HBS After Hours
Summary: When the sun goes down at the world's leading business school, the faculty speak their minds. Listen in as they dish on everything from the NRA, to pornography, to Russian meddling, to how to buy happiness... and many more topics at the intersection of business and culture. It's entertaining, insightful, funny and NO MBA REQUIRED!
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In this episode, Youngme talks to Professor Frances Frei, who was hired by Uber last year to help rebuild a broken culture. Frances describes how toxic the culture at Uber actually was (01:50) and how she dealt with difficult work scenarios (08:19). She also talks about what should be done about “bad people doing bad things” (15:10) and the link between strategy and culture (22:10). Plus, she gives a behind-the-scenes look at preparing for her TED talk (25:10).
In this episode, Youngme talks to her friend and colleague, Professor Mike Norton, about how to spend money to create happiness. Mike's tips include spending money on experiences rather than on “stuff” (3:26), “buying time" (8:34), and investing in others (17:03). Youngme adds a few tips of her own (25:02).
In this episode, Youngme, Mihir, and Felix debate the idea of a Universal Basic Income (2:20); discuss Google and the Right to be Forgotten (14:33); and offer their After Hours picks for the week (25:02).
In this episode, Youngme, Mihir, and Felix try to make sense of online reviews (1:26), dish about their best/worst service experiences (15:20), and offer their thoughts on Spotify (18:20). Plus, their After Hours recommendations for the week (30:53).
In this pilot episode, Youngme, Mihir, and Felix discuss the NRA and whether the #NeverAgain movement has a chance (1:40); disagree about Facebook and the Russian influence campaign (15:08); and debate the idea of banning pornography (26:14). Plus, they offer their After Hours recommendations for the week (40:47) and reveal what movies they’re rooting for (and against) at this year’s Oscars (47:25). (Recorded March 1)
Listen in as HBS faculty discuss hot topics at the intersection of business and society. (Trailer)
