Lessons from the Yale School of Management

Yale School of Management
Yale School of Management

Join host Blake Eskin as he explores key business and leadership ideas from some of Yale SOM's most popular classes.

  1. Episode 1

    Leading Effective Teams with Julia DiBenigno

    Leading a successful organization starts with getting teams aligned and working smoothly. But our instincts about teamwork often lead us astray.‌ Prof. Julia DiBenigno, an organizational ethnographer, shares key lessons that Yale MBA students learn in Managing Groups and Teams, a team-dynamics boot camp that kicks off the MBA curriculum. Visit Yale Insights for more about this episode.

  2. Episode 2

    How Finance Shapes Your World with Song Ma

    Finance isn't just about making bets on stocks and bonds. It's a technology that, at its best, opens up the world for commerce and discovery, and allows us to share risk and plan for the future. Prof. Song Ma, an expert in the economics of entrepreneurship, shares lessons from his course Finance and Society, which traces the innumerable ways finance powers modern life. Visit Yale Insights for more about this episode.

  3. Episode 3

    When Ideas Meet the Real World with Mushfiq Mobarak

    Development economist Mushfiq Mobarak explains how implementing new ideas can be complicated by politics, unintended consequences, and the complexities of human behavior. Visit Yale Insights for more about this episode.

  4. Episode 4

    A Model for Understanding with Edward Kaplan

    While the rest of the world races to pour huge amounts of data into AI systems, operations research expert Edward Kaplan is focused on what he calls "little data": finding the right mathematical model to illuminate a business or public policy problem when you have limited information. Visit Yale Insights for more about this episode.

  5. Episode 5

    What Is a Nonprofit for? with Judith Chevalier

    Is a nonprofit simply an organization that doesn't make a profit? Economist Judith Chevalier, who teaches Yale SOM's Strategic Management of Nonprofits course, explains when the nonprofit model works better, how nonprofits compete, and how nonprofit organizations are reinvigorating old industries. Visit Yale Insights for more about this episode.

  6. 02/04/2025

    Trailer: Lessons from the Yale School of Management

    Join us for a preview of the first season of Lessons from the Yale School of Management. On this podcast, you'll visit the Yale SOM classroom and hear from faculty members about the key business and leadership lessons from some of our most popular classes.

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