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  1. The Five T's of Superior Coaches - Part 1: It's Not (Only) About Winning

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    The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 1: It’s Not (Only) About Winning 6 Jun 2023 --- What can leaders learn from both winning and losing? This is Part 1 of our series exploring what lessons major-league,…

  2. How to Speak Up in Meetings | Christine at Work

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    How to Speak Up in Meetings | Christine vs. Work 31 Aug 2020 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ The meeting is almost over and you’ve been too nervous to say anything. We feel…

  3. How to Tackle "What Are Your Salary Expectations?

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    How to Answer “What Are Your Salary Expectations?” 8 Dec 2023 --- Go too low and you may end up making less than a prospective employer was willing to pay, but go too high and you could price yourself out of the…

  4. Using Improv Comedy to Align Your Team

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    Using Improv Comedy to Unite Your Team 17 May 2019 --- Here's what happened when a behavioral scientist took a comedy class. Read more at https://hbr.org/2019/05/using-improv-to-unite-your-team.…

  5. What Went Wrong with the Boeing 737 Max?

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    What Went Wrong with the Boeing 737 Max? Uploaded 19-07-23 19 Jul 2023 --- How did the evolution of Boeing’s organization and management lead to two tragic plane crashes within six months, in which a total of 346…

  6. How Do I Get Back on Track After My First Layoff? | S1E7 | New Here

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    How Do I Bounce Back After My First Layoff? | S1E7 | New Here 8 Dec 2023 --- So you were laid off for the first time. How do you recover and move forward with your career? We’re told that layoffs aren’t personal.…

  7. Your Team's Happiness Begins with You

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    Your Team's Happiness Starts with You 19 Nov 2025 --- The secret to a happier workplace? The boss. Harvard professor @drarthurbrooks explains why leaders’ emotional health directly shapes culture—and why working on…

  8. How to Ask for a Raise | Christine vs. Work

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    How to Ask for a Raise | Christine vs. Work Uploaded 09-11-21 9 Nov 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Make a compelling case for getting paid more. Then stop talking. Subscribe…

  9. How the Unionization Trend is Changing Workplace Dynamics | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast

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    How the Unionization Trend is Changing Workplace Dynamics | HBR IdeaCast | Podcast Uploaded 07-12-22 7 Dec 2022 --- For years, union membership has been shrinking in the United States and many other countries. But…

  10. Meet, Ascend: Making Sense of Work, Life, and Everything in Between

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    Subscribe today! https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend Uploaded 10-05-22 Announcement! Today, we launched a YouTube channel called "Ascend," which is a vertical from HBR that's focused on helping people who are early in…

  11. The Explainer: Solving Problems by Opening with the Worst Idea Imaginable

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    The Explainer: Solving Problems by Starting with the Worst Idea Possible 11 Jun 2019 --- Sometimes wrong thinking can lead to the right answer. There are many creative tools a designer uses to think differently, but…

  12. Introducing HBR Executive: Premier Course

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    Introducing HBR Executive: Masterclass 2 Jun 2025 --- Level up your leadership with our new HBR Executive offering. Subscribe here: https://s.hbr.org/4mGyOVy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

  13. How Do I Navigate a Bad Boss? | S1E2 | New Here

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    How Do I Handle a Bad Boss? | S1E2 | New Here 1 Nov 2023 --- So, you have your first bad boss. How do you protect yourself? This week on New Here, we learn how to deal with a difficult manager and heal afterward.…

  14. How Creativity Is Shattered in Silicon Valley

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    How Creativity Is Broken in Silicon Valley 27 May 2025 --- Are tech companies stuck on what made them successful in the past? Long-time technologist Telle Whitney says it is time for a reboot. 🎧 Listen to the…

  15. Democracy Is Faltering. Business Must Help Strengthen It.

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    Democracy Is in Trouble. Business Must Help Fix It. 27 Jul 2020 --- Strengthening democracy is the only way to ensure the survival of free-market capitalism. Recent survey data paints a sobering picture: Fifty-five…

  16. This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better

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    When life events leave you feeling stressed out and anxious, bestselling author Neil Pasricha suggests a simple, 2-minute practice to improve the quality of your days. Uploaded 21-09-21 00:00 Intro 00:23 Are you…

  17. IDEO’s CEO, Sandy Speicher, Asks: What Is an Office Even For Now?

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    IDEO’s CEO, Sandy Speicher, Asks: What Is an Office Even For Now? Uploaded 15-12-21 15 Dec 2021 --- Speicher explains how design thinking can help guide us to new ways of collaborating as we rethink work and the…

  18. Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Leading an Airline Through Two Years of Pandemic Disruptions

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    Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Leading an Airline Through Two Years of Pandemic Disruptions Uploaded 21-01-22 21 Jan 2022 --- Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, leads a company that has been on the front lines of pandemic…

  19. Office Politics Got You Down?

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    Office Politics Got You Down? 18 Nov 2024 --- Office politics got you down? Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is here with advice and strategies that can help — delivered in one minute or less. Wilkins is the host of…

  20. Brands Must Learn to Navigate the Echo Universe

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    Brands Must Learn to Navigate the Echoverse 2 Aug 2024 --- The internet and AI tools are transforming marketing communications within a complex, interactive landscape called the echoverse. While marketing has…

  21. Dr. Anthony Fauci on What It Will Take to End the Pandemic

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    Dr. Anthony Fauci on What It Will Take to Beat the Pandemic 3 Jul 2020 --- The U.S. is still dealing with the first wave of Covid-19, he says. This video was recorded live on July 2, 2020. Dr. Fauci, director of the…

  22. How Do I Preserve Motivation After Surviving Layoffs? | Coaching Real Leaders

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    How Do I Stay Motivated After Surviving Layoffs? | Coaching Real Leaders 5 Jun 2023 --- She’s finally found a leadership role that feels aligned with her personal mission. But in the wake of unexpected company-wide…

  23. How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success? | Coaching Real Leaders

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    How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success? Uploaded 20-06-23 She’s found a career path she truly enjoys, in part because of her ability to take risks and try new things. Now, as her team is reorganized,…

  24. How to Activate Creativity

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    How to Jumpstart Creativity 27 Feb 2025 --- In the age of Gen AI, human creativity matters more than ever. So how do you jumpstart your own and your team’s creativity? Try these prompts. Read the full article by…

  25. How to Approach Your (Unsupportive) Manager for Growth Opportunities

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    How to Ask Your (Unsupportive) Manager for Growth Opportunities 29 Apr 2025 --- No support from your manager? You still have options. Learn how to ask for what you want and find people who’ll help you grow—on Women…

  26. Giving Tuesday Is an International Success. Creator Henry Timms Shares How They Did It

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    Giving Tuesday Is an International Success. Creator Henry Timms Shares How They Did It Uploaded 09-12-22 9 Dec 2022 --- Henry Timms is CEO at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and creator of GivingTuesday, the…

  27. When Does Dr. Fauci Think "Normal" Will Come Back?

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    When Does Dr. Fauci Think "Normal" Will Happen? 20 Jan 2021 --- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the U.S., returns to HBR Now to discuss the latest coronavirus surge, his expectations for a…

  28. Marcus Buckingham Shows You The World's Most Engaged Employee

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    Marcus Buckingham Shows You The Most Engaged Employee in the World 20 May 2019 --- Barbara is a composite character based on factors that make us feel engaged, and she has a pet python.…

  29. Using Philosophy to Overcome a Mid-Career Crisis

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    Using Philosophy to Deal with a Mid-Career Crisis 27 Feb 2019 --- When MIT philosophy professor Kieran Setiya had a midlife crisis, he turned to philosophy for help — and was surprised by how much it had to say. To…

  30. What Business Leaders Can Learn from Taylor Swift's Constructive Wariness

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    What Business Leaders Can Learn from Taylor Swift's Productive Paranoia 18 Apr 2025 --- HBR editor Kevin Evers breaks down how Taylor Swift’s “productive paranoia” helps her stay ahead—and what business leaders can…

  31. Purpose-Driven Leadership Amid Growing Polarization

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    Purpose-Driven Leadership in an Era of Polarization 8 Dec 2025 --- Former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker talks about the whiplash leaders have faced in recent years—and why courageous, nuanced leadership is…

  32. Live from Davos: Is AI Displacing Jobs—Or Reimagining Them?

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    Live from Davos: Is AI Taking Jobs—Or Transforming Them? 23 Jan 2026 --- Verizon CEO Dan Schulman and Microsoft President Brad Smith clash over a defining question of the AI era in a conversation led by HBR editor…

  33. U.S. Politics Are Dysfunctional: Here's How Industry Competition Theory Can Help Repair the System

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    U.S. Politics Are Broken: Here's How Industry Competition Theory Can Help Fix the System 25 Oct 2024 --- Unhealthy competition is at the root of political dysfunction. Applying a famous business framework can help…

  34. Being an Anti-Ableist Ally | Christine vs Work

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    How to Be an Anti-Ableist Ally | Christine vs Work 7 Dec 2023 --- When your company envisions a “normal” employee or a “normal” customer, who do they see? And when does that definition of “normal” underscore an…

  35. Undercover Boss: A Made-Up Case Study

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    Undercover Boss: A Fictionalized Case Study 20 Feb 2019 --- Case study: An airline boss goes undercover to gather ideas for speeding up the cleaning of planes in between flights. Watch the video and let us know what…

  36. Dullness Is Essential. Here's Why.

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    Boredom Is Essential. Here's Why. 4 Sep 2025 --- Boredom isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks (@drarthurbrooks) explains why boredom benefits us. For more insights, explore Arthur's new…

  37. TikTok: Super App or Explosive Star? | Cold Call

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    TikTok: Super App or Supernova? | Cold Call 31 May 2023 --- TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around the simple idea of helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the…

  38. How to Speak up in Meetings (and When to Hold Back)

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    How to Speak up in Meetings (and When to Hold Back) Uploaded 04-01-22 4 Jan 2022 --- Speaking up is one of the single-most effective ways to increase visibility and build trust with your clients and colleagues. 00:00…

  39. How Do I Get My Team to Love Work? (HBR Podcast)

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    Part four of our four-part special series, Find Joy in Any Job, with Marcus Buckingham on how to design your work to focus on what you love. Uploaded 05-05-22 Not everyone likes everything about their job all the time.…

  40. 4 Listening Skills Every Leader Should Master

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    4 Listening Skills Every Leader Should Master 2 Jan 2025 --- Great listeners foster cultures in which employees feel heard, valued, and engaged. Here's how to build that skill. Read the full article by Debra…

  41. How Do I Lead My Team without Strategic Direction from Above?

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    How Do I Lead My Team without Strategic Direction from the Top? 12 Jun 2023 --- He leads a team at a large global organization and gets positive feedback on their work. But he’s having trouble leading his team amid…

  42. Walmart's CEO Predicts AI Will Alter Every Job

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    Walmart's CEO Predicts AI Will Transform Every Job 20 Nov 2025 --- “Every job we’ve got is going to change in some way—whether it’s getting the shopping carts off the parking lot, the way our technologists work, or…

  43. To Reinvent Your Career, Start by Dreaming Up a New You

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    To Reinvent Your Career, Start by Imagining a New You 7 Sep 2023 --- For most of us, reinvention—of our careers and ourselves—is an extremely tall order. As London Business School professor Herminia Ibarra notes,…

  44. Can Capitalism Be Both Progressive and Prosperous?

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    Can Capitalism Be Both Progressive and Profitable? 31 Jul 2024 --- Can an economy that focuses on societal well-being and environmental responsibility also drive innovation and society's the bottom line? Nobel…

  45. Be the Mentor and Sponsor Your People Need

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    Be the Mentor and Sponsor Your People Need Uploaded 25-08-22 25 Aug 2022 --- A great mentor guides, coaches, and ultimately, sets people up for success. A great sponsor makes sure success translates into the visibility…

  46. Is AI a Boom or a Bluff?

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    Is AI a Boom or a Bubble? 24 Nov 2025 --- Nvidia and OpenAI’s massive chip deal shows how fast the AI market is accelerating, but adoption remains uneven. Here’s what leaders can learn from the dot-com era to make…

  47. The Big Idea: What's the financial equivalent of happiness?

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    The Big Idea: What's the dollar equivalent of happiness? 30 Jan 2019 --- One way to encourage people to value time over money is to assign a dollar value to it. New research is doing just that:…

  48. Forget Perks—Here's What Truly Satisfies Employees

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    Forget Perks—Here's What Makes Employees Happy 21 Nov 2025 --- Data from 7,500 companies shows that happier employees outperform the market. Harvard professor @drarthurbrooks explains what actually drives workplace…

  49. How to Take Better Breaks at Work

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    How to Take Better Breaks at Work 10 Feb 2025 --- The science behind what makes a good break, and proven tips for making them a regular part of the day. Read the full article by Kira Schabram and Christopher M.…

  50. How to Answer: "Why Should We Hire You?"

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    How to Answer: "Why Should We Hire You?" 13 Nov 2024 --- How do you tell a potential employer that you’re right for the job? We have some advice. Read the full article: https://s.hbr.org/4fnIJez Learn more about…

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