Traits that will benefit every team and work culture. by Shanna Hocking A great leader knows that their team members play a significant role in their and the organization’s success. That’s why ...

Being strategic — that is, making a coherent set of choices to help you pursue an ambition or goal — is a nonnegotiable skill for business leaders. But it can be hard to practice, and strategies are ...

This month marks the five-year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic upending life in the U.S. Those early days were marked by uncertainty, fear, and a scramble to adapt to an unprecedented global ...

Recommendations for improving productivity while encouraging employees to lead fuller lives. by Brigid Schulte Jeff, a workaholic in recovery whom I met through Workaholics Anonymous, knows that his ...

The sudden scrapping of a project with no explanation, a surge of meetings flooding your calendar, or the unexpected arrival of a new hire: When your new boss is making hasty decisions without clear ...

The NFL great explains how he motivated himself and fellow players. by Tom Brady and Nitin Nohria When our society talks about success, we tend to focus on individual success. We obsess about who is ...

As an unprecedented number of people began working from home during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, my HBR colleagues and I wondered what this shift would mean—and what core aspects of the ...

Let’s get something out on the table: Workplace conflict is a normal, inevitable part of interacting with other people. Harvard Business Publishing: Copyright ...

A pilot once told us a story about an accident on an early morning flight in the 1950s. As the aircraft accelerated to take off, the captain noticed his flight engineer’s sullen expression and called ...

A senior executive I worked with—let’s call her Marisol—had spent years building trust, driving impact, and delivering results, only to find her role suddenly eliminated during a company restructuring ...

Four factors explain why this era of constant upheaval is pushing leaders to their limits—and what they need to do differently. Sign up for HBR Executive Agenda - for insights you need to steer your ...

Michael was the head of a sales team at a Fortune 500 technology company. He and his colleagues felt fairly comfortable delivering presentations in a conference room or over Zoom, but the company ...