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A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.

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Publishes	Twice weekly	Episodes	651	Founded	21 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	ManagementBusinessEntrepreneurship

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Staying Principled in a Time of Uncertainty

How do you lead through a crisis, build an innovative company, and prepare an organization for long-term success? For Kenneth Chenault, former CEO of American Express and current chairman at General Catalyst, effective leadership starts with two resp... more

27 Oct 2026 • 31 min

When You Feel Envy, Turn It Into Something Productive

Envy can damage workplace relationships, fuel unhealthy competition, and leave employees feeling stuck. But it can also reveal what people want from their careers—and offer leaders an opportunity to turn rivalry into growth. That’s according to execu... more

20 Oct 2026 • 29 min

Why Great Teams Don’t Need to Like Each Other

What makes a great team? It might have less to do with whether colleagues like one another and more to do with whether they’re aligned on a shared purpose. Organizational psychologist and Wharton professor Adam Grant says leaders can build stronger c... more

13 Oct 2026 • 32 min • Most popular

How AI Is Changing Strategy: Rethinking What Your Business Is Designed to Do

AI is advancing so quickly that companies can’t afford to treat it as simply another productivity tool; it is fundamentally reshaping strategy. In this final episode of our special four-part series on how AI is changing leadership, Wharton professor ... more

8 Oct 2026 • 33 min

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Recent Guests

Stacy Kim

Executive coach, researcher, and author of Envy: Why Wanting What They Have Is the Key to Getting What You Want

Episode: When You Feel Envy, Turn It Into Something Productive

Adam Grant

Organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and author of Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connection in a Lonely World

Wharton

Episode: Why Great Teams Don’t Need to Like Each Other

Ethan Mollick

Associate professor at Wharton, AI expert, author of Co-Existence, The Next Phase of AI

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Episode: How AI Is Changing Strategy: Rethinking What Your Business Is Designed to Do

Michelle Gielan

Author of Resilient Optimism; HBR contributor

Harvard Business Review / author

Episode: Optimism Is Now an Essential Leadership Skill

Jeetu Patel

Chief Product Officer, Cisco

Cisco

Episode: How AI Is Changing Innovation: Why Speed Alone Isn’t a Strategy

Ron Johnson

Former CEO of JCPenney; Apple executive who led the Apple Store

Shop Different (Author)

Episode: What Retail Legend Ron Johnson Learned from Apple’s Success and JCPenney’s Failure

Matt Abrahams

Stanford Professor, author of Think Fast, Talk Smarter; host of Think Fast, Talk Smart

Stanford University

Episode: How AI Is Changing Communication: Weighing Efficiency with Efficacy

Wade Foster

CEO of Zapier, platform for integrating web apps with AI

Zapier

Episode: How AI Is Changing Communication: Weighing Efficiency with Efficacy

Nitin Nohria

Professor and former dean, Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School

Episode: What New CEOs Get Wrong About the Job

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Audie Ignatius

Host of HBR IdeaCast

Adi Ignatius

Host of IdeaCast, Editor-at-Large at Harvard Business Review

Alison Beard

Host of the show

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Cardinals#1953
United States6 months ago
Partisan
Claiming Wikipedia is a credible source is a non sequitur. They only allow leftist ideologues to edit now. Most editors suffer from Trump derangement syndrome. Let Trump say something and web pages will immediately change in a partisan attempt to discredit what he just said.
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This Ken
United Statesa year ago
Shifting into a new horizon? This is the podcast for you
HBR IdeaCast delivers insightful conversations with industry leaders and experts - worth the listen, covering leadership, strategy, and innovation.
Perfect for any professional seeking actionable takeaways and fresh perspectives on modern business challenges. This is one podcast you don’t want to miss.
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lavhill
United Statesa year ago
Missed the boat again
DEI episode missed the mark. Again. Good intentions don’t translate into results, nor fairness. So frustrating.
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F500 Exec
United States2 years ago
Pseudoscience
Largely pseudoscientific “social science” offering little-to-no utility outside the classroom.
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hugefitzpatrick
Australia2 years ago

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Why Great Teams Don’t Need to Like Each Other

Q: How do we know if we're in a politeness culture? And if so, how do we move toward something a little bit more real?

Grant says a sign is when people say different things behind colleagues' backs than to their faces, often holding a meeting after the meeting. Leaders can empower people who challenge the status quo and model openness by publicly acknowledging their own weaknesses, making it safer for others to speak up.

Why Great Teams Don’t Need to Like Each Other

Q: What really matters then for teams to function effectively?

Grant says alignment around a shared purpose and values matters more than affection or agreement. He distinguishes task cohesion, being bonded to the group's purpose, from social cohesion, enjoying one another's company, and says task cohesion better predicts performance.

When You Feel Envy, Turn It Into Something Productive

Q: How should a manager handle feelings of envy on a team or between departments?

Kim advises managers not to assume they know what someone is feeling. They can invite open conversations, encourage the team to learn from and support one another, and pair people with different experience or skills to reduce competition.

When You Feel Envy, Turn It Into Something Productive

Q: How do you tell what kind of envy you're feeling and then encourage yourself to make it more benign or motivational?

Kim says malicious envy focuses on the person and wishing they would lose what they have, while benign envy focuses on the desired quality or achievement. Refocusing on what you want can turn envy into motivation to learn and emulate.

How AI Is Changing Communication: Weighing Efficiency with Efficacy

Q: How should leaders balance AI assistance with authenticity in writing and speaking?

Leaders should use AI as a thought partner to jumpstart ideas and organize information, but always review and synthesize the final output, maintaining human judgment, voice, and accountability.

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This show centers on leadership, strategy, and the practical application of AI and technology in business. Episodes feature high-profile leaders and thinkers discussing how to navigate rapid change, design effective organizations, and drive measurable impact—from culture-led turnarounds to AI-enabled decision making. Guests span tech giants, consumer brands, and academic thinkers, offering frameworks for team leadership, strategy, and execution that listeners can translate into real-world results. A notable pattern is the blend of rigorous, evidence-based discussion with vivid, actionable takeaways for managers and executives pursuing durable performance and responsible innovation.

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3. Ethan Mollick
4. Michelle Gielan
5. Jeetu Patel
6. Ron Johnson
7. Matt Abrahams
8. Wade Foster

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