BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we dive deep into the groundbreaking ideas behind Harvard Business School case studies. Access to safe sanitation is something many of us take for granted. We flush, we wash our hands, and we move on. But for more than three billion people around the world, that […]
Even the most experienced senior leaders may be concerned about their future job prospects amid the relentless onslaught of AI-related layoff news. Much has been written about AI’s impact on early-career jobs and the disappearing middle manager, but leaders are also feeling less agency and more layoff anxiety. #Questions #Leaders #Turning #Fractional #Work
Companies that successfully integrate AI will prioritize leading human-centric transformation. #Leadership #Imperative
When Meituan, China’s dominant lifestyle super app that combines services similar to DoorDash, Yelp, and Groupon into a single platform, launched its Xiaomei AI agent in late 2025, executives internally described it not as a chatbot but as an orchestrator plus execution agent. The point wasn’t convenience; it was delegation. A user could say, “Order my usual lunch, but […]
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CEOs are facing a strategic fork in the road when it comes to AI. Are they primarily seeking to improve the bottom line through automation and headcount reduction? Or is their ultimate goal to grow the top line in innovative ways through augmentation? #Companies #Choose #Augmentation #Automation #Win #Long #Run
Earlier in your career, you volunteered for hard projects, stayed late, and prided yourself on delivering. It worked. You rose through the ranks, built a reputation for getting things done and became a leader. That was then. Now, the ambition that once energized you exhausts you. And the standards you set feel like a treadmill […]
Topics Column Our expert columnists offer opinion and analysis on important issues facing modern businesses and managers. More in this series Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Wellcome Collection Summary: Florence Nightingale is best known as a dedicated nurse, but she was also a disruptive innovator and applied data analytics in her efforts to formalize nursing education […]
There’s a growing leadership gap that few are talking about. Many leaders are relying on skills that no longer match the needs and demands of their role and today’s workplace. The unintended consequences are popping up everywhere. Trust is eroding, employee engagement is at an all-time low, talent is leaving, and innovation is suffering. Even […]
CEOs are facing a strategic fork in the road when it comes to AI. Are they primarily seeking to improve the bottom line through automation and headcount reduction? Or is their ultimate goal to grow the top line in innovative ways through augmentation? #Creating #Strategy #Dont #Overlook #Employee #Perception
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