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  Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner on Cultivating Creative Talent | HBR IdeaCast 21.09.2026 32min

  Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner on Cultivating Creative Talent | HBR IdeaCast 8 Mar 2023 --- Rolling Stone launched in 1967 with a mission to not only redefine music journalism but also chronicle important societal changes. Under the leadership of founding editor and publisher Jann Wenner, it published work from some of the 20th century’s greatest writers, reporters, designers and photographers. He explains how he identified and managed that talent and shares other lessons from his five decades at the forefront of rock and roll. Wenner is the author of Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir. (https://www.amazon.com/Like-Rolling-Stone-Jann-Wenner/dp/0316415197) This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on September 13, 2022. Listen to more IdeaCast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOa 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/2022/09/rolling-stones-jann-wenner-on-cultivating-creative-talent - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rolling-stones-jann-wenner-on-cultivating-creative-talent/id152022135?i=1000579346724 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yUbSCcjX1oMCMVNoTw3e3 - Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/rolling-stones-jann-wenner-on-cultivating-creative-talent-206689208 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wODc1?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwig3LyW3Mr9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management. 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 1:50 – Origin Story of Rolling Stone Magazine 5:51 – Setting an Editorial Direction 9:34 – Managing Great Talent and Creativity 13:48 – Rolling Stone’s Culture 16:49 – Rolling’s Stone’s Political Coverage 18:35 – Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction Criteria 21:26 – Getting Personal with Colleagues 22:55 – Wenner’s Son Takes the Helm 24:55 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harv... https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_bus... Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The New World of Work: Keith Ferrazzi, author of "Competing in the New World of Work" 21.09.2026 52min

  The New World of Work: Keith Ferrazzi, author of "Competing in the New World of Work" 2 Mar 2022 --- The New World of Work is back! HBR's Adi Ignatius is going live with Keith Ferrazzi, author of the upcoming book "Competing in the New World of Work." We'll discuss his research on thousands of transformational leaders — and why organizations of the future need to be digital, distributed, inclusive, resilient, and empathic. Share your questions for Keith in the chat and we'll pass them along. You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCJ9MF1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 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, Adi 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 #KeithFerrazzi Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Have Leaders Neglected Their Core Values? 21.09.2026 3min

  Have Leaders Abandoned Their Core Values? 19 Nov 2025 --- In today’s uncertain environment, C-suite leaders seem increasingly reluctant to speak out on the issues they care about. Brené Brown reflects on why that happens and what it means to lead with integrity in challenging moments. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/48aoTRO ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Facing Your Fear of Conflict 21.09.2026 45min

  Facing Your Fear of Conflict 27 Sep 2022 --- It’s an essential lesson all managers must learn: Conflict is necessary, and you shouldn’t run away from it. But what’s the difference between good and bad conflict? What happens when you avoid it for too long? And how can you keep your emotions under control through a tense conversation? Join this conversation with HBR editor and author of “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)” to get the tools you need to deal with conflict head-on. 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 #Management #AmyGallo Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How to Build—and Repair—Trust at Work | Christine vs. Work 21.09.2026 8min

  How to Build—and Repair—Trust at Work | Christine vs. Work 15 Jun 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ In a world of hybrid offices and remote teams, trust among your work colleagues is more difficult than ever, but just as important. How do you build that trust, and how do you repair it when it breaks? Innovation Editor Christine Liu talks to Tyree Mitchell, assistant professor at Louisiana State University, about the building blocks of trust, how to embed it in your work culture, and what to do when it breaks down. 00:00 Trust me, I need help. 00:27 My Questions About Trust 1:11 Meet Tyree Mitchell, our trust expert 1:24 Trust is built of three parts. 2:14 Use a team charter! 3:01 How do I build trust on my team? 4:11 How do I rebuild trust? 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 Tyree Mitchell: https://www.lsu.edu/chse/slhrd/people/faculty_and_staff/Mitchell.php Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock Video by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock Editing by Andy Robinson Assistant editing by Eliza Laycock Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player 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/ #trust #teamwork #management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  I Want to Play Video Games for a Living | Career Crush 21.09.2026 13min

  I Want to Play Video Games for a Living | Career Crush 10 Jun 2021 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ Can you make a career out of playing video games? Short answer: Yes. Read more from the interview at https://hbr.org/2021/06/career-crush-i-want-to-play-video-games-for-a-living Pokémon trainer Steve Sarumi tells us how to make money as a full-time Twitch Streamer, and whether it’s actually as fun as it seems. He chats with Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio about building your community, why he started, how he grew a following of 45k+ people, and what got him to a six-figure salary. 00:00 Is it that easy? 00:35 I watch a lot of Twitch. A lot. 00:57 Meet Steve Sarumi 02:06 How He Got Started 03:20 How many hours do you work a week? 04:00 Scripting a stream 04:25 Let's talk money. 06:40 How to Get Started 08:40 My Pros and Cons 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 Steve Sarumi’s work at https://www.pkmncast.com/ Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock Video by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock Assistant editing by Eliza Laycock Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player 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/ #streamer #twitch #careeradvice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Explainer: Understanding Blockchain's Reality 21.09.2026 4min

  The Explainer: The Truth About Blockchain 11 Jun 2019 --- Blockchain’s impact will be enormous, but it will take decades for it to seep into our economic and social infrastructure. True blockchain-led transformation of business and government is still many years away. That’s because blockchain is not a “disruptive” technology, which can attack a traditional business model with a lower-cost solution and overtake incumbent firms quickly. Blockchain is a foundational technology: It has the potential to create new foundations for our economic and social systems. But while the impact will be enormous, it will take decades for blockchain to seep into our economic and social infrastructure. The process of adoption will be gradual and steady, not sudden, as waves of technological and institutional change gain momentum. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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  Do You Have What it Takes to Own a Food Truck? | Career Crush 21.09.2026 13min

  Do You Have What it Takes to Own a Food Truck? | Career Crush 18 Jan 2022 --- Starting a food truck seems like a fun idea. But there’s a lot more to it than just being a great chef. 00:00 Ever thought about getting a food truck? 01:06 Meet Jon Moy 02:50 How much does a food truck cost? 03:31 The money 05:34 The struggle is real 07:00 The food 08:35 Skills needed In this episode, Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio chats with Jon Moy, owner of the Moyzilla food truck, to find out what it’s really like to run your own restaurant on wheels. He shares that there’s a lot happening behind the scenes — from navigating the often confusing rules and regulations, to fixing flat tires and faulty generators, to dealing with the financial ups and downs. And even though it’s not as expensive as opening a restaurant, the startup costs for a food truck are a little surprising. But if you love cooking, starting a food truck can be a good first step on the road to running your own restaurant. Learn more about Moyzilla: https://www.moyzillaboston.com/ Produced by Andy Robinson and Kelsey Alpaio Video by Andy Robinson and Elainy Mata Editing by Andy Robinson Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player Follow us: https://hbr.org/ascend https://www.tiktok.com/@hbrascend https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbrascend https://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/ https://twitter.com/HBRAscend https://www.instagram.com/hbrascend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How Women Can Deal with a 'Double Bind' Problem 21.09.2026 2min

  How Women Can Deal with a 'Double Bind' Problem 9 Oct 2024 --- Women often face a double bind at work: Be the boss but don’t be bossy. If you’re facing this situation, Women at Work co-hosts Amy Gallo and Amy Bernstein have some advice for you. For more tips and guidance from Amy and Amy, check out HBR’s Women at Work podcast. Season 10 starts October 21. In the meantime, the show’s feed has six years’ worth of episodes to scroll through, on all sorts of skills and topics. Listen here: https://s.hbr.org/47Zbewd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How the Covid-19 Pandemic is Requiring Companies to Establish AI Skills Rapidly 21.09.2026 9min

  How the Covid-19 Pandemic is Forcing Companies to Build AI Skills Quickly 20 Jan 2021 --- A huge digital transformation is gaining speed, and to succeed firms must focus on their digital core. The challenge for companies that have not been AI-centric is: how to adapt? Many thought they had time to make critical adjustments, but with the pandemic changing the way we work, that is no longer a choice. The good news is that even legacy firms can quickly develop a digital core based on software, data, digital networks, and a fundamentally new operating architecture. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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  Using Improv Comedy to Align Your Team 21.09.2026 3min

  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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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  How to Ask for a Raise | Christine vs. Work 21.09.2026 16min

  How to Ask for a Raise | Christine vs. Work 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 to the Ascend newsletter: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters?movetile_hbpascendnl&hideIntromercial=true Learn more about our sponsor, Confluence, at https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/meet-less and https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence Asking for a raise can feel tempting, but also daunting. How do you bring it up with your manager? Are there things you should (or shouldn’t) say when negotiating pay? What’s the best way to articulate a desired salary increase? 00:00 Let's talk money 01:34 Meet Kimberly B. Cummings 02:05 Remote work is STILL work 02:39 Schedule a career conversation 03:07 Research your rate 03:44 Understand your impact 04:50 Prepare for the talk 05:57 Confirm a timeline 07:17 Practice saying it out loud 09:40 Let's try it out Innovation Editor Christine Liu talks with Kimberly B. Cummings, career and leadership expert, founder of Manifest Yourself, and author of “Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love”. Cummings breaks down all the steps to build your pitch, lead the conversation, and frame this ask in an objective way. Learn more about Kimberly B. Cummings: http://kimberlybcummings.com Watch more about Confluence on their YouTube Channel: About: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jqg8o-ataIQ&ab_channel=Atlassian Produced by Andy Robinson, Christine Liu, and Kelsey Alpaio Video by Andy Robinson and Christine Liu Editing by Andy Robinson Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player 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/ Copyright © 2021 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. #negotiation #salary #raise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Five T's of Superior Coaches - Part 1: It's Not (Only) About Winning 21.09.2026 3min

  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, professional sports coaches have for business leaders seeking to unlock human potential on their teams. New installments coming in June and July. Hosted by Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of "Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies". 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 #Sports #Coaches #Leadership #Coaching #Business #Work #Talent #Teamwork #Tenacity #Training #Transformation #NBA #NFL #MLBB #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Your Team's Happiness Begins with You 21.09.2026 2min

  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 your own happiness is part of the job. Sign up to receive Arthur's new six-week newsletter “The Leader’s Happiness Reset": https://s.hbr.org/49XFIlg ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Introducing HBR Executive: Premier Course 21.09.2026 2min

  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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Leading an Airline Through Two Years of Pandemic Disruptions 21.09.2026 40min

  Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Leading an Airline Through Two Years of Pandemic Disruptions 21 Jan 2022 --- Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, leads a company that has been on the front lines of pandemic challenges. The majority of Delta’s workforce doesn’t have the option of working from home. Over the past two years, Delta has won widespread praise for its handling of the complexities resulting from Covid, and Bastian has developed ideas and strategies for how a company can not only survive during crisis, but thrive. 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, Adi 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 #EdBastian Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How to Activate Creativity 21.09.2026 4min

  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 Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman here: https://s.hbr.org/3CZrG4N Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  What Business Leaders Can Learn from Taylor Swift's Constructive Wariness 21.09.2026 3min

  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 learn from it. Find his book, ‘There’s Nothing Like This,' here: https://s.hbr.org/3GcLbI6 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How to Tackle "What Are Your Salary Expectations? 21.09.2026 13min

  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 job. Luckily, there are smart ways to answer–or not answer–this question. Here’s how to be ready for this point in the job interview, so you can maximize your pay without minimizing your chances of getting the job offer. For more, check out the HBR article: https://hbr.org/2023/02/how-to-answer-what-are-your-salary-expectations 00:00 You’re probably going to get this question. 00:55 Why do they ask this? 02:05 Strategy 1: Redirect the conversation. 04:18 Strategy 2: Offer a salary range. 09:00 Conclusion Produced by Amy Gallo, Jessica Gidal, and Scott LaPierre Video by Dave Di Iulio and Elie Honein Design by Alex Belser, and Karen Player 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 #JobSearch #Job #Work #Salary #Pay #Money #AmyGallo #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Explainer: Solving Problems by Opening with the Worst Idea Imaginable 21.09.2026 4min

  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 none is more counter-intuitive than “wrong thinking,” also called reverse thinking. Wrong thinking is when you intentionally think of the worst idea possible — the exact opposite of the accepted or logical solution, ideas that can get you laughed at or even fired — and work back from those to find new ways of solving old problems. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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