Leadership has always involved making difficult choices. Today, those choices are increasingly shaped by pressures that overlap and collide—economic uncertainty, technological change, and public scrutiny, to name a few. A single decision can carry strategic, human, and reputational consequences, blurring the line between professional judgment and personal responsibility. #Authentic #Leadership #Pressure
ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership. These episodes include case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. I’m HBR executive editor Alison Beard. What does it take to start and build one of the most recognizable consumer brands in […]
The jostling for control has just begun. Here’s how leaders can resolve it. #CSuite
A new research-backed index of American cities can help companies navigate issues such as demographic decline, climate shock, and AI disruption. #Map #U.S #Prosperity #Changing #Heres #Companies #Invest
The platforms treat storytelling, experimentation, and monetization as one integrated system—and the operating logic travels well beyond entertainment. #Lessons #Chinas #ShortDrama #Boom
Editor at large Adi Ignatius connects with IBM’s chief human resources officer Nickle LaMoreaux to understand the company’s talent strategy in the age of AI. #EntryLevel #Job
ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. A few weeks ago, Harvard Business Review hosted a day-long event looking at the cutting edge of strategy research and practice, the HBR Strategy Summit 2026. The day was filled with expert advice and guidance from both executives and academics. And for the next […]
Leaders need to treat performance as a design problem. #Turn #Individual #Talent #Organizational #Excellence
Leaders must build systems that turn continuous transformation into something employees help shape, not simply endure. by Rachel DuRose March 12, 2026 Research from Gartner suggests that the average employee experienced 10 organization-wide strategy shifts in 2022 (a sharp increase from the reported two changes in 2016). Yet, employee willingness to support these changes plummeted […]
Is 36 months too long for a new-product cycle? It was for Kraft Heinz. So, starting with a pilot project, it was able to cut time to market to just six months by redesigning how people worked. Today, units throughout the company are applying that model’s step-by-step approach to change and are seeing measurable improvements […]
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