Agility at Work: One Step Ahead

Latest Episodes
43. Agile Leadership and Nimble Negotiation for Social Equity
At least for a while, this will be the final posted episode of Agility at Work. More about that in a moment. No matter what unfolds, quite conveniently our conversation today with Rob Garris bridges K
42. Conflict Resilience in Contentious Times
The guest in this episode of Agility at Work is our friend and colleague Bob Bordone. Bob taught negotiation and conflict resolution for many years at Harvard Law School. He also founded a clinic here
41. The Power of a Surprise Ask
Our guest this episode, in an encore appearance, is our friend and HBS colleague Christine Exley. Back in Episode 10 we discussed her on-going research on gender inequality and how to address it. This
40. Collaborative Leadership
Our guest for this episode, Mike Beer, is back with us for an encore. He spoke with us a year ago about his latest book, Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations about Your Companys Capabilities are
39. Getting to Yes Turns 40
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury, with Bruce Patton coming on board for subsequent edi
38. Rebel Talent
In these turbulent times, business as usual is a recipe for failure. In our workand in our lives more broadlywe need to challenge the status quo and find new ways to overcome obstacles and capitaliz
37. Getting a Bad Conversation Back on Track
Imagine youre emailing back and forth with someone trying to resolve a problem. What if you had an app that would track your words and coach you on how to engage more effectively? Or, for that matter
36. The Conscience Code
Richard Shell, who teaches negotiation at the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, is our guest in this episode. His new book, just published this summer, is The Conscience Code: Lead with You
35. The Four P’s of Adaptive Leadership
The top-down, command-and-control model of leadership has fallen out of fashion in todays complex and fast-paced world. Our guest in this episode, Rob Wilkinson, provides an agile alternative that he
34. Negotiating the Impossible
Thats the name of a book by our HBS colleague Deepak Malhotra, the guest in this episode. The books subtitle is How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle). The cover