Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and author of "Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature."

Dr. Maya Angelou, renowned author.

Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh, coauthors of the HBR article "Tours of Duty: The New Employer-Employee Compact."

Michael Raynor, director at Deloitte Services LP and coauthor of the HBR article "Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great."

Scott Barry Kaufman, adjunct assistant professor of psychology at New York University and author of "Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined."

Russell Sanna, executive director of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Adam Waytz and Malia Mason, authors of the HBR article "Your Brain at Work."

Dan McGinn, HBR senior editor.

The HBS sage and McKinsey head discuss how to stay on top in a rapidly changing industry.

Lisa Rosh, assistant professor of management at the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University, explains how to build trust through skillful self-disclosure.

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund talks with HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius.

The Dilbert creator talks with HBR senior editor Dan McGinn.

Erica Ariel Fox, who teaches negotiation at Harvard Law School, discusses how to resolve inner conflict to lead wisely and live well.

Roger Schwarz, author of "Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams," explains how to build trust and accountability on your team.

Freek Vermeulen of London Business School explains how best practices become bad practices.

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.

The former Secretary of Defense talks with HBR editor-in-chief Adi Ignatius about his new book, "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War."

John Jullens of Booz & Company says multinationals from China and other emerging markets must learn to innovate and manage quality while remaining nimble.

Stewart D. Friedman, Wharton professor and author of "Baby Bust," presents new research.

Robert Simons, Harvard Business School professor, says companies still struggle to choose the right customer.

Harvard's Robert Kegan on companies that do really personal development.

Sandy Pentland, MIT professor, on how big data is revealing the science behind how we work together, based on his book "Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread."

Michael Mankins, partner at Bain & Company, on how to get the most out of meetings.

Erin Meyer, affiliate professor at INSEAD and author of "The Culture Map," on why memorizing a list of etiquette rules doesn't work.

Nikil Saval, editor at n+1, on how gender, politics, and unions have affected the American workplace since the Civil War.

David Zweig, author of "Invisibles," on employees who value good work over self-promotion.

Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, on how to know when simple rules and snap decisions will outperform analytical models.

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.

Lenovo's CEO on how the PC leader is poised to win in the "PC plus" world.

The tech luminaries on bundling and unbundling in the digital age.

David Upton and Sadie Creese, both of Oxford, explain why the scariest threats are from insiders.

Scott Berinato, senior editor at Harvard Business Review, on how companies benefit from transparency about customer data.

Roger Martin, former dean of the Rotman School of Management, on why talent's powerful economic position is unsustainable.​

Walter Frick, HBR editor, explains why we valorize tech heroes from the past, but scoff at today's entrepreneurs.

Frank Cespedes, HBS professor and author of "Aligning Strategy and Sales," explains how to get the front line on board.

Linda Rottenberg, author of "Crazy Is a Compliment," on what it really takes to start a business.

Jennifer Magnolfi, Founder & Principal Investigator at Programmable Habitats LLC, on how digital work, and the Internet of Things will fundamentally change the how we use the buildings and neighborhoods we work in.

AnnaLee Saxenian, author of the classic book "Regional Advantage," still thinks the area's future is bright.

Tsedal Neeley, Harvard Business School professor, explains how globally distributed teams can collaborate better together.

Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.

David Duncan, senior partner at Innosight and coauthor of "Build an Innovation Engine in 90 Days," explains how to organize corporate creativity.

Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauthor of "Own the Room," on the flaws everyone's too polite to point out.

Blake Irving talks about the company's renewed focus on small businesses and bringing on a new leadership team.

Herminia Ibarra, author of "Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader" and professor at INSEAD, on moving forward, even when it's not comfortable.

Nicholas Carlson, author of "Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo," on the CEO's management style.

Gretchen Rubin, author of "Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives," explains that you've got to know your habit-setting style.

Renée Mauborgne of INSEAD explains how a landmark idea is evolving. She is coauthor, along with W. Chan Kim, of "Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition (2015)."

Ron Friedman, Ph.D., author of "The Best Place to Work," on how to structure your day to get the most done.

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Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features.