Why Yesterday’s “Bad Ideas” Deserve a Second Look
The video argues that many leaders prematurely dismiss ideas, especially when onboarding new staff, because they try to force solutions that don’t fit current technology. It highlights two common mistakes: imposing ill‑suited tech fixes and shutting down concepts before they’ve been fully evaluated. The speaker notes that rapid tech change can shift the ROI calculus dramatically, turning previously unviable projects into obvious wins. “We took a second look at a problem, examined our old assumptions, and discovered that today the technology makes the solution a no‑brainer,” the presenter says, illustrating how a former “bad idea” became profitable after reassessment. The takeaway for executives is to institutionalize regular idea audits, update assumptions, and align proposals with evolving tech stacks, thereby unlocking hidden value and staying ahead of competitors.
Can Mature Workers Make Your Team Stronger? | Work It
The Work It podcast explores how mature employees can strengthen teams, using Kong Kapoor Community Services (KKCS) as a case study. 67‑year‑old case worker Hindran returned on a flexible schedule, while centre head Banni Pilai manages an intergenerational squad that blends...
Turns Out You *Should* Be Taking Work Less Seriously #TEDTalks
The TED Talk argues that taking work less seriously by embracing humor can transform leadership and team dynamics. It challenges the conventional view that levity undermines seriousness, presenting laughter as a powerful cognitive and emotional tool. Research cited includes a global...
Use This Trick To Find Underserved Businesses In Your City
The video introduces a quick field test—dubbed the “10‑minute drill”—that entrepreneurs can use to spot underserved service businesses in their city. The method is simple: pose as a prospective customer, call ten local providers, and record how quickly and eagerly they...
Stop Hiding Your CEO Behind a Spokesperson
The video argues that successful startups should let their CEOs speak openly rather than shielding them behind polished spokespeople, likening the dynamic to a cult where the leader’s charisma fuels commitment. By presenting the founder’s vision in the first person,...
Tripadvisor Shakeup, Loyalty Myths & AI’s Real OTA Threat
The conversation at the Hunter Hotel Conference highlighted a seismic shift in lodging: while hotel supply remains flat, short‑term rentals have surged, now accounting for roughly a third of U.S. lodging revenue. Economists noted that the historic one‑to‑one correlation between...
Chris Klomp on the Search for New CDC Director
The interview process for the CDC’s top leadership mirrors corporate executive searches, employing dedicated recruiting teams, a competency‑based grid, and a multi‑layered hiring panel. Candidates are screened nationwide, scored against defined attributes such as scientific expertise, operational experience, and, critically,...
The Platform Dilemma: Growth Vs. Profitability
The video examines the fundamental trade‑off every platform chief executive faces—pursuing rapid user growth or safeguarding profit margins. The dilemma intensifies when a platform’s success depends on a few powerful partners such as hospitals, hotels or top content creators, whose...
The Connection Crisis at Work
The episode of People and Strategy hosted by Mo Fatalb features Dr. Tracy Brower discussing the growing “connection crisis” in workplaces, highlighting that half of the global workforce reports loneliness and that the sense that someone cares at work has...
Oxford Executive MBA Alumnus Story: Moss Makhoulian
Moss Makhoulian, a senior executive at Richline Group, shares his journey through Oxford’s Executive MBA, emphasizing how the program fulfilled a long‑standing personal ambition. He highlights the distinctive blend of rigorous academics, world‑class faculty, and the historic Oriel College setting...
FAT Brands CEO, Darden Performance, MCL Closures
Fat Brands announced that founder‑CEO Andy Weiderhorn will step aside under a lender‑driven bankruptcy agreement, receiving a $5 million severance and barred from returning until a sale is approved. Simultaneously, Darden Restaurants reported a 4.2% same‑store sales increase, led by Longhorn...
HBR Strategy Summit 2026: Who Owns Strategy in Your Organization?
The HBR Strategy Summit 2026 tackled the perennial question of who truly owns corporate strategy, emphasizing that ownership is no longer the remit of a single “strategy” title but a collective responsibility of the executive leadership. Speakers described a team‑driven process...
The New Rules of Leadership in an Age of Constant Disruption
The video explores how constant disruption—from AI investments to supply‑chain volatility—has reshaped leadership from reactive crisis management to proactive creation of clarity, trust, and disciplined decision‑making across organizations. Nancy Rothbart, deputy dean at Wharton, argues that the accelerating pace of...
Great Complexity Ahead! Are CEOs and CIOs Ready? | CIO Talk Network
The CIO Talk Network episode tackles the looming "great complexity" facing enterprises and asks whether CEOs and CIOs are equipped to navigate it. Guest Todd Kums, SVP and CIO of CNO Financial Group, frames the discussion around the shifting role...
Imperial's Executive MBA Alumni Reflections: Oliver Hartwell
Oliver Hartwell, Vice President for Strategic Planning at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, shares his experience completing Imperial College’s Executive MBA. He chose the programme for its strong ties to technology, science and mathematics schools, and for the opportunity to deepen his...
Inside Brookfield's Meritocracy, And the 38-Year-Old Running It
The video spotlights Brookfield’s culture of meritocracy, championed by its 38‑year‑old leader, who emphasizes that hiring decisions are based solely on the value an individual can add, not on background, religion, or personal identity. This philosophy underpins the firm’s aggressive...
#45 Inside the Mind of an Asset Manager
The episode features former asset manager Lachlan Macquarrie discussing why commercial‑real‑estate technology projects often stall. He highlights misaligned incentives among asset managers, property managers and vendors, and how perceived risk outweighs actual risk. The conversation reveals that owners lack not solutions...
Lead Indicators Are More Important than Lag Indicators
The video argues that while most traditional metrics are lagging—showing what has already happened—organizations should shift focus to lead indicators that can predict future performance. By leveraging business intelligence tools, companies can move from reactive reporting to proactive forecasting. The speaker...
MHN Voices: Lessons From Multifamily’s Next Leaders
The MHN Voices webinar gathered four rising executives—David Rodriguez, Joey Verant, Karen Whipper, and Sarah Young—to discuss how they accelerated their careers in multifamily real‑estate. Moderated by editorial director Suzann Silverman, the session highlighted each leader’s unconventional entry point, from...
How AI Is Breaking Change Management | The AI+HI Project
The AI+HI Project episode spotlights how artificial intelligence is redefining the discipline of change management. Unlike traditional ERP rollouts, AI evolves in real time, touching every function—from HR to finance—so leaders must treat change as a perpetual, organization‑wide journey...
You Don't Need Every Possible Sale To Build A Great Business
Long‑term business health requires choosing a single competitive advantage—price, speed, or quality—rather than trying to be cheapest, fastest, and highest‑quality simultaneously. The speaker argues that early‑stage companies often compete on price because they lack brand, experience, or infrastructure, but must...
Founder Talks Building Multimillion-Dollar Hair Care Brand
The interview spotlights Shaina Rainford, founder of a fast‑growing, woman‑owned hair‑care line that has vaulted to multimillion‑dollar status. Her venture began after her younger sister’s severe ringworm led to hair loss, prompting their mother to formulate a natural scalp‑stimulating...
Strategic Workforce Planning Certification | Plan the Workforce Your Org Needs in the Future
The video promotes HCI’s Strategic Workforce Planning Certification, a two‑day, highly interactive program designed to help HR professionals forecast talent needs and align workforce strategy with business outcomes. Participants work alongside expert faculty and peers on real‑world scenarios, learning to...
150 Years Strong: How Campbell’s Is Investing in Leadership to Drive Growth and Innovation.
The video marks Campbell’s 150‑year milestone and outlines a strategic bet on leadership development, executed in partnership with consulting firm McKinsey. The initiative reframes leadership as a skill set that can be cultivated, positioning people and the top‑team as the...
Meet Sakura | Harvard Business School Online CLIMB Learner Testimonial
The video features Sakura Carpenter, a Volkswagen Group employee based in Germany, sharing her experience with Harvard Business School Online’s CLIMB Leadership Program. Originally from Los Angeles, she highlights how the program fits her executive role and personal background. Carpenter chose...
The Collaborative Community That Defines the Kellogg Healthcare Experience
Kellogg’s healthcare program is defined by a collaborative, tight-knit community that students and alumni cite as the most valuable component of the experience. Participants emphasize that peer networks, supportive relationships with current students, alumni and industry professionals, and a welcoming...
Training Business‑Minded Leaders for a Future in Healthcare
Kellogg’s Healthcare program trains business leaders to work in healthcare by combining the school’s core management curriculum with sector-specific coursework. The aim is not to produce clinicians but to develop mission-driven decision makers who understand complex US healthcare financial models....
Solving Complex Healthcare Problems Through Teamwork
Healthcare leaders in the video argue that complex health-system challenges—improving quality, access and reducing total costs—are solvable only through collaborative, cross-organizational teams. They emphasize the growing pool of talented, mission-driven leaders eager to reform care delivery for underserved populations. Effective...
How to Articulate Your Thoughts Like a Top 1% Communicator
The video outlines four concrete habits that separate the world’s most persuasive speakers from average presenters, promising that adopting them will make listeners pay attention and say “yes” more often. First, it stresses non‑verbal mastery—controlling tone, avoiding upward inflection, inserting strategic...
IWD Webinar Women Leading and Learning in the Modern World
The Oxford Saïd Business School hosted an International Women’s Day webinar titled “Women Leading and Learning in the Modern World,” showcasing how executive education can transform women’s leadership trajectories. Host Patricia Alvarez introduced a panel of senior women from finance,...
How to Fight with Your Co-Founder
In this Build Mode episode, strategic adviser Ian Schmidt of Trimmergence explains why co‑founder conflict isn’t a flaw but a catalyst for stronger startups. He frames the human side of scaling as a “human operating system” that needs regular upgrades,...
Leadership Lessons From Private Equity CEOs
The McKinsey podcast unpacks a new Harvard Business Review study by senior partners Sasha Guy and Marle Caposie, which surveyed 300 private‑equity‑backed CEOs to distill the leadership habits that generate outsized value. The research identifies six best‑practice pillars—full‑potential diligence,...
Raghuram Rajan on Leadership, AI, and Building a Future-Ready India | Leaders Unplugged
In this Leaders Unplugged session, former RBI governor and IMF chief Raghuram Rajan reflects on the pillars of effective leadership, the transformative role of artificial intelligence, and the strategic choices India must make to become a future‑ready economy. He frames the...
Class Takeaways — Turning Data Into a Superpower
Professor Mosen Bay, a Stanford GSB faculty member, outlines five core principles from his Business Intelligence from Big Data course, framing data mastery as a strategic superpower in today’s information‑rich environment. He stresses grounding decisions in diverse data rather than gut...
Do the Most Prestigious Roles Always Open More Doors?
A new study of FTSE 100 board members reveals that prestigious roles do not automatically translate into broader career opportunities, especially for women. Using longitudinal data on all directors of the UK’s largest companies, researchers found women are initially more likely...
What's Your 10% Message?
The speaker highlights a stark memory statistic: after 48 hours, audiences forget roughly 90% of any content they encounter. This reality forces presenters to focus not on the bulk of information but on the thin slice that actually sticks –...
Think Like a Dragon: Deborah Meaden’s Do's and Don'ts for Founders & Investors
Deborah Meaden stresses that economic headwinds do not erase opportunities; investors must constantly scan for businesses that fit the current climate while staying open to sectors poised for growth. She highlights AI, health, and wellness as the most compelling arenas,...
What Makes a Good Video Games CEO? #videogames
Take-Two's executive reflects on qualities that make a successful video games CEO in light of Asha Sharma’s appointment to lead Xbox, arguing industry-specific gaming background isn’t essential. He emphasizes that leaders must prioritize creativity, innovation and operational efficiency while understanding...
How I Freed My Fridays with AI | Mindvalley AI Summit 2026
At the Mindvalley AI Summit 2026, a founder revealed how he liberated his Fridays by delegating most of his daily workload to a suite of specialized AI agents, turning a typical founder’s grind into a more balanced schedule. He outlined five...
Maheen Hussain Explores Our New Report Uncovering the Complexities of Modern Day Leadership
Research from Alliance Manchester Business School finds modern leaders are under unprecedented strain: 67% report weekly work-related stress and two in five regularly doubt their judgment as roles expand and expectations rise. The report argues that stress is not a...
What Does It Take to Lead Cybersecurity Today? #TechEvent
The video centers on modern cybersecurity leadership, especially for CISOs operating in the public sector, and how they must adapt to rapid technological change while maintaining regulatory compliance and public trust. Terrence, a veteran with fifteen years across private and...
Well Said, Gloria 👏 #mba #businessschool #entrepreneur
Gloria Cherono, a budding entrepreneur, announced she is stepping away from her venture to pursue a full‑time MBA at Manchester Business School. In a Manchester MBA Voices podcast, she explained that finite time forces tough choices, and the real opportunity...
How This UK Indie Label Sold 25K Records For 1 Band First Week
The episode spotlights Lab Records, a Manchester‑based indie label that has scaled from a one‑person operation in 2007 to a catalog of over 1,300 songs and billions of streams. Central to its strategy is a partnership with ADA, which handles...
Leadership Lessons From Microsoft CAO Alice Jolla
The FEI Icons podcast features Alice Jala, Microsoft’s chief accounting officer and Rockwell Automation board member, sharing the personal journey that shaped her leadership style. From counting cash on her father’s kitchen table in Louisiana to navigating a series of...
The Pay Transparency Tipping Point: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage | Tomorrowist
The Tomorrowist podcast explores how pay transparency is evolving from a regulatory checkbox into a strategic lever for trust, talent acquisition, and competitive advantage. Host Jerry Juan and HR data expert David Terretky discuss the rapid expansion of state‑level disclosure...
Managing Yourself: The Leadership Skill HR Can’t Ignore | Honest HR
The Honest HR episode spotlights self‑management as the one leadership skill that doesn’t appear on dashboards but underpins every organizational outcome. Host Nicole Belyna and CHRO Marissa Kraftig argue that while market forces are uncontrollable, leaders can—and must—control their own...
Inside the 2026 Women in Restaurant Leadership Summit
The 2026 Women in Restaurant Leadership Summit, hosted by WHIRL, gathered emerging female professionals from across the hospitality sector to discuss empowerment, mentorship, and career advancement. Attendees highlighted the power of authentic conversations that build confidence, the shift from competition to...
What Leaders Can Do When Innovation Starts to Stall
The video addresses senior leaders who sense a stall in their innovation pipeline and offers a structured remedy. It argues that the first step is a candid cultural audit—identifying what in the organization’s DNA fuels creativity and what erects barriers....
Deliver Hard News with Compassion
Arthur C. Brooks argues that delivering hard news—layoffs, restructurings, or performance terminations—requires more than empathy; it demands a compassionate approach that balances understanding with decisive action. He defines compassion as a four‑step process: grasp the problem, feel enough of the pain...
In Conversation with Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey at London Business School
In a London Business School session, Coca‑Cola chief executive James Quincey discussed how the company is reinventing an iconic brand while confronting sustainability and a rapidly shifting consumer landscape. He outlined the dual challenge of protecting the timeless elements of...