A job you think about in the shower | Organizational behavior with Dr. Heidi K. Gardner

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English - September 16, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
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Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, is a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession. Previously she was a professor of Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School. Dr. Gardner’s book “Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos” was published in 2017 by Harvard Business Press, and became a Washington Post bestseller. Named by Thinkers 50 as a Next Generation Business Guru, Dr. Gardner co-founded the research and advisory firm Gardner & Co, which helps clients across professional services, industry, government, and non-profits to drive change through smarter collaboration.

Dr. Gardner has lived and worked on four continents, including as a Fulbright Fellow, and for McKinsey & Co. and Procter & Gamble. She earned her BA in Japanese from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters degree from the London School of Economics in Industrial Relations, and a PhD from London Business School in Organizational Behavior.

Topics we cover:

Growing up in Amish Country - Lancaster, PAWhy Japanese language, culture, and history fascinated HeidiHow Heidi went from being a Japanese major to a manager at Procter & GambleWhat it means to be a leader & getting your team to shineHeidi’s Fulbright scholarship in post-communist Germany“As long as you are dealing with human beings, the value of psychology will always shine through”Why Heidi loves going to grocery stores in new countriesWhat is Industrial Relations? - Heidi’s Master’s programOrganizational behavior - the human component of businessWorking at McKinsey - culture, people, & workWanting a job you think about in the showerWhat does a PhD in Organizational Behavior give you?What is smart collaboration?How does Heidi apply smart collaboration today?

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Music by: Adam Fine