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  • Today · 2 min

    Discover the September-October 2019 Issue of HBR

    Check out our September-October 2019 issue: Don’t let metrics undermine your business, how dual-career couples make it work, and putting purpose at the core of your strategy. Subscribe today at https://trib.al/PxEVr8o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 13 min

    Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment?

    Can We Measure Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment? 25 May 2021 --- Today, Bitcoin consumes as much energy as a small country. This certainly sounds alarming — but the reality is a little more complicated, says Nic Carter, whose firm invests in public blockchain startups. 00:00 What does Bitcoin have to do with the environment? 01:15 How does Bitcoin consume energy? 01:40 What does Bitcoin mining actually look like? 03:08 What is the controversy around Bitcoin's energy consumption? 03:35 Bitcoin consumes around 0.55% of global energy production. 04:04 What's wrong with how we talk about Bitcoin's carbon footprint? 04:42 Energy consumption is not equivalent to carbon emissions. 05:45 Does Bitcoin's utility justify its energy use? 06:42 What is the utility that critics don't see? 07:45 Can or should Bitcoin's energy use be regulated? 08:42 Reconfiguring the grid should be the end goal, with our without Bitcoin. Read the HBR article here: https://hbr.org/2021/05/how-much-energy-does-bitcoin-actually-consume --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. So we try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We enlist the foremost experts in a wide range of topics, including career planning, strategy, leadership, work-life balance, negotiations, innovation, and managing teams. Harvard Business Review empowers professionals around the world to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters​ Follow us: https://hbr.org/​ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review https://www.facebook.com/HBR/​ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz​ https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review #Bitcoin #Environment #Cryptocurrency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 3 min

    Let's Test Your Visual Perception

    Let's Test Your Visual Memory 20 Nov 2024 --- A famous experiment on the topic of visual memory found that few people can correctly recall the placement of features on a penny. Can you? Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/40XaKp8 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 4 min

    To Alter Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Mottos

    To Change Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Slogans 3 Feb 2026 --- Culture change fails when leadership messaging isn’t backed by behavior. Real impact comes from operational shifts—not slogans or campaigns. Read the full article by @BenjaminLaker here: https://s.hbr.org/3Mmd0Bd ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 5 min

    How to Write Email with Military Precision

    How to Write Email with Military Precision 28 Feb 2023 --- Here are three tips on writing crisper and cleaner emails that elicit quicker and higher-quality responses from colleagues and clients. 00:00 In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. 00:38 Tip 1: Write subject lines with keywords. 01:37 Tip 2: Lead with the Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) 02:45 Tip 3: Be economical. Based on the HBR/Ascend article by Kabir Sehgal: https://hbr.org/2016/11/how-to-write-email-with-military-precision This video is co-produced with @Emeritus. You can find more co-productions from HBR and Emeritus on the Emeritus app: https://emrt.us/HarvardBusinessReview Follow HBR: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Explainer #Email #Military #Precision Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 15 min

    A Harvard Business Professor Unpacks the Pierce Acquisition in "Succession

    A Harvard Business Professor Breaks Down the Pierce Acquisition in “Succession” 23 May 2023 --- In negotiations, your emotions can cost you. A lot. Logan Roy and his children offer lessons in how (not) to make a deal. 00:00 Laying out the context for the acquisition. 01:28 Opening Bids: Logan Roy 02:18 How do framing and anchors affect the start of a negotiation? 02:57 Opening bids: "The Kids" 04:18 'Alternatives,' and why they are important in considering offers. 04:55 Identifying your "Reservation Value" 06:12 Negotiation: Escalation 07:33 Adopting an investigative mindset. 08:34 The dangers of competitive arousal. 09:09 Conclusion: "Winning" the Bid Francesca Gino is a behavioral scientist and the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She is the author of several HBR articles on business lessons of HBO's "Succession": https://hbr.org/2023/03/what-hbos-succession-can-teach-us-about-negotiating https://hbr.org/2023/04/how-to-make-difficult-conversations-worse-as-seen-on-succession https://hbr.org/2023/04/what-succession-can-teach-us-about-regret Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Succession #Negotiation #Business #Deals #Acquisitions #SuccessionSeason4 #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 14 min

    How to Give Feedback—Especially When You’re Dreading it | Christine vs. Work

    How to Give Feedback—Especially When You’re Dreading it | Christine vs. Work 1 Jun 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Giving feedback can be tricky and awkward, especially if you’re conflict averse. How do you give feedback that’s empathetic yet effective? Giving feedback, especially if it’s constructive, can be difficult and agonizing to deliver. One extreme is to brush concerns under the rug and wait until the very last minute, with potentially disastrous results. The other extreme is to come across as blunt or judgemental—which can unintentionally create a defensive, disagreeable relationship. That said, the “gift of feedback” is one of the most valuable ways to help others improve and grow in their role and career. If done correctly, giving quality and effective feedback creates real, positive change. It pays to deliver feedback with clarity and empathy. In this episode, Innovation Editor Christine Liu turns to Liane Davey, author of “The Good Fight”, for answers on how to give critical feedback at work, and how to practice getting better at these tough conversations. We’d love to hear from you! Tell us about your content preferences in our 10-minute survey: https://hbp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ldQ5v6xeoxKHrM?source=social_youtube Learn more about Liane Davey: http://www.lianedavey.com 00:00 You knew this episode was coming. 02:09 Common Mistakes When Giving Feedback 03:15 What if we just don't give feedback? 04:02 The Recipe for Useful Feedback 06:58 What if they don't agree with the feedback? 08:03 Queue the practice montage! 08:41 Let's do it for real now. 09:49 Feedback on the Feedback #feedback #communication #management Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbr-ascend/ https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 6 min

    Deciphering the Economic Upheaval of the Covid-19 Crisis

    Understanding the Economic Shock of the Covid-19 Crisis 21 May 2020 --- Predicting the path ahead has become nearly impossible, but we can speculate about the size and scale of the economic shock. Economic contagion is now spreading as fast as Covid-19 itself. Social distancing, intended to physically disrupt the spread, has severed the flow of goods and people, stalled economies, and is in the process of delivering a global recession. Predicting the path ahead has become nearly impossible, as multiple dimensions of the crisis are unprecedented and unknowable. Pressing questions include the path of the shock and recovery, whether economies will be able to return to their pre-shock output levels and growth rates, and whether there will be any structural legacy from the coronavirus crisis. This Explainer explores several scenarios to model the size and scale of the economic shock and the path ahead. Based on the HBR article by Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Martin Reeves and Paul Swartz --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. So we try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We enlist the foremost experts in a wide range of topics, including career planning, strategy, leadership, work-life balance, negotiations, innovation, and managing teams. Harvard Business Review empowers professionals around the world to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 33 min

    How Etsy Identified Its Purpose and Executed a Turnaround | Cold Call

    How Etsy Found Its Purpose and Crafted a Turnaround | Cold Call 12 Jul 2023 --- Etsy, the online seller of handmade goods, was founded in 2005 as an alternative to companies that sold mass-manufactured products. The company grew substantially but remained unprofitable under the leadership of two early CEOs. Ten years later, Etsy went public and was forced into a new arena, where it was beholden to stakeholders who demanded financial success and accountability. Unable to contain costs, the company was almost bought out by private equity firms in 2017 – until CEO Josh Silverman arrived with a mission to save the company financially and, in the process, save its soul. Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati discusses the purpose-driven turnaround Silverman and his team led at Etsy – to make the company profitable and improve its social and environmental impact – in the case, “Etsy: Crafting a Turnaround to Save the Business and Its Soul.” (https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/821092-PDF-ENG?Ntt=821092) This episode originally aired on Cold Call on March 22, 2022. You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/03/how-etsy-found-its-purpose-and-crafted-a-turnaround - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-etsy-found-its-purpose-and-crafted-a-turnaround/id1156646189?i=1000554854577 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dx8t9mEiBplJcucOS1Lwc?si=2bb154762918456c - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/cold-call/episode/how-etsy-found-its-purpose-and-crafted-a-turnaround-201597920 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2NvbGQtY2FsbA/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAxNi0wOS0xNjpjb2xkLWNhbGwuMDE3MQ?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwjQlsH78vz_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: Harvard Business School’s legendary case studies, distilled into podcast form. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 2:02 – Financial and Social Performance 6:27 – Defining Deep Purpose 8:46 – What Is Etsy / Founder Rob Kalin 11:38 – CEO Chad Dickerson & IPO Troubles 14:41 – CEO Josh Silverman & Making Commerce Human 22:13 – Is Deep Purpose Necessary? 24:37 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review/ Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management #harvardbusinessschool Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 43 min

    Jimmy Fallon and Bozoma Saint John on Developing Brands People Love

    Jimmy Fallon and Bozoma Saint John on Building Brands People Love 21 Oct 2025 --- The media environment moves fast, and it takes ever more creativity and authenticity to cut through the noise and build a brand. No one knows this better than Jimmy Fallon and Bozoma Saint John, who bring their decades’ of experience in entertainment and marketing to the new reality competition show On Brand. In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, the late night host and former Netflix CMO share what’s worked for them when it comes to honing their personal brands, inspiring creative teams while still expressing strong opinions, fostering collaborative environments, and telling stories that capture consumers’ attention and imagination. #marketing #OnBrand #BozomaSaintJohn #JimmyFallon Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2025 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 4 min

    To Be More Creative, Carve Out Your Breaks

    To Be More Creative, Schedule Your Breaks 30 May 2023 --- New research shows that scheduling when you take breaks or switch tasks encourages creativity and helps you find more insightful answers to problems you are solving. Based on the HBR/Ascend article by Jackson G. Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason: https://hbr.org/2017/05/to-be-more-creative-schedule-your-breaks This video is co-produced with @Emeritus. You can find more co-productions from HBR and Emeritus on the Emeritus app: https://emrt.us/HarvardBusinessReview Follow HBR: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #Explainer #Creativity #Breaks #Tips #Work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 3 min

    What's the Most Effective Negotiation Tactic?

    Can you guess the most effective negotiation tactic? Three researchers used AI to analyze hundreds of hours of negotiation recordings from MBAs and executives worldwide. Here’s what they found. Read the full article here: https://hbr.org/2024/09/the-most-effective-negotiation-tactic-according-to-ai?tpcc=orgsocial_edit&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 2 min

    Introducing the May-June 2020 Issue of HBR

    Discover the May-June 2020 Issue of HBR 14 Apr 2020 --- Check out our May-June 2020 issue: The agile executive, marketing meets mission, building a transparent supply chain, and confronting sexual harassment. Subscribe today at https://trib.al/uqoTUPp ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 3 min

    How Starbucks Weakened Its Own Brand

    How Starbucks Devalued Its Own Brand 19 Jul 2024 --- Starbucks is struggling. It has strayed from its successful strategy of offering customers exceptional experiences and, in the process, has commoditized itself. In their recent HBR article, authors B. Joseph Pine II and Louis-Étienne Dubois analyze where the company went wrong and offer ideas for how it can turn itself around. Their advice holds lessons for other companies that compete by providing customers distinctive experiences. — Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/3WtX3eI #starbucks #businesstips #strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 2 min

    Change Starts with Clarity. Here's How to Obtain It.

    Change Starts with Clarity. Here's How to Get It. 28 Jun 2025 --- “Look at what’s limiting you. Look at what’s calling you.” A simple but powerful audit for your career and life direction. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/44EJSLS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 13 min

    Shine in a Job Interview | The Harvard Business Review Guide

    Stand Out in a Job Interview | The Harvard Business Review Guide 3 Sep 2024 --- Nailing a job interview takes more than preparation and practice. HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo shares strategic tips on how to prepare, what to do, and what to say to make a great impression. Learn how to do your homework, craft compelling stories, practice effectively, have engaging conversations, and handle unexpected challenges. Whether it’s in-person or virtual, these strategies will help you stand out and ace your next interview. Read more: https://hbr.org/2024/09/the-hbr-guide-to-standing-out-in-an-interview https://hbr.org/2012/09/stand-out-in-your-interview https://hbr.org/2021/11/10-common-job-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer-them https://hbr.org/2022/11/tips-for-acing-your-first-job-interview https://hbr.org/2021/10/how-to-succeed-in-your-next-job-interview https://hbr.org/2022/07/5-ways-to-stand-out-in-your-next-job-interview https://hbr.org/2017/04/to-ace-your-job-interview-get-into-character-and-rehearse 00:00 Conflicting advice 00:42 Do your homework 01:50 Craft your stories 03:27 Practice 05:03 Have a great conversation 06:22 When things go wrong... 08:28 A note on virtual interviews 09:45 Let's review Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 45 min

    Accenture CEO Julie Sweet on the Most Important Skill Job Seekers Need Today

    Accenture CEO Julie Sweet on the Most Important Skill Job Seekers Need Today 3 May 2022 --- Julie Sweet is CEO of professional services giant Accenture, which has 700,000 employees around the world (it hired 200,000 just in the past 18 months). Accenture realizes the imperative of coming up with new ways to recruit, retain, and delight talent. A recent initiative seeks to onboard each of its new hires in the metaverse. HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius sat down with Sweet in this episode of our video series “The New World of Work” to talk about: + The most important skill Accenture looks for in any employee, regardless of their expertise level: the ability to learn. + How AI and other technologies can aid in the re-skilling of workforces to keep up with ever-changing demands. + What the “phygital” (part physical, part digital) future workplace might look and feel like with the aid of “augmented connections” and the metaverse. This interview part of a series called “The New World of Work,” which explores how top-tier executives see the future and how their companies are trying to set themselves up for success. Each week, HBR Editor Adi Ignatius will interview a leader on LinkedIn Live — and then share an inside look at those conversations and solicit questions for future discussions in a newsletter just for HBR subscribers. If you’re a subscriber, you can sign up for the newsletter here: https://hbr.org/my-library/preferences?movetile=newworldofwork. Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #FutureofWork #Accenture Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 3 min

    How to Navigate "Walk Me Through Your Resume

    How to Answer "Walk Me Through Your Resume" 18 Feb 2025 --- Draw clear connections between your unique skills and the role you’re interviewing for, and showcase how your experience will allow you to deliver value beyond what other candidates can offer. Read the full article by Marlo Lyons here: https://s.hbr.org/4k0xxYb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 44 min

    #HBRLive: The Cost of Wall Street's Power

    #HBRLive: The Price of Wall Street's Power 5 Jun 2014 --- How is the financial sector undermining business? Join us for a Google Hangout between HBR executive editor Justin Fox and HBS assistant professor Gautam Mukunda, author of the June article, "The Price of Wall Street's Power." http://hbr.org/2014/06/the-price-of-wall-streets-power/ RSVP and leave any questions you might have for the Q&A on this event page. And return here to +Harvard Business Review on G+ on Thursday, June 5, at 12pm EST. #HBRLive #hangoutsonair #financialization #WallStreet  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 2 min

    What Gen Z Employees Wish Leaders Recognized

    What Gen Z Employees Wish Leaders Understood 13 Jan 2026 --- Your newest employees aren’t disposable—they’re a long-term investment. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3NzVHNb ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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