Deep Purpose
by Harvard Business School Prof. Ranjay Gulati
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About this podcast
Deep Purpose is a series of captivating conversations with Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati and top global CEOs about how courageous leaders unlock potential, proving that vast performance gains–and vital social benefits–are the payoffs when firms get purpose right.
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- Introducing 'HBS The Founder Mindset: The Curse of Optionality with Tim Ferriss' · 33 minToday 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 entrepreneur…
- Introducing 'HBS Think Big, Buy Small' Season Two · 55 minToday, 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' · 40 minToday, 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, Dealcraft is…
- Introducing HBS Think Big, Buy Small · 57 minThis 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 an…
- Helena Foulkes: The Power of Asking “What Could Go Right?” · 43 minResearch 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 much of…
- Behind the CEO Who Wants to “Keep Commerce Human” · 40 minIn 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 this…
- Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair: Building the Courage to Lead · 39 minDespite 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 Chanel…
- From the Frontlines to the C-Suite: How Penny Pennington Discovered Her Purpose at Edward Jones · 43 minFew 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 and…
- What it Takes to Lead a Successful Turnaround in Health Care · 30 minAs 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 turnaround of…
- Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach on Driving the Future of the Digital Economy · 47 minWhat’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 before his…
- How Anne Mulcahy Turned Xerox Around – and What Came After · 45 minDuring 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 unsuccessful…
- Entrepreneur Harsh Shah Debates the Exit Strategy: Is it Selling Out or Building Value? · 32 minHarsh 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 big…
- From Rags to (Shared) Riches: How James Mwangi Democratized Financial Access Across Africa · 39 minJames 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 farmers and…
- Piloting Alaska Airlines with Compassion · 40 minTo 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 the…
- How Levi Strauss & Co.’s Harmit Singh Finds Purpose in Profit · 24 minAs 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-aligned…
- Making Global Sustainability Personal at Bühler · 36 minThe global food supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental challenges. Many companies avoid these issues or make token efforts to…
- How Framebridge Founder Susan Tynan Managed Risk While Making an Impact · 36 minGreat 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 couldn’t…
- Saving BlackBerry: CEO John Chen Explains How to Make the Hard Calls · 32 minJohn 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 the key…
- Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman on Business as a Force for Social Change · 41 minPaul Polman is the legendary former CEO of Unilever and a global leader in combating climate change and promoting corporate responsibility. Reflecting on his career during and…
- Deep Purpose Season 2 · 4 minHarvard 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, joined…
