83 episodes

Work can be frustrating. How can you get along with that maddening coworker? Figure out what your unapproachable boss really wants? Motivate your demoralized team? "Dear HBR:" is here to help. With empathy, experience, and humor, veteran Harvard Business Review editors and co-hosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn explore solutions to your workplace dilemmas. Bolstered by insights from guests and academic research, they help you navigate thorny situations to find a better way forward.

Dear HBR‪:‬ Harvard Business Review

    • Business
    • 4.6 • 736 Ratings

Work can be frustrating. How can you get along with that maddening coworker? Figure out what your unapproachable boss really wants? Motivate your demoralized team? "Dear HBR:" is here to help. With empathy, experience, and humor, veteran Harvard Business Review editors and co-hosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn explore solutions to your workplace dilemmas. Bolstered by insights from guests and academic research, they help you navigate thorny situations to find a better way forward.

    Introducing New Here: Office Etiquette

    Introducing New Here: Office Etiquette

    While Dear HBR: is on hiatus, we want to introduce you to HBR’s podcast for young professionals, New Here, hosted by Elainy Mata. Whether it’s your first job or a fresh start, New Here will help you build a meaningful career on your own terms. In this episode, Elainy and comedian Sarah Cooper break down the unwritten rules around to how to behave in a new job—otherwise known as office etiquette.

    Listen for free to season one of New Here at HBR.org/Podcasts/New-Here or wherever you get your podcasts.

    • 26 min
    HBR Presents: Coaching Real Leaders

    HBR Presents: Coaching Real Leaders

    This new podcast features real-life coaching sessions with leaders working to overcome professional challenges. In this episode, host Muriel Wilkins speaks with a woman who’s been walking a tightrope between addressing a superior’s microaggressions and making her team feel safe. Wilkins coaches this manager toward the actions she can take to improve the situation and build a healthier culture at her organization. "Coaching Real leaders" is part of HBR Presents, a network of business podcasts curated by HBR editors.

    • 38 min
    New Chapters

    New Chapters

    Is it time to do something different in your career? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Bruce Feiler, a researcher and the author of Life Is in the Transitions. They talk through what to do when you’ve been out of work and can’t find a job the usual ways, you feel lost in the ambiguity of a new role, or you want to convince your boss to release you to another team.

    • 30 min
    Remote Feedback

    Remote Feedback

    Is it hard for you to give or get feedback virtually? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Marcus Buckingham, a cohead of the ADP Research Institute and the author of Nine Lies about Work. They talk through what to do when you want to tell your boss they’re derailing virtual meetings, you’re starting a new job remotely and getting little guidance, or you want more feedback on your organization’s performance during the pandemic.

    • 31 min
    Commutes

    Commutes

    Is the pandemic making you rethink your commute? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Ashley Whillans, a professor at Harvard Business School and the author of the new book Time Smart. They talk through what to do when you want to work remotely but your company is against it, you’re considering a new job closer to home, or you’ve been offered a job that’s a great fit but comes with a longer commute.

    • 31 min
    Safe Workplaces

    Safe Workplaces

    What will it take for you to feel safe at work again? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Ethan Bernstein, a professor at Harvard Business School. They talk through what to do when your essential employees are staying home despite increased safety measures, you want to redesign your open office to make it work for the new normal, or you’re seeing a growing divide between workers who have to come in and those who can work from home.

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
736 Ratings

736 Ratings

ALR in PA ,

More episodes please!

I really enjoy the show and think your situational analysis is very insightful. I hope you will consider making more new episodes.

Bigpathan ,

Good career advice if you are ready to hear it

Listen to this if you want to know how to navigate corporate America (and even non-profits!). The hosts approach every question with the assumption of best intentions and are upfront about the reality and sometimes they give the benefit of doubt too much-however you should alway approach things this way since being quick to assume and fall into your biases is what makes more problems for yourself.

William_Squilliam ,

Amazing content/technical difficulties

Dear HBR: I love your show. The content is insightful and helpful. I often have trouble loading your content; your content fails to load, despite repeated attempts. I’m an Apple user. Previously iPhone 7 and now iPhone XR. I’ve had this problem over the past few years. I’m an avid podcast listener and don’t have this problem with other podcasts. The technical issue seems worth researching further. It’s a shame if your great program goes unheard due to a technical glitch.

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