Rethinking Our Relationship with Work (Back to Work, Better)
Emily Esfahani Smith, author of “The Power of Meaning,” has long studied how people find fulfillment. As the ongoing pandemic causes many of us to rethink how and why we do our jobs, she offers advice...
17 Aug 202126min
When Entrepreneurs Distort the Truth
Kyle Jensen, associate dean at the Yale School of Management, has seen firsthand just how tempting it is for entrepreneurs to lie. As a startup founder himself, he says they have to be always "on" and...
10 Aug 202123min
Moving the Needle on DEI
Shelly McNamara, head of equality and inclusion at Procter & Gamble, knows just how valuable it is to work at an inclusive company. Back in 2012, as a VP at P&G, she came out publicly as LGBTQ, and sh...
3 Aug 202125min
Building Successful Hybrid Teams (Back to Work, Better)
Tsedal Neeley, professor at Harvard Business School, has been studying remote work and global teams for years. In episode 732 early in the pandemic, she shared how managers could lead their teams whil...
27 Jul 202125min
Lessons in Innovation from Bowie, Beyoncé, and More
Panos Panay, incoming co-president of the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, and R. Michael Hendrix, partner at the innovation consultancy IDEO, argue that the music world offers myriad le...
20 Jul 202125min
Stop Networking, Start Connecting
Susan McPherson, communications consultant, says many people feel strange reconnecting in person with colleagues after an extended period working in physical isolation. To help shake off the rust, she...
13 Jul 202125min
Best Buy’s Hubert Joly on Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism
Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO of Best Buy, says that now is the time for companies to get serious about operating to benefit not just shareholders but also employees, customers and broader soci...
6 Jul 202127min
Hybrid Work Is Here To Stay. Now What? (Back to Work, Better)
Nicholas Bloom, economics professor at Stanford University, has been studying remote work and hybrid (a mix of remote and onsite) work for years. Then the pandemic made these modes widespread and last...
29 Jun 202124min
