A conversation with HR experts Peter Cappelli and Ranya Nehmeh on making the most of compromise.

In an era marked by constant uncertainty and where every competitor is racing to add more features, channels, data, and spend, the real differentiator for companies is the courage to remove. Subtractive actions can be a powerful way of dealing with emerging…

The mark of a great leader is not how quickly they act, but how wisely they decide. When you inherit a team, you’re not just managing headcount; you’re shaping or reshaping culture. How you show up in those early days sets the tone for your leadership brand.…

A conversation with Save the Children US CEO Janti Soeripto on staying mission-focused in turbulent times.

How to design your business for long-term value—not just short-term profit.

As organizations navigate an increasingly unpredictable global environment, experts recommend building a checklist that covers both technical and people-related business travel policies. Here’s how to get started: 1) Clarify which employees are working under…

As geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions, and resource nationalism upend global supply chains, companies are searching for new strategies to build resilience. While familiar tactics like near-shoring and inventory buffers remain important, circularity—reusing…

In the age of AI, what gets measured gets automated. As models grow more powerful, any task that can be turned into data—from spreadsheet analysis to therapy sessions—is increasingly within reach of automation. The underlying playbook is clear: define the…

What exactly is a digital transformation, and how can you lead one successfully? Often guiding a digital transformation requires rethinking how your company creates value, its strategy, and the processes by which your employees get things done. Yet while…

It’s one of the most important questions of our time: How much will AI disrupt business? Writing in from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, HBR editor at large Adi Ignatius found mixed answers among the world’s leading CMOs and experts.…

Gen AI has the potential to create a tremendous amount of value for organizations and individual employees. By focusing on the value of the output that AI produces, however, we tend not to think much about other sources of value. We rarely ask: In what way…

A comprehensive analysis of Amazon sales data reveals that sustainability labels like “Climate Pledge Friendly” increase consumer demand by 13–14% for up to eight weeks after adoption. This sales boost is not driven by pricing or advertising, nor by improved…

While change has always been difficult, we have now entered an area in which it is continuous rather than episodic. Employees are tired and morale, productivity, and innovation all suffer as a result. This playbook offers executives strategies for anticipating…

A conversation with the founder of gun safety group Moms Demand Action about driving change.

AI will transform industries. However, this transformation will happen on enterprise time: longer, slower, and with far more friction than most expect, and much slower than Silicon Valley is selling. Right now, companies are getting six fundamental things…

With the damages from cybercrime growing ($16 billion in U.S. damages in 2024 alone), human error remains the leading cause of breaches—but also the greatest opportunity for improvement. Companies need to invest in building a human-centered security culture.…

A case study on balancing legacy with innovation.

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In this week’s edition of the HBR Executive Agenda, editor-at-large Adi Ignatius reports on the global economic impacts of conflict between Israel, the U.S. and Iran. To understand what disruptions businesses should start planning for, Ignatius spoke to Ian…