In high-stakes situations where there’s no clear playbook, leaders regularly face tough choices with steep trade-offs. In ...

Artificial intelligence is boosting efficiency in many organizations, but too often it reinforces functional silos rather ...

Designing the executive team is one of the most consequential choices a CEO can make. It determines how the enterprise ...

Boards often mistake collegiality for alignment, avoiding tough conversations and sidelining dissent. The result is delayed ...

If you’re a leader of transformation, you might feel like you’re in a constant “inner battle,” torn between the agency that ...

Multinational companies often stumble in emerging markets because they underestimate how long success takes to materialize—a ...

In today’s workplace, teams are often asked to perform flawlessly while also learning and innovating. But trying to pursue both equally can backfire. Teams achieve more when they commit to one clear ...

Because I teach a course on product management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked, “What is the role of a product manager?” The role of product manager (PM) is often referred to as the ...

It is natural to view management as a profession. Managers’ status is similar to that of doctors or lawyers, as is their obligation to contribute to the well-being of society. Managers can also be ...

In times of uncertainty, your team looks to you not just for strategy, but for reassurance and direction. To move people from fear to confidence, you need to show up with clarity, conviction, and calm ...

The HBR Executive Playbook on removing chronic barriers to collaboration. by Ania W. Masinter Cross-functional collaboration has always been critical for innovation. New problems and new solutions ...

Harvard Business Review is pleased to announce the 2019 McKinsey Award winners. Limiting the fallout from negative social ...