The potential upsides of effective succession planning are huge, and yet most companies are not realizing these benefits, ...

Presenting a new strategy to the board is a defining leadership moment in any CEO’s career. Some directors may be supportive.

When a recession hits or is looming, many companies turn to layoffs in order to preserve cash and maintain flexibility in the face of economic uncertainty. However, new research on U.S. corporations ...

If your team can’t seem to slow down—even during vacations or quiet periods—you may be dealing with more than ambition. You’re likely facing an “entrainment cycle,” where employees become physically ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has upended many traditional business practices. When it comes to recruiting, the crisis has not so much disrupted as accelerated shifts in the talent landscape that were ...

Social media was supposed to usher in a golden age of branding. But things didn’t turn out that way. Marketers originally thought that Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter would let them bypass ...

Reprint: R1409B Though corporate profits are high, and the stock market is booming, most Americans are not sharing in the economic recovery. While the top 0.1% of income recipients reap almost all ...

Reprint: R0711C Many executives are surprised when previously successful leadership approaches fail in new situations, but different contexts call for different kinds of responses. Before ...

Plenty of research espouses the benefits of team rituals, including boosts in employee performance and motivation. However, ...

As consumer demand for sustainable products grows, more and more sellers have begun adding labels to their products to indicate various kinds of sustainability certifications. These labels such as ...

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 ...

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 ...