Join host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane as he sits down with HBS faculty to discuss business education in a way that’s both entertaining and insightful. The Parlor Room is your key to breaking down academic theory without sacrificing depth—all while gaining practical takeaways for navigating the business world.
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Harvard Business School professors discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture. Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee engage in a spirited discussion on a range of topics torn from the headlines — from Facebook, to free trade, to the #MeToo movement. Informed by their unique expertise as professors at one of the world’s leading business schools, their takes are always surprising, unconventional, and insightful.
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Bonus Episode: Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute's Jen Stave on Harnessing AI for a Better Tomorrow
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In this special bonus episode of The Parlor Room—recorded live at HBS Online's Connext 2024 conference—host Chris Linnane sits down with Jen Stave, launch director of Harvard’s Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute. They discuss artificial intelligence's transformative impact across industries, the need for global regulation, and the importance of ma…
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Introducing "Think Big, Buy Small," a New Harvard Business School Podcast
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Today, we’re sharing a special episode of Think Big, Buy Small, a new podcast from our friends at Harvard Business School. Think Big, Buy Small explores an innovative approach to entrepreneurship: acquisition entrepreneurship, with conversations exploring how to buy your own business, be your own boss, and get the financial benefits of your efforts…
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The Best Of Recommendations
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Revisit some of Felix and Mihir’s recommendations.Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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The Best Of After Hours - TikTok & Sports
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Revisit Felix and Mihir’s discussion about TikTok bans and why sports have become so valuable.Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Mihir, Felix and NYU’s Dolly Chugh discuss the pressure on business leaders to conform to the demands of woke capitalism. Should you give in? Push back? What are the risks and rewards? Also: Feeling low lately? Chances are you are just getting older. We speculate why most people go through some sort of midlife crisis and talk about ways to better c…
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Season 1 Finale: Top 8 Q&As with Harvard Business School Faculty
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In The Parlor Room's season one finale, host Chris Linnane shares his favorite questions and answers from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty, including Mihir Desai, Mike Wheeler, Jill Avery, Nien-hê Hsieh, Jeff Bussgang, Joshua Margolis, Forest Reinhardt, and Linda Hill. Tune in for their insights into finance, conflict manageme…
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ICYMI: The Promise and Peril of AI
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In case you missed it: In this episode, Felix, Sarah and Mihir discuss Chat GPT, if AI is truly transformational, the future of search, and how to digitally detox from all this AI talk. (Originally aired March 1, 2023).Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Season 1 Bonus Content (Part 2): Linda Hill, Mihir Desai, Forest Reinhardt, and Joshua Margolis
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In our second special episode featuring season one bonus content, host Chris Linnane shares exclusive, unaired clips from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty members. Tune in for insights from Linda Hill on leadership's imperatives and developing contextual intelligence, Mihir Desai on making finance more accessible, Forest Reinh…
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Season 1 Bonus Content (Part 1): Mike Wheeler, Jill Avery, Jeff Bussgang, and Nien-hê Hsieh
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In the first of two special episodes featuring season one bonus content, host Chris Linnane shares exclusive, unaired clips from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty members. Tune in to hear from Mike Wheeler on negotiation, Jill Avery on branding, Jeff Bussgang on entrepreneurship, and Nien-hê Hsieh on ethics and artificial intel…
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Linda Hill on Leading Change and the Paradoxes of Management
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Great leadership requires being both a value creator and a game changer. In this episode of The Parlor Room, host Chris Linnane sits down with HBS Professor Linda Hill to explore what that means through the lens of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine development. They also discuss the paradoxes of management and the three roles leaders must play to innovate …
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Forest Reinhardt on Climate Change and the Tragedy of the Commons
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How can businesses navigate the complexities of climate change? Host Chris Linnane and Harvard Business School Professor Forest Reinhardt delve into that question in this episode. They discuss the tragedy of the commons, explore the challenges of creating and selling a carbon-neutral beer, and answer listener questions about what responsibilities c…
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What’s in store for 2024? Mihir and Felix are back with their celebrated predictions episode. Will OPEC implode? Are quant funds in trouble? What’s Argentina’s future? Can inflation in the U.S. really sink to 2%? Is plastic the new asbestos? Who will acquire Electronic Arts? Is AIML a verb? Listen in as the hosts (foolishly) predict what the new ye…
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Felix and Mihir reflect on the most important stories of 2023 including the remarkable rise of AI, the revolution in life sciences, the rising power of employees, the trial of SBF, how product market strategies are reflecting shifting financial logics, the reasons for increased warfare, the disjunction between financial markets and the real economy…
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Joshua Margolis on Elevating Your Leadership Style
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Host Chris Linnane welcomes Harvard Business School Professor Joshua Margolis to The Parlor Room for an engaging conversation about organizational leadership. They discuss how to develop yourself as a leader by examining the story of Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, the former CEO of Bank Leumidive. They then dive into how Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh…
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Appreciating Late Bloomers and a Big Bank
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Felix and Mihir discuss how JPMorgan has managed to succeed where others fail and how late bloomers manage to succeed after sometimes failing.Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Nien-hê Hsieh on Ethical AI, Decision-Making, and Investing
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Harvard Business School Professor Nien-hê Hsieh joins host Chris Linnane in The Parlor Room to discuss preserving work's human element with the proliferation of artificial intelligence and how Theranos' story imparts vital lessons about ethical decision-making and investing. GUEST Nien-hê Hsieh, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration RES…
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Magnificent Markets and Conflict on Campus
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Felix and Mihir discuss the meaning and impact of the increasing concentration of stock market performance via the “Magnificent 7” and the source and resolution of conflicts on campuses.Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Turbulence at OpenAI — Our Take-Aways
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Felix and Mihir discuss how Sam Altman was fired and reinstated over the course of just a few days. Was the board right to dismiss Altman? Does the turmoil change how we think about hybrid organizations that combine nonprofit and for-profit motives? What does the episode teach us about the future of AI? Plus, we look at the reasons why men now die …
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Jeff Bussgang on the Rise of AI & Raising Venture Capital
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This week on The Parlor Room, Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jeff Bussgang, a former entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, joins host Chris Linnane to discuss the rise of generative AI, why experimentation is vital to finding product-market fit, and how to raise venture capital successfully. He also goes over how to come up with good bus…
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The Future of Africa and Empty Lots
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Will Africa fulfill its remarkable promise in the next several decades? Is a land tax the best kind of tax? Would it solve our housing crisis? All that and more on this episode of After Hours.Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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Does AI Have a Copyright Problem?
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Felix and Mihir discuss how copyright applies to AI-generated works. Are AI companies guilty of mass infringement? Could users be sued if they use AI to generate texts and images? Wouldn’t it be right to compensate authors for their contributions to AI models? Plus, a decade in, what has the corporate purpose movement accomplished? We look back and…
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Jill Avery on Building a Winning Brand Portfolio
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What can you learn about brand portfolio strategy from Marriott's $13.3 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts? Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jill Avery joins host Chris Linnane in The Parlor Room to answer that question and discuss how Marriott overcame the challenge of managing its robust 30-brand portfolio. GUEST Jill Avery, …
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Felix, Sarah and Mihir consider whether real estate brokers add value, how the world of brokers will be transformed by a recent lawsuit and consider whether investors should be buying music as an asset class.Par TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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The U.S. economy is stellar. So why are we all so mad?
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In this episode, Mihir and Felix discuss consumer finances, which are remarkably healthy. The average U.S. household now has a net worth of more than a million dollars. But if things are this good, why are we so angry? Why lament the state of the economy? Plus, we talk about Tesla and the market for electric vehicles. Has it reached its nadir?…
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