Podcast appearances and mentions of Gary Loveman

Jeffrey Pfeffer teaches the single most popular (and somewhat controversial) class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business: The Paths to Power. He's also the author of 16 books, including 7 Rules of Power: Surprising—But True—Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career. He has taught at Harvard, the London Business School, and IESE and has written for publications like Fortune and the Washington Post. Recognized by the Academy of Management and listed in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame, Jeffrey also serves on several corporate and nonprofit boards, bringing his expertise to global audiences through seminars and executive education. In our conversation, we discuss:• Jeffrey's seven rules of power• How individuals can acquire and use power in business• Networking, and how to do it effectively• How to build a non-cringe personal brand• How to increase your influence to amplify your impact• Examples and stories of people building power• Tradeoffs and challenges that come with power—Brought to you by:• Uizard—AI-powered prototyping for visionary product leaders• Webflow—The web experience platform• Heap—Cross-platform product analytics that converts, engages, and retains customers—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-paths-to-power-jeffrey-pfeffer—Where to find Jeffrey Pfeffer:• X: https://x.com/JeffreyPfeffer• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-pfeffer-57a01b6/• Website: https://jeffreypfeffer.com/• Podcast: https://jeffreypfeffer.com/pfeffer-on-power/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Jeffrey's background (02:54) Understanding discomfort with power(04:56) Power skills for underrepresented groups(07:51) The popularity and challenges of Jeffrey's class at Stanford(12:21) The seven rules of power(13:03) Success stories from his course(15:43) Building a personal brand(21:11) Getting out of your own way(26:04) Breaking the rules to gain power(30:34) Networking relentlessly(40:10) Why Jeffrey says to “pursue weak ties”(42:00) Using your power to build more power(44:34) The importance of appearance and body language(47:15) Mastering the art of presentation(55:12) Examples of homework assignments that Jeffrey gives students(59:11) People will forget how you acquired power(01:03:58) More good people need to have power(01:10:49) The price of power and autonomy(01:17:13) A homework assignment for you—Referenced:• Gerald Ferris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-r-ferris-5816b1b5/• Political Skill at Work: https://tarjomefa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/4173-engilish.pdf• Laura Esserman, MD: https://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/esserman.laura• Taylor Swift's website: https://www.taylorswift.com/• Matthew 7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207&version=NIV• Mother Teresa quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2887-if-you-judge-people-you-have-no-time-to-love• Paths to Power course description: https://jeffreypfeffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Pfeffer-OB377-Course-Outline-2018.pdf• 7 Rules of Power: https://jeffreypfeffer.com/books/7-rules-of-power/• The Knowing-Doing Gap: https://jeffreypfeffer.com/books/the-knowing-doing-gap/• Derek Kan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekkan/• Mitt Romney on X: https://x.com/mittromney• Elaine Chao's website: https://www.elainechao.com/• Tony Hsieh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hsieh• Zappos: https://www.zappos.com/• How I Did It: Zappos's CEO on Going to Extremes for Customers: https://hbr.org/2010/07/how-i-did-it-zapposs-ceo-on-going-to-extremes-for-customers• McKinsey & Company: https://www.mckinsey.com/• Bain & Company: https://www.bain.com/• BCG: https://www.bcg.com/• Keith Ferrazzi's website: https://www.keithferrazzi.com/• Deloitte: https://www2.deloitte.com/• Tristan Walker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristanwalker/• Foursquare: https://foursquare.com/• Laura Chau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-chau/• Canaan Partners: https://www.canaan.com/• Andreessen Horowitz: https://a16z.com/• Sequoia Capital: https://www.sequoiacap.com/• Greylock: https://greylock.com/• The Women Who Venture (WoVen) Podcast: https://www.canaan.com/woven/podcasts• Imposter syndrome: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/imposter-syndrome• Gary Loveman and Harrah's Entertainment: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/gary-loveman-harrahs-entertainment• “If you need help, just ask”: Underestimating compliance with direct requests for help: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/if-you-need-help-just-ask-underestimating-compliance-direct-requests• Life story of Kathleen Frances Fowler: https://www.forevermissed.com/kathleenfowler/lifestory• Jason Calacanis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis/• Jason Calacanis: A Case Study in Creating Resources: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/jason-calacanis-case-study-creating-resources• You're Invited: The Art and Science of Connection, Trust, and Belonging: https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Invited-Science-Cultivating-Influence/dp/0063030977• View from the Top: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/learning/guest-speakers/view-top• Omid Kordestani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omid-kordestani-46515151/• Netscape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape•  Esther Wojcicki on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherwojcicki/• Leanne Williams: https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/leanne-williams• Precision Psychiatry: Using Neuroscience Insights to Inform Personally Tailored, Measurement-Based Care: https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Psychiatry-Neuroscience-Personally-Measurement-Based/dp/1615371583• Mark Granovetter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-granovetter-8161704/• The Strength of Weak Ties: https://snap.stanford.edu/class/cs224w-readings/granovetter73weakties.pdf• Getting a Job: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Job-Study-Contacts-Careers/dp/0226305813• Acting with Power: https://www.amazon.com/Acting-Power-More-Powerful-Believe/dp/110190397X• Articles by Herminia Ibarra: https://herminiaibarra.com/articles/• Kingdom of the Planet of the Ape: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11389872/• Jim Collins's website: https://www.jimcollins.com/• Dana Carney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danarosecarney/• Baba Shiv: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/baba-shiv• Tony Hayward: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hayward• Lloyd Blankfein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Blankfein• Regis McKenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regis_McKenna• Jack Valenti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Valenti• Salman Rushdie quote: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/434175220328596286/• How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/build-robust-relationships-carole-robin• Carole Robin's 15% rule: https://pen-name.notion.site/Carole-Robin-on-Lenny-s-Podcast-dc7159208e4242428f4b11ebc92285eb• Karlie Kloss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karliekloss• Lindsey Graham's website: https://www.lindseygraham.com/• Was Microsoft's Empire Built on Stolen Code? We May Never Know: https://www.wired.com/2012/08/ms-dos-examined-for-thef/• Who's who of Jeffrey Epstein's powerful friends, associates and possible co-conspirators: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/12/us/jeffrey-epstein-associates-possible-accomplices/index.html• Why Did Martha Stewart Go to Prison? A Look Back at Her 2004 Fraud Case: https://people.com/martha-stewart-fraud-case-prison-sentence-look-back-8550277• Dianne Feinstein: https://www.congress.gov/member/dianne-feinstein/F000062• Richard Blum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_C._Blum• Athena Care Network: https://www.athenacarenetwork.org• James G. March: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._March• Satya Nadella on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella/• Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud: https://apnews.com/article/politics-legal-proceedings-new-york-city-donald-trump-manhattan-e2f1d01525dafb64be8738c8b4f32085• Rudy Giuliani: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani• Harvard president resigns amid claims of plagiarism and antisemitism backlash: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/jan/02/harvard-president-claudine-gay-resigns• Stanford president resigns after fallout from falsified data in his research: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188828810/stanford-university-president-resigns• Rudy Crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Crew—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

Learn more about Jeffrey Pfeffer and where you can buy or listen to his books: JeffreyPfeffer.com Episode 18 –  Gary Loveman, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO SHOW NOTES: Meet Gary Loveman, the former CEO of Caesars, the large casino company, and a former senior executive at Aetna, and now running Well, a health-related startup. Gary made the remarkable transition from being a professor to running a company. He is extraordinarily thoughtful on issues of power and influence, coming in as an outsider and being exceptionally successful. In this episode you'll learn about: How Gary came from outside into an industry dominated by insiders The techniques used to get people on his side and overcome their resistance Why critical relationships have to work, and how to make them work The value in making unwanted news tolerable for each person affected by it The humility, transparency, and feedback involved in collectively reaching goals Your duty to shareholders, colleagues, employees, and customers to cultivate working relationships Being strategic and thoughtful as you interact with other people Overriding certain feelings to present yourself as the leader your organization needs to see What's required to be an effective leader of people who have limited access to you Compelling stories around Gary's determination to tell the truth under all circumstances The idea of reputation and sustaining credibility The meaning behind his famous maxim, “If you want to be liked, get a dog.” His lesson in the forced curve grading distribution at Harvard Business School GUEST BIO In 2019, Gary Loveman, Ph.D., co-founded Well, a member engagement platform built to enable every individual to achieve their best health. Well's digital platform combines the member's health history with clinical algorithms, artificial intelligence, and dynamic incentives to guide every member towards improved health and lower costs. Well's platform is supported by a team of expert healthcare professionals, and provides member support across the spectrum of healthcare needs including behavioral health, chronic condition management, health coaching and wellness, benefits and system navigation, pharmacy and telemedicine. Dr. Loveman is also Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at Harvard Business School. He previously taught Service Management in the M.B.A. and executive education programs at the School from 1989-1998. He was named the first recipient of the School's Apgar Award for excellence and innovation in teaching. Loveman was awarded the B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University, and the Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was an Alfred Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellow. Dr. Loveman left HBS in 1998 and became Chairman, CEO and President of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. During his seventeen year tenure, Dr. Loveman oversaw a period of growth that included several major acquisitions making Caesars the largest and most diversified company in the gaming industry. In 2008, Caesars went private in a $30.7B transaction led by Apollo and TPG. He pioneered the use of cutting-edge technology and data analytics to deliver differentiated customer service and guest loyalty. Dr. Loveman also led the development of Wellness Rewards, Caesars' widely recognized, incentive-based health and wellness program for the company's 70,000 employees and their families. He was voted “Best CEO in the Hospitality Industry” for four consecutive years by the Institutional Investor magazine, was inducted into both the Hospitality and Gaming Halls of Fame and is the subject of case studies at HBS and Stanford Business School. Dr. Loveman joined Aetna in October 2015, serving as President of Consumer Health and Service, Aetna's health services business through January 2018. The Consumer Health and Services organization was responsible for helping Aetna members achieve their best health and for fostering innovative collaborations with health care providers to improve the overall quality, cost and experience for Aetna members. Dr. Loveman led the company's population health management and consumer engagement strategies, health and clinical services, care management, digital consumer health products, analytics and data science, pharmacy and marketing areas. From 2012-2015, Dr. Loveman chaired the Business Roundtable's Health & Retirement Committee, which focuses on improving the quality and affordability of the nation's health and retirement systems. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Boston Children's Hospital and the Board of Directors of the Boston Celtics, where he is a member of the ownership group. Loveman serves on the Board of several private health care companies and served previously on the Visiting Committee of the M.I.T. Department of Economics and the boards of FedEx, Tapestry and Ventas, Inc. Among Dr. Loveman's publications include five articles in the Harvard Business Review, two books (with co-authors) and more than 30 HBS case studies.   Produced by The MunnAvenuePress.com  

It was after he had worked 3 years as an investment analyst with Bear Stearns and spent more than 2 years inside the corporate strategy bullpen of The Walt Disney Company that Craig Abrahams decided to head to business school. However, Abrahams says that unlike many of his future classmates, he had made up his mind that hedge funds, investment banks, and strategy consulting firms would not be on his preferred menu of postgraduation career opportunities. “I wanted an opportunity to work really hard and stand out but also to go somewhere a little bit different, where I wasn't competing with 10 versions of myself,” explains Abrahams, whose earlier experiences at Bear Stearns and Disney had left the MBA student searching for a less traditional route to career success. Observes Abrahams: “I was looking for a place where I personally could have an impact.” That place became Las Vegas, where upon graduation Abrahams joined Caesars Entertainment as a director of broadcasting and new media. “This was about putting myself in a position where I would be in the right place if an opportunity came along,” comments Abrahams, who within 6 months of joining the gaming giant was tapped to help launch Caesars Interactive Entertainment. “I remember when Gary Loveman, the CEO of Caesars at the time, said to me, ‘There's an opportunity to work on a business plan to create a new entity,' so that opportunity fell into my lap,” remarks Abrahams, who had served in a number of corporate development roles before advancing into the new entity's CFO office. It was as CFO of Caesars Interactive that Abrahams first became acquainted with a small Israeli company that had a megahit mobile game known as Slotomania. Caesars was smitten and in 2011 acquired the Israeli firm, Playtika. Over the next 5 years, Caesars Interactive invested more than $300 million into the business, which allowed Playtika to complete a series of acquisitions that led to the sale of the company for $4.4 billion in 2016. “This was just the first step in the evolution of Playtika,” explains Abrahams, who joined the newly private firm as CFO in 2019 and subsequently spearheaded a debt raise of $2.5 billion. The company was able to pay investors a dividend before management became focused on taking the company public, a goal that would be realized early in 2021. –Jack Sweeney

A former Fortune 500 CEO, Gary Loveman was the leader of the largest casino operator in the world. Gary joins Adam to share his unique journey - from working-class Indianapolis to business school professor to CEO of Caesars Entertainment to launching and leading the healthcare company Well - and best lessons learned along the way. Gary and Adam discuss leadership and management; analytics and customer behavior; hiring and culture; gaming and sports; and more.

Economist Gary Loveman was teaching at Harvard Business School when he went to consult for the Harrah's casino chain in Las Vegas in the late 1990s. Despite knowing nothing about gambling, his insights on customer loyalty earned him a promotion to the chief executive job at the casino group. He took a company that traded at $14 a share and a decade later sold it to private equity for $90 a share. Gary Loveman talks to the FT's Sujeet Indap about how data science is helping executives draw in customers across industries. Music by Podington Bear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this vapid and meandering installment of the Vital Vegas Podcast, we dive headlong into everything Vegas! Mostly, we rely on a fascinating interview with Christina Binkley, author of "Winner Takes All," a New York Times bestselling book about Steve Wynn, Gary Loveman and Kirk Kerkorian. How we got someone so cool to be on our show, we'll never know. There's also the usual dreck including Vegas news and a listicle we spent approximately four minutes on. Listen, anyway! Like you have anything better to do.  

Daredevil co-hosts. Druff visits New Orleans, gets 2 women ejected from Harrah's. Full WSOP schedule released, we discuss the new events. Big time gender bending at Ladies' and Men's Events at EPT Deauville. Listing on website seeking $20 million for funding for Ivey League called "fake, but is there more to the story? Infiniti Poker coming back to life after ripping people off in the past. Sheldon Adelson gearing up to revive RAWA bill to kill legalized online poker. Dan Bilzerian avoids jail time, gets a slap on the wrist. Amaya suing Erick Lindgren for $2.5 million, due to erroneous Full Tilt payment years ago. Gary Loveman to step down as Caesars CEO. Caesars announces Seven Stars signature events, players are disappointed. badguy23 calls in to talk about potential amnesty in his long-running back child support situation. An amazingly rare sequential royal flush was dealt at the Aria. Former Primm, NV casino employee arrested for stealing $160,000 in 2013. Another bitcoin disaster: MyCoin is broke, apparently a $386 million ponzi scheme. Matt the Rat calls in to inquire about consecutive comp nights at Caesars properties.

Daredevil co-hosts. Druff visits New Orleans, gets 2 women ejected from Harrah's. Full WSOP schedule released, we discuss the new events. Big time gender bending at Ladies' and Men's Events at EPT Deauville. Listing on website seeking $20 million for funding for Ivey League called "fake, but is there more to the story? Infiniti Poker coming back to life after ripping people off in the past. Sheldon Adelson gearing up to revive RAWA bill to kill legalized online poker. Dan Bilzerian avoids jail time, gets a slap on the wrist. Amaya suing Erick Lindgren for $2.5 million, due to erroneous Full Tilt payment years ago. Gary Loveman to step down as Caesars CEO. Caesars announces Seven Stars signature events, players are disappointed. badguy23 calls in to talk about potential amnesty in his long-running back child support situation. An amazingly rare sequential royal flush was dealt at the Aria. Former Primm, NV casino employee arrested for stealing $160,000 in 2013. Another bitcoin disaster: MyCoin is broke, apparently a $386 million ponzi scheme. Matt the Rat calls in to inquire about consecutive comp nights at Caesars properties.

Call our Voicemail Hotline: 951-292-4377; Gary Loveman to step down as CEO of Caesars Entertainment; Smoking ban coming to New Orleans (including casinos); Stratosphere wants to "Take Back Vegas", but are they actually doing anything? Ground Floor episode features craps; Interesting listener story from the tables; Spanish 21: Game play; Wizard of Odds strategy

Last show of 2014. Some WSOP 2015 info announced, including $560 tournament expected to get well over 10,000 players. "StickyRice1" luckboxes into 40k on Bovada, broadcasts his cash game downfall on Twitch. Caesars Interactive CEO Mitch Garber moved to VP of Caesars Entertainment, in possible move to eventually replace CEO Gary Loveman. Caesars changes resort fee policy for Las Vegas properties. William Hung -- yes, that William Hung -- wins Aria tournament. Carl Icahn rescues New Jersey Taj with $20 million despite ongoing battles with labor unions there. Party Poker New Jersey to add wait lists in 2015. Editorial: What Caesars needs to do to survive. Call-ins from thesparten, badguy23, SDouble, and others.

Last show of 2014. Some WSOP 2015 info announced, including $560 tournament expected to get well over 10,000 players. "StickyRice1" luckboxes into 40k on Bovada, broadcasts his cash game downfall on Twitch. Caesars Interactive CEO Mitch Garber moved to VP of Caesars Entertainment, in possible move to eventually replace CEO Gary Loveman. Caesars changes resort fee policy for Las Vegas properties. William Hung -- yes, that William Hung -- wins Aria tournament. Carl Icahn rescues New Jersey Taj with $20 million despite ongoing battles with labor unions there. Party Poker New Jersey to add wait lists in 2015. Editorial: What Caesars needs to do to survive. Call-ins from thesparten, badguy23, SDouble, and others.

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Speakers: Abby Joseph Cohen, Senior Investment Strategist and President, Global Markets Institute, Goldman Sachs. Gary Loveman, Chairman, President and CEO, Caesars Entertainment Corporation. Raymond McGuire, Global Head, Corporate and Investment Banking, Citi. Jim Moffatt, Chairman and CEO, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO, Frontier Communications. Moderator: Ross DeVol, Chief Research Officer, Milken Institute. The fundamentals of the U.S. economy seem to be improving. Corporate balance sheets are robust, banks have rebuilt capital buffers, consumers have shed debt, jobs are growing modestly, housing prices have stopped falling, and cheap natural gas has boosted competitiveness in energy-intensive industries. Washington, D.C., did its best to drive the economy over the fiscal cliff at the beginning of the year but veered away at the last minute. How much better might things be if Washington could reach a compromise on taxes and spending that will reduce the medium-term deficit but not cause too much pain in the near term? Can the U.S. recovery gain enough speed to slash the jobless rate despite the eurozone recession? When and how will the Federal Reserve shrink its balance sheet and ease up on asset purchases? Stocks have surged, but have equity markets gotten ahead of themselves and is there froth in high-yield corporate debt? Our panel will combine these issues into a view of the most important trends that lie ahead for the biggest player in the world economy.

This week the girls review another book about Las Vegas called Winner Takes All, Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, And The Race To Own Las Vegas by Christina Binkley a Wall Street Journal writer who has covered Las Vegas for ten years.

This week, the Global Gaming Business Podcast features a special interview with Gary Loveman, the president, CEO and chairman of Caesars Entertainment, formerly Harrah's Entertainment. Caesars has just recently been taken private by two private equity companies, Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group. Loveman talks about the differences between operating as a public and a private company and explains how the company's previously announced expansion plans stand now, given the new owners and the economic situation. He spoke with Global Gaming Business Publisher Roger Gros at the East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City in May.

Ginny Shanks lecture was presented on September 25, 2007. Ginny Shanks is Senior Vice President of Brand Management for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. She is responsible for maximizing value of the company’s key strategic brands — Caesars, Harrah’s, Horseshoe, Total Rewards and World Series of Poker — and reports directly to Harrah’s Chairman, President and CEO, Gary Loveman. In addition to setting overall corporate brand strategy, Shanks oversees sports and entertainment marketing, strategic alliances, market research and nationwide casino promotions. Shanks joined the in-house advertising agency at Harrah’s Reno in 1983, when the company operated just four casinos; it now owns or manages 49. After earning several promotions, Shanks was named Vice President of Marketing for the company’s Western Division in 1998. In 2003, she was promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Western Division, where she implemented strategies to drive incremental revenue growth, customer retention and loyalty. She assumed her current position later that year. Shanks is a recipient of The Chairman’s Award for outstanding performance and the Corporate Excellence Award, the company’s highest executive award. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada nearly 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Harrah’s, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names; Harrah’s also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.