The Power Pod: A Conversation on Values with Professor Amy Wrzesniewski

Julia DiBenigno

August 23, 2019

In this conversation, Julia chats with Amy Wrzesniewski, the Michael H. Jordan Professor of Management, about her Wall Street Journal op-ed "Promises aren't enough: Business schools need to do a better job of teaching students values" and her impressions of the role of values in leadership and work. The conversation covers the challenges that many business schools have faced in their approaches to teaching ethics along with the approach taken at our home institution at Yale.

The Power Pod: A Conversation on Religion, Identity, and Belonging with Dr. Mikey Pasek

Michael W. Kraus
August 23, 2019
On this #powerpod episode we are joined by Dr. Mikey Pasek of the New School for Social Research. Dr. Pasek studies religious identity and the relationships between religious threat and belonging. Dr. Pasek's work on this topic can be found here: The paper detailing the success of the initiative can be found here.
The Power Pod: A Conversation on Networking with Amy Zhu

Michael W. Kraus
October 27, 2018

In this conversation, MBA student Amy Zhu joins the power pod to discuss her own approach to networking, and more specifically, how helping others is an effective tool for relationship formation.
The Power Pod: The Competence Downshift with Professor Cydney Dupree

Michael W. Kraus
October 08, 2018

In this conversation, Professor Cydney Dupree discusses the competence downshift, a well intentioned but ultimately patronizing behavioral strategy among White liberals to appear less competent around Black interaction partners.
The Power Pod: A Conversation About Feedback With Kelley McKee

Heidi Brooks Julia DiBenigno Michael W. Kraus
September 20, 2018

In this conversation, MBA student Kelley McKee joins the power pod to discuss the pitfalls and promise of delivering feedback, a time when she received feedback that motivated her, and her view that feedback is relational.
The Power Pod: A Conversation about Relational Power with Professor Julia DiBenigno

Julia DiBenigno Michael W. Kraus
August 29, 2018

In this conversation, Julia and Michael discuss Julia’s time examining how healthcare providers influence the decisions of Army officers despite lacking formal authority.
The Power Pod: A Conversation on Values with Professor Heidi Brooks

Heidi Brooks Julia DiBenigno Michael W. Kraus
August 10, 2018

In this conversation, Professors Heidi Brooks and Michael Kraus discuss values in the context of management.