HBR IdeaCast

Mark Blyth, professor at Brown University and author of "Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea."

Leigh Thompson, professor at Kellogg School of Management and author of "Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration."

Bruce Feiler, New York Times columnist and author of "The Secrets of Happy Families."

Elizabeth Grace Saunders, founder and CEO of Real Life E and author of "The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment."

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and author of "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead."

Bruce Nussbaum, professor at Parsons The New School of Design and author of "Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create, Connect, and Inspire."

Bryan Garner, editor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary and author of the "HBR Guide to Better Business Writing."

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland.

Daniel Pink, author of "To Sell Is Human" and the HBR article "A Radical Prescription for Sales."

Jorge Cauz, president of Encyclopaedia Britannica.