Trailer: Boss Class Season 2

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spk_0 How many times in your life have you had a great boss? You're unlikely to need lots of

spk_0 fingers to count them. Your hand may well remain balled into a fist.

spk_0 It doesn't have to be this way. The ingredients of a decent manager are not a secret. They can

spk_0 be learned. If you'd like to become a better boss or just pass on some advice to the idiots

spk_0 above you, there's hope.

spk_0 I'm Andrew Palmer and I write the Economists weekly column on management. I'm back with

spk_0 the second season of Boss Class. In the first season I learned how to hire a team, how

spk_0 to motivate staff, and how to run a meeting well. This time I've been gathering tips from

spk_0 inside some of the world's best known companies. I'll learn about innovation at Google, culture

spk_0 at Novo Nordisk, and decision-making at Levi's. I'll hear from CEOs about how they handle

spk_0 crises. I don't think there's any textbook telling you that it's a great idea to reorganize

spk_0 the whole company two months into a pandemic, how they test new ideas. I would say for every

spk_0 pumpkin spice latte, there were 10 other drinks that are no longer on the menu board.

spk_0 I get expert advice on how to negotiate. I don't generally get too angry. I get tough.

spk_0 How to give better presentations. Listen, I am deaf, and I'm deaf because I have listened

spk_0 to so many shetty speeches from Silicon Valley tech executives. And I'll be forced to have

spk_0 a go myself.

spk_0 Beautiful, give me one more. I'm going to not look at you this time.

spk_0 Boss Class season two will be out weekly starting in May. You can go back and listen to season

spk_0 one right now for free. Till listen to the new season, you'll need to be a subscriber.

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