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Agility is a must for negotiators and leaders in today’s fast-paced, uncertain world. You’ve got to be quick on your feet to seize unexpected opportunities. And you better have a Plan B in case things go south. Agility at Work co-hosts, Harvard professors Mike Wheeler and Kimberlyn Leary, show you how to stretch your thinking and sharpen your skills so you’re ready to adapt to surprises, pleasant or otherwise. Mike and Kim also interview colleagues, negotiators, and leaders about their insights and best practices. Get ready to limber up!

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42. Conflict Resilience in Contentious Times

2022/04/23

The guest in this episode of Agility at Work is our friend and colleague Bob Bordone. Bob taught negotiation and conflict resolution for many years at Harvard Law School. He also founded a clinic here to give students firsthand experience in settling disputes. That program is still going strong. Bob has now moved into multi-faceted … Continue reading 42. Conflict Resilience in Contentious Times →

41. The Power of a Surprise Ask

2022/03/08

Our guest this episode, in an encore appearance, is our friend and HBS colleague Christine Exley. Back in Episode 10 we discussed her on-going research on gender inequality and how to address it. This time we learned about her work on charitable giving—why we sometimes say yes and other times no. Most of us are … Continue reading 41. The Power of a Surprise Ask →

40. Collaborative Leadership

2022/01/25

Our guest for this episode, Mike Beer, is back with us for an encore. He spoke with us a year ago about his latest book, Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations about Your Company’s Capabilities are the Key to a Winning Strategy. Mike joins us now to discuss the distinction between top-down leadership and leadership … Continue reading 40. Collaborative Leadership →

39. Getting to Yes Turns 40

2021/12/22

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury, with Bruce Patton coming on board for subsequent editions. It remains by far the best seller in the field and has been translated into dozens of languages. William, our guest in … Continue reading 39. Getting to Yes Turns 40 →

38. Rebel Talent

2021/11/07

In these turbulent times, business as usual is a recipe for failure. In our work—and in our lives more broadly—we need to challenge the status quo and find new ways to overcome obstacles and capitalize on unexpected opportunities. Our guest in this episode is our Harvard Business School colleague, Francesca Gino. She’s the author of … Continue reading 38. Rebel Talent →

37. Getting a Bad Conversation Back on Track

2021/09/21

Imagine you’re emailing back and forth with someone trying to resolve a problem. What if you had an app that would track your words and coach you on how to engage more effectively? Or, for that matter, say you’re conversing on Zoom or in-person. Would you use an ear bud that would give you real-time … Continue reading 37. Getting a Bad Conversation Back on Track →

36. The Conscience Code

2021/08/20

Richard Shell, who teaches negotiation at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, is our guest in this episode. His new book, just published this summer, is The Conscience Code: Lead with Your Values, Advance Your Career. It addresses challenging moral issues that arise in negotiation and in leadership, as well. What do we owe others … Continue reading 36. The Conscience Code →

35. The Four P’s of Adaptive Leadership

2021/07/26

The top-down, command-and-control model of leadership has fallen out of fashion in today’s complex and fast-paced world. Our guest in this episode, Rob Wilkinson, provides an agile alternative that he and Kim Leary (co-host here) presented in their recent Harvard Kennedy School working paper, Leading with Intentionality: The 4P Framework for Strategic Leadership. The heart … Continue reading 35. The Four P’s of Adaptive Leadership →

34. Negotiating the Impossible

2021/06/15

That’s the name of a book by our HBS colleague Deepak Malhotra, the guest in this episode. The book’s subtitle is How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle). The cover shows a bomb shaped like a cannonball. Its short fuse is lit and sparking. Deepak is drawn to dangerous problems … Continue reading 34. Negotiating the Impossible →

33. The Moral Leader

2021/05/13

Our guest in this episode is Joe Badaracco from the Harvard Business School. Decades ago, he designed a literature-based course for MBA students to enable them to explore deeply the moral issues that they may well encounter in their professional lives. One of us (Mike) taught a section of this course at HBS for several … Continue reading 33. The Moral Leader →

32. Prepping for Difficult Conversations

2021/04/27

Greetings from Kim Leary and Mike Wheeler, co-hosts of Agility at Work. And for our latest episode, we’re co-authors of this description of our latest episode. It’s Kim here at the top, introducing our guest Sheila Heen, who teaches negotiation at Harvard Law School, and offers training and consulting through Triad Consulting Group. This is … Continue reading 32. Prepping for Difficult Conversations →

31. Agile Leadership in a Time of Rapid Change

2021/04/13

We have two guests in this episode. That’s a first for us! They’re Noah Susskind and Samantha Stephens, colleagues at McKinsey, the global consulting company. Noah is deeply into cybersecurity. He shares some of his experiences in our four-way conversation and will come back soon to say more. The focus here is on Samantha’s work … Continue reading 31. Agile Leadership in a Time of Rapid Change →

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ScottTillema 2020/04/16

Excellent for negotiators

I really enjoy this podcast! Thanks Mike & Kim for bringing on interesting guests and asking great questions. Love the tones of leadership to complim...

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