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Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner on Cultivating Creative Talent | HBR IdeaCast

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Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner on Cultivating Creative Talent | HBR IdeaCast 8 Mar 2023 --- Rolling Stone launched in 1967 with a mission to not only redefine music journalism but also chronicle important societal changes. Under the leadership of founding editor and publisher Jann Wenner, it published work from some of the 20th century’s greatest writers, reporters, designers and photographers. He explains how he identified and managed that talent and shares other lessons from his five decades at the forefront of rock and roll. Wenner is the author of Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir. (https://www.amazon.com/Like-Rolling-Stone-Jann-Wenner/dp/0316415197) This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on September 13, 2022. Listen to more IdeaCast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOa You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/09/rolling-stones-jann-wenner-on-cultivating-creative-talent - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rolling-stones-jann-wenner-on-cultivating-creative-talent/id152022135?i=1000579346724 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yUbSCcjX1oMCMVNoTw3e3 - Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/rolling-stones-jann-wenner-on-cultivating-creative-talent-206689208 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wODc1?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwig3LyW3Mr9AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 1:50 – Origin Story of Rolling Stone Magazine 5:51 – Setting an Editorial Direction 9:34 – Managing Great Talent and Creativity 13:48 – Rolling Stone’s Culture 16:49 – Rolling’s Stone’s Political Coverage 18:35 – Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction Criteria 21:26 – Getting Personal with Colleagues 22:55 – Wenner’s Son Takes the Helm 24:55 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harv... https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_bus... Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #business #management Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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