William Thorndike, investor and author of "The Outsiders," looks at some less-known but more effective executives.

John Kotter, author of "Accelerate," on how slow-footed organizations can get faster.

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."

The renowned author and former editor of Gourmet talks about the magazine's closure and her recent transition to fiction writing.

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

Gautam Mukunda, HBS professor, on the dangers of managing companies for shareholders.

Sam Palmisano, former CEO of IBM, on striking a balance between running a company for the long term and keeping investors happy.

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.

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.

Greg McKeown, author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less," on the importance of being "absurdly selective" in how we use our time.

Linda Hill, Harvard Business School professor, and Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser at Egon Zehnder, on the talent strategies that set up a company for long-term success.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College London, on how confidence masks incompetence.

J. Craig Venter, the biologist who led the effort to sequence human DNA, on unlocking the human genome and the importance of building extraordinary teams for long-term results.

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

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

Bill George and Mihir Desai, professors at Harvard Business School, explain why our corporate tax code is driving American business overseas.

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

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

Sanjeev Agrawal, Collegefeed cofounder and CEO, explains what recruiters, new graduates, and college career centers need to do differently.

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

Stefan Michel, professor at IMD, says your business should rethink how it captures value, not just how it creates it.

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

Famed producer Norman Lear on developing groundbreaking sitcoms, managing creative partnerships and the lessons he wants to pass on to the next generation.

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.

Steve J. Martin, coauthor of "The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence," on the little things that persuade.

The mayor of London explains why Churchill is a role model and whether his aspirations include the Prime Minister's office.

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

Dorothy Leonard, author of "Critical Knowledge Transfer" ​and Harvard Business School professor, on retaining organizational expertise.

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

Cass Sunstein, Harvard professor and author of "Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter."

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

Andrew Innes, game designer, product manager, and author of "What Board Games Can Teach Business."

Jeff Weiss, author of the "HBR Guide to Negotiating" and partner at Vantage Partners, explains how to prepare to be persuasive.

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

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

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.

Peter Bregman, author of "Four Seconds," on changing the way you lead.

The Hollywood icon explains why she moved from acting to producing and directing, then launched a foundation that teaches mindfulness to kids.

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

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.

Hear this story based on real events at J.C. Penney. A discussion with contributor Jill Avery and editor Andy O'Connell follows.

Regina Herzlinger, Harvard Business School professor, talks about how to dismantle the barriers to innovation in care delivery.

Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of "No One Understands You and What to Do About It," explains the science of perception.