HBR IdeaCast

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.

J. Craig Venter, the biologist who led the effort to sequence human DNA, on unlocking the human genome and the importance of building extraordinary teams for long-term results.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London, on how confidence masks incompetence.

Linda Hill, Harvard Business School professor, and Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser at Egon Zehnder, on the talent strategies that set up a company for long-term success.

Greg McKeown, author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less," on the importance of being "absurdly selective" in how we use our time.

The tech luminaries on bundling and unbundling in the digital age.

Charles Casto, recently retired from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, on how smart leadership saved the second Fukushima power plant.

Lenovo's CEO on how the PC leader is poised to win in the "PC plus" world.

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.

Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, on how to know when simple rules and snap decisions will outperform analytical models.

David Zweig, author of "Invisibles," on employees who value good work over self-promotion.

Nikil Saval, editor at n+1, on how gender, politics, and unions have affected the American workplace since the Civil War.

Erin Meyer, affiliate professor at INSEAD and author of "The Culture Map," on why memorizing a list of etiquette rules doesn't work.

Sam Palmisano, former CEO of IBM, on striking a balance between running a company for the long term and keeping investors happy.

Gautam Mukunda, HBS professor, on the dangers of managing companies for shareholders.