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Leading Small Teams

Do you have a hard time managing team dynamics? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Facebook executive Julie Zhuo. They talk through what to do when your subordinate is bossing around others on the team, a star performer you’ve hired threatens your status, or you want to help an underperforming team member.

HBR Presents: Cold Call

Harvard Business School’s Brian Kenny is joined by professors to distill the school’s legendary case studies into podcast form, giving listeners important takeaways they can use in their own businesses and careers. In this episode, Harvard Business School professors Leslie John and Mitch Weiss discuss a case on the city of Toronto, and how it is experimenting with various smart city ideas born of the Google spin-off Sidewalk Labs.

“Cold Call” is part of HBR Presents, a new network of business podcasts curated by HBR editors. For our full lineup of shows, search “HBR” on your favorite podcast app or visit hbr.org/podcasts.

The Future of Drug Trials Is Better Data and Continuous Monitoring

It will help patients and bring new treatments to market faster.

Internet Trolls & Crazy Rich Asians: The Wild World of Vintage Watch Collectors

Eric Wind, former senior watch specialist at Christie’s and a “watch-preneur,” reveals how you can navigate the often irrational world of collection to make money while having fun in the process.

Can AI Nudge Us to Make Better Choices?

Machine learning, meet behavioral science.

How PXT Select™ Can Help Organizations Hire the Right People - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PXT SELECT

Sponsor content from PXT Select.

The Stigma That Keeps Consultants from Using Flex Time

Findings from interviews with 50 management consultants.

How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You

Pay less attention to them and more attention to your values.

Boeing and the Importance of Encouraging Employees to Speak Up

It shouldn’t take a tragedy to fix a culture.

Quick Takes on Uber, Apple/Qualcomm, Pinterest, Brexit, and More

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir offer short takes on six different topics, including: Uber’s S-1, Apple and Qualcomm settling their lawsuit, Pinterest’s prospects as a public company, Brexit, and the best TV shows about business.