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Build a Business Case for Sustainability Investments
A strong sustainability proposal can still stall if leaders don’t see a clear connection between the investment and business value. To build support, start by framing your idea in terms...
Recruit More Creative Thinkers
If you want to attract more creative candidates, rethink how you describe creativity. The language you use in job postings can shape who decides to apply—and who opts out. Frame...
3 Skills You Need to Succeed in the AI Era
AI is changing what employers expect from you. As routine work becomes automated, your value will come from thinking across disciplines, using AI effectively, and redesigning how work gets done....
Turn Strategy into Action
A strong strategy only creates value if your organization can act on it. As change accelerates, your advantage comes from building the habits that keep decisions aligned and execution moving....
Protect Focus to Build Better Teams
If you want your team to perform at a higher level, stop treating uninterrupted work as time away from collaboration. Your best results come when people have space to think,...
Stop Using AI as a Quick Fix
If your AI initiatives aren’t delivering meaningful results, the problem may not be the technology, but the way you’re approaching it. Instead of chasing short-term efficiency, use AI to strengthen...
Strengthen Your Reputation with Your Peers
It’s natural to want to build relationships with influential leaders. But if you neglect the colleagues who work alongside you every day, your reputation can suffer in ways that quietly...
Make Talent Development Part of Your AI Strategy
When you use AI to make your organization leaner, it’s easy to focus on the efficiency you’re gaining rather than the human capabilities you’re losing. If you cut the roles...
Get a Clear Picture of Your Organization
As your organization grows, it becomes harder to know whether the information reaching you reflects what’s really happening on the ground. If you rely only on reports and dashboards, you...
AI Adoption Depends on Middle Managers
Many organizations treat AI adoption as a technology challenge. But a big obstacle can be the new demands placed on middle managers, who are expected to implement AI, maintain quality,...
Transitioning to a Model of Continuous Assessment
With the proliferation of AI across industries, organizations will need to reevaluate what type of talent they need and how that talent performs. This will require moving to an evaluation...
How to Manage Rule Breakers
Most leaders assume that when employees break rules, punishment is the answer. But that mindset overlooks a crucial reality: not all rule breaking is self-serving, and some of it may...
Get Better—Not Just Faster—With AI
AI can now easily help generate the first draft of most communications, which means the challenge now lies in exercising judgment about the quality of that output. To collaborate effectively...
Use Timeboxing to Improve Your Productivity
As a leader, you’ve likely heard the advice to “timebox” your work by blocking off time on your calendar for specific tasks. But putting this tactic into practice can be...
When Your Colleague Won’t Stay in Their Lane
In the best organizations, collaboration is encouraged, and leaders are expected to think beyond their turf. But there’s a difference between that and a colleague who constantly weighs in on...
Strengthen Your Strategy Amid AI Disruption
How are chief strategy officers planning for the long term in an era shaped by AI-driven disruption? At HBR’s inaugural Strategy Summit, Sherry Sanger of Penske Transportation Solutions, Jennifer Moll...
Strengthen Your Strategy Amid AI Disruption
This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here. How are chief strategy officers planning...
When Rapid Change Brings Anxiety
This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here. How can leaders stay effective amid...
Evolving the Enterprise for a New Era
This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here. Target CEO Michael Fiddelke started at...
Learn from Your Biggest Mistakes
This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here. Former Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton...