, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — People Analytics
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Amir Goldberg shows how machine learning can help leaders make people-related decisions inside an organization.
Management
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March 31, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Crafting and Leading Strategy
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Jesper Sørenson teaches how to create and implement a successful business strategy.
Leadership
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February 17, 2022
Video
Class Takeaways — Managing Successful Groups and Teams
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Deborah Gruenfeld shows how to build and lead successful teams.
Management
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December 15, 2021
Video
Class Takeaways — Leading with Values
Five lessons in five minutes: Professors Neil Malhotra and Ken Shotts show how to create a culture of value-driven behavior inside organizations.
Leadership
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November 01, 2021
Video
Class Takeaways — Humor is Serious Business
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Jennifer Aaker and her team teach you how to make humor your superpower.
Career & Success
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July 26, 2021
Video
Class Takeaways — The Frinky Science of the Human Mind
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Baba Shiv shows how to build emotional connections that back up your decisions.
Career & Success
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May 04, 2021
Video
Class Takeaways — The Industrialist’s Dilemma
Five lessons in five minutes: lecturer Robert E. Siegel teaches you how to survive disruption.
Innovation
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