r The Condensed April 2016 Issue By hbr.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:01:41 -0500 Amy Bernstein, editor of HBR, offers executive summaries of the major features. Full Article
r How to Say No to More Work By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:15:39 -0500 Karen Dillon, author of the "HBR Guide to Office Politics", explains how to gracefully decline excessive projects–and thankless tasks. Full Article
r Life’s Work: Dr. Ruth Westheimer By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:26:03 -0500 Iconic relationship expert Dr. Ruth discusses what she's learned over a long career. Full Article
r Smart Managers Don’t Compare People to the “Average” By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:43:55 -0500 Todd Rose, the Director of the Mind, Brain, & Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the author of "The End of Average: How to Succeed in a World That Values Sameness," explains why we should stop using averages to understand individuals. Full Article
r Understanding Agile Management By hbr.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:43:49 -0500 Darrell Rigby of Bain and Jeff Sutherland of Scrum explain the rise of lean, iterative management tactics, and how to implement them yourself. Full Article
r Make Better Decisions By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 12 May 2016 17:30:15 -0500 Therese Huston, Ph.D. and author of "How Women Decide," offers research-based tips for both men and women on how to make high quality, defensible decisions -- and sell them to your team. Full Article
r Be a Work/Life-Friendly Boss By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 18:03:28 -0500 Managers play a huge role in their employees' personal lives, which in turn affects productivity, morale, and turnover at work. Professor Scott Behson, author of "The Working Dad's Survival Guide," and professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, gives practical tips for being a leader who is flexible, fair, and effective. Full Article
r Yo-Yo Ma on Successful Creative Collaboration By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 18:48:09 -0500 The acclaimed cellist explains how he chooses and works with partners and shares advice on honing one's talent. Full Article
r Asking for Advice Makes People Think You’re Smarter By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:30:44 -0500 The research shows we shouldn't be afraid to ask for help. Francesca Gino and Alison Wood Brooks, both of Harvard Business School, explain. Full Article
r Getting Growth Back at Your Company By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:34:42 -0500 Chris Zook of Bain explains the predictable crises of growth and how to overcome them. His new book is "The Founder's Mentality," coauthored with James Allen. Full Article
r Greg Louganis on How to Achieve Peak Performance By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 15:10:46 -0500 The champion diver explains how visualization and ambitious goal-setting helped him achieve double gold medals in back-to-back Olympic Games and why he now serves as a mentor to younger athletes and a spokesman for LGBT causes. Full Article
r A Brief History of 21st Century Economics By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:35:47 -0500 Tim Sullivan, co-author with Ray Fisman of "The Inner Lives of Markets," on how we shape economic theory -- and how it shapes us. Full Article
r Brexit and the Leadership Equivalent of Empty Calories By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:49:06 -0500 Mark Blyth of Brown University and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD discuss Britain's vote to leave the European Union. Full Article
r Teaching Creativity to Leaders By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:20:00 -0500 Tim Brown, CEO and president of IDEO, on breakthrough problem-solving. Full Article
r We Can’t Work All the Time By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:04:19 -0500 Anne-Marie Slaughter on (finally) bringing sanity to the work/life struggle. Full Article
r The Era of Agile Talent By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:00:43 -0500 More of us are working in organizations employing a mix of freelancers, contractors, consultants, and full-timers, explains Jonathan Younger, coauthor with Norm Smallwood of "Agile Talent: How to Source and Manage Outside Experts." Full Article
r The Zappos Holacracy Experiment By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:18:52 -0500 Ethan Bernstein, Harvard Business School professor, and John Bunch, holacracy implementation lead at Zappos, discuss the online retailer's transition to a flat, self-managed organization. They are the coauthors of the HBR article "Beyond the Holacracy Hype." Full Article
r In Praise of Dissenters and Non-Conformists By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:03:53 -0500 Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of "Originals", on the science of standing out. Full Article
r Negotiating with a Liar By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:42:53 -0500 Leslie John, Harvard Business School professor, explains why you shouldn't waste time trying to detect your counterpart's lies; instead, use tactics drawn from psychology to get them to divulge the truth. She's the author of the HBR article "How to Negotiate with a Liar." Full Article
r How Work Changed Love By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:23:50 -0500 Moira Weigel explains how the changing nature of work has reshaped the way we meet, date, and fall in love. She's the author of "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating" and is completing a Ph.D. at Yale University. Full Article
r The Connection Between Speed and Charisma By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:34:25 -0500 Bill von Hippel, professor at the University of Queensland, on how the ability to think and respond quickly makes someone seem more charismatic. Full Article
r Excessive Collaboration By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:15:57 -0500 Rob Cross, professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, explains how work became an exhausting marathon of group projects. He's the coauthor of the HBR article "Collaborative Overload." Full Article
r Macromanagement Is Just as Bad as Micromanagement By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:46:38 -0500 Tanya Menon, associate professor at Fisher College of Management, Ohio State University, explains how to recognize if your management style is too hands off. She's the co-author of "Stop Spending, Start Managing: Strategies to Transform Wasteful Habits." Full Article
r When Not to Trust the Algorithm By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:03:26 -0500 Cathy O'Neil, author of "Weapons of Math Destruction" on how data can lead us astray–from HR to Wall Street. Full Article
r Power Corrupts, But It Doesn’t Have To By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:40:09 -0500 Authority changes us all. Berkeley's Dacher Keltner, author of the HBR article "Don't Let Power Corrupt You" and the book "The Power Paradox" explains how to avoid succumbing to power's negative effects. Full Article
r What the World’s Best CEOs Have in Common By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:31:14 -0500 Long-term thinking, short-term savvy, and relentless focus on employees. Full Article
r The 10 People Who Globalized the World By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:30:37 -0500 Jeffrey Garten of Yale School of Management discusses how Genghis Khan, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Margaret Thatcher, and others made the world more integrated. Garten is the author of "From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization through Ten Extraordinary Lives". Full Article
r Re-Orgs Are Emotional By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2016 18:10:24 -0500 Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood, authors of "ReOrg: How to Get It Right" explain how good planning and communication can help employees adapt. Full Article
r A Leadership Historian on the U.S. Presidential Election By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 18:45:39 -0500 Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn talks about the surprising election of businessman Donald Trump as U.S. president, and what leaders throughout history can tell us about bridging divides and leading in times of uncertainty. Full Article
r Why the White Working Class Voted for Trump By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:32:14 -0500 Joan C. Williams, distinguished professor and director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings, discusses the white working class voters who helped elect Republican Donald Trump as U.S. President, and why Democrat Hillary Clinton did not connect with them. Full Article
r How Focusing on Content Leads the Media Astray By hbr.org Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:27:31 -0500 Bharat Anand, author of The Content Trap and professor at Harvard Business School, talks about the strategic challenges facing digital businesses, and explains how he and his colleagues wrestled with them when designing HBX, the school's online learning platform. Full Article
r Handling Stress in the Moment By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:18:21 -0500 HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo discusses the best tactics to recognize, react to, and recover from stressful situations. She's a contributor to the "HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work." Full Article
r The “Jobs to be Done” Theory of Innovation By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 17:42:41 -0500 Clayton Christensen, professor at Harvard Business School, builds upon the theory of disruptive innovation for which he is well-known. He speaks about his new book examining how successful companies know how to grow. Full Article
r What Superconsumers Can Teach You By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:12:40 -0500 Eddie Yoon, author of "Superconsumers" and growth strategy expert at The Cambridge Group, explains how companies can find their most passionate customers and use their invaluable insights to improve products and attract new customers. Full Article
r The Secret to Better Problem Solving By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:22:54 -0500 Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg discusses a nimbler approach to diagnosing problems than existing frameworks: reframing. He’s the author of “Are You Solving the Right Problems?” in the January/February 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. Full Article
r Restoring Sanity to the Office By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:08:37 -0500 Basecamp CEO Jason Fried says too many people find it difficult to get work done at the workplace. His company enforces quiet offices, fewer meetings, and different collaboration and communication practices. The goal is to give employees bigger blocks of time to be truly productive. Full Article
r Collaborating Better Across Silos By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:06:00 -0500 Harvard Law School lecturer Heidi K. Gardner discusses how firms gain a competitive edge when specialists collaborate across functional boundaries. But it’s often difficult, expensive, and messy. The former McKinsey consultant is the author of the new book, “Smart Collaboration: How Professionals and Their Firms Succeed by Breaking Down Silos.” Full Article
r Voices from the January-February 2017 Issue By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:26:19 -0500 Roger Martin of Rotman School of Management, Paul Zak of Claremont Graduate University, Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, and HBR Editor-in-Chief Adi Ignatius respectively discuss customer loyalty, the neuroscience of trust, entrepreneurship in Africa, the source of innovation, and the new, hefty magazine. For more, see the January-February 2017 issue. Full Article
r Stopping and Starting With Success By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:07:41 -0500 Jerry Seinfeld shares his insights into innovation, self-criticism, and how to know when to quit. The U.S. comedian conquered 1990s television with his sitcom and is now finding a new audience for his online talk show, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." Full Article
r Generosity Burnout By hbr.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:17:18 -0500 Senior leaders Brad Feld, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, Mike Ghaffary, Heidi Roizen, and John Rogers Jr. discuss burning out on giving, the techniques they use to avoid it, and how they recognize it in their employees. Full Article
r Business Leadership Under President Trump By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:51:59 -0500 Larry Summers, former U.S. treasury secretary, is calling on American business leaders to stand up to President Donald Trump. Summers sharply criticizes the administration’s protectionist agenda, and he says it’s time for executives to call out how those policies undermine the economy and the country's best interests in the long term. Full Article
r Escape Your Comfort Zone By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:16:37 -0500 Andy Molinsky, professor of organizational behavior at Brandeis International Business School, discusses practical techniques for getting outside of your comfort zone, and how that can develop new capabilities and experiences that can help your career. His new book is “Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence.” Full Article
r Globalization: Myth and Reality By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:12:33 -0500 Pankaj Ghemawat, professor at NYU Stern and IESE business schools, debunks common misconceptions about the current state and extent of globalization. (Hint: the world is not nearly as globalized as people think.) He also discusses how popular reactions in Europe and the U.S. against globalization recently could affect the global economy, and how companies will need to adapt to the new reality. Ghemawat is the author of several books on globalization, including “World 3.0” and most recently “The Laws of Globalization and Business Applications.” Full Article
r Reduce Organizational Drag By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:16:35 -0500 Michael Mankins, Bain & Company partner and head of the firm's Organization practice, explains how organizations unintentionally fail to manage their employees' time and energy. He also lays out what managers can do to reduce what he calls organizational drag. Mankins is a coauthor of "Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team’s Productive Power." Full Article
r Making Intel More Diverse By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:42:59 -0500 Danielle Brown, Intel Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, talks about the corporation’s $300 million initiative to increase diversity, the largest such investment yet by a technology company. The goal is to make Intel’s U.S. workforce mirror the talent available in the country by 2020. Brown breaks down what exactly Intel is doing, why the corporation is doing it, where it’s going well (recruiting), where it’s not going as well (retention), and what other companies can learn from Intel’s experience. Full Article
r Break Out of Your Managerial Bubble By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:25:27 -0500 Hal Gregersen, executive director of the MIT Leadership Center at Sloan School of Management, says too many CEOs and executives are in a bubble, one that shields them from the reality of what’s happening in the world and in their businesses. The higher you rise, the worse it gets. Gregersen discusses practical steps top managers can make to ask better questions, improve the flow of information, and more clearly see what matters. His article “Bursting the CEO Bubble” is in the March-April 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. Full Article
r The Rise of Corporate Inequality By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:30:06 -0500 Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom discusses the research he's conducted showing what’s really driving the growth of income inequality: a widening gap between the most successful companies and the rest, across industries. In other words, inequality has less to do with what you do for work, and more to do with which specific company you work for. The rising gap in pay between firms accounts for a large majority of the rise in income inequality overall. Bloom tells us why, and discusses some ways that companies and governments might address it. He’s the author of the Harvard Business Review article, “Corporations in the Age of Inequality.” For more, visit hbr.org/inequality. Full Article
r How Personalities Affect Team Chemistry By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:57:06 -0500 Deloitte national managing director Kim Christfort talks about the different personality styles in an organization and the challenges of bringing them together. Her firm has developed a classification system to help companies better understand personality styles and capitalize on their cognitive diversity. She and Suzanne M. Johnson Vickberg coauthored the article, "Pioneers, Drivers, Integrators, and Guardians" in the March-April 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. Full Article
r Dealing with Conflict Avoiders and Seekers By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:51:16 -0500 Amy Gallo, HBR contributing editor, discusses a useful tactic to more effectively deal with conflict in the workplace: understanding whether you generally seek or avoid conflict. Each personality style influences how you approach a particular conflict, as well as how your counterpart does. Gallo talks about how to escape the common pitfalls of conflict seekers and conflict avoiders, so that you can improve your work and your relationships. She’s the author of the “HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict.” Full Article
r To Reinvent Your Firm, Do Two Things at the Same Time By hbr.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:20:11 -0500 Scott D. Anthony, Innosight managing partner, discusses why established corporations should be better at handling disruptive threats. He lays out a practical approach to transform a company’s existing business while creating future business. It hinges on a “capabilities link,” which means using corporate assets—that startups don’t have—to fight unfairly. He also discusses the leadership qualities of executives who effectively navigate their companies’ imminent disruption. Anthony is the coauthor of the new book, “Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future.” Full Article