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August 02, 2022
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Franchising in India: Learning the Hard Way
Franchising can be a great success or a dismal failure — and even both, as one Indian entrepreneur learned.
July 29, 2022
Written
Volunteering Encourages Employees to Connect with Each Other — and Their Jobs
Want your team to feel better and work better? Create a volunteer program.
July 20, 2022
Audio
Fundraising: It’s a Marathon not a Sprint
Five experts provide strategies for navigating the fundraising journey.
July 19, 2022
Audio
Gwynne Shotwell on Aiming High and Taking Big Risks
The president and COO of SpaceX talks about risk taking, feedback, and leading teams through moments of failure.
July 19, 2022
Audio
The Price of Cheap Talk: What Economics Teaches Us About Communication
In this episode, we explore how economic concepts show up in everyday communication.
July 18, 2022
Written
Replacing the “Take-Make-Waste” Model with Sustainable Supply Chains
The switch to a circular economy could protect the environment while helping companies generate more value.
July 13, 2022
Audio
How the Best Investors Approach Their Mistakes
It’s in how you evaluate the lesson, not the outcome.
July 12, 2022
Written
Utility Player: Paul Oyer Explains How Economics Can Make Sports More Fun
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat. The joy of calculating the optimal strategy for soccer penalty kicks.
July 11, 2022
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8 Faculty Members Recommend Their Favorite Podcasts
Here’s a list of shows to add to your summer listening.
July 07, 2022
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Summer Reading: 11 Books to Keep Your Mind Busy
The latest books from Stanford GSB faculty and lecturers.
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.
July 05, 2022
Written
Former BP Head Reflects on His Call for Climate Action 25 Years Ago
Lord John Browne talks about his 1997 speech at Stanford and current efforts to slow global warming.
July 05, 2022
Audio
Solving Important Problems
Meet two entrepreneurs who are building social enterprises focused on improving children’s literacy and women’s health in South Asia.
July 05, 2022
Written
Take This Job and Love It: How a Growth Mindset Can Boost Happiness at Work
Changing yourself and your role takes effort, but it can produce lasting benefits.
June 30, 2022
Audio
Anne Wojcicki: There’s No Such Thing as the Perfect Dataset
In this podcast episode, the co-founder of 23andMe shares lessons on science and marketing.
June 30, 2022
Written
“Pacers” Help Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies Stay in the Race
Small- and medium-sized businesses in Africa and India need ongoing support to keep growing.
June 29, 2022
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Thinking Inside the Box: Why Virtual Meetings Generate Fewer Ideas
For creative collaboration, sometimes you can’t beat a face-to-face meeting.
June 22, 2022
Audio
Courage, Belonging, Ambiguity and Data: How to Design Your Communication for Success
In this episode, we dive into four different themes that will help your message stand out.
June 20, 2022
Audio
It’s Not Just a Man’s World
This episode explores ways to overcome the unique challenges women in business face from society and themselves.
June 17, 2022
Written
Give Peace a Chance… Eventually
A new study suggests that we’re cognitively wired to regard the end of conflict as a distant abstraction.
June 17, 2022
Audio
Sundar Pichai: “Reward Effort, Not Outcomes”
The CEO of Google and Alphabet on how Google wants to define the future of work.
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.
June 14, 2022
Written
The Gap Between the Supreme Court and Most Americans’ Views Is Growing
A new study tracks the high court’s rapid move away from the middle.
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.