That one-in-a-million hire signed the paperwork and is officially on board. You’re already mentally assigning them to every high-profile project on your plate, eager to see the impact they’ll have. But hiring that superstar was just the beginning. Now you need to make sure they want to stick around. So, what can you do to […]
The difference between a good CEO and a great one is knowing which front is on fire today and which will be tomorrow. #CEOs #Spot #Organization #Greatest #Pressure
BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we dive deep into the stories behind groundbreaking Harvard Business School case studies. Tim Ferriss has been called the Oprah of Audio. His podcast, the Tim Ferriss Show, surpassed a billion downloads and reshaped the digital media landscape. Yet at the height of his success, Ferriss […]
Cisco is well known for its data, networking, security, and collaboration products. On today’s episode of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, Cisco’s president and chief product officer, Jeetu Patel, joins host Sam Ransbotham for a discussion about artificial intelligence, a “megatrend” Jeetu sees as perhaps more significant than the development of the internet or […]
In today’s workplace, uncertainty has become the norm. Economic headwinds and a volatile stock market have been prompting companies to slash or reallocate budgets mid-course. Generative AI and other forms of automation are reshaping jobs, workflows, and enterprise priorities at a pace few leaders anticipated. At the same time, the constant drive for productivity and […]
The first year is about surviving the transition; the second is about proving the bets you made were right. #Year #CEO #Hardest
In his new book, Bag Man: The Story Behind the Improbable Rise of Coach, (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025), former CEO Lew Frankfort shares stories and strategies behind the company’s growth from a $6 million business to a $5 billion global brand. Here’s an edited excerpt about his approach to interviewing, which he used throughout […]
Topics Frontiers An MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management. More in this series Tania Yakunova/Ikon Images Summary: Employee-owned companies achieve significantly better environmental performance than traditionally structured businesses. Research shows that for every $83,571 of company stake allocated per employee, companies improve on one additional environmental indicator. When employees […]
MURIEL WILKINS: I’m Muriel Wilkins, and this is Coaching Real Leaders, part of the HBR podcast network. I’m a long-time executive coach who works with highly successful leaders who’ve hit a bump in the road. My job is to help them get over that bump by clarifying their goals and figuring out a way to […]
ADI IGNATIUS: I am Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: So Alison, there are times when someone puts their finger on something that we sense and that we experience, but we don’t yet have a word for. ALISON BEARD: Such as? ADI IGNATIUS: Well, Clay Christensen […]
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