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July 20, 2020
Written

True Diversity Comes from Within

Diverse corporate cultures are good, but the best encourage workers to embrace the diversity of their personal, sometimes conflicting, beliefs.
Organizational Behavior

Insights

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July 23, 2020
Written

How to Be a Good Boss in Trying Times

Offering compassion, predictability, and control can help, say two Stanford experts.
Leadership

“We need to raise up the hero stories of people who’ve done well in the face of this.””
—Scotty McLennan, Stanford GSB

Reading Through the Pandemic

Insights

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June 24, 2020
Written

Beating the Pandemic by Design

Even long-established companies can use startup tactics to stabilize when markets plunge.
Entrepreneurship

Insights

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April 30, 2020
Written

Jeffrey Pfeffer: COVID-19 Changes Everything — and Nothing — about Managing Workers

For employers, best practices during a pandemic are no different than before: take care of your people.
Leadership

Insights

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May 28, 2020
Written

How to Launch in a Pandemic

Venture funding may be scarce right now, but it does exist — especially for ideas that meet the moment.
Entrepreneurship

Insights

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August 13, 2020
Video

Four Ways Good Leaders Become Great Ones

Build a company culture where both you and your employees thrive.
Leadership

Insights

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August 5, 2020
Video

The Strategic Importance of Empathy

The key to dealing with difficult people is learning to widen your perspective.
Leadership

Insights

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April 30, 2020
Written

How Narcissistic Leaders Destroy from Within

When the person at the top is malignant and self-serving, unethical behavior cascades through the organization and becomes legitimized.
Leadership

Insights

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June 10, 2020
Audio

Stephen Curry: Shining in the Spotlight

On this podcast episode, the two-time NBA MVP and three-time NBA champion discusses the life lessons he’s gleaned from being a parent, investor, philanthropist, and pro basketball sensation.
Leadership

Insights

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July 31, 2020
Written

Eat, Sleep, Zoom

In the months since his company became a global verb, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has never been busier. Or more exhausted. Or happier.
Entrepreneurship

Insights

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June 2, 2020
Written

The Graceful Exit

How to shutter a business when the pandemic forces closure.
Leadership
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Leadership in Focus

Leadership in Focus is a large collection of case vignettes, teaching, and learning resources that bring real-world business challenges to life and spark lively discussions aimed at improving executive skills. Each short video is accompanied by teaching notes for added context, suggested discussion questions and role-playing ideas to help engage groups of managers in learning experiences of their own. Leaders may also experience the cases online with opportunities to calibrate their thinking for actionable insights.

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September 21, 2020
Video

Building Teams to Tackle the Most Challenging Problems

Yes, expertise matters. But diverse skill sets matter just as much — and perhaps even more — when it comes to solving hard problems.
Management
September 3, 2020
Written

Schmoozing with Coworkers After Hours Has Professional Benefits — and Personal Costs

A new study shows that workers’ pay structure — hourly vs. salaried — affects how they perceive and spend their downtime.
Organizational Behavior
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Audio

Managing in the Moment: How to Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

In this episode, we discuss how to embrace failure and incorporate play into work.
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Video

Four Ways Good Leaders Become Great Ones

Build a company culture where both you and your employees thrive.
Leadership
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Video

The Strategic Importance of Empathy

The key to dealing with difficult people is learning to widen your perspective.
Leadership
July 31, 2020
Written

Eat, Sleep, Zoom

In the months since his company became a global verb, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has never been busier. Or more exhausted. Or happier.
Entrepreneurship
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Written

Hard Lesson: How to Land Safely When a Firm Won’t Fly

Amanda North, MBA ’82, looks back on the painful experience of shutting down a business that had once been her dream.
Leadership
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Audio

Quick Think: How to Use Body Language When Confronting Objections

In this bonus episode, Stanford GSB lecturers share advice on how to position yourself when met with skepticism from your audience.
Career & Success
July 27, 2020
Video

Staying Sane and Effective When the World Is Upside-Down

Three ways we sabotage ourselves when we’re stressed and what to do about it.
Career & Success
July 23, 2020
Written

How to Be a Good Boss in Trying Times

Offering compassion, predictability, and control can help, say two Stanford experts.
Leadership