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HBR IdeaCast

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

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What Customers Really Value–and Why Leaders Keep Getting It Wrong
Nov 2026
The Topics We Avoid at Work—and How to Start Talking About Them
Nov 2026 · 1 book
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Unspeakable: The Taboo Topics We Avoid and How to Talk About Them
Christina Wing
“Wing is the author of the book Unspeakable, The Taboo Topics We Avoid and How to Talk about Them”
Staying Principled in a Time of Uncertainty
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Equal to the Task: A Life Forged Between America's Promise and Its Truth
Kenneth Chenault
“He's also the author of the new book, Equal to the Task, a life forged between America's Promise and Its Truth”
When You Feel Envy, Turn It Into Something Productive
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Envy: Why Wanting What They Have Is the Key to Getting What You Want
Stacey Kim
“Stacey Kim wrote the book Envy, why wanting what they have is the key to getting what you want”
Why Great Teams Don’t Need to Like Each Other
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant
“Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton and the author of Vibe, The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World, his new book about how we build and sustain meaningful human connections”
How AI Is Changing Strategy: Rethinking What Your Business Is Designed to Do
Oct 2026
Optimism Is Now an Essential Leadership Skill
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Resilient Optimism: The Science of Sustaining a Positive Mindset in Tough Times
Michelle Gielan
“Her new book is Resilient Optimism: The Science of Sustaining a Positive Mindset in Tough Times”
How AI Is Changing Innovation: Why Speed Alone Isn’t a Strategy
Oct 2026
What Retail Legend Ron Johnson Learned from Apple’s Success and JCPenney’s Failure
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius
Ron Johnson
“So Ron is the author of a new book, Shop Different, How Retail Revealed Apple's Genius, and we talked about how he delivered on an ambitious vision at Apple”
How AI Is Changing Communication: Weighing Efficiency with Efficacy
Sep 2026
What New CEOs Get Wrong About the Job
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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The CEO: The Role, the Reality, the Responsibility
Nitin Nohria
“That was Nathan Noria, a professor and former dean at Harvard Business School and author of the Book, The CEO: The Role, The Reality, The Responsibility”
How AI Is Changing Talent, Not Just Tasks: Rethinking Where Human Judgment Matters Most
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Manage the Machine: How to Harness Human-AI Collaboration at Work
Paula Goldman
“Goldman is the author of Manage the Machine, How to Harness Human AI Collaboration at Work”
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Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Work
Melissa Valentine
“The kind of extreme version of it, I don't know if you saw the book Flash Teams by Melissa Valentine, but like That I think is becoming possible where people, their skills are legible and”
What It Takes to Make Progress When the Future Feels Out of Control
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
Martin Seligman
“He's the author of the new book, Agency, The Psychological History of Human Progress”
A Leading Restaurateur on What It Takes to Scale a Winning Culture
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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What Could Possibly Go Right: The Essential Journey to Scale an Enduring Culture
Danny Meyer
“and the author of a new book called What Could Possibly Go Right. the essential journey to scale an enduring culture”
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
Danny Meyer
“from stories that were actually in my first book setting the table. stories that were uniquely ours”
Are Great Leaders Truly Great—or Just Lucky?
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
“Diamond is perhaps best known for his nineteen ninety-seven book. Guns, germs, and steel, the fates of human societies”
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Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: When Do Leaders Matter?
Jared Diamond
“and his new book on leadership is called Prophets. Profits. Coaches and Kings, when do leaders matter”
How People Without Formal Power Gain Influence
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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How to Read the Room: The Art and Science of Social Observation
Pamela Meyer
“She wrote the book How to Read the Room, The Art and Science of Social Observation, and the HBR article Five Ways to Wield Influence When You Lack Authority”
Living and Working in the Age of Longevity
Aug 2026 · 4 books
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The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity
Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott
“Which builds on her earlier book co-written with Andrew Scott called The Hundred Your Life”
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The Democratic Enterprise
Linda Grattan
“I wrote a book years ago called The Democratic Enterprise, which described the beginnings of that shift”
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Redesigning Work
Linda Grattan
“I wrote redesigning work”
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Living the Hundred-Year Life: How to Build a Career That Lasts and a Life You Love
Linda Grattan
“author of Living the Hundred Year Life, How to Build a Career That Lasts and a Life You Love”
The Innovation Strategy Most Companies Miss
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Global by Design: How to Create Innovations That Scale, Travel, and Transform
Amos Winter and V. J. Govindarajan
“Winter and Gavidnar, who goes by VG, are authors of the book Global by Design: How to Create Innovations That Scale, Travel, and Transform”
Why Great Turnarounds Start with Culture, Not Strategy
Aug 2026
Introducing The Founder Mindset: Tim Ferriss on Experiments, Risk, and Freedom
Jul 2026 · 2 books
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss
“author of the four hour workweek”
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The 4-Hour Chef
Tim Ferriss
“the four hour chef, my third book was boycotted by just about everybody”
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