When a top performer confided that she was experiencing an intolerable level of burnout and was job hunting, it was a wake-up call about team leadership for Lauren Dreyer. The 20-year veteran of Fidelity Investments had had no idea that burnout was an issue for anyone on her team. And only later did Dreyer realize […]
Researchers fed 60,000 freelancer profiles into eight widely used LLMs. Here’s what they found. #Sets #Wages
They’ve finally made it: They’re in a senior executive role. Whether they’re an SVP, EVP, or C-level executive, the assumption is clear: They’re a master of their craft and the kind of leader who no longer needs handholding. But that’s the paradox of being a senior leader: The higher you climb, the thinner the air […]
What makes some managers more valuable than others? Organizations tend to assume the answer lies in motivation and control: good managers are those who inspire effort, build team morale, or enforce incentives effectively. But, perhaps, the secret sauce isn’t how hard managers push; it’s how well they place. In new research spanning 200,000 employees and […]
Many leaders of growing organizations bemoan employee resistance to change. But the reason most change efforts fail is that leaders suffer from the hero complex. David M. Sluss October 01, 2025 Reading Time: 10 min Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Summary: Many leaders blame employee pushback when change efforts fail — but they may […]
ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard. ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ALISON BEARD: Adi, what are some of the most important skills that you think leaders out there need to be successful right now? ADI IGNATIUS: If you’d asked me a couple of years ago, I probably would’ve said empathy […]
A framework for navigating high-stakes, high-pressure moments without formal executive coaching. #Coach #Complex #Problems
Business leaders are always searching for ways to create impact—studying consumer sentiment data, monitoring economic indicators, running predictive models. But amid all this effort, the real challenge is cutting through the noise to create something that actually resonates. #Set #Brand #Create #Moments #Shareable #Joy
A chemical engineer by training, Angela Nakalembe worked in the sciences and management consulting before landing at YouTube as the company’s engineering program manager for trust and safety. At YouTube, Angela explains, AI has become a first line of defense against harmful content. The technology not only accelerates content moderation tasks but makes the process […]
Even as the pressure to innovate grows, many companies are finding it harder and more expensive to bring new ideas to life. This slowdown is often attributed to rising R&D costs, longer development timelines, and market uncertainty. But our research shows something different: Many organizations already have the ideas they need. The real challenge is […]
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