Martin Reeves
Mihnea Moldoveanu
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Each of the Thinkers & Ideas podcast episodes listed below features interviews conducted in 2023 with authors of some of the most fascinating and compelling new books on strategy and management.
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Magic Words with Jonah Berger
Decades of experimental research on the science of language reveals how we can use language more effectively: The right words can influence actions and happiness and reveal insights about those who say or write them.
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Leading Through Inflation with Ram Charan
When navigating inflation, leaders need to take a macro-view, understand the drivers, look at particulars for a business or industry, manage cash flow, and take preemptive action. It is a lesson in leading through crisis—and choosing the right talent to do so.
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The Microstress Effect with Rob Cross and Karen Dillon
We can’t eliminate the pressure that builds up from our everyday interactions. But there are strategies that can mitigate the impact, enabling people to reshape their interpersonal interactions and live more satisfied lives.
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How Big Things Get Done with Bent Flyvberg
Some 99.5% of major projects fail to deliver their targeted results on time and on budget. We can learn from the patterns and drivers of such megaproject failures to help executives overcome these dramatic odds.
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How to Stay Smart in a Smart World with Gerd Gigerenzer
Shaping the context for using AI or improving the skills of users may often yield greater returns than improving the technology itself. We need to make ourselves smarter in an increasingly algorithmic world.
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Harvard Business Review at 100 with Adi Ignatius
During the last century, HBR articles have helped popularize some of the best and most enduring business ideas, as well as the trends and technologies that underlie them.
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Think Bigger with Sheena Iyengar
Contrary to popular belief, the best way to create a good idea isn’t group brainstorming or relying on the unpredictable intuitions of gifted individuals. Brain science reveals that creativity is not mysterious, but instead is similar to analytical thinking.
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Direct with Kathryn Judge
Although intermediaries in the economy have undoubtedly created new value, in some cases middlemen have become entrenched over time, leading to market distortions and new sources of fragility. While markets have started to self-correct, regulators will also have a crucial role to play.
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Sustainability, Technology, and Finance with Georg Kell and Andreas Rasche
Technology can be a critical part of the sustainability solution: Innovations shape firms’ ESG performance and enable investors to assess ESG performance more accurately, and the ESG investment agenda itself is influenced by technology.
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The Patient Priority with Stefan Larsson and Jennifer Clawson
Value in healthcare needs to include both the outcomes that matter to patient groups and the resources needed to deliver those outcomes. It’s an approach that can also serve as a template for addressing other complex organizational challenges.
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Beyond Disruption with Renée Mauborgne
Non-disruptive creation taps into a new market outside or beyond the boundaries of existing industries, to not only drive economic growth but also have a positive impact on society by avoiding the negative aspects of disruption, like job displacement.
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The Case for Good Jobs with Zeynep Ton
Creating good jobs, particularly for frontline workers, will help companies thrive. In a good jobs system, leaders unlock a virtuous cycle of employee engagement, which improves operational performance and will ultimately benefit employees, customers, and shareholders.
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The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism with Martin Wolf
When wealth leads to political power or political power to wealth, the system breaks down—opening the door to populism and authoritarianism. It is a fragile marriage between liberal democracy and market capitalism.
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