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August 17, 2026 Fostering a Conflict-Intelligent Organization
Building a Conflict-Intelligent Organization
18 Jul 2025
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High conflict intelligence starts with leaders—through the language they use and the skills they model every day.
🎧 Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4eTy9N0
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Editor's note: We reposted this to fix a typo.

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August 17, 2026 Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Leading with Purpose in Turbulent Times
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Leading with Purpose in Uncertain Times
26 Nov 2025
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“Every job we’ve got is going to change in some way—whether it’s getting the shopping carts off the parking lot, the way our technologists work, or certainly how leadership roles evolve.”
At HBR’s Future of Business 2025 event on November 3, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon discussed how AI will transform work and the e-commerce industry. McMillon has since announced he will be retiring in early 2026.
The full interview is also available on the HBR IdeaCast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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August 17, 2026 Facing Your Fear of Conflict
Facing Your Fear of Conflict
27 Sep 2022
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It’s an essential lesson all managers must learn: Conflict is necessary, and you shouldn’t run away from it.
But what’s the difference between good and bad conflict? What happens when you avoid it for too long? And how can you keep your emotions under control through a tense conversation? Join this conversation with HBR editor and author of “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)” to get the tools you need to deal with conflict head-on.
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53min
August 17, 2026 Using Improv Comedy to Align Your Team
Using Improv Comedy to Unite Your Team
17 May 2019
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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.
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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.

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August 17, 2026 How to Activate Creativity
How to Jumpstart Creativity
27 Feb 2025
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In the age of Gen AI, human creativity matters more than ever. So how do you jumpstart your own and your team’s creativity? Try these prompts.
Read the full article by Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman here: https://s.hbr.org/3CZrG4N

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August 17, 2026 How Do I Get My Team to Love Work? (HBR Podcast)
Part four of our four-part special series, Find Joy in Any Job, with Marcus Buckingham on how to design your work to focus on what you love.

Not everyone likes everything about their job all the time. But we know from research that people who are energized by at least parts of their work perform better – and feel a greater sense of well-being. So there’s a huge benefit when teams and organizations encourage employees to spend more of their work day focused on their strengths and passions.

In this special series from HBR, we’re looking at how to figure out what you really love about work and craft your current job around that. In this episode, we’re scaling up from self-help for individuals to advice for managers and explaining how they can balance these efforts with business goals.

IdeaCast co-host Alison Beard speaks with Marcus Buckingham, head of research on people and performance at the ADP Research Institute and author of the new book Love + Work.

Listen to all Find Joy in Any Job episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJub1TwtUIBDKN28fnTNtQBq8
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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/2022/04/find-joy-in-any-job-how-do-i-get-my-team-to-love-work
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-joy-in-any-job-how-do-i-get-my-team-to-love-work/id152022135?i=1000558975511
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PGLX7KCudAooxR3lQaZTm
- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/find-joy-in-any-job-how-do-i-get-my-team-to-love-work-202745556
- Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wODU1?sa=X&ved=0CAcQkfYCahgKEwiw_eOE9bn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQhS4

Series Description:
HBR IdeaCast’s Find Joy in Any Job is a special four-part series with renowned management thinker Marcus Buckingham. At a time when 41% of us are considering quitting our current roles, we'll offer a better solution: a way to improve them. We'll capture voices from workers around the world and explore why so many feel unhappy and disengaged. We'll explain how to pinpoint the aspects of work that you do (or could) love and how to shift your responsibilities to those areas. Finally, we'll discuss how to build a team and organization full of people who love what they do. Marcus is the head of research on people and performance at the ADP Research Institute and author of the new book Love + Work (as well as co-author of the best-selling Nine Lies About Work). He'll be joined by IdeaCast co-host Alison Beard.

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 Open
00:22 Intro
01:52 Team Joining: Get Curious About People’s Likes and Dislikes
07:40 Weekly Check-ins Make a Difference
11:32 Too Many Direct Reports is a Red Flag
14:03 Find Those Who Love Doing What Needs to Be Done/Love Drives Excellence
16:29 The Best Teams Embrace Uniqueness
19:48 Love Fuels Expertise Fuels Innovation
21:43 A New Standard for Company Culture

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37min
August 17, 2026 Forget Perks—Here's What Truly Satisfies Employees
Forget Perks—Here's What Makes Employees Happy
21 Nov 2025
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Data from 7,500 companies shows that happier employees outperform the market. Harvard professor @drarthurbrooks explains what actually drives workplace happiness.
Sign up to receive Arthur’s new six-week newsletter "The Leader’s Happiness Reset" here: https://s.hbr.org/49XFIlg

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August 17, 2026 Boredom Is a Skill. Master It.
Boredom Is a Skill. Practice It.
10 Sep 2025
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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

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August 17, 2026 Do You Have What it Takes to Own a Food Truck? | Career Crush
Do You Have What it Takes to Own a Food Truck? | Career Crush
18 Jan 2022
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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 Moy
02:50 How much does a food truck cost?
03:31 The money
05:34 The struggle is real
07:00 The food
08:35 Skills needed
In 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 Alpaio
Video by Andy Robinson and Elainy Mata
Editing by Andy Robinson
Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player
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14min
August 17, 2026 Introducing HBR Executive: Premier Course
Introducing HBR Executive: Masterclass
2 Jun 2025
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Level up your leadership with our new HBR Executive offering. Subscribe here: https://s.hbr.org/4mGyOVy

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