First He Saved Unilever. Now He Wants to Save Capitalism.
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, led a dazzling career in consumer goods, from Procter & Gamble to Nestlé to the British multinational. His experience fending off a hostile takeover bid taught him...
5 Okt 202124min
How to Make Strategic Career Decisions, Even in a Crisis (Back to Work, Better)
When it comes to work, it's easy to focus on the near term: the next meeting, project, promotion. The global pandemic pushed many of us even further into heads-down mode. But Dorie Clark, author of th...
28 Sep 202128min
The Innovation System Behind Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Noubar Afeyan, cofounder and chair of Moderna Therapeutics and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, says that the breakthrough innovation behind the company’s Covid-19 vaccine came not as a stroke of luck, but...
23 Sep 202121min
Can Big Tech Reform Itself?
Mehran Sahami, a Stanford professor and former Google employee, wants to see a reset from the technology industry. For the past few decades, the world's technologists (many of whom become its corporat...
14 Sep 202126min
Why Companies Need Returnship Programs (Back to Work, Better)
Carol Fishman Cohen, human resource consultant and CEO of iRelaunch, says that extended career breaks have always been common. Now the pandemic has made them even more widespread. So, companies are in...
7 Sep 202120min
How the Pandemic Changed Talent Management (Back to Work, Better)
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., CEO and President of the Society for Human Resource Management, says that this is a reset moment for organizations that want to finally get human resources right. The crisis has ...
31 Aug 202129min
Best of IdeaCast: Saying No to More Work
When the work keeps piling on, there comes a time when everyone needs to say no. But how do you do so without offending your coworkers or hurting your career? Former host Sarah Green Carmichael, and K...
26 Aug 202121min
What We Still Need to Learn about AI in Marketing — and Beyond
Eva Ascarza, professor at Harvard Business School, studies customer analytics and finds that many companies investing in artificial intelligence fail to improve their marketing decisions. Why is AI fa...
24 Aug 202122min
