Designing the executive team is one of the most consequential choices a CEO can make. It determines how the enterprise ...

Artificial intelligence is boosting efficiency in many organizations, but too often it reinforces functional silos rather ...

If you’re a leader of transformation, you might feel like you’re in a constant “inner battle,” torn between the agency that ...

Boards often mistake collegiality for alignment, avoiding tough conversations and sidelining dissent. The result is delayed decisions, superficial consensus, unequal participation, and fragmented ...

Multinational companies often stumble in emerging markets because they underestimate how long success takes to materialize—a ...

In today’s workplace, teams are often asked to perform flawlessly while also learning and innovating. But trying to pursue both equally can backfire. Teams achieve more when they commit to one clear ...

Disruptive innovation takes many forms, often shaped by customer needs and persistent experimentation. It is associated with ...

AI is reshaping work, but eliminating entry-level jobs is short-sighted. These roles are crucial for developing future leaders, fostering innovation, enriching organizational culture, and protecting ...

In times of uncertainty, your team looks to you not just for strategy, but for reassurance and direction. To move people from fear to confidence, you need to show up with clarity, conviction, and calm ...

Welcome to the HBR Executive Agenda for September 4, 2025. Adi Ignatius is the editor at large at Harvard Business Review and its former editor in chief. Explore HBR ...

Lessons from companies that are defying the odds by Michael Mankins and Patrick Litre Nearly every major corporation has embarked on some sort of transformation in recent years. By our estimates, at ...

IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership. by Daniel Goleman Every businessperson knows a story about a highly intelligent, highly skilled ...