Deep Purpose

Harvard Business School Prof. Ranjay Gulati
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Deep Purpose

Deep Purpose is a series of captivating conversations with Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati and top global CEOs about how courageous leaders unlock potential, proving that vast performance gains–and vital social benefits–are the payoffs when firms get purpose right.

  1. Introducing HBS Think Big, Buy Small

    AUG 5

    Introducing HBS Think Big, Buy Small

    This is a special episode from Think Big, Buy Small, the chart-topping entrepreneurship podcast from our friends at Harvard Business School. Think Big, Buy Small explores an innovative approach to entrepreneurship -- acquisition entrepreneurship -- with conversations on how to buy your own business, be your own boss, and get the financial benefits of your efforts through the approach of entrepreneurship through acquisition. In this specific episode, HBS Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff chat with graduating Harvard MBA students about their thoughts on becoming entrepreneurs. Listen to more episodes of Think Big, Buy Small and follow the podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/B2cH36AX?sid=deeppurpose

    57 min
  2. Helena Foulkes: The Power of Asking “What Could Go Right?”

    MAR 18

    Helena Foulkes: The Power of Asking “What Could Go Right?”

    Research has repeatedly shown that we are hard-wired to worry. Whether we worry about our own survival, our family and friends, or our future, it can seem like we spend much of our lives fixated on what could go wrong. In this episode, Helena Foulkes discusses how taking courage can be as simple as asking what could go right – a philosophy that has taken her from the helm of CVS Pharmacy and Hudson’s Bay Company to the campaign trail for governorship of Rhode Island.

    45 min
  3. Behind the CEO Who Wants to “Keep Commerce Human”

    MAR 4

    Behind the CEO Who Wants to “Keep Commerce Human”

    In our increasingly virtual world, it can feel like many of our lives take place remotely. When Josh Silverman took the helm at Etsy in 2017, however, he went against this technological grain, helping to usher in a new, distinctly human-centered purpose at the e-commerce company: “Keep Commerce Human.” In this episode spanning the course of his career, Silverman recounts the difficult choices he has made in keeping people at the center of business – and what following that ethos has meant for his personal and professional life.

    42 min
  4. Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair: Building the Courage to Lead

    FEB 26

    Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair: Building the Courage to Lead

    Despite the decades of progress women have made in the workplace, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions at companies across the globe. Leena Nair, CEO of Chanel, is working to change that. Reflecting on her journey from rural India to London, Leena discusses how she developed the confidence necessary to usher Chanel into the future – one led by (many more) women.

    41 min
  5. From the Frontlines to the C-Suite: How Penny Pennington Discovered Her Purpose at Edward Jones

    FEB 12

    From the Frontlines to the C-Suite: How Penny Pennington Discovered Her Purpose at Edward Jones

    Few CEOs can claim that they started in entry-level positions at the companies they now lead. Penny Pennington is one of those few, rising from financial advisor to CEO and Managing Partner at Edward Jones. In this episode, Pennington reflects on how Edward Jones’ purpose – “to partner for positive impact” – motivated her personal and professional life and, nowadays, how she has been working to realize that sense of purpose for Edward Jones’ employees, clients, and the communities in which they live.

    45 min
  6. What it Takes to Lead a Successful Turnaround in Health Care

    FEB 5

    What it Takes to Lead a Successful Turnaround in Health Care

    As a veteran leader in the healthcare sector, José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO of Baxter, has made a lot of tough decisions. He led the successful turnaround of the Illinois-based multinational by calling on leadership lessons he gained from his family in Brazil. Almeida says courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to press on when times are difficult.

    32 min
  7. Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach on Driving the Future of the Digital Economy

    12/18/2023

    Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach on Driving the Future of the Digital Economy

    What’s really in a payment? During his career at Mastercard, Michael Miebach has strived to understand how payment solutions make a difference in people’s lives, even before his appointment as CEO. In this episode, Miebach explains how he thinks through powering the economy in an increasingly digital (if uncertain) world and the leadership required to do so.

    47 min
  8. How Anne Mulcahy Turned Xerox Around – and What Came After

    12/11/2023

    How Anne Mulcahy Turned Xerox Around – and What Came After

    During the 2000s, Anne Mulcahy was faced with the seemingly unsurmountable challenge of saving Xerox, rising to the position of CEO after her predecessor had been unsuccessful. In this retrospective, Mulcahy discusses the leadership lessons she learned, the role she believes CEOs should play in today’s society, and how she’s defining her life post-Xerox.

    45 min
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Deep Purpose is a series of captivating conversations with Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati and top global CEOs about how courageous leaders unlock potential, proving that vast performance gains–and vital social benefits–are the payoffs when firms get purpose right.

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  • Creator
    Harvard Business School Prof. Ranjay Gulati
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
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  • Show Website
    Deep Purpose

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