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Introducing 'HBS The Founder Mindset: The Curse of Optionality with Tim Ferriss'

Today on Deep Purpose, we’re excited to share an episode from The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu, the new podcast from Harvard Business School Foundry. Hosted by entre

Introducing 'HBS Think Big, Buy Small' Season Two

Today, we’re sharing a special episode from season 2 of Think Big, Buy Small, the podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Think Big, Buy Small explores an

Introducing 'Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators'

Today, we are sharing the first episode of the new podcast Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators. Recently called a “best podcast of the week” by The Guardian, Dealc

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

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 m

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 thi

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 C

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 a

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 turnaro

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 bef

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 unsucce

Entrepreneur Harsh Shah Debates the Exit Strategy: Is it Selling Out or Building Value?

Harsh Shah and his firm’s co-founders faced a once-in-a-lifetime quandary: should they sell the incredibly successful e-commerce venture they worked so hard to build to a

From Rags to (Shared) Riches: How James Mwangi Democratized Financial Access Across Africa

James Mwangi made a courageous decision to leave a comfortable, big-city banking job to rescue Equity Building Society, a local financial institution on which Kenyan farm

Piloting Alaska Airlines with Compassion

To pilot Alaska Airlines, CEO Ben Minicucci draws on his Italian immigrant roots and Canadian military training, which was put to the test during a tricky operation near

How Levi Strauss & Co.’s Harmit Singh Finds Purpose in Profit

As the Chief Financial & Growth Officer of the Levi Strauss & Co. clothing brand, Harmit Singh makes tough decisions by sticking to a clear set of values that are well-al

Making Global Sustainability Personal at Bühler

The global food supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental challenges. Many companies avoid these issues or make token effor

How Framebridge Founder Susan Tynan Managed Risk While Making an Impact

Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan (Harvard Business School MBA 2003) to found Framebridge, a custom framing company. When Tynan

Saving BlackBerry: CEO John Chen Explains How to Make the Hard Calls

John Chen was hired to save an iconic smartphone company that ran out of juice. BlackBerry had gone from being a corporate world must-have to a global has-been. Chen says

Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman on Business as a Force for Social Change

Paul Polman is the legendary former CEO of Unilever and a global leader in combating climate change and promoting corporate responsibility. Reflecting on his career durin

Deep Purpose Season 2

Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati is back with a new season of Deep Purpose. This time he’s exploring the qualities it takes to become a courageous leader,