Business
Why Passionate Men Succeed, Even When They’re Mediocre
By identifying and developing promising employees early, high-potential programs aim to level the playing field and increase the representation of ...
3 Reasons Change Initiatives Fail — and How to Ensure Yours Succeeds
When a major U.S.-based financial institution needed help with an organization-wide transformation, they turned to Debora, a seasoned executive coach ...
How to Decide Which Innovation Projects to Greenlight
Here’s a common scenario in companies around the world: The annual review of proposed new projects is coming up, and ...
How Keeping Organizational Secrets Impacts Employees
Keeping an organizational secret can affect employees in two key ways. On the one hand, it can negatively impact well-being. ...
Nervous About Public Speaking? Here’s How to Use Notes Like a Pro.
Speaking in front of a smaller group is different than speaking on a large stage. Hearing your own voice over ...
What the Last Trump Tariffs Did, According to Researchers
President-elect Trump has promised to impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico, and tariffs as high ...
How to Leap Mid-Career from One Industry to Another
AMY BERNSTEIN: … from my perspective, a mid-career shift really challenges you to tell your story. You need to make ...
Boost Your Creativity in Any Job
ALISON BEARD: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Alison Beard. If you ask people in business ...
Governments Should Be Effective, Not Efficient
Efficiency is the essence of capitalism, but it might not be the right approach for the public sector.
How to Conduct Job Interviews When You’ve Never Done It Before
If you’ve never interviewed someone before and are now tasked with doing so, don’t worry. Like any other skill, you ...
How U.S. Cities Are Using AI to Solve Common Problems
AI has the potential to revolutionize local government operations, but American cities face significant challenges in adopting these technologies. In ...
Industrial Firms Must Embrace Automation to Remain Competitive
By Aamir Paul Digital transformation is fundamentally changing the way we do business. We’re seeing more data, quicker processes, and ...
How to Cultivate Joy on Your Team
HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR on Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected ...
Strategies for Competing with a Tech-Driven Insurgent
HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected ...
The Strategic Power of Hope
Negativity attracts attention and is often equated with intelligence, so it’s no surprise that leaders often feel they need to ...
When Your Team Bypasses You to Get Things Done
Although the rigid, “command-and-control” style of leadership has largely been replaced by more collaborative approaches, structures and processes remain essential, ...
Research: When Prototypes Don’t Yield Useful Insights
A study of digital healthcare startups found that successful firms avoided prototypes early.
Successful Private Equity Firms Manage Talent Differently
HBR Learning Attracting and Cultivating Talent Course Accelerate your career with Harvard ManageMentor®. HBR Learning’s online leadership training helps you ...
