Dr. Heidi Gardner: Smarter Collaboration

In today’s episode, I chat with Dr. Heidi Gardner, Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School and Faculty Chair of the school’s Accelerated Leadership Program, Smart Collaboration Masterclass and other programs. Previously, she was a professor at Harvard Business School and continues to teach executive education there and at other Harvard graduate schools. 

The author of more than 80 books, chapters, case studies, and articles, Dr. Gardner was named by Thinkers 50 as a Next Generation Business Guru. She is co-founder of the research and advisory firm Gardner & Co., a recognized thought leader in “Smart Collaboration,” and highly acclaimed keynote speaker. Gardner & Co.'s ground-breaking psychometric tool, the Smart Collaboration Accelerator, developed after a decade of primary research, has been adapted by leaders worldwide as a practical tool for embedding a collaborative culture. 

Together we discussed the business case for smarter collaboration. We really dug into how embracing smart collaboration helps companies increase revenues and profits, boost innovation, and recruit, engage, and retain great employees. We chat about how collaboration shifts in a crisis and why smarter collaboration should be at the top of every senior leader’s agenda before disaster strikes. And we close with a discussion on collaboration in hybrid work environments. 

It was such a pleasure reconnecting with Dr. Gardner. And I hope you enjoy it. 

Dr Heidi Gardner

Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, is the author of the best-selling book Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos. A Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School, she was previously a professor at Harvard Business School and a consultant at McKinsey & Co. With Ivan Matviak, she co-founded the research and advisory firm Gardner & Collaborators.

Dr. Gardner has lived and worked on four continents. She was a Fulbright Fellow and started her career at Procter & Gamble. She earned her BA in Japanese from the University of Pennsylvania (Phi Beta Kappa, Summa cum Laude), a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics, and a second Master’s and PhD from London Business School.

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