Six practices that help leaders unlock value. Sign up for HBR Executive Agenda - for insights you need to steer your business now. Only available to HBR Executive subscribers. Muriel M. Wilkins ...

Most leaders rely heavily on one key region of the brain: the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which is responsible for high-order ...

When your leadership hits a wall, don’t just look outward—look inward. Often, the real blockers of success are unproductive beliefs you’re not even aware of. These hidden mindsets limit your ...

There are a number of benefits to encouraging your employees to seek out feedback. When people across an organization ...

Procurement is a key function in many organizations, responsible for securing goods and services, staying abreast of ...

When you’ve landed a star employee , it’s tempting to think they’ll solve all your problems from day one. But even the most ...

Great CEOs don’t just lead; they build systems that turn the noise of internal and external tension into signal, discomfort ...

AI won’t create value on its own. To unlock its potential, you must lead differently—shifting how you learn, structure teams, make decisions, develop people, and model change. Here’s where to start.

Gen AI tools offer unprecedented opportunities, but organizations adopting them rarely realize significant value right away.

An executive’s guide on developing the talent who will secure your company’s success. by Rachel DuRose When Target announced in August 2025 that COO Michael Fiddelke would assume the company’s top ...

How to free up time for meaningful work by Leslie A. Perlow, Constance Noonan Hadley and Eunice Eun Poking fun at meetings is the stuff of Dilbert cartoons—we can all joke about how soul-sucking and ...

In the fall of 2017, when the New York Times and other media began reporting on widespread sexual harassment and assault by powerful male entertainment figures, many people were heartened. The ...