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Responding to the "Pet-to-Threat" Treatment
<p>Responding to the "Pet-to-Threat" Treatment</p> <p>23 Oct 2024</p> <p>---</p> <p>Have you ever felt like you’ve been so good at accomplishing your work goals that your boss suddenly sees you as a threat? Women at Work co-hosts Amy Gallo and Amy Bernstein have some tactics for dealing with “pet-to-threat” scenarios like this. Listen to HBR’s Women at Work podcast for more advice from Amy and Amy. 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.hb...
What Constitutes a Great Leader?
<p>What Makes a Great Leader?</p> <p>20 Sep 2022</p> <p>---</p> <p>Today, it’s less about getting people to follow you to the future, more about getting them to co-create it with you. Harvard Business School’s Linda A. Hill, co-author of “Collective Genius”, spells out the new ABCs for leading innovation. 00:00 When organizations can’t innovate, it’s because they don’t have the right leadership. 01:06 The new ABCs of leadership: Architect, Bridger, and Catalyst 01:28 A: Architect: Build your company’s culture and capabilities for innovation. 02:12 B: Bridger: Forge partnerships outside your organization. 03:11 C: Catalyst: Accelerate co-creation acro...
To Connect at Work, Discover Your Team's Laugh Languages
<p>To Connect at Work, Learn Your Team's Laugh Languages</p> <p>12 Sep 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>Humor helps leaders connect, but you don’t need to be a comedian—just understand your team’s unique sense of humor. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/3Vejkvv</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><...
What It Means to Be a Conscientious Leader
<p>What It Means to Be a Moral Leader</p> <p>22 Sep 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>Remember when leaders could sidestep taking a stand on sensitive political or societal issues by saying, “The business of business is business”? That aloof neutrality no longer works, says Dov Seidman, founder and chairman of The HOW Institute for Society. “I think the business of business is society,” he says. “It's community, and how we relate to whatever comes our way and how thoughtfully and principled we are.” A leader standing up for what’s right is the new expectation of employees, customers, and other stak...
Blending Athletics and Revenue: Adidas and the Commercialization of the Olympics | Cold Call
<p>Mixing Sports and Money: Adidas and the Commercialization of the Olympics | Cold Call</p> <p>26 Jul 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>Horst Dassler, the son of the founder of Adidas, cultivated relationships with athletes and national associations – with the aim of expanding his family’s sports apparel business. In doing so, he created the first sports sponsorships for the Olympics, and ultimately became a key force behind the commercialization of sports today. Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones explores the pros and cons of the globalization and commercialization of sport in his case, spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s, “...
When Your Partner Isn’t Giving You the Support You Need | Women at Work | Podcast
<p>Before you got engaged, or had a child, or moved across the country for your partner’s job, did you sit down and ask each other questions like, What makes for a good life? and How much work is too much? Yeah, neither did we. These are the sorts of conversations that researcher Jennifer Petriglieri says lay the foundation for couples, especially working parents, to have a mutually supportive relationship and satisfying, if demanding, careers.<br><br>A woman named Rebecca remembers talking with her husband in depth about their values and goals early on in their relationship. It wa...
The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 4: Team Synergy
<p>The Five T's of Great Coaches - Part 4: Teamwork</p> <p>10 Jul 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>Creating a healthy team culture starts with the coach: setting the tone, defining expectations, and providing clear criteria for what is acceptable and not acceptable. This is Part 4 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 How do you create a culture that drives the collective to great achievements? 00:50 Communicate culture through slogans 01:50 Keep star players in check 02:57 Putting this into...
The Explainer: What It Takes to Become a Great Leader
<p>The Explainer: What It Takes to Be a Great Leader</p> <p>25 Jun 2019</p> <p>---</p> <p>“Level 5” leadership is about combining fierce resolve with personal humility. “Level 5” refers to the highest level in a hierarchy of executive capabilities. Leaders at the other four levels in the hierarchy can produce high degrees of success but not enough to elevate companies from mediocrity to sustained excellence. Level 5 leaders blend extreme personal humility with intense professional will. And while Level 5 leadership is not the only requirement for transforming a good company into a great one — other factors include getting the right peop...
Measures Companies Can Take to Prioritize Employees' Well-Being as the Climate Evolves
<p>5 Actions Companies Can Take to Prioritize Employees’ Well-Being as the Climate Changes</p> <p>22 Aug 2024</p> <p>---</p> <p>As companies prepare for climate change, many overlook the critical impact it can have on employee health — from events like wildfires, extreme heat, and flooding. Proactively safeguarding employee health not only benefits workers, but also strengthens public health systems and enhances corporate financial stability. Here are five things organizations can do right now. — Read the full article: https://s.hbr.org/4cwXGsJ #climatechange #sustainability #wellbeing #ESG</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
The Reality Beneath Imposter Syndrome | Christine vs Work
<p>The Truth Behind Imposter Syndrome | Christine vs Work</p> <p>17 Nov 2023</p> <p>---</p> <p>What if we’ve been going about imposter syndrome all wrong? Typically, imposter syndrome is framed as something an individual should mentally tackle, but there’s something much larger underneath these personal feelings of insecurity, doubt, and fear. The concept itself (described as “imposter phenomenon”) was coined in a psychology study from 1978. What was that study about, why has imposter syndrome become so popular, and what have we learned since then? I sought answers from Jodi-Ann Burey, a speaker, writer, and podcaster working in the i...
