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Trailer: Boss Class Season 2
Boss Class Season 2 dives into the essential qualities of effective management, featuring insights from industry leaders at top companies. Host Andrew Palmer explores innovative practices, decision-ma...
Trailer: Boss Class Season 2
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How many times in your life have you had a great boss? You're unlikely to need lots of
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fingers to count them. Your hand may well remain balled into a fist.
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It doesn't have to be this way. The ingredients of a decent manager are not a secret. They can
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be learned. If you'd like to become a better boss or just pass on some advice to the idiots
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above you, there's hope.
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I'm Andrew Palmer and I write the Economists weekly column on management. I'm back with
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the second season of Boss Class. In the first season I learned how to hire a team, how
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to motivate staff, and how to run a meeting well. This time I've been gathering tips from
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inside some of the world's best known companies. I'll learn about innovation at Google, culture
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at Novo Nordisk, and decision-making at Levi's. I'll hear from CEOs about how they handle
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crises. I don't think there's any textbook telling you that it's a great idea to reorganize
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the whole company two months into a pandemic, how they test new ideas. I would say for every
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pumpkin spice latte, there were 10 other drinks that are no longer on the menu board.
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I get expert advice on how to negotiate. I don't generally get too angry. I get tough.
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How to give better presentations. Listen, I am deaf, and I'm deaf because I have listened
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to so many shetty speeches from Silicon Valley tech executives. And I'll be forced to have
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a go myself.
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Beautiful, give me one more. I'm going to not look at you this time.
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Boss Class season two will be out weekly starting in May. You can go back and listen to season
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one right now for free. Till listen to the new season, you'll need to be a subscriber.
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