How to Lead When Everyone Is Watching
HBR examines how leaders must adjust behavior and messaging when high visibility raises every decision's stakes.
Bad HR Isn’t the Real Problem. CEOs Who Blame HR for Their Decisions Are
CEOs who deflect blame onto HR for their own decisions are damaging their credibility and culture.
AI notetakers are ruining decision-making
AI meeting notetakers are degrading decision quality by reducing accountability and real-time engagement.
HubSpot founder’s LinkedIn post thanking laid-off employees sparks criticism
HubSpot founder's LinkedIn layoff message backfired, showing how performative gratitude reads as tone-deaf.
Apple’s New CEO Honored Steve Jobs With One Line. It Shows How to Lead After a Legend
Tim Cook's tribute to Jobs offers a model for leading credibly after a towering predecessor.
The six strategy roles a CEO must not delegate
McKinsey identifies six strategic decisions CEOs must own personally and cannot safely delegate to others.
When Hiring Managers Keep Asking for More Candidates, the Problem May Be the Hiring Brief
When hiring managers demand more candidates, the real problem is usually a poorly written hiring brief, not supply.
‘Everybody knows you’re out of touch’: Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his own exec told him to stop hyping Foundry
Palantir CEO's story of being called out of touch is a sharp lesson in executive self-awareness.
Dear all: how bosses should talk to the troops
FT examines how executives should communicate directly with employees and what tone and approach actually builds trust.
Americans are growing tired of CEOs lecturing them on social issues
Americans are increasingly turned off by CEO activism, signaling real reputational risk for opinionated executives.
The CEO’s singular impact on the success—or failure—of AI in organizations
CEO impact on AI success directly measurable; research-backed insight on executive role in technology adoption.
What can we learn from the office AI superusers?
AI superusers inside offices are modeling habits that all executives can study to accelerate their own adoption.
how can I encourage my staff to bring me complaints?
Ask a Manager offers concrete tactics for creating the psychological safety employees need to surface complaints.
Research: The True Cost of Corporate Scandals? Talent.
HBR research finds corporate scandals' most lasting damage is talent loss, not fines or press coverage.
What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay
MIT Sloan research identifies what actually keeps top employees from leaving, with direct retention implications.
Ernst & Young Is Giving $100 Million in Bonuses to Staff for ‘Human’ Skills
EY commits $100 million in bonuses explicitly rewarding human skills as AI reshapes the workplace.
5 Ways to Make Office Days More Meaningful for Employees
Research-backed strategies help executives make in-office days genuinely worthwhile rather than obligatory and resented.
How QVC kept its cool after a live TV mishap
QVC's live TV mishap response offers a replicable model for calm, credible crisis communications in real time.
A New Way to Address Troubled Team Dynamics
MIT Sloan introduces a fresh framework for diagnosing and repairing dysfunctional team dynamics.
‘There Are No VPs, SVPs’—Why Hut 8 Eliminated Most Traditional Job Titles
Hut 8 eliminated VP and SVP titles entirely, signaling a structural rethink of hierarchy and status.