43 episodes
Agility at Work: One Step Ahead Agility at Work: One Step Ahead
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Agility is a must for negotiators and leaders in today’s fast-paced, uncertain world. You’ve got to be quick on your feet to seize unexpected opportunities. And you better have a Plan B in case things go south.
Agility at Work co-hosts, Harvard professors Mike Wheeler and Kimberlyn Leary, show you how to stretch your thinking and sharpen your skills so you’re ready to adapt to surprises, pleasant or otherwise. Mike and Kim also interview colleagues, negotiators, and leaders about their insights and best practices. Get ready to limber up!
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43. Agile Leadership and Nimble Negotiation for Social Equity
At least for a while, this will be the final posted episode of Agility at Work. More about that in a moment. No matter what unfolds, quite conveniently our conversation today with Rob Garris bridges Kim’s world of agile leadership and Mike’s jazz of negotiation domain. Rob is the Managing Director of Leadership Development at … Continue reading 43. Agile Leadership and Nimble Negotiation for Social Equity →
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42. Conflict Resilience in Contentious Times
The guest in this episode of Agility at Work is our friend and colleague Bob Bordone. Bob taught negotiation and conflict resolution for many years at Harvard Law School. He also founded a clinic here to give students firsthand experience in settling disputes. That program is still going strong. Bob has now moved into multi-faceted … Continue reading 42. Conflict Resilience in Contentious Times →
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41. The Power of a Surprise Ask
Our guest this episode, in an encore appearance, is our friend and HBS colleague Christine Exley. Back in Episode 10 we discussed her on-going research on gender inequality and how to address it. This time we learned about her work on charitable giving—why we sometimes say yes and other times no. Most of us are … Continue reading 41. The Power of a Surprise Ask →
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40. Collaborative Leadership
Our guest for this episode, Mike Beer, is back with us for an encore. He spoke with us a year ago about his latest book, Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations about Your Company’s Capabilities are the Key to a Winning Strategy. Mike joins us now to discuss the distinction between top-down leadership and leadership … Continue reading 40. Collaborative Leadership →
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39. Getting to Yes Turns 40
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury, with Bruce Patton coming on board for subsequent editions. It remains by far the best seller in the field and has been translated into dozens of languages. William, our guest in … Continue reading 39. Getting to Yes Turns 40 →
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38. Rebel Talent
In these turbulent times, business as usual is a recipe for failure. In our work—and in our lives more broadly—we need to challenge the status quo and find new ways to overcome obstacles and capitalize on unexpected opportunities. Our guest in this episode is our Harvard Business School colleague, Francesca Gino. She’s the author of … Continue reading 38. Rebel Talent →