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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Health and wellness Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
How to Do Hybrid Right
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleSince the pandemic, companies have adopted the technologies of virtual work remarkably quickly--and employees are seeing the advantages of more flexibility... -
Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70-Hour Workweek
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleToday's overachieving professionals labor longer, take on more responsibility, and earn more than the workaholics of yore. They hold what Hewlett and... -
How to Handle Tears at Work
Anne Kreamer, author of "It's Always Personal: Emotion in the New Workplace," shares best practices for handling emotions at the office. -
HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas for 2006
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWe highlight 20 ideas just bubbling up to the surface in 2006. Howard Gardner contends that the ability to synthesize information will be the most valued... -
Alternative Workplace: Changing Where and How People Work
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThis article describes the benefits and challenges of alternative workplace programs. Today many organizations, including AT&T and IBM, are pioneering... -
Who Moved My Cube?
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleManagers once discouraged casual interaction among employees, viewing it as a distraction from "real work." Today we know that chance encounters on the... -
Find a Company that Fits
Choose a job where the work culture fits your style. Then sell what you bring to the table to get the job you want. -
Microsoft Analyzed Data on Its Newly Remote Workforce
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaHere's what it found about meetings, culture, workdays, and engagement. -
The New Tools of Trade
Labor Magazine ArticleToday, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […] -
Was That Harassment? (HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAfter a salesman jokingly asks a female colleague if her appearance is the reason for her inclusion in a leadership program, his friend, the only other... -
Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's about technology and process. -
Why People Thrive in Coworking Spaces
Workspaces design Magazine ArticleThey may make people happier and more productive. -
Research: A Little Nature in the Office Boosts Morale and Productivity
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleSimple acts like adding flowers to the break room or landscaping the area outside employees' windows can foster a healthier work environment. -
The Maternal Wall
Human resource management Magazine ArticleWhile some women stand nose pressed against the glass ceiling, many working mothers never get near it. What stops them is the “maternal wall.” Where mothers are concerned, coworkers and bosses often perceive a trade-off between competence and warmth. That’s what I found when I reviewed the research on stereotyping in the workplace. Social psychology […] -
Civics and Civility (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe Denver office of Clarion Co., a $30 million, full-service marketing firm, has always been a politics-free zone. Nonwork conversations revolve around... -
How Culture Shapes the Office
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleSix dimensions of workplace culture affect an office’s social dynamics. -
How to Make Sure People Won’t Hate Your New Open Office Plan
Motivating people Digital ArticleThree ways to help employees feel better about their space. -
Lessons from One Law Firm’s Pre-Pandemic Shift to Hybrid Work
Business management Digital ArticleHow they did it — and why.
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Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
Organizational Development Case Study14.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
Women@Work: Han-na (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Women@Work: Soo Jin (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
Women@Work: Jane (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Large discrepancies have developed between two elite technology development teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering in terms of motivation and creativity.... -
Women@Work: Naomi (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
Women@Work: Jane (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
Three Cases on Workplace Mistreatment
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In the first of three mini-cases on workplace mistreatment, "Casual Fridays Gone Wrong," the vice-president of compliance for a collections company faced... -
Women@Work: Lynn (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
Jieliang Phone Home! (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
Kent Thiry: "Mayor" of DaVita
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Kent Thiry, CEO of dialysis provider DaVita, is considering how to integrate employees from recently acquired Gambro Healthcare without damaging DaVita's... -
Take Smart Risks
99.00View Details Take some chances! There's nothing riskier than standing still. -
What Diversity Is-and Why It Matters
99.00View Details Differences on your team can be immensely powerful. Learn how by sharpening your awareness of diversity, you can benefit yourself, your team, and your... -
SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
Finance & Accounting Case Study15.05View Details In 2016 against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in... -
Women@Work: Lynn (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
CEO Activism (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case introduces CEO activism, a phenomenon in which business leaders engage in political or social issues that do not relate directly to their companies.... -
Women@Work: Soo Jin (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Set in 2019, this case illustrates a design thinking intervention programme carried out at the Elite's Smile Specialized Medical Complex in the city of... -
CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details CIC engages in "guerrilla warfare," offering free or highly discounted rates in order to get its empty offices filled before the opening day of its St.... -
CEO Activism (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 617001.
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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Health and wellness Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
How to Do Hybrid Right
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleSince the pandemic, companies have adopted the technologies of virtual work remarkably quickly--and employees are seeing the advantages of more flexibility... -
Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70-Hour Workweek
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleToday's overachieving professionals labor longer, take on more responsibility, and earn more than the workaholics of yore. They hold what Hewlett and... -
Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
Organizational Development Case Study14.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators-bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
How to Handle Tears at Work
Anne Kreamer, author of "It's Always Personal: Emotion in the New Workplace," shares best practices for handling emotions at the office. -
HBR List: Breakthrough Ideas for 2006
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWe highlight 20 ideas just bubbling up to the surface in 2006. Howard Gardner contends that the ability to synthesize information will be the most valued... -
Alternative Workplace: Changing Where and How People Work
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThis article describes the benefits and challenges of alternative workplace programs. Today many organizations, including AT&T and IBM, are pioneering... -
Women@Work: Han-na (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
It's More Than a Desk: Working Smarter Through Leveraged Office Design
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleCurrent trends in telecommuting and non-territorial office design have changed what it means to work in an on-site office and, subsequently, have increased... -
Who Moved My Cube?
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleManagers once discouraged casual interaction among employees, viewing it as a distraction from "real work." Today we know that chance encounters on the...