Harvard Business School
business school in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Videos Mentioning Harvard Business School

The Real Trick To Long Term Motivation: Daniel Pink | E130
The Diary Of A CEO
Cited for a research study conducted in a Boston cafeteria, demonstrating how connecting employees (cooks) to the impact of their work (customers) significantly improves performance and customer satisfaction.

186 - The Opioid Crisis with Patrick Radden Keefe
Peter Attia MD
Reference to a case study approach that Patrick Radden Keefe used to analyze the Sinaloa Cartel as a transnational commodities enterprise.

How Should Business Schools Prepare Students for Startups? – Jeff Bussgang and Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
Jeff Bussgang is a lecturer here. The discussion touches upon HBS's efforts to prepare students for founding companies and recent initiatives like a joint degree combining MBA with an MS degree.

Ep. 214: Quiet Quitting | Deep Questions With Cal Newport
Cal Newport
The institution where a professor coined the term 'the great rethink' to describe the post-pandemic shift in work attitudes.

#96–David Epstein: How range of experience leads to better performance in a highly specialized world
Peter Attia MD
Mentioned as a place where the concept of 90% confidence intervals for common knowledge questions was discussed, highlighting how people underestimate range.

Jacqueline Novogratz - Building Acumen & How to (Actually) Change the World | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned as a contrast to Stanford, with its annual report depicting graduates with dollar signs, reflecting a focus on profit that Jacqueline felt didn't align with her mission.

Red-pilled Billionaires, LA Fire Update, Newsom's Price Caps, TikTok Ban, Jobless MBAs
All-In Podcast
Mark Pincus's alma mater, where he observed a shift in student career expectations, moving from guaranteed high salaries to less certainty.

Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm and The Powerful World of Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
One of the venues where Henry Shukman has taught meditation.

David Rubenstein — Raising Billions of Dollars & Advising Presidents
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned as an example of a prominent business school that typically doesn't offer courses on fundraising as an intellectual skill.

Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks | Lex Fridman Podcast #193
Lex Fridman
Prominent business school, acknowledged by Rob Reid as where he earned his MBA.

Henry Shukman — Zen, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, and an Intro to Koans | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
One of the venues where Henry Shukman has taught meditation.

Maria Sharapova Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
An institution where Maria Sharapova took two business courses during a break, which provided intellectual growth and expanded her network.

Where is Happiness?: A Conversation with Arthur C. Brooks (Episode #291)
Sam Harris
Institution where Arthur Brooks is a professor of management practice.

Emily Weiss on the Insights That Grew Glossier - With Amy Buechler at the Female Founders Conference
Y Combinator
HBS, where Ali Weiss, Glossier's SVP of Marketing, graduated from.

Reshma Shetty Speaks at Y Combinator's Female Founders Conference 2016
Y Combinator
Provided a case study on 'Building Your Company's Vision' which inspired Geno Works to define its mission.

Seth Godin on The Game of Life, The Value of Hacks, and Overcoming Anxiety | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Institution known for its case study method, which uses real-world problems to create tension and facilitate learning.

Guy Raz on Building ‘How I Built This,’ Managing Depression, and Podcasts | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The institution where Guy Raz was exposed to the case study method during his Nieman Fellowship, which greatly inspired the format of 'How I Built This.'

E42: China's tech crackdown, CRISPR breakthrough, practical climate change solutions & more
All-In Podcast
Institution where Chamath Palihapitiya gave a speech that offended some attendees.

Mike Maples Jr Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss mentions HBS in the context of a class on managerial capitalism and his consideration of an MBA.

Books I’ve Loved — Ann Miura Ko | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Institution where Clayton Christensen was a professor.

Entrepreneurship Expert: How To Build A $1m Business Without Hard Work!
The Diary Of A CEO
A top-tier business school whose dean, Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria, co-authored the book 'Drive' discussing fundamental human drives.

226 ‒ The science of happiness | Arthur Brooks, Ph.D.
Peter Attia MD
The institution where Arthur Brooks currently teaches a class on happiness to graduate students.

Marvel Studios Creator — Never-Before-Heard Tales of Hollywood Deals, Selling to Disney, & More
Tim Ferriss
The institution from which the speaker graduated, providing him with an 'MBA moniker' that was useful in his early career.

Ricardo Semler Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned by Ricardo Semler as a place where he heard 'condescending responses' when asking fundamental 'why' questions, similar to his experience at law school.