More than half of executives surveyed by Gartner say they’re likely or extremely likely to leave their current role in the next two years. Sign up for HBR Executive Agenda - for insights you need to ...

Generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), offers a promising new tool for early-stage market research by ...

Reprint: R1207D No sales force consists entirely of stars; sales staffs are usually made up mainly of solid perfomers, with smaller groups of laggards and rainmakers. Though most compensation ...

The would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the essence of leadership. Leadership is the ...

More and more manufacturing companies are talking about what’s often called the circular economy—in which businesses can create supply chains that recover or recycle the resources used to ...

The mark of a great leader is not how quickly they act, but how wisely they decide. When you inherit a team, you’re not just managing headcount; you’re shaping or reshaping culture. How you ...

Reprint: R1409B Though corporate profits are high, and the stock market is booming, most Americans are not sharing in the economic recovery. While the top 0.1% of income recipients reap almost all ...

Reprint: R1206H When Polman became CEO of the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever, in January 2009, it was his first time in the role of chief executive. That doesn’t appear to have inhibited him ...

The success of AI depends not only on its capabilities, which are becoming more advanced each day, but on people’s willingness to harness them. Unfortunately, many people view AI negatively ...

Learning to navigate conflicts is not really a choice in today’s organizations. It’s an imperative. In this article, the author explains what conflict resolution is, why it’s an essential ...

Leadership demands the expression of an authentic self. Try to lead like someone else—say, Jack Welch, Richard Branson, or Michael Dell—and you will fail. Employees will not follow a CEO who ...

Why is it so hard to build and maintain the capacity to innovate? The reason is not simply a failure to execute but a failure to articulate an innovation strategy that aligns innovation efforts ...