This Could Change How You Think About Every Decision You Make
The outcomes of different choices are connected, and understanding those connections can transform how we search for the right job, the right market, or the right strategy.
Great Company Culture Is More Than Creating a Nice Place to Work
Glenn Carroll and Jennifer Chatman share research-based truths about organizational culture and how to change it.
You have to have a level of empathy, especially at a leadership level, to show people that you care.
—Rokhaya Ndiaye, CEO and founder of Ro&Partners
From Downsizing to Thriving: Strategic HR in a Global Context
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Class Takeaways — How to Build Connection Through Better Listening
Five lessons in five minutes: Professor Christian Wheeler shares how to have deeper, more productive conversations.
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June 13, 2022
Audio
Negotiation: When to Stay and When to Walk Away
Make your next negotiation a success through these negotiation tips and examples.
June 09, 2022
Audio
Dara Treseder, MBA ’14: “If You Stand For Everything, You Stand For Nothing”
Peloton VP shares why defining purpose, whether for a brand or for yourself, is the jumping-off point for business.
June 07, 2022
Audio
Communicating Uncertainty: How to Connect With Your Audience, Even When The Answers Aren’t Clear
In this podcast episode, we discuss how being transparent is crucial to earning trust.
June 07, 2022
Audio
John Cochrane: “Fair or Unfair: Do Competitive Markets Give Everyone a Chance?”
In this podcast episode, we discuss how competitive markets work, and whether they lead to good economic outcomes.
June 06, 2022
Written
Introducing the Steps Toward Power to the Nice Generation
Jeffrey Pfeffer says that rising to the top requires a willingness to break rules — and competence is often overrated.
May 25, 2022
Audio
David Vélez: “Position Yourself in the Scarcity, Not in The Oversupply”
In this podcast episode, Nubank cofounder advises students to operate in a market where they have a competitive advantage.
May 20, 2022
Written
Upgrades Can Help Mom-and-Pop Stores Compete with Big Retail
A project to assist small Mexican shops with branding and management quickly boosted their sales.
May 13, 2022
Audio
Jessica Alba on the Role of Humility in Entrepreneurship
In this podcast episode, entrepreneur Jessica Alba shares how lessons from her personal life informed her business decisions.
May 10, 2022
Audio
Forgiveness: How the Right Communication Repairs Relationships
In this podcast episode, we look at the role of forgiveness in healthy communication.
May 10, 2022
Audio
Masterclass on Effective Corporate Governance
There comes a time in every company’s journey when leaders need to formalize systems and structures to support growth.
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.
May 03, 2022
Audio
Corporate Good vs. Social Good: Can Investors Have Both?
In this podcast episode, we compare several investment strategies used for achieving social impact.
April 28, 2022
Audio
“Are You Listening?” How to Stay Open and Curious to Other People’s Ideas
In this episode, we discuss the importance of really hearing where others are coming from.
April 28, 2022
Audio
Brain Trust: How to Make an Incredible Advisory Board
Strategically add expertise to your business with an independent advisory board.
April 20, 2022
Audio
Can (and Should) Corporations Be Taxed?
In this podcast episode, Larry Summers pushes back against suggestions to stop taxing companies.
April 12, 2022
Audio
Lean Messaging: How Simple Messages Really Stick
In this podcast episode, a veteran marketer and entrepreneur shares his approach to communicating for startup success.
April 12, 2022
Audio
The Psychology of Power & Influence
How to use power more effectively in your business.
April 06, 2022
Audio
What You Don’t Know About the Opioid Epidemic
Case study: Unpacking the history and causes of a deadly scourge
April 05, 2022
Audio
Finance Professors on Why Leaders Can’t “Agree to Disagree”
In this podcast episode, we discuss what to do when leaders can’t find common ground.
April 04, 2022
Audio
Hamdi Ulukaya: Creating the Right Environment
In this podcast episode, the CEO of Chobani shares his lessons from the factory floor to the C-suite.
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.
March 25, 2022
Written
How Race Influences and Amplifies Backlash Against Outspoken Women
When women break gender norms, the most negative reactions may come from people of the same race.
March 24, 2022
Written
12 Stories About Gender, Power, and Progress for Women’s History Month
Some of our favorite articles about breakthroughs, biases, and bosses.
March 23, 2022
Audio
Turning ‘Bad’ Investments into Good Profits
In this podcast episode, co-CEO of Fortress Investment Group Pete Briger shares his decision-making strategies.