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Media Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business Review

That night in 2006 newly appointed Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke mingled with CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who asked about his recent congressional testimony, which had sent stock markets soaring. He told her he'd been misinterpreted, she reported the comments, and the markets plummeted, prompting a hail of criticism.

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What Investment Bankers Can Learn From Stand-Up Comedians

Harvard Business Review

Look at headlining comics Jim Norton and Robert Kelly. After speaking with them recently at The Comedy Cellar in New York City, they both reinforced the importance of honesty in their material and how others in the world should consider ways to be more honest with both "the audience" and themselves. Giving everyone a voice.

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Podcast: After Hours

Harvard Business Review

episode taped in front of an audience of Harvard Business School alumni, Mihir and Youngme discuss the #MeToo Movement and its impact on business. In this episode, Youngme talks to her friend and colleague, Professor Mike Norton, about how to spend money to create happiness. Download this podcast. Season 1 – Episode 17.

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How to Work with a Bad Listener

Harvard Business Review

” The goal, Nawaz says, is to “think about your audience” and “what’s in it for them.” Jim Jacobs, president of Focus Insite, the market research firm based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, once worked with a colleague — we’ll call him Gary — who was not a good listener.

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