
HBR On Leadership
Hosted by Brian Kenny · Harvard Business Review
4.7from 568 ratings
- 168
- Episodes
- 126
- Transcribed
- 568
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
About HBR On Leadership
Leadership isn’t just a personality trait, it’s a set of skills that you can build. Whether you’re managing up or motivating a team, HBR On Leadership is your destination for insights and inspiration from the world’s top leadership practitioners and experts. Every Wednesday, the editors at the Harvard Business Review hand-picked case studies and conversations with global business leaders, management experts, academics, from across HBR to help you unlock the best in those around you.
- Publisher
- Harvard Business Review
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Apr 2023
- Latest episode
- 24 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
126 of 168 episodes have a transcript.

24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Leaders Create the Conditions for Innovative Thinking

24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
An Announcement from HBR On Leadership

17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Speed and Trust Are Critical to Solving Hard Problems
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How Leaders Create the Conditions for Innovative Thinking
Published 24 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So how do you how do you do that? How do you get the good ideas? First, I have to feel like it's worth it for me to share my ideas, to share my slice of genius with you. So what are the conditions you create that I am actually going to feel like I want to do that? Because innovation is hard work. […]
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- Linda Hill
- Anne Morriss
- Marc Zao-Sanders
- Chris Lipp
- Steph So
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 156 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 412 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Brian Kenny host the show. Published by Harvard Business Review.
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