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How the Geeks Rewrote the Rules of Management 15 Sep 2023 --- The secret to success for many Silicon Valley tech companies isn’t necessarily that they’re ultra-nimble start-ups, or that they’re led by tech-savvy geniuses. In fact, their success often has more to do with a specific type of corporate culture—and it’s a culture that even companies not based on the US West Coast or focused on technology can adopt. According to Andrew McAfee, a principal research scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management, business leaders need to think more like geeks, but not the computer-based stereotype you may be familiar with. In his forthcoming book, The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results, McAfee says geeks are nothing more or less than “obsessive mavericks” who are absolutely fixated on finding unconventional solutions to their business’ hard problems. You need them throughout the organization, not just at the top, and you need to entrust them with the power to make real changes. For this episode of our video series “The New World of Work”, HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius sat down with McAfee to discuss: • Evolving a company’s culture not by focusing on organizational structure, but on company norms • Building organizations that can get things right, even when the person at the top of the org chart is wrong • The delicate balance of human judgment and evidence, data-driven insights. 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 #NewWorldofWork #Geek #SiliconValley #Technology #Management #Career #YourCareer #Work #Business #Harvard Copyright © 2023 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reclaiming Your Ambition After Maternity Leave 16 Apr 2025 --- Back from maternity leave or a career break—and told to “take it slow”? Here’s how to respond, from HBR’s Women at Work podcast. 🎧 🎧 New episodes every other Monday here: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-women-at-work?tpcc=orgsocial_edit&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do You Have What it Takes to Own a Food Truck? | Career CrushUploaded 17-01-2218 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 Moy02:50 How much does a food truck cost?03:31 The money05:34 The struggle is real07:00 The food08:35 Skills neededIn 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 AlpaioVideo by Andy Robinson and Elainy MataEditing by Andy RobinsonAnimation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen PlayerFollow us:https://hbr.org/ascendhttps://www.tiktok.com/@hbrascendhttps://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hbrascendhttps://www.facebook.com/hbrascend/https://twitter.com/HBRAscendhttps://www.instagram.com/hbrascend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Be More Productive | Christine vs. Work 28 Sep 2020 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ There’s a huge amount of productivity systems and time management strategies out there. But what actually works, and why? Innovation Editor Christine Liu test-drove a handful of promising productivity methods: the classic Pomodoro Technique and two online platforms, Caveday and Focusmate. Then we talked to productivity expert Chris Bailey, author of “The Productivity Project,” on what successful methods all share, how best to manage your time, and what “being productive” even means. Learn more about Chris Bailey: https://alifeofproductivity.com/ *Harvard Business Review is not sponsored by any of the products mentioned. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 #productivity #focus #timemanagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 5: Tenacity 24 Jul 2023 --- Whether you call it grit or resilience, it's what helps your team build mental muscle for the lows and highs that come with any competition. This is Part 5 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. 00:00 Like business, sports has wins and losses. 00:50 Dealing with losses 02:40 You're going to miss a lot of shots. 03:12 Keeping things in perspective 03:55 Putting this into a business context 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 #Tenacity #Coaching #Business #Work #Talent #Teamwork #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

After 22 Films, How Has Marvel Studios Stayed Surprising and Successful? 24 Jun 2019 --- The secret seems to be finding the right balance between creating innovative films and retaining enough continuity to make them all recognizably part of a coherent family. In just a decade Marvel Studios has redefined the franchise movie. Its 22 films have grossed some $17 billion—more than any other movie franchise in history. At the same time, they average an impressive 84% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes (the average for the 15 top-grossing franchises is 68%) and receive an average of 64 nominations and awards per movie. Avengers: Endgame,released in the spring, has won rave reviews and generated so much demand that online movie ticket retailers had to overhaul their systems to manage the number of requests. Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, offered a deceptively simple explanation in Variety: “I’ve always believed in expanding the definition of what a Marvel Studios movie could be. We try to keep audiences coming back in greater numbers by doing the unexpected and not simply following a pattern or a mold or a formula.” The secret seems to be finding the right balance between creating innovative films and retaining enough continuity to make them all recognizably part of a coherent family. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

How Women Can Deal with a 'Double Bind' ProblemUploaded 09-10-249 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Write a Cover Letter That Sounds Like YOU (and Gets Noticed) 14 Dec 2023 --- I hate cover letters. They add so much stress to the already uncomfortable and grueling job hunt. Every time I'm writing one, I find myself wondering: Do people even read these? Unfortunately, the answer is "yes." But, there are some ways to make the process a little less terrible. I asked Amy Gallo, Harvard Business Review editor and author of "How to Write a Cover Letter," for her advice. From doing the research, to starting off strong, to emphasizing your value — Gallo taught me exactly what I need to do to get my cover letters noticed by hiring managers. I even wrote a new cover letter that has her blessing. 📋 Read the real examples here: https://hbr.org/2022/05/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-that-sounds-like-you-and-gets-noticed 00:00 The pain is real... 00:40 How it Usually Goes 01:18 Meet our Expert, Amy Gallo 01:36 Length 01:53 Do the Research 02:12 Keep it Current 02:30 Find a Name 03:10 Start Strong 03:28 STEAL THIS OPENER 03:59 Emphasize Your Value 04:10 Two Qualities to Mention 04:25 What if I don't have enough experience?? 04:49 Convey Enthusiasm, Not Desperation 05:19 Find a Proofreader 06:03 OK, here I go... 06:37 Feedback Sesh 07:46 See the Improvement! Read Amy Gallo's original article: https://hbr.org/2014/02/how-to-write-... Produced by Andy Robinson, Elainy Mata, Kelsey Alpaio Video by Andy Robinson Editing by Andy Robinson Animation and Design by Alex Belser and Karen Player Subscribe to our newsletter: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters?movetile_hbpascendnl&hideIntromercial=true #coverletter #jobsearch #writingskills #jobs #writing ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Science of Sales Conversations with Gong’s Amit Bendov | Cold Call 31 Aug 2023 --- Gong’s business proposition is simple: provide software that automatically captures, understands, and analyzes written and spoken sales conversations to help sales teams sell more effectively. But can technology that leverages conversational insights make a measurable impact on a company’s bottom line? Harvard Business School associate professor Alison Wood Brooks and Gong CEO and co-founder Amit Bendov discuss what salespeople can learn from their own conversations and how Gong can defend against current and future competitors in the case, Gong: Resonating Conversational Insights. This episode originally aired on Cold Call on August 10, 2021 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/2021/08/the-science-of-sales-conversations-with-gongs-amit-bendov - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/the-science-of-sales-conversations-with-gongs-amit-bendov/id1156646189?i=1000531601492&l=nb - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kS3eXLohykILezI7XfYMF?si=RhICBu5fQ_6JUgzqfB15vw - Stitcher: https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://episode/86005818&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/episode/86005818&deep_link_value=stitcher://episode/86005818 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2NvbGQtY2FsbA/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAxNi0wOS0xNjpjb2xkLWNhbGwuMDE1NA?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwjot8aS-PGAAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLQ Series Description: Harvard Business School’s legendary case studies, distilled into podcast form. 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 4:48 – About Amit Bendov / Gong Origins 7:58 – Challenges of Managing a Sales Team (with AI) 9:42 – How Does Recording Conversations Help/Hurt? 13:40 – Are CRM Systems Worth It? 17:08 – How Gong and Its AI Works 24:55 – The Future of AI in CRMs 26:23 – 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 #harvardbusinessschool Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boredom Is a Skill. Practice It. 10 Sep 2025 --- Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks (@drarthurbrooks) explains why boredom unlocks creativity, and might even protect you from depression. For more insights, explore Arthur's new book, "The Happiness Files": https://s.hbr.org/45yh8ne You can also sign up to receive Arthur’s new six-week newsletter, “The Leader’s Happiness Reset" here: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

How to Speak Up in Meetings | Christine vs. Work 31 Aug 2020 --- 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ The meeting is almost over and you’ve been too nervous to say anything. We feel you. Here’s what to do. It’s easy to just coast through meeting after meeting and go unheard. But not speaking up in meetings can have a negative impact on your value at work. Adding to the conversation during a meeting can be stressful, but it’s not impossible. Innovation Editor Christine Liu spoke to Justin Hale, host of “One Productive Minute” and speaking coach at VitalSmarts, for guidance on how to make what should be simple, actually simple. Turns out, all you need is a plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 #meetings #collaboration #communication Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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