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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Health and wellness Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Managing yourself Digital ArticleDebunking three common misconceptions. -
Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany managers feel overwhelmed. They have too many problems--too many monkeys--on their backs. All too often, they say, they find themselves running out... -
What Is Psychological Safety?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA culture of trust and belonging doesn't just happen. Here's how you make one. -
The Case for a Chief of Staff
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleNew CEOs are typically focused on creating and implementing a strategy, building a top team, and driving culture change. Optimizing administrative workflow... -
How Apple Is Organized for Innovation
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each... -
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAs the demands of the workplace keep rising, many people respond by putting in ever longer hours, which inevitably leads to burnout that costs both the... -
The Surprising Power of Questions
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMuch of an executive's workday is spent asking others for information--requesting status updates from a team leader, for example, or questioning a counterpart... -
Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control... -
An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
How to Conduct a Great Performance Review
Developing employees Digital ArticleWhat to do before, during, and after the meeting. -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the past decade, the author has watched more than 100 companies try to remake themselves into better competitors. Their efforts have gone under many... -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
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What Leaders Really Do
Change management Magazine ArticleThey don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it. -
Leader's Framework for Decision Making
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleSnowden and Boone have formed a new perspective on leadership and decision making that's based on complexity science. The result is the Cynefin framework,... -
Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
Emotional intelligence Digital ArticleIt’s far more than just being nice. -
The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome
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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond
Business management Digital ArticleAmid a looming economic downturn, employers can expect another tumultuous year. -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleLeaders who successfully transform businesses do eight things right (and they do them in the right order).
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Why Real-Time Leadership Is So Hard
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Lessons from Large Family Firms About Choosing a CEO
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Leading in a World Where AI Wields Power of Its Own
AI and machine learning Magazine ArticleNew systems can learn autonomously and make complex judgments. Leaders need to understand these “autosapient” agents and how to work with them. -
Conservative CEOs Pursue Riskier International Deals Than Liberals Do
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Should Your Nonprofit Charge Its Beneficiaries?
Nonprofit organizations Magazine ArticleNominal fees can help organizations have a greater impact. -
Leading in the Flow of Work
Leadership SpotlightHow to tap into the right intentions, words, and actions when you need them -
Rid Your Organization of Obstacles That Infuriate Everyone
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Leaders Must React
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How to Sustain Your Empathy in Difficult Times
Leadership and managing people Magazine ArticleManagers are expected to provide employees with more emotional support than ever—and many are burning out. There’s a better way. -
The Leadership Mindset
Leadership Magazine ArticleExemplary leadership involves more than mastering a repertoire of skills and executing high-level tasks. The secret to it is achieving an enlightened inner state in which you tap into your greatest potential—and inspire your employees to do the same. -
The New Rules of Executive Presence
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Do You Need an External Talent Cloud?
Human resource management Magazine ArticleMost traditional organizations are still hiring in a linear, top-down manner. It’s time for a new model. -
The Leadership Mindset
Management Digital ArticleExemplary leadership involves more than mastering a repertoire of skills and high-level tasks. The secret to it is tapping into the right intentions,... -
Our Favorite Management Tips of 2023
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleTen picks from one of HBR’s most popular newsletters. -
How to Conduct Motivating Performance Reviews When Business Is Down
Managing people Digital ArticleWhat can you do to inspire your team in the absence of typical incentives like raises and promotions? -
Research: Why Gender Bias Persists, Even When Organizations Try to Curb It
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIn one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them. -
6 Kinds of Board Members — and How to Influence Them
Boards Digital ArticleDifferent personalities require different approaches. -
Getting Along: How Can I Step Up in My Boss’s Absence — Without Stepping on Their Toes?
Leadership development Digital ArticleHBR’s advice columnist on how to cover a manager’s leave. -
How to Get the Honest Input You Need from Your Employees
Leadership development Digital ArticleA five-step process for leaders to tap into the unspoken insights of those around them. -
The Outsized Benefits of “Minimalist” Leadership
Employee engagement Digital ArticleMinimalist leaders let employees shine, put the good of the company above their own egos, and ultimately build stronger and more-innovative businesses.
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An Overview of Risk and Risk Management
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note was developed to summarize how some managers and firms are approaching risk management, and to provide a risk assessment tool that can be used... -
Globalization of CEMEX
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details CEMEX is a Mexican company that has become a major international competitor in cement while maintaining a higher level of profitability than other, longer-established... -
Senior Leadership Teams: What it Takes to Make Them Great
An organization's fate hinges on its CEO--right? Not according to the authors of "Senior Leadership Teams." They argue that in today's world of neck-snapping... -
Wells Fargo: Setting the Stagecoach Thundering Again
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case raises contemporary issues pertaining to strategy and leadership. It helps to demonstrate that (a) sound economic rationale is a necessary but... -
Webster Industries (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Dan Stewart (C)
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ATH Technologies (D)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. -
Bayonne Packaging, Inc.
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details A printer and paper converter produces customized packaging used by industrial customers to deliver promotional materials, software, luxury beverages,... -
C.W. Post
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 1906, C.W. Post had to move his latest breakfast product--corn flakes--from store shelves into cereal bowls nationwide. Post genuinely believed his... -
MicroFridge: The Concept
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Robert Bennett, who has a Master's degree in engineering, wants to exploit his idea to combine a refrigerator, freezer, and 500-watt microwave into an... -
VeeV on the Rocks?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Three pressing challenges (equity split, extent of commitment to social responsibility, and product discoloration) confront VeeV, the world's first alcoholic... -
Leader as Coach: Restoring Employee Motivation and Performance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Kiera, a young, enthusiastic sales rep, was recently promoted to manager of a sales team of five. In her first year on the job, she tackled a major revamp... -
Chem-ARC: Playing the Blame Game
Management Case Study8.95View Details The turnaround coordinator at Chem-ARC Industries (Chem-ARC) had to solve a dispute involving multiple stakeholders within the Turnaround Scheduling and... -
Assessing Your Behavior Pattern
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This technical note contains a scale measuring Type-A behavior patterns (Bortner, 1969), describes its impact on individuals and organizations, contains... -
Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details CEO David Kenny led the transformation of the Weather Company from a television business to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until 2016, when IBM... -
Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal
Strategy & Execution Case Study6.95View Details Traces the history of Intel from its earliest days as a technology-driven memory company to its emergence as an increasingly market-focused microprocessor... -
Note on Workplace Psychology Theories
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Several psychological theories can help explain organizational behaviour, but many students are not exposed to the benefits that these types of concepts... -
Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Co. (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Faced with the need to hire a new president, The Walt Disney Co. pursued Michael Ovitz, a founder of the Creative Artist Agency. Although initially disinterested,...
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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Health and wellness Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Managing yourself Digital ArticleDebunking three common misconceptions. -
Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany managers feel overwhelmed. They have too many problems--too many monkeys--on their backs. All too often, they say, they find themselves running out... -
What Is Psychological Safety?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA culture of trust and belonging doesn't just happen. Here's how you make one. -
The Case for a Chief of Staff
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleNew CEOs are typically focused on creating and implementing a strategy, building a top team, and driving culture change. Optimizing administrative workflow... -
How Apple Is Organized for Innovation
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each... -
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAs the demands of the workplace keep rising, many people respond by putting in ever longer hours, which inevitably leads to burnout that costs both the... -
The Surprising Power of Questions
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMuch of an executive's workday is spent asking others for information--requesting status updates from a team leader, for example, or questioning a counterpart... -
Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control...