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HBR IdeaCast

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

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Episodes

202: The Subtleties of Strategic Swearing

July 01, 2010 20:30 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

Bob Sutton, Stanford University professor and author of "The No Asshole Rule."

The Subtleties of Strategic Swearing

July 01, 2010 20:30 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

Bob Sutton, Stanford University professor and author of "The No Asshole Rule."

201: Howard Schultz on Starbucks' Turnaround

June 25, 2010 00:38 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MB

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks.

Howard Schultz on Starbucks’ Turnaround

June 25, 2010 00:38 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MB

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks.

Telling the Truth About Power

June 18, 2010 00:58 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford Business School professor and author of the HBR article "Power Play."

200: Telling the Truth About Power

June 18, 2010 00:58 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford Business School professor and author of the HBR article "Power Play."

199: Positive Deviance and Unlikely Innovators

June 11, 2010 00:39 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Richard Pascale, associate fellow of Said Business School at Oxford University and coauthor of "The Power of Positive Deviance."

Positive Deviance and Unlikely Innovators

June 11, 2010 00:39 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Richard Pascale, associate fellow of Said Business School at Oxford University and coauthor of "The Power of Positive Deviance."

What Copycats Know About Innovation

June 03, 2010 23:49 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Oded Shenkar, professor at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business and author of "Copycats."

198: What Copycats Know About Innovation

June 03, 2010 23:49 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Oded Shenkar, professor at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business and author of "Copycats."

Managing the Productivity Paradox

May 28, 2010 00:42 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Tony Schwartz, president and CEO of The Energy Project and author of "The Way We're Working Isn't Working."

197: Managing the Productivity Paradox

May 28, 2010 00:42 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Tony Schwartz, president and CEO of The Energy Project and author of "The Way We're Working Isn't Working."

196: How to Create an Entrepreneurial Economy

May 21, 2010 02:14 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Daniel Isenberg, professor of management practice at Babson College and author of the HBR article "The Big Idea: How to Start an Entrepreneurial Revolution."

How to Create an Entrepreneurial Economy

May 21, 2010 02:14 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Daniel Isenberg, professor of management practice at Babson College and author of the HBR article "The Big Idea: How to Start an Entrepreneurial Revolution."

How Iconoclasts Think

May 14, 2010 02:48 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Gregory Berns, the Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics at Emory University and author of "Iconoclast."

195: How Iconoclasts Think

May 14, 2010 02:48 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Gregory Berns, the Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics at Emory University and author of "Iconoclast."

Keep Your Top Talent from Defecting

May 07, 2010 02:56 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Jean Martin and Conrad Schmidt, executive directors of the Corporate Executive Board's Corporate Learning Council based in Washington, DC.

194: Keep Your Top Talent from Defecting

May 07, 2010 02:56 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Jean Martin and Conrad Schmidt, executive directors of the Corporate Executive Board's Corporate Learning Council based in Washington, DC.

Coping with Social Media

April 30, 2010 01:51 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Alexandra Samuel, director of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University.

193: Coping with Social Media

April 30, 2010 01:51 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MB

Alexandra Samuel, director of the Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University.

192: Breaking Free from the Acceleration Trap

April 23, 2010 01:45 - 11 minutes - 11.3 MB

Heike Bruch, professor of leadership at the University of St. Gallen and coauthor of the HBR article "The Acceleration Trap."

Breaking Free from the Acceleration Trap

April 23, 2010 01:45 - 11 minutes - 11.3 MB

Heike Bruch, professor of leadership at the University of St. Gallen and coauthor of the HBR article "The Acceleration Trap."

Profiting by the Biosphere Rules

April 16, 2010 01:32 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Gregory Unruh, director and professor of the Lincoln Center for Ethics in Global Management at the Thunderbird School.

191: Profiting by the Biosphere Rules

April 16, 2010 01:32 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

Gregory Unruh, director and professor of the Lincoln Center for Ethics in Global Management at the Thunderbird School.

How to Make HR Relevant

April 09, 2010 01:35 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Susan Cantrell, fellow at the Accenture Institute for High Performance and coauthor of "Workforce of One: Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization."

190: How to Make HR Relevant

April 09, 2010 01:35 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

Susan Cantrell, fellow at the Accenture Institute for High Performance and coauthor of "Workforce of One: Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization."

189: The Leadership Health Care Needs

April 02, 2010 00:55 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Thomas Lee, network president of Partners HealthCare System and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

The Leadership Health Care Needs

April 02, 2010 00:55 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Thomas Lee, network president of Partners HealthCare System and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

188: The Skills You Need to Lead Overseas

March 26, 2010 02:09 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Mansour Javidan, dean of research at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and coauthor of the HBR article "Making It Overseas."

The Skills You Need to Lead Overseas

March 26, 2010 02:09 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Mansour Javidan, dean of research at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and coauthor of the HBR article "Making It Overseas."

Untangling Financial Regulation

March 18, 2010 23:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MB

Justin Fox, editorial director of the HBR Group and author of "The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street."

187: Untangling Financial Regulation

March 18, 2010 23:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MB

Justin Fox, editorial director of the HBR Group and author of "The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street."

How Individual Performance Scales Up

March 12, 2010 01:41 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

Michael Schrage, research fellow at MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital Business and author of "Serious Play."

186: How Individual Performance Scales Up

March 12, 2010 01:41 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

Michael Schrage, research fellow at MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital Business and author of "Serious Play."

The Right Way to Collaborate (If You Must)

March 05, 2010 04:36 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Morten Hansen, professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information and author of "Collaboration."

185: The Right Way to Collaborate (If You Must)

March 05, 2010 04:36 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

Morten Hansen, professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information and author of "Collaboration."

The Secret Origins of Corporate Strategy

February 26, 2010 01:09 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MB

Walter Kiechel, former managing editor at Fortune magazine and author of "The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World."

184: The Secret Origins of Corporate Strategy

February 26, 2010 01:09 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MB

Walter Kiechel, former managing editor at Fortune magazine and author of "The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World."

183: What Motivates Us?

February 18, 2010 23:39 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Daniel Pink, author of "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us."

What Motivates Us?

February 18, 2010 23:39 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Daniel Pink, author of "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us."

Rebuilding Trust at Toyota

February 12, 2010 02:06 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Anna Bernasek, financial journalist and author of "The Economics of Integrity."

182: Rebuilding Trust at Toyota

February 12, 2010 02:06 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Anna Bernasek, financial journalist and author of "The Economics of Integrity."

Reinventing Invention

February 05, 2010 02:24 - 14 minutes - 14 MB

Nathan Myhrvold, CEO of Intellectual Ventures and author of the HBR article "Funding Eureka."

181: Reinventing Invention

February 05, 2010 02:24 - 14 minutes - 14 MB

Nathan Myhrvold, CEO of Intellectual Ventures and author of the HBR article "Funding Eureka."

180: Better Decisions Through Analytics

January 29, 2010 01:47 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Tom Davenport, Babson College professor and coauthor of "Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results."

Better Decisions Through Analytics

January 29, 2010 01:47 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Tom Davenport, Babson College professor and coauthor of "Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results."

179: Using Checklists to Prevent Failure

January 22, 2010 03:46 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and author of "The Checklist Manifesto."

Using Checklists to Prevent Failure

January 22, 2010 03:46 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and author of "The Checklist Manifesto."

178: The Most Influential Management Ideas of the Decade

January 15, 2010 02:47 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

Julia Kirby, HBR editor at large.

The Most Influential Management Ideas of the Decade

January 15, 2010 02:47 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

Julia Kirby, HBR editor at large.

Guests

Sheryl Sandberg
3 Episodes
Adam Grant
1 Episode
Howard Schultz
1 Episode
Melinda Gates
1 Episode

Books

Myth and Reality
1 Episode
The Secret History
1 Episode