#  @HarvardBiz Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review posts on X about ai, employees, business, how to the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [-----] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::14800270/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +181% - [--] Month [---------] -52% - [--] Months [----------] +88% - [--] Year [----------] -69% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::14800270/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +13% - [--] Month [---] +3% - [--] Months [-----] +140% - [--] Year [-----] -66% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::14800270/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] -0.01% - [--] Month [---------] -0.06% - [--] Months [---------] -3.70% - [--] Year [---------] -4.30% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::14800270/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [countries](/list/countries) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) **Social topic influence** [ai](/topic/ai), [employees](/topic/employees), [business](/topic/business) #661, [how to](/topic/how-to), [money](/topic/money), [in the](/topic/in-the), [mindset](/topic/mindset), [if you](/topic/if-you), [investment](/topic/investment), [has been](/topic/has-been) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@forbes](/creator/undefined) [@sap](/creator/undefined) [@fastcompany](/creator/undefined) [@kyndryl](/creator/undefined) [@casssunstein](/creator/undefined) [@unisys](/creator/undefined) [@harvardhbs](/creator/undefined) [@schneiderelec](/creator/undefined) [@gdruckerforum](/creator/undefined) [@davidnovakogo](/creator/undefined) [@ft](/creator/undefined) [@eyparthenon](/creator/undefined) [@shaich](/creator/undefined) [@francesfrei](/creator/undefined) [@adiman](/creator/undefined) [@annemorriss](/creator/undefined) [@workday](/creator/undefined) [@followalisont](/creator/undefined) [@michaelgervais](/creator/undefined) [@clarkmalissa](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [New York Times Co. (NYT)](/topic/$nyt) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Forget What You Know About Search. Optimize Your Brand for LLMs. Increasingly consumers are turning to LLMs (not search engines) to answer their questions about products and services. This shift calls for marketers to reevaluate their strategies to figure out how to sell not just to potential customers but also to LLMs. In this piece the authors detail the growing importance of Share of Model (SOM) a new concept that helps marketers gauge how prominently their brand appears before consumers in LLM searches. SOM is assessed through a three-pronged lens: mention rate human-AI awareness gap and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2025/06/forget-what-you-know-about-seo-heres-how-to-optimize-your-brand-for-llms) 2025-06-18T20:09Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements "How One Fast-Food Chain Keeps Its Turnover Rates Absurdly Low Hire for attitude and train (a lot) for skill" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-one-fast-food-chain-keeps-its-turnover-rates-absurdly-low) 2017-04-10T16:21Z 5.8M followers, 25.1K engagements "Lifes Work: An Interview with Ketanji Brown Jackson Jackson announced her ambition to sit on the Supreme Court when she was just a teenager. Now she is the first Black woman to do so" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/11/lifes-work-an-interview-with-ketanji-brown-jackson) 2024-10-14T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation Heres what the best leaders do" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/04/6-ways-to-look-more-confident-during-a-presentation) 2023-01-19T21:35Z 5.8M followers, 21.7K engagements "Season [--] of Women at Work Starts October [--] Stay tuned for eight episodes that speak to both the practical and emotional sides of womens experiences at work" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2024/10/season-10-of-women-at-work-starts-october-21) 2024-10-22T06:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business Firms with large facilities need more control over their power" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-apple-is-getting-into-the-energy-business) 2016-12-02T19:28Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Building a Better Workplace Starts with Saying Thanks When people are stressed out and focus on the negative they are more likely to treat their colleagues poorly. And many managers are at a loss when it comes to preventing uncivil and toxic behavior on their teams. New research on gratitude practices shows that encouraging colleagues to express thanks and focus on what they are grateful for can decrease mistreatment on a team. The authors recent study found that gratitude journaling decreased workplace rudeness by enhancing research participants self-control. While many managers may not want" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/11/building-a-better-workplace-starts-with-saying-thanks) 2020-12-01T17:02Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Are You Being Quiet Fired As companies face tightening budgets many may be considering trimming their workforce. But of course outright layoffs are expensive and risky. Thats why some have turned to a subtler strategy: quiet firing or intentionally creating a hostile work environment that encourages people to leave voluntarily. The authors new research sheds light on how employees can tell if theyre being quietly fired including changes to work responsibilities compensation and communication and offers ten tactical steps workers can take before throwing in the towel" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/11/are-you-being-quiet-fired) 2022-11-09T21:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "You Need Two Leadership Gears The debate about the best way to lead has been raging for years: Should you empower your people and get out of their way or take charge and push them to do great work The answer say the authors is to do both. Their research shows that effective leaders routinely shift between these two seemingly opposing modesand build teams whose members are good at switching back and forth too. Sometimes teams need divergent thinking (during idea generation for instance); at others they need convergent thinking (to say make a decision and map out next steps). Leaders must be" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/03/you-need-two-leadership-gears) 2023-04-06T21:05Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Blockchain What You Need to Know Karim Lakhani Harvard Business School professor and co-founder of the HBS Digital Initiative discusses blockchain an online record-keeping technology that many believe will revolutionize commerce. Lakhani breaks down how the technology behind bitcoin works and talks about the industries and companies that could see new growth opportunities or lose business. He also has recommendations for managers: start experimenting with blockchain as soon as possible. Lakhani is the co-author of the article The Truth About Blockchain in the January-February [----] issue of" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2017/06/blockchain-what-you-need-to-know) 2020-04-08T21:51Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "When America Was Most Innovative and Why Data from the golden age of invention" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/03/when-america-was-most-innovative-and-why) 2018-02-28T22:16Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Give Job Applicants with Criminal Records a Fair Chance Business leaders who have recently pledged to improve their diversity equity and inclusion efforts can start by implementing a practice called fair chance hiring. It mandates that employers only assess a candidates criminal record after the candidate has been interviewed and is considered qualified for a role. Studies show that employment is the single most important factor in reducing recidivism; that people with criminal records are no more likely to be fired for misconduct than people without records; and that theyre statistically" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/09/give-job-applicants-with-criminal-records-a-fair-chance) 2020-09-21T12:05Z 5.8M followers, [----] engagements "7 Things to Say When a Conversation Turns Negative We are at least 75% responsible for how others treat us. Our verbal and nonverbal cues display to others the level of interaction we want. These communication patterns make our lives easier but also leave us vulnerable. A person known to avoid conflict will often find themselves in situations where they feel forced to back away. This is why individuals especially those who work in highly political environments need a repertoire of replies and comebacks at the ready for any situation. The author provides seven tactics one can use to build a" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/05/7-things-to-say-when-a-conversation-turns-negative) 2025-10-09T17:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "What It Will Take for Us to Trust AI Ethics and accountability" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-it-will-take-for-us-to-trust-ai) 2017-03-23T17:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Restoring American Competitiveness Reprint: R0907S For decades U.S. companies have been outsourcing manufacturing in the belief that it held no competitive advantage. Thats been a disaster maintain Harvard professors Pisano and Shih because todays low-value manufacturing operations hold the seeds of tomorrows innovative new products. What those companies have been ceding is the countrys industrial commonsthat is the collective operational capabilities that underpin new product and process development in the U.S. industrial sector. As a result America has lost not only the ability to develop" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2009/07/restoring-american-competitiveness) 2014-08-01T02:56Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Your Mental Health and Your Work At a time when we bring so much of ourselves to work mental health is still something we dont like talking about at the office. But so many high-achieving people have suffered or are currently suffering from anxiety depression or other mental and emotional issues. Our guest Scott Stossel national editor of the Atlantic and author of My Age of Anxiety explains where anxiety comes from and how it affects us in our work for better or worse. We look at why it is so important to align mental health and leadership and to better understand how anxiety impacts our" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/09/your-mental-health-and-your-work) 2019-09-30T19:18Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "In Praise of the Incomplete Leader Reprint: R0702E Todays top executives are expected to do everything right from coming up with solutions to unfathomably complex problems to having the charisma and prescience to rally stakeholders around a perfect vision of the future. But no one leader can be all things to all people. Its time to end the myth of the complete leader say the authors. Those at the top must come to understand their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Only by embracing the ways in which they are incomplete can leaders fill in the gaps in their knowledge with others skills." [X Link](https://hbr.org/2007/02/in-praise-of-the-incomplete-leader) 2019-03-15T17:11Z 5.8M followers, 26.9K engagements "Talent Management in the Age of AI The world of work is changing fast and the most important thing to do is realize that the old playbooks especially around talent management will not work now its time to adapt. Leaders should focus on three big shifts that will set their businesses up for new levels of success in the age of AI. They should: 1) redefine jobs as a collection of a skills and tasks not titles 2) bring skills and workforce learning to the center of talent management and 3) embrace AI to focus teams on human-to-human collaboration" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/12/talent-management-in-the-age-of-ai) 2024-07-08T16:18Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "The Problem with Rewarding Individual Performers Group identity is critical for organizational success" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/12/the-problem-with-rewarding-individual-performers) 2016-12-29T15:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming Its a resurgence other countries should understand before copying" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-real-reason-the-german-labor-market-is-booming) 2017-03-14T15:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Making of an Expert Reprint: R0707J Popular lore tells us that genius is born not made. Scientific research on the other hand reveals that true expertise is mainly the product of years of intense practice and dedicated coaching. Ordinary practice is not enough: To reach elite levels of performance you need to constantly push yourself beyond your abilities and comfort level. Such discipline is the key to becoming an expert in all domains including management and leadership. Those are the conclusions reached by Ericsson a professor of psychology at Florida State University; Prietula a" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2007/07/the-making-of-an-expert) 2016-11-20T15:20Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Steven Pinker on Speculation Bubbles Super Bowl Ads and What Leaders Need to Know About Group Psychology A conversation with psychology professor Steven Pinker on a powerful force that unites us" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2025/09/steven-pinker-on-speculation-bubbles-super-bowl-ads-and-what-leaders-need-to-know-about-group-psychology) 2025-10-02T12:24Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "The Science Behind How Leaders Connect with Their Teams Three ways to achieve synchrony" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/03/the-science-behind-how-leaders-connect-with-their-teams) 2016-06-06T17:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Mentor Someone Who Has Manipulative Tendencies How can you coach someone who knowingly or not leans on manipulative behaviors to get things done First take a look at your organization. Incentive systems that reward highly individualistic results cultures that prize secrecy and siloed structures that protect divisional loyalty are just a few factors that can encourage manipulative behavior. Doing this analysis as part of your preparation for coaching someone will help you see that many people are not manipulative by nature but rather may be influenced by their context. When confronting" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/07/how-to-mentor-someone-who-has-manipulative-tendencies) 2021-04-08T17:38Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "7 Strategies to Break Down Silos in Big Meetings Collaborating across departments can be a struggle. Its common for individuals of different disciplines to be disengaged in a group meeting instead of contributing to a cohesive purpose and team. In fact siloes have only gotten more prominent since the pandemic began as the circles of who we collaborate with have gotten smaller. And in response the manager of the overall group tends to become the hardest working person in a meeting. But you can change these dynamics in your collaborative meetings. There are strategies you can use to get people" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/07/7-strategies-to-break-down-silos-in-big-meetings) 2023-05-22T18:01Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Use Your Everyday Privilege to Help Others Most of us have some kind of ordinary privilege that is the ability to forget about aspects of who you are because they represent the majority demographics of your country or organization. But instead of feeling bad about it we should use it to our advantage.Research repeatedly confirms that those with ordinary privilege have the power to speak up on behalf of those without it and have particularly effective influence when they do" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/09/use-your-everyday-privilege-to-help-others) 2020-03-20T21:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity Reprint: R0809D Many people believe that good ideas are rarer and more valuable than good people. Ed Catmull president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios couldnt disagree more. That notion he says is rooted in a misguided view of creativity that exaggerates the importance of the initial idea in developing an original product. And it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how to manage the large risks inherent in producing breakthroughs. In filmmaking and many other kinds of complex product development creativity involves a large number of people" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2008/09/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity) 2023-02-28T08:19Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements "The Factors That Lead to a Pay Premium for Women New research on when the gender pay gap flips" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/05/the-factors-that-lead-to-a-pay-premium-for-women) 2016-05-24T20:54Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "When and How to Respond to Microaggressions Microaggressions are defined as verbal behavioral and environmental indignities that communicate hostile derogatory or negative racial slights and insults to the target person or group. For Black people they are ubiquitous across daily work and life. You can respond in one of three ways: let it go call it out immediately or bring it up at a later date. Heres a framework for deciding which path is right for the situation and how to handle the conversation if you choose to have one. First discern what matters to you. Second disarm the person who" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/07/when-and-how-to-respond-to-microaggressions) 2020-07-06T12:31Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Keeping Sight of Your Companys Long-Term Vision Crafting a powerful vision is often considered the sine qua non of great leadership but its only the first step. How can leaders translate that vision into reality a process that can take years while the rapidly changing context distracts with the need for daily adaptation The authors both advisors to large firms which have undergone significant transformations suggest three approaches: 1) Structuring strategic planning processes around the vision rather than letting it be an afterthought; 2) Focusing experimentation on questions relevant to the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/04/keeping-sight-of-your-companys-long-term-vision) 2022-04-11T15:40Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers The research: Ryan W. Buell an assistant professor at Harvard Business School; Tami Kim a doctoral student at HBS; and Chia-Jung Tsay an assistant professor at University College London set up four scenarios in a real cafeteria for two weeks. In the first diners and cooks couldnt view one another; in the second the diners" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/11/cooks-make-tastier-food-when-they-can-see-their-customers) 2018-10-18T08:04Z 208.1M followers, 51K engagements "Our Favorite Management Tips of [----] Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBRs most popular newsletters. In this article we list [--] of our favorites from [----] covering topics like how to develop essential leadership skills exude gravitas bolster your presentation style overcome overthinking and more" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/12/our-favorite-management-tips-of-2024) 2024-12-27T13:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Innovating in a Highly Regulated Industry Like Health Care Innovating in highly regulated industries can be challenging but it is necessary. For innovation to flourish despite legal and regulatory obstacles you must address innovation barriers head-on. Begin by building relationships proactively with internal regulatory and legal folks. Bring them in early.Find a champion within your legal or regulatory departments who is interested in innovation. Frame these conversations as discussions ask How can we rather than Can we Tackle folk law the attitude that there must be a rule in place because" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/06/innovating-in-a-highly-regulated-industry-like-health-care) 2017-06-14T09:11Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Neuroscience of Trust Managers have tried various strategies and perks to boost employee engagementall with little impact on long-term retention and performance. But now neuroscience offers some answers. Through his research on the brain chemical oxytocinshown to facilitate collaboration and teamworkZak has developed a framework for creating a culture of trust and building a happier more loyal and more productive workforce. By measuring peoples oxytocin levels in response to various situationsfirst in the lab and later in the workplaceZak identified eight key management behaviors that" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-neuroscience-of-trust) 2021-08-31T21:19Z 5.8M followers, 34.1K engagements "Make Mindfulness a Habit We know the benefits of mindfulness from less stress to steadier decision-making to emotional balance and many of us have tried out meditation. But its hard to develop a consistent practice. The author offers four tips for making mindfulness a more regular part of your life and therefore. First try practicing with a group that can both hold you accountable and provide support when your commitment wavers. Second decide on a time during which youll meditate and commit to it no matter what. Third you might work with an instructor who can give you advice on how to" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/11/make-mindfulness-a-habit) 2020-11-29T16:25Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "To Recover from Burnout Regain Your Sense of Control When youre burned out you often feel like your circumstances are out of your control But this victim mindset only blocks you from doing anything about your situation. Instead you need to believe that you have the ability to make choices to improve your present and future. You also need to believe that taking actions will change the way you feel. You arent a victim of your feelings. Then increase your attentiveness to your bodys physical and emotional needs. Get more sleep. Take breaks during the work day. And finally consider whether you" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/12/to-recover-from-burnout-regain-your-sense-of-control) 2021-08-27T15:46Z 5.8M followers, 22.1K engagements "AIs Real Risk Why robots will need feelings" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/12/ais-real-risk) 2015-12-21T14:55Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home When is different just different and when is different wrong" [X Link](https://hbr.org/1996/09/values-in-tension-ethics-away-from-home) 2016-04-29T18:17Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Coping with Fatigue Fear and Panic During a Crisis Fatigue fear and panic undermine our ability to think clearly and creatively manage our relationships effectively focus attention on the right priorities and make smart informed choices. So when faced with a serious crisis how can we take better care of ourselves and build more resilience One way is to become more aware of the three selves that influence our behavior in the face of threat and danger. The overwhelmed self is the most defenseless vulnerable and childlike part of us. The adult self is capable and can soothe and reassure our" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/03/coping-with-fatigue-fear-and-panic-during-a-crisis) 2020-03-29T08:11Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents Reprint: R1307D Change is hard especially in a large organization. Yet some leaders succeedoften spectacularlyat transforming their workplaces. What makes them able to exert this sort of influence when the vast majority cant The authors tracked [--] change initiatives in the UKs National Health Service an organization whose size complexity and tradition can make reform difficult. They discovered several predictors of change agents successall of which emphasize the importance of networks of personal relationships: Change agents who were central in the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/07/the-network-secrets-of-great-change-agents) 2017-07-17T22:21Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How CEOs Are Using Gen AI for Strategic Planning For business leaders especially at relatively small companies the idea of applying gen AI to strategic planning is mouthwatering. This article explores the potential and limits of AI in helping such companies chart their strategies. Through the lens of two disguised case studies the authors show how gen AI can help companies identify some challenges and opportunities that managers missed overcoming the human biases but by the same token missed some possibilities rooted in the companys specific capabilities. And although gen AI was less able to" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/09/how-ceos-are-using-gen-ai-for-strategic-planning) 2024-09-11T12:15Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI The rise of AI presents an opportunity for humans to step up to the challenge of refining emphasizing and applying our own human strengths to differentiate corporate decision-making. However human capabilities like making moral judgments and using imagination or intuition are often untrained impulsive or implicit. Thus to distinguish and elevate their decision-making processes organizations need to actively codify and foster the requisite human decision-making skills. This article outline five imperatives towards this end" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/12/the-irreplaceable-value-of-human-decision-making-in-the-age-of-ai) 2024-12-11T13:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Moving Beyond ESG Its been a rough few years for ESGthe popular shorthand for measuring and managing a companys environmental social and governance performance. Critics on the political left believe ESG is insufficient for addressing major societal issues such as climate change; critics on the right say ESG pushes a liberal agenda. The barrage of criticism has caused ESG to lose its luster among many executives. Yet the need for a transparent way to connect a companys financial performance with its ESG performance remains. Its time says Oxford professor Robert G. Eccles to take stock of ESG" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/09/moving-beyond-esg) 2024-08-13T19:26Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Why Privacy Regulations Dont Always Do What Theyre Meant To First Californiapassed major privacy legislationin June. Then in late September the Trump administrationpublishedofficial principles for a single national privacy standard. Not to be left out House Democratspreviewedtheir own Internet Bill of Rights earlier this month. Sweeping privacy regulations in short are likely coming to the United States. That should be welcome news given the sadarguably nonexistent state of our modern right to privacy. But there are serious dangers in any new move to regulate data. Such regulations could" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/10/why-privacy-regulations-dont-always-do-what-theyre-meant-to) 2018-10-23T12:05Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Marketing in the Age of Resistance Authenticity in marketing has always been a best practice but it becomes even more crucial in this time of social unrest and Covid-19. This is not a time for companies to share generic hollow or hypocritical sentiments. It is a time for them to be humble own up to mistakes and express a desire to grow.This level of humility and authenticity is what consumers want to see.When attempting to comment on sensitive topics more companies need to bring in perspectives from outside experts to maintain the thoughtfulness and sincerity of their messaging.When customers" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/09/marketing-in-the-age-of-resistance) 2020-09-30T14:14Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Make Learning a Lifelong Habit Formal education is linked to higher earning and lower unemployment. Beyond that learning is fun Engaging in a new topic can be a joy and a confidence booster. But continuous and persistent learning isnt just a choice it has to become a habit no easy task in these busy times. To make learning a lifelong habit know that developing a learning habit requires you to articulate the outcomes youd like to achieve. Based on those choices set realistic goals. With goals in hand develop a learning community and ditch the distractions. Finally where appropriate use" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/01/make-learning-a-lifelong-habit) 2024-07-25T19:40Z 5.8M followers, 28.9K engagements "Why Should Anyone Be Led by You We all know that leaders need vision and energy but after an exhaustive review of the most influential theories on leadershipas well as workshops with thousands of leaders and aspiring leadersthe authors learned that great leaders also share four unexpected qualities. The first quality of exceptional leaders is that they selectively reveal their weaknesses (weaknesses not fatal flaws). Doing so lets employees see that they are approachable. It builds an atmosphere of trust and helps galvanize commitment. The second quality of inspirational leaders is their" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2000/09/why-should-anyone-be-led-by-you) 2021-03-06T02:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What Men Can Do to Be Better Mentors and Sponsors to Women Sponsorship and mentorship are crucial for improving the gender balance and diversity in our workplaces and leadership teams. Yet new research from the Center for Talent Innovation reported that 71% of executives are the same gender and race as their protgs. While some men in the #MeToo era report being nervous about sponsoring or mentoring women they shouldnt; while they may not be fully aware that they are male leaders already take most of these steps when they sponsor and mentor other men. To effectively help advance women in their" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/08/what-men-can-do-to-be-better-mentors-and-sponsors-to-women) 2019-08-08T15:45Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Improve Your Rsum by Turning Bullet Points into Stories Theres nothing wrong with listing your definitive actions and quantifiable results on your resume this is standard advice. The problem is however that you may not be telling an employer what they really need to know. Details are important but whats your story By telling a story in your resume employers will be able to see what you can do for them based on what youve been able to do in the past" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/05/improve-your-resume-by-turning-bullet-points-into-stories) 2021-02-05T19:43Z 5.8M followers, 17.7K engagements "Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Agility AI Strategy and the Changing Role of Managers A conversation with the head of Amazon on their competitive advantage in an age of uncertainty" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2025/05/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-on-agility-ai-strategy-and-the-changing-role-of-managers) 2025-05-12T20:28Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World [----] Unlike rankings that are based on subjective evaluations or short-term metrics HBRs list relies on objective performance measures over a chief executives entire tenureand these career numbers tend to hold steady. Its no surprise then that [--] of last years CEOs reappear this year. They do so despite a change in our methodology made to reflect the fact that a rapidly growing number of funds and individuals now focus on far more than bottom-line metrics when they make investment decisions: For the past four years weve weighted environmental social and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-ceo-100-2019-edition) 2019-10-24T03:21Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Why Women Are the Future of B2B Sales Although women currently make up just over half of the U.S. workforce they typically hold fewer than one-third of B2B sales positions. This is unfortunate because evidence shows women outperform men in B2B sales and the changes created by Covid-19 will make the job play even more to womens strengths. To recruit more women companies should rely on better recruiting programs coaching mentoring and focused promotion opportunities" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/05/why-women-are-the-future-of-b2b-sales) 2020-05-29T12:17Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Global Demand for Food Is Rising. Can We Meet It The challenges of keeping the world fed" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/04/global-demand-for-food-is-rising-can-we-meet-it) 2018-03-25T11:41Z 208.1M followers, 16.3K engagements "Making Sense of Zappos War on Managers The promise and perils of self-management" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/05/making-sense-of-zappos-war-on-managers) 2015-05-19T14:22Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Rise of Corporate Anthropology I have been predicting for years that anthropologists would soon be in demand in the workplace and now this is finally coming to pass. Anthropologists are social scientists who study human behavior through systematic observation. There are a variety of types of anthropologists physical archeological and medical. I am primarily focused here on social and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2007/11/the-rise-of-corporate-anthropo) 2016-06-21T13:22Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Radical Change the Quiet Way If you want to push important cultural changes through your organization without damaging your career step softly. Try these tempered but surprisingly effective techniques" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2001/10/radical-change-the-quiet-way) 2022-02-17T23:17Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Ethics Conversation Were Not Having About Data VWs emissions systems didnt program themselves" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/11/the-ethics-conversation-were-not-having-about-data) 2015-11-29T01:25Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Heres How Managers Can Be Replaced by Software An experiment in automation" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/04/heres-how-managers-can-be-replaced-by-software) 2015-04-23T19:12Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination Why do we procrastinate even though we know its against our best interests And how can we overcome it A careful look at the science behind procrastination reveals five tips. First figure out which of seven triggers are set off by the task you want to avoid. Is it boring frustrating or difficult Or perhaps its not personally meaningful to you Then try to reverse those triggers. If its boring find a way to make getting it done fun. If its unstructured create a detailed plan for completing it. Then only spend as much time working on the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/10/5-research-based-strategies-for-overcoming-procrastination) 2017-10-06T18:19Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work Battery swapping is a technology that could solve one key barrier for EV adoption: consumers range anxiety and the long waiting time for battery charging. Wouldnt you feel more assured on a weekend trip if you knew you could stop at a swap station and replace depleted battery packs with fully charged ones in five minutes But this isnt easy to do as Tesla and Better Places past failures. In China however battery swapping has been a reality for a couple of years. How did Chinese companies like Nio make it work with [----] swapping stations" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/05/how-one-chinese-ev-company-made-battery-swapping-work) 2024-05-28T13:47Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Chairman of Nokia on Ensuring Every Employee Has a Basic Understanding of Machine Learning Including Him When the chairman of Nokia realized how fast machine learning was developing he decided to study it himself in order to promote a wider understanding within the organization not just for engineers but for all employees. He then developed a plan to help the rest of the organization get up to speed based on what hed learned himself. The plan made familiarity with the fundamentals of machine learning a mandatory process for all employees like knowing the companys code of conduct. Data" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/10/the-chairman-of-nokia-on-ensuring-every-employee-has-a-basic-understanding-of-machine-learning-including-him) 2018-10-07T15:08Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Does Your Company Lurch from Crisis to Crisis Many organizations find themselves in a perpetual state of crisis and rely on company heroes to put out the fires. While many people love the feeling of saving the day it shouldnt be a way of life. If youve wondered why your organization performs well in a crisis but struggles otherwise it may be time to pause and ask why. Your heroes may actually be revealing that you have a deeper problem. The author offers four ways to move away from a culture of perpetual crisis. First understand that heroism is not a sign of commitment but rather that its" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/03/does-your-company-lurch-from-crisis-to-crisis) 2021-08-02T21:03Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Be Seen as a Leader Reprint: R1312K When a new work group forms people often make snap judgments about who is qualified to lead. If the players dont already know one another they tend to afford status to teammates on the basis of factors such as age gender race attractiveness and rank. These are characteristics beyond your control but they dont necessarily predetermine the influence you can have on a group. Anyone the authors say can achieve higher status and more influence by getting in the right mind-set before engaging with new teammates. There are three psychological states that can" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/12/be-seen-as-a-leader/ar/1) 2014-01-02T03:33Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The [--] Paradoxes of Digital Business Leadership No one said this would be easy" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/07/the-5-paradoxes-of-digital-business-leadership) 2015-07-08T15:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "When Managers Take Their Stress Out on Their Employees Leaders are under a lot of stress. They must deliver value for impatient boards demanding stockholders and fickle marketplaces. Stakes are measured in billions of dollars and can include being hauled before Congress to testify when things go wrong. In positions that place them under a microscope and high pressure executives try to regain a sense of control by exerting dominance over their employees. But theres a high cost to treating people poorly. A bosss aggressive behavior triggers team members to view the executive as a predator and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/05/when-managers-take-their-stress-out-on-their-employees) 2019-05-26T18:14Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What Data Scientists Really Do According to [--] Data Scientists What do data scientists do According to interviews with more than [--] data scientistsdata science is about infrastructure testing using machine learning for decision making and data products. Data science is being used in numerous fields but its not all about deep learning or the search for artificial general intelligence. In fact the skills needed include communication and storytelling. But data science is becoming more specialized and with that the skills data scientists need are evolving. In addition ethics is becoming a bigger" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/08/what-data-scientists-really-do-according-to-35-data-scientists) 2018-08-15T14:25Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "The Benefits of Taking a Slower Approach to Innovation Managers tend to focus innovation efforts on processes that are either large in scale (new products and business models ) or swift in development (hackathons rapid prototyping or emerging platforms). Theres nothing wrong with this per se as both approaches can pay huge dividends. But theres also another type of innovation that is more gradual and smaller in scale. Its called slow innovation. Slow innovation projects can be just as impactful in the long-term. However they are difficult for organizations to propose prioritize and fund." [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/06/the-benefits-of-taking-a-slower-approach-to-innovation) 2017-06-26T14:42Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Do Your Employees Feel Safe Reporting Abuse and Discrimination Despite the high rates of sexual assault and harassment and pervasive discrimination based on race gender age and sexuality in many workplaces reporting rates remain extremely low. This is in large part because employees fear that the company will respond to reports by further punishing or marginalizing the victim. If you want to increase reporting rates at your company and thereby make your workplace a more equitable inclusive and safe place to work the author suggests four practices to rethink your reporting system. Demonstrate" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/10/do-your-employees-feel-safe-reporting-abuse-and-discrimination) 2020-10-09T12:36Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Trick Yourself into Breaking a Bad Habit First recognize that youre profoundly influenced by outside forces" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/01/trick-yourself-into-breaking-a-bad-habit) 2016-06-09T18:07Z 5.8M followers, 21.1K engagements "Managing an Underperformer Who Thinks Theyre Doing Great An underperformer on your team may not realize they have an inflated view of their own less-than-stellar performance. Clearer feedback or stronger supervision may help them thrive but its also possible that theyre not able to recognize that theyre struggling. In any case managers who fail to address these unaware underperformers risk losing what could be valuable team members or worse demotivating the rest of their team. Determining the cause of their lack of awareness will either help you figure out what support they need in order to" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/12/managing-an-underperformer-who-thinks-theyre-doing-great) 2020-12-03T00:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Hidden Costs of Climate Change on the Workforce As companies prepare for climate change many overlook the critical impact on employee health from events like wildfires extreme heat and flooding. This oversight can lead to significant financial costs due to increased healthcare expenses reduced productivity and decreased labor availability. To address these risks companies should conduct health audits implement early-warning systems learn from public sector practices support mental health and maintain transparent communication. Proactively safeguarding employee health not only benefits" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-hidden-costs-of-climate-change-on-the-workforce) 2024-07-31T14:16Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Research: Why Employees Work While Sickand How Leaders Can Stop It New research including a nationally representative study of U.S. workers suggests that presenteeism isnt simply a matter of personal choice or lack of sick leaveits a structural problem rooted in how jobs are designed and workplace expectations are managed. Gender norms occupational sorting and industry-specific job demands create invisible pressures that push employees to work through illness leading to major consequences for organizational health. Using the Job Demands-Resources framework leaders can redesign job structures" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2025/06/research-why-employees-work-while-sick-and-how-leaders-can-stop-it) 2025-07-29T19:23Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "The Real Reason People Wont Change Its a psychological dynamic called a competing commitment and until managers understand how it works and the ways to overcome it they cant do a thing about change-resistant employees" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2001/11/the-real-reason-people-wont-change/ar/1) 2013-05-16T22:02Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Disruption: Its Not the Tech Its the Timing Why do some transformative technologies dominate the market quickly while others take decades to catch on Its a function not just of the technologies themselves say the authors but also of their broader ecosystems (electric cars for example need a network of charging stations). The ecosystems of the legacy technologies matter toothey can sometimes be improved enough to prolong the life of the old technology. Analyzing the ecosystem dynamics in your industry can help you predict how quickly technological change will occur. For example if the new" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/11/right-tech-wrong-time) 2016-11-04T22:55Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Giving Feedback to Someone Who Hasnt Had It in Years If you work with someone whos gone too long without feedback and want to help them grow youll need to take an empathetic approach to the conversation. Start by asking questions to clarify their motives. If a leader is constantly forcing their ideas on others for example you might start with a question like How were you hoping the team would respond to your ideaOnce you are aware of your colleagues intentions you need to separate them from their actions in order to have a productive discussion. Acknowledge their original intent but follow up" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/01/giving-feedback-to-someone-who-hasnt-had-it-in-years) 2022-06-30T14:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Think You Have a Great Idea Ask These [--] Questions to Gain Perspective. When you have an exciting new idea its easy to focus on all its benefits and jump to action. But doing so can lead to failure. Your limited perspective may mean youre not seeing potential hurdles and you may be leaving other promising options unexplored. If you want the best ideas to flourish you need to open your mind to different perspectives from people beyond your team whom you dont usually talk to and ask open-ended questions. After presenting your idea ask: What stands out to you and whats missing What would our" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/05/think-you-have-a-great-idea-ask-these-6-questions-to-gain-perspective) 2023-05-26T18:01Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Can Startups Thrive in an Age of AI The startup ecosystem is shifting due to the rise of artificial intelligence. AI favors larger companies necessitating a change in mindset for startups from disruption to transformation. While startups will face challenges in accessing sufficient data and computing power they still have opportunities to innovate by providing AI-driven services directly to consumers" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/10/ai-is-transforming-the-startup-landscape) 2024-10-28T14:17Z 208.1M followers, 32K engagements "Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction At the end of the 19th century New York City was struggling with a manure crisis;as horses ferried people and goods through the streets of Manhattan they producedtens of thousands of tons of waste choking the streets and creating a public health problem.Urban planners were at a loss unable to imagine that a new technology the automobile would render the problem obsolete in little more than a decade.What assumptions are constraining your thinking Business leaders can expand their mindsetsand envision new futures by leaving the industry" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/07/why-business-leaders-need-to-read-more-science-fiction) 2024-03-25T19:27Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Why You Can Focus in a Coffee Shop but Not in Your Open Office Surveys haveshown that workers primarycomplaint with open or cubicle-filled offices is the unwanted noise. However recent research suggests its not the noise itself thats the problem.Two recent studieshave found that the right level of ambient noise triggers our minds to think more creatively. And one of those studies found no difference between people working in a very noisy environment (the equivalent of a motorcycle engine revving) and people working in total silence.Taken together the lesson here is that the ideal space for" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-you-can-focus-in-a-coffee-shop-but-not-in-your-open-office) 2017-11-01T11:53Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "All Management Is Change Management Change management is having its moment. But when you think about it isnt all management the management of change If sales need to be increased thats change management. If a merger needs to be implemented thats change management. If a new personnel policy needs to be carried out thats change management. Leaders should view change not as an occasional disruptor but as the very essence of the management job. Setting tough goals establishing processes to reach them carrying out those processes and carefully learning from them these steps should characterize the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/10/all-management-is-change-management) 2021-08-31T14:08Z 5.8M followers, 25.6K engagements "3 Mistakes Executives Make When Telling People That Theyre Leaving When it comes to resigning otherwise astute executives often make fundamental mistakes that cast a cloud over their leaving and damage their reputations. In a national survey we recently conducted of more than [---] senior executives only 16% reported that they would have done nothing differently the last time they voluntarily resigned. Here are their top three regrets: 1) Being unprepared for the worst-case scenario. 2) Neglecting to rehearse. 3) Failing to foresee the fallout" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/07/3-mistakes-executives-make-when-telling-people-that-theyre-leaving) 2017-12-21T19:22Z 5.8M followers, 19.1K engagements "We Interviewed [--] Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top How can more women make it to the top With a goal of seeing 100female CEOs in the Fortune [---] by [----] the Rockefeller Foundation provided a grant to Korn Ferry to design and execute research geared to developing action-oriented initiatives to create a sustainable pipeline offemale CEOs. To crack the code of womens success and to help organizations better identify and leverage their highest-potential women leaders the Korn Ferry team conducted a series of in-depth interviews with 57female CEOs delving into pivotal" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/11/we-interviewed-57-female-ceos-to-find-out-how-more-women-can-get-to-the-top) 2017-11-10T19:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Prevent Burnout by Making Compassion a Habit Burnout seems to be on the rise. More and more people are feeling emotionally exhausted and cynical as a result of chronic and acute work-related stress. But many people are in the same boat and dont get burned out. Why They practice self-compassion and empathy. To manage work-related stress and prevent it from leading to burnout practice self-compassion. Then you will be ready to change some of your habitual ways of dealing with people so you and they can benefit from your empathy. Self-compassion involves seeking to truly understand yourself and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/05/prevent-burnout-by-making-compassion-a-habit) 2017-05-20T02:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Good Leadership Hinges on Organizational Intelligence The qualities that help managers rise in the organization emotional intelligence high IQ technical competence and so forth dont necessarily make them effective once theyre in a leadership position. For that they need organizational intelligence (OQ) or the ability to get the organization to do what they want it to do. Those with organizational intelligence have the following competencies: they can effectively communicate the top strategic priorities foster an organization-wide sense of how we do things here get things done even in the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/06/good-leadership-hinges-on-organizational-intelligence) 2020-06-22T17:18Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "25% of CEOs Time Is Spent on Tasks Machines Could Do Automation will affect almost everyone" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/02/25-percent-of-ceos-time-is-spent-on-tasks-machines-could-do) 2017-02-10T06:07Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Type of Socially Responsible Investments That Make Firms More Profitable A study shows theyre not all equal" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/04/the-type-of-socially-responsible-investments-that-make-firms-more-profitable) 2015-08-12T14:04Z 5.8M followers, 34.6K engagements "How to Get Your To-Do List Done When Youre Always in Meetings You keep waiting for the perfect time to sit down and knock out your work presentation in one go but at the end of the day you realize you spent your time in meetings. You may never get your perfect time or ideal day so start working within the reality that meetings happen and that you can get important stuff done in between them. Try to break down the big task into bite-sized ones you can fit in between your meetings. You can also try scheduling in your project work time by blocking off a couple hours at a time and trying to stick" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/03/how-to-get-your-to-do-list-done-when-youre-always-in-meetings) 2019-03-21T15:54Z 5.8M followers, 20.5K engagements "Personalization Done Right More than 80% of respondents in a BCG survey of [----] global consumers say they want and expect personalized experiences. But two-thirds have experienced personalization that is inappropriate inaccurate or invasive. Thats because most companies lack a clear guidepost for what great personalization should look like. Authors Mark Abraham and David C. Edelman remedy that in this article which is adapted from Personalized: Customer Strategy in the Age of AI (Harvard Business Review Press 2024). Drawing on decades of work consulting on the personalization efforts of" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/11/personalization-done-right) 2024-10-15T15:49Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Reimagining Work as a Product Is there a better way to approach the employee experience The authors challenge traditional paradigms by proposing that work be viewed as a product employers offer to employees. Drawing on the jobs to be done theory they suggest that employees hire their jobs to fulfill specific needs much as customers choose products. This perspective shifts the focus from maximizing productivity to something akin to customer satisfaction. Eric Anicich and Dart Lindsley argue that reimagining work as a product not only addresses the disengagement and dissatisfaction rampant in" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/11/reimagining-work-as-a-product) 2024-10-17T14:56Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Why Americans Are So Angry Despite Americas Strong Economy Traditional economic metrics mask deeper problems" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/08/why-americans-are-so-angry-despite-americas-strong-economy) 2016-08-10T01:16Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Research: Flat Hierarchies Can Discourage Women Applicants Many firms struggle to attract a diverse talent pool particularly women. To stand out companies often tout flatter organizational structures in their recruitment materials assuming these unique features will appeal to a more diverse group of prospective employees. However new research uncovers a surprising finding: highlighting a flatter hierarchy may instead diminish womens representation in the applicant pool. Additional findings suggest that women tend to perceive flatter organizations as more difficult to fit into burdening them" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/09/research-flat-hierarchies-can-discourage-women-applicants) 2025-10-14T01:12Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How CEOs Build Confidence in Their Leadership Believing the conventional wisdom that they have roughly [--] days to prove themselves many new CEOs get into trouble by launching bold initiatives before theyve won the support and trust they need to effect change. According to a study of nearly [----] CEOs earning peoples confidence actually takes two years. But leaders who focus methodically on gaining it can generate remarkable increases in company value. Drawing on their research and experience the authors advise incoming CEOs to adopt a patient approach by setting a deliberate pace picking" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/07/how-ceos-build-confidence-in-their-leadership) 2024-06-12T14:39Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Business Does Not Need the Humanities But Humans Do Calls to humanize business are not new. FromElton Mayo to Charles Handy leading thinkers have called for a role for the humanities in mitigating technologys relentlessness and the efficiencys ruthlessness. But therein lies the problem: relegating the humanities to a proscribed role reduces them to a useful instrument which strips them of what makes them special. Poetry is not a productivity hack and a novel is not a means to an end of increased EQ. Embracing humanity means asking more fundamental questions: what if inconvenience and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/11/business-does-not-need-the-humanities-but-humans-do) 2018-11-05T00:43Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How to Manage an Employee Who Cries Easily Many of us may recall a time weve cried at work but for some people its not a rare occurrence. If you manage someone who tears up easily you may find yourself leaving important topics or issues unaddressed to avoid upsetting them.You cant know whats going on inside your employees head but you do need to find ways to get the work done despite their strong emotions. Dont overreact to their tears; just note what triggered the crying and give them a brief (say [--] minute) recovery period.Then probea little but skipopen-endedquestions like Whats going on" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/03/how-to-manage-an-employee-who-cries-easily) 2018-07-31T00:30Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Appeal to Different Learning Styles When Pitching an Idea Ever pitched a brilliant idea only for it to fall flat The issue might not be the idea itself but your ability to engage your audience. To captivate your listeners try appealing to three different learning styles. For visual learners paint a picture. Use colorful charts graphs and illustrations to make your points clear. Or you" [X Link](https://hbr.org/tip/2024/08/appeal-to-different-learning-styles-when-pitching-an-idea) 2024-08-09T04:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "AIs Trust Problem As AI becomes more powerful it faces a major trust problem. Consider [--] leading concerns: disinformation safety and security the black box problem ethical concerns bias instability hallucinations in LLMs unknown unknowns potential job losses and social inequalities environmental impact industry concentration and state overreach. Each of these issues is complex and not easy to solve. But there is one consistent approach to addressing the trust gap: training empowering and including humans to manage AI tools" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/05/ais-trust-problem) 2024-09-06T14:37Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "The Most Important Metrics Youre Not Tracking (Yet) A growing number of organizations are becoming more customer-centric by adopting measuring and optimizing CPIs Customer Performance Indicators. These are the metrics that customers care about as opposed to the ones that the company cares most about. Examples might include how fast customers can get a pricing quote or getting a first-time resolution on a customer service call or having a grocery delivery with nothing broken. While these examples may not be metrics that companies have traditionally tracked theyre what customers actually care" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/04/the-most-important-metrics-youre-not-tracking-yet) 2021-07-24T16:06Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Teamwork at the Top Teamwork is difficult at any level but for top teams the challenges expand exponentially. They are responsible for addressing their organizations weightiest and most complex problems so their struggles are almost existential. Highly effective top teams share key five behaviors: direction discipline drive dynamism and collaboration. These traits are collective: They characterize the behaviors of the team as a whole not those of its individual members. In this article the authors lay out a four-step process to help you promote those behaviors to boost the effectiveness of" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/09/teamwork-at-the-top) 2024-08-12T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Innovation Leadership Lessons from the Marshmallow Challenge Get back your edge" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/12/innovation-leadership-lessons-from-the-marshmallow-challenge) 2019-11-29T12:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Take Better Breaks at Work According to Research Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance but far too few of us take them regularly or take the most effective types. A systematic review of more than [--] studies on break-taking outlines some best practices for making the most of time away from our tasks including where when and how. It also offers tips for managers and organizations to encourage their employees to take more beneficial and more frequent breaks" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/05/how-to-take-better-breaks-at-work-according-to-research) 2025-03-30T17:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Dont Lose Your Star New Hire When youve landed a star employee its tempting to think theyll solve all your problems from day one. But even the most capable hire needs time to deliver their best work. More importantly they need reasons to stick around. So what can you do to keep them from getting poached What do they need to stay motivated And how do you give them what they need without creating resentment on your existing team Here are eight strategies to try" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2025/10/dont-lose-your-star-new-hire) 2025-10-15T01:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How Venture Capitalists Really Assess a Pitch The surprising behaviors that can make a difference" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/05/how-venture-capitalists-really-assess-a-pitch) 2017-06-24T23:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Why Less Is More in Teams Why is it that American football uses eleven players Canadian football twelve and Gaelic fifteen Why eleven in European soccer Why does baseball field nine players basketball five volleyball six water polo seven and cricket eleven Simple as these questions are they are deceptively hard to answer. But whatever the historical reasons the number of" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2012/08/why-less-is-more-in-teams) 2020-04-19T17:43Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Could Gen AI End Incumbent Firms Competitive Advantage In business strategy and entrepreneurship it is necessary to have a protective moat to sustain high performance. As gen AI systems advance in capability they promise to transform and disrupt industries far beyond traditional software to the point where they will threaten companies existing moa" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/11/could-gen-ai-end-incumbent-firms-competitive-advantage) 2024-11-21T13:15Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Women at Work Conversations about where were at and how we move forward" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-women-at-work) 2020-06-15T22:23Z 5.8M followers, [----] engagements "How You Define the Problem Determines Whether You Solve It New innovations can seem like they come out of nowhere. How could so many people have missed the solution to the problem for so long And how in the world did the first person come up with that solution at all In fact most people who come up with creative solutions rely on a relatively straightforward method: finding a solution inside the collective memory of the people working on the problem. That is someone working to solve the problem knows something that will help them find a solution they just havent realized yet that they know" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/06/how-you-define-the-problem-determines-whether-you-solve-it) 2017-06-10T03:57Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How Walmart Canada Uses Blockchain to Solve Supply-Chain Challenges Walmart Canada applied blockchain to solve a common logistics nightmare: payment disputes with its [--] third-party freight carriers. To solve the problem it built a blockchain network. The system has not only virtually eliminated the payments problem; it also has led to significant operational efficiencies. This article offers five lessons on how to create a blockchain network for improving business processes" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/01/how-walmart-canada-uses-blockchain-to-solve-supply-chain-challenges) 2024-09-05T19:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New Its tempting to default to the samevacation each year: a familiar beach town your favoritecity that resort the kids loved. We often choose to spend our hard-earned dollars for comfort predictability and relaxation and there are benefits to doing so. But travel can also be an opportunity for personal growth. According to research holidays that push you out of your comfort zone expose you to uncertainty andpromote exploration and learningyieldthree important benefits: greater emotional agility empathy and creativity" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/01/the-mental-benefits-of-vacationing-somewhere-new) 2025-07-09T04:11Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "To Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism We Must Understand Its Roots Individuals leaders and organizations are struggling to know how to navigate this dark chapter of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S. This piece argues that in order to move toward a safer more equitable future for Asian Americans we need to learn from the long histories of anti-Asian racism and Pan-Asian solidarity. The author takes a comprehensive look at those histories identifies key takeaways and makes recommendations to organizational leaders who hope to contribute to a brighter future" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/05/to-dismantle-anti-asian-racism-we-must-understand-its-roots) 2021-06-01T16:51Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "5 Techniques to Build Rapport with Your Colleagues So much of what we accomplish in the workplace relies on building relationships and having the trust of our colleagues and when we take the time to connect and understand each other we position ourselves for success. The author a former CIA intelligence analyst shares five techniques to help genuinely connect and build trust with colleagues: 1) Find ways to make yourself well rounded. 2) Dont pretend to be someone youre not. 3) Listen. 4) Give to get. 5) Take notes" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/09/5-techniques-to-build-rapport-with-your-colleagues) 2021-09-30T12:25Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Declines in Donations Outweigh Direct Costs of Catholic Priest Scandals Priest sexual-abuse scandals have cost the U.S. Catholic church a total of about $3 billion in legal fees settlements and other direct costs since the 1980s but the impact of parishioners declining charitable contributions has been an order of magnitude larger say Nicolas L. Bottan of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Ricardo Perez-Truglia" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/07/declines-in-donations-outweigh-direct-costs-of-catholic-priest-scandals) 2015-03-30T14:45Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What to Do About Mediocrity on Your Team The toughest test of a manager is how they address mediocrity. There is no silver bullet to address lackluster performance but there are four leadership practices that can help. First show the consequences of mediocrity to connect people with the experiences feelings and impact of bad performance. Use concrete measures to make poor performance painfully apparent. Then establish peer accountability so that people feel comfortable challenging one another when they see mediocrity. Lastly speak up when senior leaders or others in the company encourage" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/04/what-to-do-about-mediocrity-on-your-team) 2017-07-02T13:51Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Accounting for Carbon Offsets Markets for carbon trading function poorly and many traded offsets do not actually perform as promised. Without robust protocols for monitoring offsets and in the absence of proper accounting mechanisms market-based approaches to reducing atmospheric GHG will be vulnerable to misrepresentation and fraud. This article presents an accounting framework based on five core principles. The first two define what can and cannot be counted as an offset and what may or may not be traded. The remaining principles set out basic accounting guidelines for offsets. Together" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/07/accounting-for-carbon-offsets) 2025-09-17T00:11Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How to Give a Stellar Presentation Dont letfear get in the way" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/11/how-to-give-a-stellar-presentation) 2014-11-25T17:23Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Luxurys Talent Factories Fifty years ago fashion and luxury goods were all about family businesses and entrepreneurial designers. Today most of the best-known brands belong to a diversified group like LVMH Richemont or Kering. The success of such groups contradicts the management notion that a focus on one core leads to superior returnsand that diversification adds little value. An analysis of the performance of [---] fashion houses suggests that group affiliation does add value say INSEADs Andrew Shipilov and Frdric Godart. They found that the fashion collections of group brands were more" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/06/luxurys-talent-factories/ar/1) 2015-06-18T10:29Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How Europe Can Create Its Own Silicon Valley It will take the right laws" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/06/how-europe-can-create-its-own-silicon-valley) 2015-06-16T14:52Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Making the Consensus Sale Sales reps have long been taught to seek out a senior executive who can single-handedly approve a deal but unilateral decision makers are now rare. Today most purchases are made by groups of individuals all with different roles and priorities and all with veto power. As a result getting deals done has become an increasingly painful and protracted process. But innovative suppliers are finding ways to drive consensus in diverse buying groups say three authors from CEB which has been researching the impact of this buying shift. Those suppliers prime group members to" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/03/making-the-consensus-sale) 2016-03-13T17:09Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What Makes a Great Pitch A good pitch is a balancing act that can be adjusted to the currents in the room. A recent survey of HBR readers found at least in this community how important it is to understand not just what you are pitching but who you are pitching to. The reason The more senior your audience the less you should rely on your deck and the more you should expect your pitch to be a conversation showing your teams authentic passion for the challenge or problem and their resilience for solving it creatively together" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/05/what-makes-a-great-pitch) 2020-05-12T00:07Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What Does It Really Take to Build a New Habit Habit and routines are not interchangeable. A habit is a behavior done with little or no thought whereas a routine is a series of behaviors frequently and intentionally repeated. To turn a behavior into a habit it first needs to become a routine. How do you start First set your intentions and be realistic. Know that some routines can become habits but not all will. It takes patience self-discipline and commitment. Prepare for roadblocks. Think about what has kept you from building this routine in the past. Work proactively to remove those barriers" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/02/what-does-it-really-take-to-build-a-new-habit) 2021-10-11T21:00Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Long CEO Tenure Can Hurt Performance Its a familiar cycle: A CEO takes office begins gaining knowledge and experience and is soon launching initiatives that boost the bottom line. Fast-forward a decade and the same executive is risk-averse and slow to adapt to changeand the companys performance is on the decline. 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This article details how managers and investors can utilize models of customer acquisition" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/01/how-to-value-a-company-by-analyzing-its-customers) 2021-06-02T16:46Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Price Gouging and the Dangerous New Breed of Pharma Companies They are prioritizing profits over R&D" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/07/price-gouging-and-the-dangerous-new-breed-of-pharma-companies) 2024-03-28T18:30Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How AI Can Help Tackle Collective Decision-Making When a big decision must be made by multiple constituencies with different goals it can often fall victim to challenges from drawn-out processes to data overload. But AI is helping. One fieldcity planningis already applying its ability to analyze vast troves of data understand group preferences and so on to collective decision-making. Specifically officials in Hamburg Germany partnered with MIT Media Labs CityScope tool to better work with residents and other stakeholders when addressing a housing crisis. The tools success in Hamburg" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2025/08/how-ai-can-help-tackle-collective-decision-making) 2025-08-13T08:56Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "Whether a Husband Identifies as a Breadwinner Depends on Whether He Respects His Wifes Career Not on How Much She Earns A new study suggests that while some menstill fall back on the classic identity of a breadwinner others adopt a modern identity of a breadsharer. In-depth interviews with [--] heterosexual male consultants showed that more than half (about 60%) value their wives careers.These men the breadsharers described their wives work in glowing terms regarding it as high status worthy of respect and financially important to their families. For the40% of the men who identified as" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/08/whether-a-husband-identifies-as-a-breadwinner-depends-on-whether-he-respects-his-wifes-career-not-on-how-much-she-earns) 2018-08-17T21:43Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Everything Alibaba Does Differently and Better This is what a truly connected company looks like" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/09/alibaba-and-the-future-of-business) 2018-08-21T07:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Productivity Is About Your Systems Not Your People The pursuit of individual productivity is healthy and worthwhile. However unless you work independently outside of an organization the benefits of most tricks will be limited. To make a real impact on performance you have to work at the system level. The author recommends four ways to improve productivity and efficiency by making changes at the organizational level. Create a system of tiered huddles that allow issues to be escalated to the next level of responsibility in a timely manner. Use systems that visually represent where work is so" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/01/productivity-is-about-your-systems-not-your-people) 2022-09-22T13:16Z 5.8M followers, 75.9K engagements "Why Arent We Making More Progress Towards Gender Equity Despite many of the advances weve made toward gender equality in the past few decades progress has been slow. Research shows that one reason may be that many managers acknowledge that the bias exists in general but fail to recognize it in their daily workplace interactions. This gender fatigue means that people arent motivated to make change in their organizations. Through ethnographic studies and interviews across industries the author identified several rationalizations managers use to deny gender inequality. 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You think that" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/06/how-to-self-promote-when-you-dont-like-to-self-promote) 2024-05-02T14:53Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How One CEO Creates Joy at Work Richard Sheridan CEO of Menlo Innovations says it took him years to learn what really mattered at work and how to create that kind of workplace culture. As a company leader today he works hard to make sure both his job and the jobs of his employees are joyful. That doesnt mean they are happy 100% of the time he argues but that they feel fulfilled by always putting the customer first. Sheridan is the author of Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear" [X Link](https://hbr.org/ideacast/2018/12/how-one-ceo-creates-joy-at-work) 2018-12-19T21:35Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Tell Your Boss to Stop Doing Your Job Sixty percentof employees dont believe they have the opportunity to do what they do best every day at work. One common explanation for this is that their boss is too busy doing it for them.The resulting organizational compression the compacting effect of leaders playing below their level hurts the whole company. If your boss is doing parts of your job start out by clarifying expectations. This could reveal that your boss isnt even aware of what theyre doing. You can also ask if youre falling short; this is a gentle way of clueing your boss in and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/03/how-to-tell-your-boss-to-stop-doing-your-job) 2019-01-16T18:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Taxpayers Helped Apple but Apple Wont Help Them The U.S. government deserves a better return on its technology investments" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/03/taxpayers-helped-apple-but-app) 2014-08-07T19:10Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "How AI Can Change the Way Your Company Gets Work Done AI offers many ways to enhance a companys overall internal capabilities and skills. AI can be used to infer skills from employee profiles and their activity. AI can be used to classify learning content and make it more applicable and accessible for the whole workforce as well as making learning more personalized to each individual. AI can be used to summarize recommend and augment learning content. GenAI in particular can be used by the worlds billion knowledge workers to boost performance right in the flow of work. Research shows that" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/07/how-ai-can-change-the-way-your-company-gets-work-done) 2024-10-12T17:59Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Why Innovation in Health Care Is So Hard Health care in the United Statesand in most other developed countriesis ailing. Medical treatment has made astonishing advances but the packaging and delivery of health care are often inefficient ineffective and user unfriendly. Problems ranging from costs to medical errors beg for ingenious solutionsand indeed enormous investments have been made in innovation. But too many efforts fail. To find out why its necessary to break down the problem look at the different types of innovation and examine the forces that affect them. Three kinds of innovation" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2006/05/why-innovation-in-health-care-is-so-hard) 2024-05-08T19:03Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Dysfunction in the Boardroom Reprint: R1306F Though boards claim they strive for diversity the number of female directors remains low; women held only 16.6% of Fortune [---] board seats in [----]. To find out whyand learn about the women appointed to boards and their experiencesHarvard Business Schools Groysberg and organizational researcher Bell teamed up with Heidrick & Struggles and WomenCorporateDirectors to conduct annual surveys of board members. In this article they reveal the findings of their [----] survey of [---] women and [---] men presenting a profile of the typical female director what" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/06/dysfunction-in-the-boardroom/ar/1) 2013-05-28T12:42Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All How can the United States better control its health care costs and quality and still achieve universal coverage The strongest choice is not Medicare for All which would eliminate private insurance; its the public option which would allow people to choose from Medicare or private insurers. But the public option can only succeed in controlling costs and quality and achieving universal coverage if it is implemented without the financing gimmicks that characterize Medicare. In this article the authors define the principles that can make the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/10/the-case-for-the-public-option-over-medicare-for-all) 2019-11-11T04:46Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How Leaders Get in the Way of Organizational Change Despite the vast body of knowledge available to leaders on how to effect lasting positive organizational change too many executives continue reaching for the same comfortable levers that consistently miss the mark. Thus the oft-cited failure rate of organization transformations continues hovering around 70%. If youve got a major change on the horizon heres how to avoid three of the most common saboteurs of company transformation. First understand that significant change will be harder than you think it will be to achieve. 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In this article Schwartz founder of the Energy Project" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2007/10/manage-your-energy-not-your-time) 2023-09-25T14:24Z 5.8M followers, 22.5K engagements "Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management Business schools teach MBA students that you cant compete on the basis of management processes because theyre easily copied. Operational effectiveness is table stakes in the competitive universe according to the strategists. But data from a decade-long research project involving [-----] firms challenges that thinking. The study examined how well companies performed [--] core management practices. It found vast differences in how they execute basic tasks like setting targets running operations and grooming talent and that those differences matter: Firms" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/09/why-do-we-undervalue-competent-management) 2023-10-17T19:26Z 5.8M followers, 20.5K engagements "How to Choose the Right Ecosystem Partners for Your Business As digital technologies revolutionize how we do business companies increasingly compete through ecosystems in which they partner with a variety of other firms and organizations. The relationships with these partners are determined by the data and operating resources they provide. This article offers a four-part framework to help companies identify the types of partners they need and outlines the challenges that the digital world adds to the relationships involved" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/03/how-to-choose-the-right-ecosystem-partners-for-your-business) 2022-03-30T20:31Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Creating Stability Is Just as Important as Managing Change When we think about change at work today we tend to assume its inevitability and focus our attention on how to manage it what methods and processes and technology and communication we need to put in place to have it move ahead more smoothly. Of course some change is necessary and some is inevitable. But not all of it. What the scientific literature on predictability agency belonging place and meaning suggests is that before we think about managing change we should consider the conditions that people need at work in order to be" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/07/creating-stability-is-just-as-important-as-managing-change) 2024-07-11T20:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Leading Global Teams Effectively Western managers leading global teams face a challenge: Their expertise and training usually are rooted in individualistic contexts and emphasize values such as autonomy empowerment egalitarianism and authenticity. Yet more than 70% of the worlds workforce comes from collectivist and hierarchical cultures. To be successful managers need to develop cultural intelligencea fluency in adapting to culturally complex situations. A good starting point is to understand four common mistakes that derail Western leaders: Too much autonomy. Autonomy is not equally" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2025/05/leading-global-teams-effectively) 2025-10-08T10:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How GPT-3 Is Shaping Our AI Future OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explores the ethical and research challenges in creating artificial general intelligence" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/10/how-gpt-3-is-shaping-our-ai-future) 2020-10-07T16:44Z 5.8M followers, [----] engagements "Work Speak: How to Say No to Extra Work Be diplomatic but truthful about your bandwidth" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/04/work-speak-how-to-say-no-to-extra-work) 2023-05-16T16:06Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements "How Shadow Boards Bridge Generational Divides A shadow board is a group of nonexecutive employees who work with senior executives on strategic initiatives. It is designed to leverage insights from younger generations and to diversify the perspectives that executives are exposed to. These boards can be used to test and pilot novel initiatives that are important to younger employees bridge generational gaps between workers and create respect and understanding across the organizational hierarchy" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/03/how-shadow-boards-bridge-generational-divides) 2025-09-07T18:00Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements "Why Executive Compensation Clawbacks Dont Work Clawback provisions are a common feature in executive compensation packages. They are intended to deter executives from boosting their incentive compensation entitlements by taking decisions that could impose legal or reputational costs on the company. But if executives cash in their compensation and then leave the company clawbacks can be almost impossible to enforce. Requiring incentive compensation for executives to be made in restricted stock or option grants whereby the compensation can only be cashed out six to [--] months after the executive" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/03/why-executive-compensation-clawbacks-dont-work) 2021-03-23T14:26Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions Assessing a job candidate is all about the questions you ask during the interview. But too often leaders ask the wrong things focusing more on what the interviewee has done in the past rather than what they can do in the future. If you need to hire someone to work on an innovation project make sure youre asking questions that get to their ability to collaboratively problem solve. For example you want to know how they would handle particular problem-solving situations rather than whether theyve done exactly what" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/03/stop-eliminating-perfectly-good-candidates-by-asking-them-the-wrong-questions) 2019-04-03T21:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How the Natural Resources Business Is Turning into a Technology Industry Historically the resources sector followed a dig-and-deliver model where success was mainly about the size and quality of assets. For example the oil industry depended on having the most plentiful reserves. Demand for resources grew in line with the economy and it paid to have the best and most expandable asset. But thats no longer the case. How producers manage the resources they have is far more important than how much they have.Consider how the dynamics of demand are changing. The adoption of robotics Internet of" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/06/how-the-natural-resources-business-is-turning-into-a-technology-industry) 2018-07-26T07:32Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "3 Strategies for Leading Through Difficult Times Leaders have had a very tough two years trying to reassure and focus employees in the face of constant uncertainty often struggling with their own stress and burnout as they address the rising mental health challenges of their employees. How can they stay centered providing a clear and upbeat message to their teams while having to pivot frequently as conditions change Here are three practical strategies for leaders to take care of themselves all centering around understanding and managing ones own mind: Beware of your ego; choose courage over" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/05/3-strategies-for-leading-through-difficult-times) 2022-05-27T12:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How Fintech Can Deliver on Its Social Impact Promises FinTech companies are seeing enormous investor interest on the back of promises of providing services to the financially underserved a clear example of social enterprise that can do well by doing good. Yet while the industry has increasingly become synonymous with impact potential fintech companies and investors have little insight into whether the industry is actually living up to its grand promises. Without more rigorous approaches to identifying and measuring impact investors will continue to guess at the impact these companies. The" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/07/how-fintech-can-deliver-on-its-social-impact-promises) 2022-08-07T22:57Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Motivate Your TeammatesAccording to Tom Brady Successful team leaders draw out the bestphysically mentally and emotionallyfrom their colleagues. Seven-time NFL Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and Harvard Business School professor and former dean Nitin Nohria sorted through Bradys 20-plus-year career and identified the leadership principles he used to maximize teammates performance. Here are a few anyone can put into practice. Always" [X Link](https://hbr.org/tip/2024/08/how-to-motivate-your-teammates-according-to-tom-brady) 2024-08-19T04:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What MoviePass Can Teach Us About the Future of Subscription Businesses MoviePass the startup that quickly gained3 million customers by offering unlimited tickets to theatrical release films has had a difficult run requiring an emergency loan to stay afloat. Thisarticle offers five lessons that can be learned from the companys troubles most of them related to how companies need to better understand the relationship between price and demand as well as to how unexpected consumer behavior (like a moviegoer who sees [--] films a month) can make a companys cost structure completely unmanageable" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/08/what-moviepass-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-subscription-businesses) 2018-08-10T18:08Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "The Flash Report: The Global Digital Economy As our economy has grown more global and more digital businesses have had to shift their competitive strategies marketing techniques and business models. One of the most powerful changes The rise of network effects. In this edition of the flash report we talk about some of these big changes with Kerry Jones a researcher for" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/04/the-flash-report-the-global-digital-economy) 2016-06-13T02:31Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian Innovator Micromanager The comedian on innovation sustaining popularity and humor as a leadership tool" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/01/lifes-work-jerry-seinfeld) 2016-12-19T19:00Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "ChatGPT Is a Tipping Point for AI Were hitting a tipping point for artificial intelligence: With ChatGPT and other AI models that can communicate in plain English write and revise text and write code the technology is suddenly becoming more useful to a broader population of people. This has huge implications. The ability to produce text and code on command means people are capable of producing more work faster than ever before. Its ability to do different kinds of writing means its useful for many different kinds of businesses. Its capacity to respond to notes and revise its own work means" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/12/chatgpt-is-a-tipping-point-for-ai) 2022-12-15T06:39Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Find Your Purpose Do you know what your purpose is If youre eager to find it here are three actions you can take right now to move forward: Seek out new experiences and reach beyond yourself. Its important to cultivate your passions and seek out experiences that can reveal how your interests can contribute to others lives in ways that are personally meaningful. Ask yourself: Who or what inspires me to get out of my comfort zone and connect with the world beyond me What is a simple first step I can take right now to start exploring socially useful career opportunities Reflect on your" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/09/how-to-find-your-purpose) 2025-04-30T14:13Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right Many of the management tools and techniques used in service businesses were designed to tackle the challenges of product companies. Although they are valuable to service managers they arent sufficient for success. In this article Harvard Business Schools Frei explains why and urges companies to add some new ones to the mix. After years of extensive research and analysis she offers an approach for crafting a profitable service business based on four critical elements: the design of the offering the funding mechanism employee management and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2008/04/the-four-things-a-service-business-must-get-right) 2025-07-26T14:41Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Design Your Customers Decisions There is a vital lesson buried in the August [--] [----] Jet Blue announcement that they were suspending sales of the $599.00 All You Can Jet promotion theyd debuted only seven days before. Any student of Behavioral Economics could have predicted that an all you can eat approach would inspire vastly different behavior than if" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2009/08/design-your-customers-decision) 2025-08-29T14:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The Discipline of Business Experimentation The data you already have cant tell you how customers will react to innovations. To discover if a truly novel concept will succeed you must subject it to a rigorous experiment. In most companies tests do not adhere to scientific and statistical principles. As a result managers often end up interpreting statistical noise as causationand making bad decisions. To conduct experiments that are worth the expense and effort companies need to ask themselves several questions: Does the experiment have a clear purpose Managers must figure out exactly what they" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/12/the-discipline-of-business-experimentation) 2025-09-04T02:14Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Pitfalls to Avoid When You Inherit a Team And three ways to get off on the right foot" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/07/pitfalls-to-avoid-when-you-inherit-a-team) 2015-07-06T23:14Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "What CEOs Really Think of Their Boards Reprint: R1304H In the wake of the corporate missteps of recent years weve heard plenty about how boards of directors should act as more-responsible stewards. But one voice has been notably missing from the chorus of advicethe voice of the CEO. The authors who include the founder of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute have tapped their networks to ask dozens of well-regarded chief executives: What keeps boards from being as effective as they could be Are they really the cartooned millstone around the CEOs neck or do they help shape the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/04/what-ceos-really-think-of-their-boards/ar/1) 2013-03-29T18:29Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Its Never Too Late to Switch Careers Millions of people have left their jobs this past year. According to Bonnie Dowling a co-author of McKinseys recent Great Attrition report this isnt just a passing trend or a pandemic-related change to the labor market. Theres been a fundamental shift in workers mentality and their willingness to prioritize other things in their life beyond whatever job they hold. For some it means leaving their current organization to be successful on their own terms and for others it could mean stepping away from their career path entirely. But even when people are" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2022/12/its-never-too-late-to-switch-careers) 2023-01-18T07:29Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements "Scaling Up Transformational Innovations For large companies operating in mature sectorssuch as Procter & Gamble in consumer goods Apple in consumer electronics and Adobe in cloud softwaredriving growth is a perennial challenge. Growth through acquisition is always an option but companies often quickly find that the costs outweigh the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/11/scaling-up-transformational-innovations) 2024-10-14T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Column: Think Outside the Building Thinking outside the box is a popular metaphor for creativity. But recent major systemic challenges (the financial crisis health care reform and climate change among others) require new ideas significantly bigger than a mere box. The greatest future breakthroughs will come from leaders who encourage thinking outside a whole building full of boxes. Inside-the-building thinking" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2010/03/column-think-outside-the-building/ar/1) 2014-07-22T09:06Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Why No Ones Reading Your Marketing Content No matter how great it is you have to help people find it" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/11/why-no-ones-reading-your-marketing-content) 2014-11-14T20:25Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The [--] Types of Salespeople Only three are effective" [X Link](https://hbr.org/video/4715266385001/the-8-types-of-salespeople) 2016-01-21T05:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Fiats Smart U.S. Launch Strategy Really The automotive press has been relentlessly critical of Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne savior of Chrysler and Italys auto industry about Fiats return to the United States. The companys initial foray the Fiat [---] sold only about [-----] units in its first year far short of Marchionnes [-----] unit goal. Yet the carping misses" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2012/02/fiats-smart-us-launch-strategy-really) 2025-10-08T12:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation Perhaps the most commonly-cited statistic about family businesses is their failure rates. Most articles or speeches about family businesses start with some version of the three-generation rule which suggests that most dont survive beyond three generations.But that perception could not be further from the truth. The data suggests that on average family businesses last far longer than a typical public company does. Far from being doomed to failure family businesses across the world will continue to be a leading source of jobs and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/07/do-most-family-businesses-really-fail-by-the-third-generation) 2021-09-17T15:21Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "What Initial Coin Offerings Are and Why VC Firms Care The venture capital industry is beginning to take a good hard look at a new financial instrument coming out of the bitcoin community Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs. Also known as token sales this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a synergistic convergence of blockchain technology new wealth clever entrepreneurs and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. ICOs present both benefits and disadvantages as well as threats and opportunities to the traditional venture capital business model. Detractors of these new" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/03/what-initial-coin-offerings-are-and-why-vc-firms-care) 2017-07-25T15:46Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Augmented Reality Is Already Improving Worker Performance Upskilling technologies a partnership between humans and smart machines can augment workers abilities resulting in dramatically improved performance greater safety and higher satisfaction. A good example is the emerging industrial use of augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses that overlay computer-generated video graphics or text such as step-by-step repair instructions onto physical objects. Wearable AR devices are now being used in manufacturing and industrial settings and can boost workers productivity by 30% or more on an array of" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/03/augmented-reality-is-already-improving-worker-performance) 2017-03-14T16:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "The U.S.India Relationship Is Key to the Future of Tech As the U.S. becomes more concerned about China its relationship with India will become more important. This is particularly true in terms of technology. Both countries need to invest in creating a technology corridor between the two countries. That means removing trade barriers but it also means a mindset shift for U.S. companies. They need to think of India not just as a source of labor arbitrage but as a true innovation partner" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/04/the-u-s-india-relationship-is-key-to-the-future-of-tech) 2025-09-01T18:12Z 24.8M followers, [----] engagements "The Art of the Executive Exit Even seasoned leaders and boards struggle with CEO exits. Every transition is shaped by a unique mix of people politics and circumstances but all have an emotional undercurrent. In an ideal exit all parties create a virtuous cycle of candor and trust. Organizational stability is maintained the chair and departing leader reflect and learn and the business moves forward smoothly. Unfortunately such exits are rare. Winning CEO transitions require structure intent and shared ownership. Departing CEOs should do the emotional work of leaving early hand over their role" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2025/09/the-art-of-the-executive-exit) 2025-09-25T07:46Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "How to Manage Remote Direct Reports Start by setting expectations" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/02/how-to-manage-remote-direct-reports) 2021-10-25T00:43Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Many Strategies Fail Because Theyre Not Actually Strategies Many strategy execution processes fail because new strategies are often not strategies at all. A real strategy involves a clear set of choices that define what the firm is going to do and what its not going to do. Many strategies fail to get implemented because they do not represent such a set of clear choices. And many so-called strategies are in fact goals. We want to be the number one or number two in all the markets in which we operate is one of those. It does not tell you what you are going to do; all it does is tell you what" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/11/many-strategies-fail-because-theyre-not-actually-strategies) 2021-09-17T15:22Z 5.8M followers, 25.9K engagements "Continuing the Work of DEI No Matter What Your Company Calls It While DEI has faced significant backlash in the last year companies across industries are still looking for ways to build healthy inclusive workplace cultures where everyone can do their best work. New data at shows that even during this year of backlash companies continued to make progress on ma" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/12/continuing-the-work-of-dei-no-matter-what-your-company-calls-it) 2024-12-13T15:57Z 5.8M followers, 22.1K engagements "Retailers Cant Rely on Holiday-Season Gimmicks Like They Used To Its not about free shipping or huge Black Friday sales anymore" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/11/retailers-cant-rely-on-holiday-season-gimmicks-like-they-used-to) 2015-11-22T15:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Gay Men Used to Earn Less than Straight Men; Now They Earn More For [--] years nearly all the studies on gay men in the workplace have found an identicalresult: comparing the earnings of two men with similar education profiles years of experience skills and job responsibilities gay men consistently earns less than straight men (between 5% and 10% less).The stability of this finding has been remarkable: it has been replicated across numerous datasets in several different countries. Until now. In a recentpaper researchers from Vanderbilt analyzed data from a major federal survey in the United" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2017/12/gay-men-used-to-earn-less-than-straight-men-now-they-earn-more) 2025-07-04T04:14Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Youre Never Done Finding Purpose at Work The hunt for meaning continues" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/05/youre-never-done-finding-purpose-at-work) 2017-10-17T15:17Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "The Cost of Continuously Checking Email You need a more efficient method" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2014/07/the-cost-of-continuously-checking-email/) 2015-01-22T01:20Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Ten Reasons People Resist Change Which ones are hurting your company" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2012/09/ten-reasons-people-resist-chang) 2012-09-25T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "How [--] Companies Are Using AI to Mimic Expert Judgement Advanced AI is facilitating the transfer of expertise from humans to machines and back to humans like never before. This article examines three cases of where this has occurred and suggests how these advances in technology could boost the effectiveness of your decision making to improve competitiveness. The companies include a venture capital firm looking to improve initial vetting of investment opportunities a satellite data analytics company looking to assess the credit risks of small-holder farmers and the R&D unit of an Australian" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/11/how-3-companies-are-using-ai-to-mimic-expert-judgement) 2024-11-15T13:15Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "A CEOs Guide to Planning a Return to the Office As more people are vaccinated against Covid-19 CEOs are facing pressure to make decisions about when and how professionals will return to office work. In making these decisions leaders should keep six principles in mind. Among them is resisting the urge to make the decision too early or over-relying on employee surveys as the most important source of data" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2021/02/a-ceos-guide-to-planning-a-return-to-the-office) 2021-03-30T18:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Chewy.com’s Make-or-Break Logistics Dilemma Should the online pet products retailer take its e-commerce fulfillment in house despite the risks" [X Link](https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/10/chewy-coms-make-or-break-logistics-dilemma) 2024-06-11T09:14Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements "What Startup Accelerators Really Do Heres what we know" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/03/what-startup-accelerators-really-do) 2021-12-06T15:23Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements "How Working Parents Can Make Family Meals Happen After racing home from the office with the kids bedtime looming it feels impossible to get everyone eating at the same time and around the same table. You wish the whole family could enjoy regular proper happy nutritious sit-down family meals and close out your days together but instead your nightly experience leaves you feeling conflicted stressed and guilty. And youre not alone: many if not most working parents are caught in the same struggle. Fortunately theres a better way forward. By taking a broad-spectrum approach to the problem and by" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/05/how-working-parents-can-make-family-meals-happen) 2019-06-27T22:38Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Can Apple Attract Top Researchers If It Keeps Their Research Secret It may have to pay for the privilege" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/11/can-apple-attract-top-researchers-if-it-keeps-their-research-secret) 2015-11-02T16:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Give a Killer Presentation For more than [--] years the TED conference series has presented enlightening talks that people enjoy watching. In this article Anderson TEDs curator shares five keys to great presentations: Frame your story (figure out where to start and where to end). Plan your delivery (decide whether to memorize your speech word for word or develop bullet points and then rehearse itover and over). Work on stage presence (but remember that your story matters more than how you stand or whether youre visibly nervous). Plan the multimedia (whatever you do dont read from" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation/ar/1) 2013-06-14T20:29Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting To prevent holding a meeting in which participants are unprepared veer off track or waste the teams time you should create an effective meeting agenda that sets clear expectations for what needs to occur before and during the meeting. Seek input from your team members to ensure the agenda reflects their needs and keeps them engaged. If your entire team is meeting then the issues discussed should affect everyone present and require the whole teams effort to solve. Addressing topics that dont impact everyone at the meeting wastes individuals" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/03/how-to-design-an-agenda-for-an-effective-meeting) 2025-01-21T16:22Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Adobes CEO on Making Big Bets on Innovation In [----] the author joined Adobe as vice president and general manager of the engineering technology group. Shortly thereafter he took on layout engineering as well and the following year the company released InDesign the powerhouse publishing platform that overshadowed Quark. In [----] Narayen was named CEO. Two years later the company expanded from content creation to content management measurement and monetization with the acquisition of Omniture a web-analytics software company with clients including Ford TD Ameritrade and Walmart. Any successful" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/11/adobes-ceo-on-making-big-bets-on-innovation) 2023-10-16T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Indias Botched War on Cash In November [----] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetized [---] and [----] rupee notes effectively removing 86% of cash out of circulation in a cash-reliant society. This has created a chaotic environment for both consumers and merchants and put a pause on transactions ranging from real estate deals to weddings. Once the shock dies down however will we find that the governments decision has an upside in relation to online payments Indias cash policy is an unusual form of digital disruption brought down from the top instead of by one of the players within the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/12/indias-botched-war-on-cash) 2016-12-14T14:14Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Ace the Assessment Maybe you havent had to take a test as part of a hiring process but you probably will in your next job search. About 76% of organizations with more than [---] employees rely on assessments for external hiring especially for senior positions. It helps to know what companies are measuring and the tools theyre using. Competence. Aptitude tests can evaluate skills abilities and potential. Some companies use situational judgment tests which present scenarios that correspond to particular roles. Work ethic. Self-report questionnaires can assess traits such as ambition and" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/07/ace-the-assessment) 2015-07-06T13:32Z 5.8M followers, 22.8K engagements "Generative AI Wont Revolutionize Search Yet Generative AI has the potential to drastically change what users expect from search and companies such as Microsoft and Google are placing big bets on what it might yield. But despite the hype around ChatGPT and generative AI overall there are major practical technical and legal challenges to overcome before these tools can reach the scale robustness and reliability of an established search engine such as Google. These include problems of keeping large language models up to date issues around sourcing and convincing fabrications by the AIs. That" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2023/02/generative-ai-wont-revolutionize-search-yet) 2023-02-26T18:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "How Companies Can Adapt During Times of Political Uncertainty Whether its Brexit in the United-Kingdom the Yellow Vest Movement in France civil unrest in Venezuela or the U.S. government shutdown firms are having to adapt their investment growth plans and allocation of resources to deal with greater political uncertainty. How should firms adapt Experts have decided a framework for how firms should restructure their operations in cases of uncertainty. The first step is evaluating the nature and the scope of uncertainty. The second is considering the nature of the markets the firm has a" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/02/how-companies-can-adapt-during-times-of-political-uncertainty) 2019-02-23T11:18Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Antitrust Isnt the Solution to Americas Biggest Tech Problem Enthusiasm for reforming Americas biggest tech companies is growing and fast. As Congress considers antitrust action against Amazon and Facebook and new regulations directed at Google its important to consider the history of anti-tech antitrust cases both recent and distant: Microsoft IBM and the Bell System monopoly all ended with settlements that left the companies intact after lengthy legal battles. Americas biggest tech problem cant be fixed through antitrust half of the country struggles to reliably get online at all. To" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2020/10/antitrust-isnt-the-solution-to-americas-biggest-tech-problem) 2020-12-03T18:09Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Gazing at Nature Makes You More Productive: An Interview with Kate Lee Want to increase your focus Try staring at some grass" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2015/09/gazing-at-nature-makes-you-more-productive) 2015-11-14T15:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "When Algorithms Make Managers Worse Without careful consideration the algorithmic workplace of the future may end up as a data-driven dystopia. There are a million ways that algorithms in the hands of bad managers could do more harm than good: How about using an algorithm to set your work rosters so that the number of hours is just below the legal threshold for full-time employment or automatically sending emails to people when they are more than five minutes late to work or nudging people to work during the time they normally spend with their families by offering incentives or using sensors" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2019/05/when-algorithms-make-managers-worse) 2019-05-31T01:28Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "To Decide Where to Grow Next Pinpoint What Makes Your Company Different In the ever-changing world of corporate growth the mastery of strategic clarity has become a pivotal element for success. Companies like Costco Salesforce Amazon and Patagonia demonstrate the power of understanding and capitalizing on unique market differentiators. Strategic clarity is more than operational proficiency; its about deeply recognizing a companys distinctive strengths and aligning every operation with this core identity. Costcos foray into organic foods and Amazons expansion into cloud computing with AWS for" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2024/03/to-decide-where-to-grow-next-pinpoint-what-makes-your-company-different) 2024-03-08T14:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "A Study of West Point Shows How Women Help Each Other Advance What is keeping women from achieving parity in predominantly male fields There are many possible reasons from gender biases to bro culture. Another possible explanation is that the gender gap is itself to blamewomen dont get enough support because there arent many other women around. Perhaps women would benefit from simply having more women among their peers. Researchers studied whether women actually help other women by looking at cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. They collected data from the [----] to 1984" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2018/11/a-study-of-west-point-shows-how-women-help-each-other-advance) 2018-11-28T01:44Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "GDP Is a Wildly Flawed Measure for the Digital Age Its time to consider all the value that we produce" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/07/gdp-is-a-wildly-flawed-measure-for-the-digital-age) 2016-07-29T11:56Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Handing the Keys to Gen Y In recent years many have focused on the challenges of Gen Y the latest generation of workers to arrive in and begin to reshape the workplace. For me they arent of merely academic interest. I live in a country where Gen Y represents nearly 40% of the population. I work in a company where the" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2013/05/handing-the-keys-to-gen-y/ar/1) 2013-04-21T12:22Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements "Actually You Should Check Email First Thing in the Morning Just dont spend too much time on it" [X Link](https://hbr.org/2016/03/actually-you-should-check-email-first-thing-in-the-morning) 2016-07-12T12:13Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Forget What You Know About Search. Optimize Your Brand for LLMs. Increasingly consumers are turning to LLMs (not search engines) to answer their questions about products and services. This shift calls for marketers to reevaluate their strategies to figure out how to sell not just to potential customers but also to LLMs. In this piece the authors detail the growing importance of Share of Model (SOM) a new concept that helps marketers gauge how prominently their brand appears before consumers in LLM searches. SOM is assessed through a three-pronged lens: mention rate human-AI awareness gap and"
X Link 2025-06-18T20:09Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements
"How One Fast-Food Chain Keeps Its Turnover Rates Absurdly Low Hire for attitude and train (a lot) for skill"
X Link 2017-04-10T16:21Z 5.8M followers, 25.1K engagements
"Lifes Work: An Interview with Ketanji Brown Jackson Jackson announced her ambition to sit on the Supreme Court when she was just a teenager. Now she is the first Black woman to do so"
X Link 2024-10-14T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation Heres what the best leaders do"
X Link 2023-01-19T21:35Z 5.8M followers, 21.7K engagements
"Season [--] of Women at Work Starts October [--] Stay tuned for eight episodes that speak to both the practical and emotional sides of womens experiences at work"
X Link 2024-10-22T06:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business Firms with large facilities need more control over their power"
X Link 2016-12-02T19:28Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Building a Better Workplace Starts with Saying Thanks When people are stressed out and focus on the negative they are more likely to treat their colleagues poorly. And many managers are at a loss when it comes to preventing uncivil and toxic behavior on their teams. New research on gratitude practices shows that encouraging colleagues to express thanks and focus on what they are grateful for can decrease mistreatment on a team. The authors recent study found that gratitude journaling decreased workplace rudeness by enhancing research participants self-control. While many managers may not want"
X Link 2020-12-01T17:02Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Are You Being Quiet Fired As companies face tightening budgets many may be considering trimming their workforce. But of course outright layoffs are expensive and risky. Thats why some have turned to a subtler strategy: quiet firing or intentionally creating a hostile work environment that encourages people to leave voluntarily. The authors new research sheds light on how employees can tell if theyre being quietly fired including changes to work responsibilities compensation and communication and offers ten tactical steps workers can take before throwing in the towel"
X Link 2022-11-09T21:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"You Need Two Leadership Gears The debate about the best way to lead has been raging for years: Should you empower your people and get out of their way or take charge and push them to do great work The answer say the authors is to do both. Their research shows that effective leaders routinely shift between these two seemingly opposing modesand build teams whose members are good at switching back and forth too. Sometimes teams need divergent thinking (during idea generation for instance); at others they need convergent thinking (to say make a decision and map out next steps). Leaders must be"
X Link 2023-04-06T21:05Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Blockchain What You Need to Know Karim Lakhani Harvard Business School professor and co-founder of the HBS Digital Initiative discusses blockchain an online record-keeping technology that many believe will revolutionize commerce. Lakhani breaks down how the technology behind bitcoin works and talks about the industries and companies that could see new growth opportunities or lose business. He also has recommendations for managers: start experimenting with blockchain as soon as possible. Lakhani is the co-author of the article The Truth About Blockchain in the January-February [----] issue of"
X Link 2020-04-08T21:51Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"When America Was Most Innovative and Why Data from the golden age of invention"
X Link 2018-02-28T22:16Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Give Job Applicants with Criminal Records a Fair Chance Business leaders who have recently pledged to improve their diversity equity and inclusion efforts can start by implementing a practice called fair chance hiring. It mandates that employers only assess a candidates criminal record after the candidate has been interviewed and is considered qualified for a role. Studies show that employment is the single most important factor in reducing recidivism; that people with criminal records are no more likely to be fired for misconduct than people without records; and that theyre statistically"
X Link 2020-09-21T12:05Z 5.8M followers, [----] engagements
"7 Things to Say When a Conversation Turns Negative We are at least 75% responsible for how others treat us. Our verbal and nonverbal cues display to others the level of interaction we want. These communication patterns make our lives easier but also leave us vulnerable. A person known to avoid conflict will often find themselves in situations where they feel forced to back away. This is why individuals especially those who work in highly political environments need a repertoire of replies and comebacks at the ready for any situation. The author provides seven tactics one can use to build a"
X Link 2025-10-09T17:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"What It Will Take for Us to Trust AI Ethics and accountability"
X Link 2017-03-23T17:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Restoring American Competitiveness Reprint: R0907S For decades U.S. companies have been outsourcing manufacturing in the belief that it held no competitive advantage. Thats been a disaster maintain Harvard professors Pisano and Shih because todays low-value manufacturing operations hold the seeds of tomorrows innovative new products. What those companies have been ceding is the countrys industrial commonsthat is the collective operational capabilities that underpin new product and process development in the U.S. industrial sector. As a result America has lost not only the ability to develop"
X Link 2014-08-01T02:56Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Your Mental Health and Your Work At a time when we bring so much of ourselves to work mental health is still something we dont like talking about at the office. But so many high-achieving people have suffered or are currently suffering from anxiety depression or other mental and emotional issues. Our guest Scott Stossel national editor of the Atlantic and author of My Age of Anxiety explains where anxiety comes from and how it affects us in our work for better or worse. We look at why it is so important to align mental health and leadership and to better understand how anxiety impacts our"
X Link 2019-09-30T19:18Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"In Praise of the Incomplete Leader Reprint: R0702E Todays top executives are expected to do everything right from coming up with solutions to unfathomably complex problems to having the charisma and prescience to rally stakeholders around a perfect vision of the future. But no one leader can be all things to all people. Its time to end the myth of the complete leader say the authors. Those at the top must come to understand their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Only by embracing the ways in which they are incomplete can leaders fill in the gaps in their knowledge with others skills."
X Link 2019-03-15T17:11Z 5.8M followers, 26.9K engagements
"Talent Management in the Age of AI The world of work is changing fast and the most important thing to do is realize that the old playbooks especially around talent management will not work now its time to adapt. Leaders should focus on three big shifts that will set their businesses up for new levels of success in the age of AI. They should: 1) redefine jobs as a collection of a skills and tasks not titles 2) bring skills and workforce learning to the center of talent management and 3) embrace AI to focus teams on human-to-human collaboration"
X Link 2024-07-08T16:18Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"The Problem with Rewarding Individual Performers Group identity is critical for organizational success"
X Link 2016-12-29T15:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming Its a resurgence other countries should understand before copying"
X Link 2017-03-14T15:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Making of an Expert Reprint: R0707J Popular lore tells us that genius is born not made. Scientific research on the other hand reveals that true expertise is mainly the product of years of intense practice and dedicated coaching. Ordinary practice is not enough: To reach elite levels of performance you need to constantly push yourself beyond your abilities and comfort level. Such discipline is the key to becoming an expert in all domains including management and leadership. Those are the conclusions reached by Ericsson a professor of psychology at Florida State University; Prietula a"
X Link 2016-11-20T15:20Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Steven Pinker on Speculation Bubbles Super Bowl Ads and What Leaders Need to Know About Group Psychology A conversation with psychology professor Steven Pinker on a powerful force that unites us"
X Link 2025-10-02T12:24Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"The Science Behind How Leaders Connect with Their Teams Three ways to achieve synchrony"
X Link 2016-06-06T17:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Mentor Someone Who Has Manipulative Tendencies How can you coach someone who knowingly or not leans on manipulative behaviors to get things done First take a look at your organization. Incentive systems that reward highly individualistic results cultures that prize secrecy and siloed structures that protect divisional loyalty are just a few factors that can encourage manipulative behavior. Doing this analysis as part of your preparation for coaching someone will help you see that many people are not manipulative by nature but rather may be influenced by their context. When confronting"
X Link 2021-04-08T17:38Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"7 Strategies to Break Down Silos in Big Meetings Collaborating across departments can be a struggle. Its common for individuals of different disciplines to be disengaged in a group meeting instead of contributing to a cohesive purpose and team. In fact siloes have only gotten more prominent since the pandemic began as the circles of who we collaborate with have gotten smaller. And in response the manager of the overall group tends to become the hardest working person in a meeting. But you can change these dynamics in your collaborative meetings. There are strategies you can use to get people"
X Link 2023-05-22T18:01Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Use Your Everyday Privilege to Help Others Most of us have some kind of ordinary privilege that is the ability to forget about aspects of who you are because they represent the majority demographics of your country or organization. But instead of feeling bad about it we should use it to our advantage.Research repeatedly confirms that those with ordinary privilege have the power to speak up on behalf of those without it and have particularly effective influence when they do"
X Link 2020-03-20T21:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity Reprint: R0809D Many people believe that good ideas are rarer and more valuable than good people. Ed Catmull president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios couldnt disagree more. That notion he says is rooted in a misguided view of creativity that exaggerates the importance of the initial idea in developing an original product. And it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how to manage the large risks inherent in producing breakthroughs. In filmmaking and many other kinds of complex product development creativity involves a large number of people"
X Link 2023-02-28T08:19Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements
"The Factors That Lead to a Pay Premium for Women New research on when the gender pay gap flips"
X Link 2016-05-24T20:54Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"When and How to Respond to Microaggressions Microaggressions are defined as verbal behavioral and environmental indignities that communicate hostile derogatory or negative racial slights and insults to the target person or group. For Black people they are ubiquitous across daily work and life. You can respond in one of three ways: let it go call it out immediately or bring it up at a later date. Heres a framework for deciding which path is right for the situation and how to handle the conversation if you choose to have one. First discern what matters to you. Second disarm the person who"
X Link 2020-07-06T12:31Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Keeping Sight of Your Companys Long-Term Vision Crafting a powerful vision is often considered the sine qua non of great leadership but its only the first step. How can leaders translate that vision into reality a process that can take years while the rapidly changing context distracts with the need for daily adaptation The authors both advisors to large firms which have undergone significant transformations suggest three approaches: 1) Structuring strategic planning processes around the vision rather than letting it be an afterthought; 2) Focusing experimentation on questions relevant to the"
X Link 2022-04-11T15:40Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Cooks Make Tastier Food When They Can See Their Customers The research: Ryan W. Buell an assistant professor at Harvard Business School; Tami Kim a doctoral student at HBS; and Chia-Jung Tsay an assistant professor at University College London set up four scenarios in a real cafeteria for two weeks. In the first diners and cooks couldnt view one another; in the second the diners"
X Link 2018-10-18T08:04Z 208.1M followers, 51K engagements
"Our Favorite Management Tips of [----] Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBRs most popular newsletters. In this article we list [--] of our favorites from [----] covering topics like how to develop essential leadership skills exude gravitas bolster your presentation style overcome overthinking and more"
X Link 2024-12-27T13:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Innovating in a Highly Regulated Industry Like Health Care Innovating in highly regulated industries can be challenging but it is necessary. For innovation to flourish despite legal and regulatory obstacles you must address innovation barriers head-on. Begin by building relationships proactively with internal regulatory and legal folks. Bring them in early.Find a champion within your legal or regulatory departments who is interested in innovation. Frame these conversations as discussions ask How can we rather than Can we Tackle folk law the attitude that there must be a rule in place because"
X Link 2017-06-14T09:11Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Neuroscience of Trust Managers have tried various strategies and perks to boost employee engagementall with little impact on long-term retention and performance. But now neuroscience offers some answers. Through his research on the brain chemical oxytocinshown to facilitate collaboration and teamworkZak has developed a framework for creating a culture of trust and building a happier more loyal and more productive workforce. By measuring peoples oxytocin levels in response to various situationsfirst in the lab and later in the workplaceZak identified eight key management behaviors that"
X Link 2021-08-31T21:19Z 5.8M followers, 34.1K engagements
"Make Mindfulness a Habit We know the benefits of mindfulness from less stress to steadier decision-making to emotional balance and many of us have tried out meditation. But its hard to develop a consistent practice. The author offers four tips for making mindfulness a more regular part of your life and therefore. First try practicing with a group that can both hold you accountable and provide support when your commitment wavers. Second decide on a time during which youll meditate and commit to it no matter what. Third you might work with an instructor who can give you advice on how to"
X Link 2020-11-29T16:25Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"To Recover from Burnout Regain Your Sense of Control When youre burned out you often feel like your circumstances are out of your control But this victim mindset only blocks you from doing anything about your situation. Instead you need to believe that you have the ability to make choices to improve your present and future. You also need to believe that taking actions will change the way you feel. You arent a victim of your feelings. Then increase your attentiveness to your bodys physical and emotional needs. Get more sleep. Take breaks during the work day. And finally consider whether you"
X Link 2021-08-27T15:46Z 5.8M followers, 22.1K engagements
"AIs Real Risk Why robots will need feelings"
X Link 2015-12-21T14:55Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home When is different just different and when is different wrong"
X Link 2016-04-29T18:17Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Coping with Fatigue Fear and Panic During a Crisis Fatigue fear and panic undermine our ability to think clearly and creatively manage our relationships effectively focus attention on the right priorities and make smart informed choices. So when faced with a serious crisis how can we take better care of ourselves and build more resilience One way is to become more aware of the three selves that influence our behavior in the face of threat and danger. The overwhelmed self is the most defenseless vulnerable and childlike part of us. The adult self is capable and can soothe and reassure our"
X Link 2020-03-29T08:11Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents Reprint: R1307D Change is hard especially in a large organization. Yet some leaders succeedoften spectacularlyat transforming their workplaces. What makes them able to exert this sort of influence when the vast majority cant The authors tracked [--] change initiatives in the UKs National Health Service an organization whose size complexity and tradition can make reform difficult. They discovered several predictors of change agents successall of which emphasize the importance of networks of personal relationships: Change agents who were central in the"
X Link 2017-07-17T22:21Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How CEOs Are Using Gen AI for Strategic Planning For business leaders especially at relatively small companies the idea of applying gen AI to strategic planning is mouthwatering. This article explores the potential and limits of AI in helping such companies chart their strategies. Through the lens of two disguised case studies the authors show how gen AI can help companies identify some challenges and opportunities that managers missed overcoming the human biases but by the same token missed some possibilities rooted in the companys specific capabilities. And although gen AI was less able to"
X Link 2024-09-11T12:15Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI The rise of AI presents an opportunity for humans to step up to the challenge of refining emphasizing and applying our own human strengths to differentiate corporate decision-making. However human capabilities like making moral judgments and using imagination or intuition are often untrained impulsive or implicit. Thus to distinguish and elevate their decision-making processes organizations need to actively codify and foster the requisite human decision-making skills. This article outline five imperatives towards this end"
X Link 2024-12-11T13:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Moving Beyond ESG Its been a rough few years for ESGthe popular shorthand for measuring and managing a companys environmental social and governance performance. Critics on the political left believe ESG is insufficient for addressing major societal issues such as climate change; critics on the right say ESG pushes a liberal agenda. The barrage of criticism has caused ESG to lose its luster among many executives. Yet the need for a transparent way to connect a companys financial performance with its ESG performance remains. Its time says Oxford professor Robert G. Eccles to take stock of ESG"
X Link 2024-08-13T19:26Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Why Privacy Regulations Dont Always Do What Theyre Meant To First Californiapassed major privacy legislationin June. Then in late September the Trump administrationpublishedofficial principles for a single national privacy standard. Not to be left out House Democratspreviewedtheir own Internet Bill of Rights earlier this month. Sweeping privacy regulations in short are likely coming to the United States. That should be welcome news given the sadarguably nonexistent state of our modern right to privacy. But there are serious dangers in any new move to regulate data. Such regulations could"
X Link 2018-10-23T12:05Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Marketing in the Age of Resistance Authenticity in marketing has always been a best practice but it becomes even more crucial in this time of social unrest and Covid-19. This is not a time for companies to share generic hollow or hypocritical sentiments. It is a time for them to be humble own up to mistakes and express a desire to grow.This level of humility and authenticity is what consumers want to see.When attempting to comment on sensitive topics more companies need to bring in perspectives from outside experts to maintain the thoughtfulness and sincerity of their messaging.When customers"
X Link 2020-09-30T14:14Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Make Learning a Lifelong Habit Formal education is linked to higher earning and lower unemployment. Beyond that learning is fun Engaging in a new topic can be a joy and a confidence booster. But continuous and persistent learning isnt just a choice it has to become a habit no easy task in these busy times. To make learning a lifelong habit know that developing a learning habit requires you to articulate the outcomes youd like to achieve. Based on those choices set realistic goals. With goals in hand develop a learning community and ditch the distractions. Finally where appropriate use"
X Link 2024-07-25T19:40Z 5.8M followers, 28.9K engagements
"Why Should Anyone Be Led by You We all know that leaders need vision and energy but after an exhaustive review of the most influential theories on leadershipas well as workshops with thousands of leaders and aspiring leadersthe authors learned that great leaders also share four unexpected qualities. The first quality of exceptional leaders is that they selectively reveal their weaknesses (weaknesses not fatal flaws). Doing so lets employees see that they are approachable. It builds an atmosphere of trust and helps galvanize commitment. The second quality of inspirational leaders is their"
X Link 2021-03-06T02:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What Men Can Do to Be Better Mentors and Sponsors to Women Sponsorship and mentorship are crucial for improving the gender balance and diversity in our workplaces and leadership teams. Yet new research from the Center for Talent Innovation reported that 71% of executives are the same gender and race as their protgs. While some men in the #MeToo era report being nervous about sponsoring or mentoring women they shouldnt; while they may not be fully aware that they are male leaders already take most of these steps when they sponsor and mentor other men. To effectively help advance women in their"
X Link 2019-08-08T15:45Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Improve Your Rsum by Turning Bullet Points into Stories Theres nothing wrong with listing your definitive actions and quantifiable results on your resume this is standard advice. The problem is however that you may not be telling an employer what they really need to know. Details are important but whats your story By telling a story in your resume employers will be able to see what you can do for them based on what youve been able to do in the past"
X Link 2021-02-05T19:43Z 5.8M followers, 17.7K engagements
"Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Agility AI Strategy and the Changing Role of Managers A conversation with the head of Amazon on their competitive advantage in an age of uncertainty"
X Link 2025-05-12T20:28Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Best-Performing CEOs in the World [----] Unlike rankings that are based on subjective evaluations or short-term metrics HBRs list relies on objective performance measures over a chief executives entire tenureand these career numbers tend to hold steady. Its no surprise then that [--] of last years CEOs reappear this year. They do so despite a change in our methodology made to reflect the fact that a rapidly growing number of funds and individuals now focus on far more than bottom-line metrics when they make investment decisions: For the past four years weve weighted environmental social and"
X Link 2019-10-24T03:21Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Why Women Are the Future of B2B Sales Although women currently make up just over half of the U.S. workforce they typically hold fewer than one-third of B2B sales positions. This is unfortunate because evidence shows women outperform men in B2B sales and the changes created by Covid-19 will make the job play even more to womens strengths. To recruit more women companies should rely on better recruiting programs coaching mentoring and focused promotion opportunities"
X Link 2020-05-29T12:17Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Global Demand for Food Is Rising. Can We Meet It The challenges of keeping the world fed"
X Link 2018-03-25T11:41Z 208.1M followers, 16.3K engagements
"Making Sense of Zappos War on Managers The promise and perils of self-management"
X Link 2015-05-19T14:22Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Rise of Corporate Anthropology I have been predicting for years that anthropologists would soon be in demand in the workplace and now this is finally coming to pass. Anthropologists are social scientists who study human behavior through systematic observation. There are a variety of types of anthropologists physical archeological and medical. I am primarily focused here on social and"
X Link 2016-06-21T13:22Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Radical Change the Quiet Way If you want to push important cultural changes through your organization without damaging your career step softly. Try these tempered but surprisingly effective techniques"
X Link 2022-02-17T23:17Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Ethics Conversation Were Not Having About Data VWs emissions systems didnt program themselves"
X Link 2015-11-29T01:25Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Heres How Managers Can Be Replaced by Software An experiment in automation"
X Link 2015-04-23T19:12Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination Why do we procrastinate even though we know its against our best interests And how can we overcome it A careful look at the science behind procrastination reveals five tips. First figure out which of seven triggers are set off by the task you want to avoid. Is it boring frustrating or difficult Or perhaps its not personally meaningful to you Then try to reverse those triggers. If its boring find a way to make getting it done fun. If its unstructured create a detailed plan for completing it. Then only spend as much time working on the"
X Link 2017-10-06T18:19Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work Battery swapping is a technology that could solve one key barrier for EV adoption: consumers range anxiety and the long waiting time for battery charging. Wouldnt you feel more assured on a weekend trip if you knew you could stop at a swap station and replace depleted battery packs with fully charged ones in five minutes But this isnt easy to do as Tesla and Better Places past failures. In China however battery swapping has been a reality for a couple of years. How did Chinese companies like Nio make it work with [----] swapping stations"
X Link 2024-05-28T13:47Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Chairman of Nokia on Ensuring Every Employee Has a Basic Understanding of Machine Learning Including Him When the chairman of Nokia realized how fast machine learning was developing he decided to study it himself in order to promote a wider understanding within the organization not just for engineers but for all employees. He then developed a plan to help the rest of the organization get up to speed based on what hed learned himself. The plan made familiarity with the fundamentals of machine learning a mandatory process for all employees like knowing the companys code of conduct. Data"
X Link 2018-10-07T15:08Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Does Your Company Lurch from Crisis to Crisis Many organizations find themselves in a perpetual state of crisis and rely on company heroes to put out the fires. While many people love the feeling of saving the day it shouldnt be a way of life. If youve wondered why your organization performs well in a crisis but struggles otherwise it may be time to pause and ask why. Your heroes may actually be revealing that you have a deeper problem. The author offers four ways to move away from a culture of perpetual crisis. First understand that heroism is not a sign of commitment but rather that its"
X Link 2021-08-02T21:03Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Be Seen as a Leader Reprint: R1312K When a new work group forms people often make snap judgments about who is qualified to lead. If the players dont already know one another they tend to afford status to teammates on the basis of factors such as age gender race attractiveness and rank. These are characteristics beyond your control but they dont necessarily predetermine the influence you can have on a group. Anyone the authors say can achieve higher status and more influence by getting in the right mind-set before engaging with new teammates. There are three psychological states that can"
X Link 2014-01-02T03:33Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The [--] Paradoxes of Digital Business Leadership No one said this would be easy"
X Link 2015-07-08T15:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"When Managers Take Their Stress Out on Their Employees Leaders are under a lot of stress. They must deliver value for impatient boards demanding stockholders and fickle marketplaces. Stakes are measured in billions of dollars and can include being hauled before Congress to testify when things go wrong. In positions that place them under a microscope and high pressure executives try to regain a sense of control by exerting dominance over their employees. But theres a high cost to treating people poorly. A bosss aggressive behavior triggers team members to view the executive as a predator and"
X Link 2019-05-26T18:14Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What Data Scientists Really Do According to [--] Data Scientists What do data scientists do According to interviews with more than [--] data scientistsdata science is about infrastructure testing using machine learning for decision making and data products. Data science is being used in numerous fields but its not all about deep learning or the search for artificial general intelligence. In fact the skills needed include communication and storytelling. But data science is becoming more specialized and with that the skills data scientists need are evolving. In addition ethics is becoming a bigger"
X Link 2018-08-15T14:25Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"The Benefits of Taking a Slower Approach to Innovation Managers tend to focus innovation efforts on processes that are either large in scale (new products and business models ) or swift in development (hackathons rapid prototyping or emerging platforms). Theres nothing wrong with this per se as both approaches can pay huge dividends. But theres also another type of innovation that is more gradual and smaller in scale. Its called slow innovation. Slow innovation projects can be just as impactful in the long-term. However they are difficult for organizations to propose prioritize and fund."
X Link 2017-06-26T14:42Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Do Your Employees Feel Safe Reporting Abuse and Discrimination Despite the high rates of sexual assault and harassment and pervasive discrimination based on race gender age and sexuality in many workplaces reporting rates remain extremely low. This is in large part because employees fear that the company will respond to reports by further punishing or marginalizing the victim. If you want to increase reporting rates at your company and thereby make your workplace a more equitable inclusive and safe place to work the author suggests four practices to rethink your reporting system. Demonstrate"
X Link 2020-10-09T12:36Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Trick Yourself into Breaking a Bad Habit First recognize that youre profoundly influenced by outside forces"
X Link 2016-06-09T18:07Z 5.8M followers, 21.1K engagements
"Managing an Underperformer Who Thinks Theyre Doing Great An underperformer on your team may not realize they have an inflated view of their own less-than-stellar performance. Clearer feedback or stronger supervision may help them thrive but its also possible that theyre not able to recognize that theyre struggling. In any case managers who fail to address these unaware underperformers risk losing what could be valuable team members or worse demotivating the rest of their team. Determining the cause of their lack of awareness will either help you figure out what support they need in order to"
X Link 2020-12-03T00:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Hidden Costs of Climate Change on the Workforce As companies prepare for climate change many overlook the critical impact on employee health from events like wildfires extreme heat and flooding. This oversight can lead to significant financial costs due to increased healthcare expenses reduced productivity and decreased labor availability. To address these risks companies should conduct health audits implement early-warning systems learn from public sector practices support mental health and maintain transparent communication. Proactively safeguarding employee health not only benefits"
X Link 2024-07-31T14:16Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Research: Why Employees Work While Sickand How Leaders Can Stop It New research including a nationally representative study of U.S. workers suggests that presenteeism isnt simply a matter of personal choice or lack of sick leaveits a structural problem rooted in how jobs are designed and workplace expectations are managed. Gender norms occupational sorting and industry-specific job demands create invisible pressures that push employees to work through illness leading to major consequences for organizational health. Using the Job Demands-Resources framework leaders can redesign job structures"
X Link 2025-07-29T19:23Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"The Real Reason People Wont Change Its a psychological dynamic called a competing commitment and until managers understand how it works and the ways to overcome it they cant do a thing about change-resistant employees"
X Link 2013-05-16T22:02Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Disruption: Its Not the Tech Its the Timing Why do some transformative technologies dominate the market quickly while others take decades to catch on Its a function not just of the technologies themselves say the authors but also of their broader ecosystems (electric cars for example need a network of charging stations). The ecosystems of the legacy technologies matter toothey can sometimes be improved enough to prolong the life of the old technology. Analyzing the ecosystem dynamics in your industry can help you predict how quickly technological change will occur. For example if the new"
X Link 2016-11-04T22:55Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Giving Feedback to Someone Who Hasnt Had It in Years If you work with someone whos gone too long without feedback and want to help them grow youll need to take an empathetic approach to the conversation. Start by asking questions to clarify their motives. If a leader is constantly forcing their ideas on others for example you might start with a question like How were you hoping the team would respond to your ideaOnce you are aware of your colleagues intentions you need to separate them from their actions in order to have a productive discussion. Acknowledge their original intent but follow up"
X Link 2022-06-30T14:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Think You Have a Great Idea Ask These [--] Questions to Gain Perspective. When you have an exciting new idea its easy to focus on all its benefits and jump to action. But doing so can lead to failure. Your limited perspective may mean youre not seeing potential hurdles and you may be leaving other promising options unexplored. If you want the best ideas to flourish you need to open your mind to different perspectives from people beyond your team whom you dont usually talk to and ask open-ended questions. After presenting your idea ask: What stands out to you and whats missing What would our"
X Link 2023-05-26T18:01Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Can Startups Thrive in an Age of AI The startup ecosystem is shifting due to the rise of artificial intelligence. AI favors larger companies necessitating a change in mindset for startups from disruption to transformation. While startups will face challenges in accessing sufficient data and computing power they still have opportunities to innovate by providing AI-driven services directly to consumers"
X Link 2024-10-28T14:17Z 208.1M followers, 32K engagements
"Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction At the end of the 19th century New York City was struggling with a manure crisis;as horses ferried people and goods through the streets of Manhattan they producedtens of thousands of tons of waste choking the streets and creating a public health problem.Urban planners were at a loss unable to imagine that a new technology the automobile would render the problem obsolete in little more than a decade.What assumptions are constraining your thinking Business leaders can expand their mindsetsand envision new futures by leaving the industry"
X Link 2024-03-25T19:27Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Why You Can Focus in a Coffee Shop but Not in Your Open Office Surveys haveshown that workers primarycomplaint with open or cubicle-filled offices is the unwanted noise. However recent research suggests its not the noise itself thats the problem.Two recent studieshave found that the right level of ambient noise triggers our minds to think more creatively. And one of those studies found no difference between people working in a very noisy environment (the equivalent of a motorcycle engine revving) and people working in total silence.Taken together the lesson here is that the ideal space for"
X Link 2017-11-01T11:53Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"All Management Is Change Management Change management is having its moment. But when you think about it isnt all management the management of change If sales need to be increased thats change management. If a merger needs to be implemented thats change management. If a new personnel policy needs to be carried out thats change management. Leaders should view change not as an occasional disruptor but as the very essence of the management job. Setting tough goals establishing processes to reach them carrying out those processes and carefully learning from them these steps should characterize the"
X Link 2021-08-31T14:08Z 5.8M followers, 25.6K engagements
"3 Mistakes Executives Make When Telling People That Theyre Leaving When it comes to resigning otherwise astute executives often make fundamental mistakes that cast a cloud over their leaving and damage their reputations. In a national survey we recently conducted of more than [---] senior executives only 16% reported that they would have done nothing differently the last time they voluntarily resigned. Here are their top three regrets: 1) Being unprepared for the worst-case scenario. 2) Neglecting to rehearse. 3) Failing to foresee the fallout"
X Link 2017-12-21T19:22Z 5.8M followers, 19.1K engagements
"We Interviewed [--] Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top How can more women make it to the top With a goal of seeing 100female CEOs in the Fortune [---] by [----] the Rockefeller Foundation provided a grant to Korn Ferry to design and execute research geared to developing action-oriented initiatives to create a sustainable pipeline offemale CEOs. To crack the code of womens success and to help organizations better identify and leverage their highest-potential women leaders the Korn Ferry team conducted a series of in-depth interviews with 57female CEOs delving into pivotal"
X Link 2017-11-10T19:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Prevent Burnout by Making Compassion a Habit Burnout seems to be on the rise. More and more people are feeling emotionally exhausted and cynical as a result of chronic and acute work-related stress. But many people are in the same boat and dont get burned out. Why They practice self-compassion and empathy. To manage work-related stress and prevent it from leading to burnout practice self-compassion. Then you will be ready to change some of your habitual ways of dealing with people so you and they can benefit from your empathy. Self-compassion involves seeking to truly understand yourself and"
X Link 2017-05-20T02:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Good Leadership Hinges on Organizational Intelligence The qualities that help managers rise in the organization emotional intelligence high IQ technical competence and so forth dont necessarily make them effective once theyre in a leadership position. For that they need organizational intelligence (OQ) or the ability to get the organization to do what they want it to do. Those with organizational intelligence have the following competencies: they can effectively communicate the top strategic priorities foster an organization-wide sense of how we do things here get things done even in the"
X Link 2020-06-22T17:18Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"25% of CEOs Time Is Spent on Tasks Machines Could Do Automation will affect almost everyone"
X Link 2017-02-10T06:07Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Type of Socially Responsible Investments That Make Firms More Profitable A study shows theyre not all equal"
X Link 2015-08-12T14:04Z 5.8M followers, 34.6K engagements
"How to Get Your To-Do List Done When Youre Always in Meetings You keep waiting for the perfect time to sit down and knock out your work presentation in one go but at the end of the day you realize you spent your time in meetings. You may never get your perfect time or ideal day so start working within the reality that meetings happen and that you can get important stuff done in between them. Try to break down the big task into bite-sized ones you can fit in between your meetings. You can also try scheduling in your project work time by blocking off a couple hours at a time and trying to stick"
X Link 2019-03-21T15:54Z 5.8M followers, 20.5K engagements
"Personalization Done Right More than 80% of respondents in a BCG survey of [----] global consumers say they want and expect personalized experiences. But two-thirds have experienced personalization that is inappropriate inaccurate or invasive. Thats because most companies lack a clear guidepost for what great personalization should look like. Authors Mark Abraham and David C. Edelman remedy that in this article which is adapted from Personalized: Customer Strategy in the Age of AI (Harvard Business Review Press 2024). Drawing on decades of work consulting on the personalization efforts of"
X Link 2024-10-15T15:49Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Reimagining Work as a Product Is there a better way to approach the employee experience The authors challenge traditional paradigms by proposing that work be viewed as a product employers offer to employees. Drawing on the jobs to be done theory they suggest that employees hire their jobs to fulfill specific needs much as customers choose products. This perspective shifts the focus from maximizing productivity to something akin to customer satisfaction. Eric Anicich and Dart Lindsley argue that reimagining work as a product not only addresses the disengagement and dissatisfaction rampant in"
X Link 2024-10-17T14:56Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Why Americans Are So Angry Despite Americas Strong Economy Traditional economic metrics mask deeper problems"
X Link 2016-08-10T01:16Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Research: Flat Hierarchies Can Discourage Women Applicants Many firms struggle to attract a diverse talent pool particularly women. To stand out companies often tout flatter organizational structures in their recruitment materials assuming these unique features will appeal to a more diverse group of prospective employees. However new research uncovers a surprising finding: highlighting a flatter hierarchy may instead diminish womens representation in the applicant pool. Additional findings suggest that women tend to perceive flatter organizations as more difficult to fit into burdening them"
X Link 2025-10-14T01:12Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How CEOs Build Confidence in Their Leadership Believing the conventional wisdom that they have roughly [--] days to prove themselves many new CEOs get into trouble by launching bold initiatives before theyve won the support and trust they need to effect change. According to a study of nearly [----] CEOs earning peoples confidence actually takes two years. But leaders who focus methodically on gaining it can generate remarkable increases in company value. Drawing on their research and experience the authors advise incoming CEOs to adopt a patient approach by setting a deliberate pace picking"
X Link 2024-06-12T14:39Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Business Does Not Need the Humanities But Humans Do Calls to humanize business are not new. FromElton Mayo to Charles Handy leading thinkers have called for a role for the humanities in mitigating technologys relentlessness and the efficiencys ruthlessness. But therein lies the problem: relegating the humanities to a proscribed role reduces them to a useful instrument which strips them of what makes them special. Poetry is not a productivity hack and a novel is not a means to an end of increased EQ. Embracing humanity means asking more fundamental questions: what if inconvenience and"
X Link 2018-11-05T00:43Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Manage an Employee Who Cries Easily Many of us may recall a time weve cried at work but for some people its not a rare occurrence. If you manage someone who tears up easily you may find yourself leaving important topics or issues unaddressed to avoid upsetting them.You cant know whats going on inside your employees head but you do need to find ways to get the work done despite their strong emotions. Dont overreact to their tears; just note what triggered the crying and give them a brief (say [--] minute) recovery period.Then probea little but skipopen-endedquestions like Whats going on"
X Link 2018-07-31T00:30Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Appeal to Different Learning Styles When Pitching an Idea Ever pitched a brilliant idea only for it to fall flat The issue might not be the idea itself but your ability to engage your audience. To captivate your listeners try appealing to three different learning styles. For visual learners paint a picture. Use colorful charts graphs and illustrations to make your points clear. Or you"
X Link 2024-08-09T04:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"AIs Trust Problem As AI becomes more powerful it faces a major trust problem. Consider [--] leading concerns: disinformation safety and security the black box problem ethical concerns bias instability hallucinations in LLMs unknown unknowns potential job losses and social inequalities environmental impact industry concentration and state overreach. Each of these issues is complex and not easy to solve. But there is one consistent approach to addressing the trust gap: training empowering and including humans to manage AI tools"
X Link 2024-09-06T14:37Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"The Most Important Metrics Youre Not Tracking (Yet) A growing number of organizations are becoming more customer-centric by adopting measuring and optimizing CPIs Customer Performance Indicators. These are the metrics that customers care about as opposed to the ones that the company cares most about. Examples might include how fast customers can get a pricing quote or getting a first-time resolution on a customer service call or having a grocery delivery with nothing broken. While these examples may not be metrics that companies have traditionally tracked theyre what customers actually care"
X Link 2021-07-24T16:06Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Teamwork at the Top Teamwork is difficult at any level but for top teams the challenges expand exponentially. They are responsible for addressing their organizations weightiest and most complex problems so their struggles are almost existential. Highly effective top teams share key five behaviors: direction discipline drive dynamism and collaboration. These traits are collective: They characterize the behaviors of the team as a whole not those of its individual members. In this article the authors lay out a four-step process to help you promote those behaviors to boost the effectiveness of"
X Link 2024-08-12T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Innovation Leadership Lessons from the Marshmallow Challenge Get back your edge"
X Link 2019-11-29T12:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Take Better Breaks at Work According to Research Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance but far too few of us take them regularly or take the most effective types. A systematic review of more than [--] studies on break-taking outlines some best practices for making the most of time away from our tasks including where when and how. It also offers tips for managers and organizations to encourage their employees to take more beneficial and more frequent breaks"
X Link 2025-03-30T17:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Dont Lose Your Star New Hire When youve landed a star employee its tempting to think theyll solve all your problems from day one. But even the most capable hire needs time to deliver their best work. More importantly they need reasons to stick around. So what can you do to keep them from getting poached What do they need to stay motivated And how do you give them what they need without creating resentment on your existing team Here are eight strategies to try"
X Link 2025-10-15T01:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How Venture Capitalists Really Assess a Pitch The surprising behaviors that can make a difference"
X Link 2017-06-24T23:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Why Less Is More in Teams Why is it that American football uses eleven players Canadian football twelve and Gaelic fifteen Why eleven in European soccer Why does baseball field nine players basketball five volleyball six water polo seven and cricket eleven Simple as these questions are they are deceptively hard to answer. But whatever the historical reasons the number of"
X Link 2020-04-19T17:43Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Could Gen AI End Incumbent Firms Competitive Advantage In business strategy and entrepreneurship it is necessary to have a protective moat to sustain high performance. As gen AI systems advance in capability they promise to transform and disrupt industries far beyond traditional software to the point where they will threaten companies existing moa"
X Link 2024-11-21T13:15Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Women at Work Conversations about where were at and how we move forward"
X Link 2020-06-15T22:23Z 5.8M followers, [----] engagements
"How You Define the Problem Determines Whether You Solve It New innovations can seem like they come out of nowhere. How could so many people have missed the solution to the problem for so long And how in the world did the first person come up with that solution at all In fact most people who come up with creative solutions rely on a relatively straightforward method: finding a solution inside the collective memory of the people working on the problem. That is someone working to solve the problem knows something that will help them find a solution they just havent realized yet that they know"
X Link 2017-06-10T03:57Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How Walmart Canada Uses Blockchain to Solve Supply-Chain Challenges Walmart Canada applied blockchain to solve a common logistics nightmare: payment disputes with its [--] third-party freight carriers. To solve the problem it built a blockchain network. The system has not only virtually eliminated the payments problem; it also has led to significant operational efficiencies. This article offers five lessons on how to create a blockchain network for improving business processes"
X Link 2024-09-05T19:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New Its tempting to default to the samevacation each year: a familiar beach town your favoritecity that resort the kids loved. We often choose to spend our hard-earned dollars for comfort predictability and relaxation and there are benefits to doing so. But travel can also be an opportunity for personal growth. According to research holidays that push you out of your comfort zone expose you to uncertainty andpromote exploration and learningyieldthree important benefits: greater emotional agility empathy and creativity"
X Link 2025-07-09T04:11Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"To Dismantle Anti-Asian Racism We Must Understand Its Roots Individuals leaders and organizations are struggling to know how to navigate this dark chapter of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S. This piece argues that in order to move toward a safer more equitable future for Asian Americans we need to learn from the long histories of anti-Asian racism and Pan-Asian solidarity. The author takes a comprehensive look at those histories identifies key takeaways and makes recommendations to organizational leaders who hope to contribute to a brighter future"
X Link 2021-06-01T16:51Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"5 Techniques to Build Rapport with Your Colleagues So much of what we accomplish in the workplace relies on building relationships and having the trust of our colleagues and when we take the time to connect and understand each other we position ourselves for success. The author a former CIA intelligence analyst shares five techniques to help genuinely connect and build trust with colleagues: 1) Find ways to make yourself well rounded. 2) Dont pretend to be someone youre not. 3) Listen. 4) Give to get. 5) Take notes"
X Link 2021-09-30T12:25Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Declines in Donations Outweigh Direct Costs of Catholic Priest Scandals Priest sexual-abuse scandals have cost the U.S. Catholic church a total of about $3 billion in legal fees settlements and other direct costs since the 1980s but the impact of parishioners declining charitable contributions has been an order of magnitude larger say Nicolas L. Bottan of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Ricardo Perez-Truglia"
X Link 2015-03-30T14:45Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What to Do About Mediocrity on Your Team The toughest test of a manager is how they address mediocrity. There is no silver bullet to address lackluster performance but there are four leadership practices that can help. First show the consequences of mediocrity to connect people with the experiences feelings and impact of bad performance. Use concrete measures to make poor performance painfully apparent. Then establish peer accountability so that people feel comfortable challenging one another when they see mediocrity. Lastly speak up when senior leaders or others in the company encourage"
X Link 2017-07-02T13:51Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Accounting for Carbon Offsets Markets for carbon trading function poorly and many traded offsets do not actually perform as promised. Without robust protocols for monitoring offsets and in the absence of proper accounting mechanisms market-based approaches to reducing atmospheric GHG will be vulnerable to misrepresentation and fraud. This article presents an accounting framework based on five core principles. The first two define what can and cannot be counted as an offset and what may or may not be traded. The remaining principles set out basic accounting guidelines for offsets. Together"
X Link 2025-09-17T00:11Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Give a Stellar Presentation Dont letfear get in the way"
X Link 2014-11-25T17:23Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Luxurys Talent Factories Fifty years ago fashion and luxury goods were all about family businesses and entrepreneurial designers. Today most of the best-known brands belong to a diversified group like LVMH Richemont or Kering. The success of such groups contradicts the management notion that a focus on one core leads to superior returnsand that diversification adds little value. An analysis of the performance of [---] fashion houses suggests that group affiliation does add value say INSEADs Andrew Shipilov and Frdric Godart. They found that the fashion collections of group brands were more"
X Link 2015-06-18T10:29Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How Europe Can Create Its Own Silicon Valley It will take the right laws"
X Link 2015-06-16T14:52Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Making the Consensus Sale Sales reps have long been taught to seek out a senior executive who can single-handedly approve a deal but unilateral decision makers are now rare. Today most purchases are made by groups of individuals all with different roles and priorities and all with veto power. As a result getting deals done has become an increasingly painful and protracted process. But innovative suppliers are finding ways to drive consensus in diverse buying groups say three authors from CEB which has been researching the impact of this buying shift. Those suppliers prime group members to"
X Link 2016-03-13T17:09Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What Makes a Great Pitch A good pitch is a balancing act that can be adjusted to the currents in the room. A recent survey of HBR readers found at least in this community how important it is to understand not just what you are pitching but who you are pitching to. The reason The more senior your audience the less you should rely on your deck and the more you should expect your pitch to be a conversation showing your teams authentic passion for the challenge or problem and their resilience for solving it creatively together"
X Link 2020-05-12T00:07Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What Does It Really Take to Build a New Habit Habit and routines are not interchangeable. A habit is a behavior done with little or no thought whereas a routine is a series of behaviors frequently and intentionally repeated. To turn a behavior into a habit it first needs to become a routine. How do you start First set your intentions and be realistic. Know that some routines can become habits but not all will. It takes patience self-discipline and commitment. Prepare for roadblocks. Think about what has kept you from building this routine in the past. Work proactively to remove those barriers"
X Link 2021-10-11T21:00Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Long CEO Tenure Can Hurt Performance Its a familiar cycle: A CEO takes office begins gaining knowledge and experience and is soon launching initiatives that boost the bottom line. Fast-forward a decade and the same executive is risk-averse and slow to adapt to changeand the companys performance is on the decline. The pattern is so common that many refer to the"
X Link 2014-08-01T02:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Value a Company by Analyzing Its Customers Customer-based company valuation or CBCV is a method that uses customer metrics to assess a firms underlying value. The premise behind CBCV is simple. Most financial-valuation methods require quarterly financial projections most notably of revenue. Recognizing that every dollar of revenue comes from a customer who makes a purchase CBCV exploits basic accounting principles to make revenue projections from the bottom up instead of from the top down. This article details how managers and investors can utilize models of customer acquisition"
X Link 2021-06-02T16:46Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Price Gouging and the Dangerous New Breed of Pharma Companies They are prioritizing profits over R&D"
X Link 2024-03-28T18:30Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How AI Can Help Tackle Collective Decision-Making When a big decision must be made by multiple constituencies with different goals it can often fall victim to challenges from drawn-out processes to data overload. But AI is helping. One fieldcity planningis already applying its ability to analyze vast troves of data understand group preferences and so on to collective decision-making. Specifically officials in Hamburg Germany partnered with MIT Media Labs CityScope tool to better work with residents and other stakeholders when addressing a housing crisis. The tools success in Hamburg"
X Link 2025-08-13T08:56Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"Whether a Husband Identifies as a Breadwinner Depends on Whether He Respects His Wifes Career Not on How Much She Earns A new study suggests that while some menstill fall back on the classic identity of a breadwinner others adopt a modern identity of a breadsharer. In-depth interviews with [--] heterosexual male consultants showed that more than half (about 60%) value their wives careers.These men the breadsharers described their wives work in glowing terms regarding it as high status worthy of respect and financially important to their families. For the40% of the men who identified as"
X Link 2018-08-17T21:43Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Everything Alibaba Does Differently and Better This is what a truly connected company looks like"
X Link 2018-08-21T07:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Productivity Is About Your Systems Not Your People The pursuit of individual productivity is healthy and worthwhile. However unless you work independently outside of an organization the benefits of most tricks will be limited. To make a real impact on performance you have to work at the system level. The author recommends four ways to improve productivity and efficiency by making changes at the organizational level. Create a system of tiered huddles that allow issues to be escalated to the next level of responsibility in a timely manner. Use systems that visually represent where work is so"
X Link 2022-09-22T13:16Z 5.8M followers, 75.9K engagements
"Why Arent We Making More Progress Towards Gender Equity Despite many of the advances weve made toward gender equality in the past few decades progress has been slow. Research shows that one reason may be that many managers acknowledge that the bias exists in general but fail to recognize it in their daily workplace interactions. This gender fatigue means that people arent motivated to make change in their organizations. Through ethnographic studies and interviews across industries the author identified several rationalizations managers use to deny gender inequality. First they assume it"
X Link 2020-12-22T10:41Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Self-Promote (When You Dont Like to Self-Promote) When new leaders pursue career advancement they often hand over the control they have of the promotion process. Being proactive and becoming comfortable with self-promotion is essential to rising through the ranks. The author a marketing executive and executive coach offers insight into why self-promotion is so uncomfortable and strategies for new leaders to practice this essential skill: Understand why self-promotion doesnt come easy to you. Common reasons include: You think your work will speak for itself. You think that"
X Link 2024-05-02T14:53Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How One CEO Creates Joy at Work Richard Sheridan CEO of Menlo Innovations says it took him years to learn what really mattered at work and how to create that kind of workplace culture. As a company leader today he works hard to make sure both his job and the jobs of his employees are joyful. That doesnt mean they are happy 100% of the time he argues but that they feel fulfilled by always putting the customer first. Sheridan is the author of Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear"
X Link 2018-12-19T21:35Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Tell Your Boss to Stop Doing Your Job Sixty percentof employees dont believe they have the opportunity to do what they do best every day at work. One common explanation for this is that their boss is too busy doing it for them.The resulting organizational compression the compacting effect of leaders playing below their level hurts the whole company. If your boss is doing parts of your job start out by clarifying expectations. This could reveal that your boss isnt even aware of what theyre doing. You can also ask if youre falling short; this is a gentle way of clueing your boss in and"
X Link 2019-01-16T18:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Taxpayers Helped Apple but Apple Wont Help Them The U.S. government deserves a better return on its technology investments"
X Link 2014-08-07T19:10Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"How AI Can Change the Way Your Company Gets Work Done AI offers many ways to enhance a companys overall internal capabilities and skills. AI can be used to infer skills from employee profiles and their activity. AI can be used to classify learning content and make it more applicable and accessible for the whole workforce as well as making learning more personalized to each individual. AI can be used to summarize recommend and augment learning content. GenAI in particular can be used by the worlds billion knowledge workers to boost performance right in the flow of work. Research shows that"
X Link 2024-10-12T17:59Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Why Innovation in Health Care Is So Hard Health care in the United Statesand in most other developed countriesis ailing. Medical treatment has made astonishing advances but the packaging and delivery of health care are often inefficient ineffective and user unfriendly. Problems ranging from costs to medical errors beg for ingenious solutionsand indeed enormous investments have been made in innovation. But too many efforts fail. To find out why its necessary to break down the problem look at the different types of innovation and examine the forces that affect them. Three kinds of innovation"
X Link 2024-05-08T19:03Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Dysfunction in the Boardroom Reprint: R1306F Though boards claim they strive for diversity the number of female directors remains low; women held only 16.6% of Fortune [---] board seats in [----]. To find out whyand learn about the women appointed to boards and their experiencesHarvard Business Schools Groysberg and organizational researcher Bell teamed up with Heidrick & Struggles and WomenCorporateDirectors to conduct annual surveys of board members. In this article they reveal the findings of their [----] survey of [---] women and [---] men presenting a profile of the typical female director what"
X Link 2013-05-28T12:42Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All How can the United States better control its health care costs and quality and still achieve universal coverage The strongest choice is not Medicare for All which would eliminate private insurance; its the public option which would allow people to choose from Medicare or private insurers. But the public option can only succeed in controlling costs and quality and achieving universal coverage if it is implemented without the financing gimmicks that characterize Medicare. In this article the authors define the principles that can make the"
X Link 2019-11-11T04:46Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How Leaders Get in the Way of Organizational Change Despite the vast body of knowledge available to leaders on how to effect lasting positive organizational change too many executives continue reaching for the same comfortable levers that consistently miss the mark. Thus the oft-cited failure rate of organization transformations continues hovering around 70%. If youve got a major change on the horizon heres how to avoid three of the most common saboteurs of company transformation. First understand that significant change will be harder than you think it will be to achieve. Next be realistic"
X Link 2021-04-30T23:37Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Manage Your Energy Not Your Time As the demands of the workplace keep rising many people respond by putting in ever longer hours which inevitably leads to burnout that costs both the organization and the employee. Meanwhile people take for granted what fuels their capacity to worktheir energy. Increasing that capacity is the best way to get more done faster and better. Time is a finite resource but energy is different. It has four wellspringsthe body emotions mind and spiritand in each it can be systematically expanded and renewed. In this article Schwartz founder of the Energy Project"
X Link 2023-09-25T14:24Z 5.8M followers, 22.5K engagements
"Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management Business schools teach MBA students that you cant compete on the basis of management processes because theyre easily copied. Operational effectiveness is table stakes in the competitive universe according to the strategists. But data from a decade-long research project involving [-----] firms challenges that thinking. The study examined how well companies performed [--] core management practices. It found vast differences in how they execute basic tasks like setting targets running operations and grooming talent and that those differences matter: Firms"
X Link 2023-10-17T19:26Z 5.8M followers, 20.5K engagements
"How to Choose the Right Ecosystem Partners for Your Business As digital technologies revolutionize how we do business companies increasingly compete through ecosystems in which they partner with a variety of other firms and organizations. The relationships with these partners are determined by the data and operating resources they provide. This article offers a four-part framework to help companies identify the types of partners they need and outlines the challenges that the digital world adds to the relationships involved"
X Link 2022-03-30T20:31Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Creating Stability Is Just as Important as Managing Change When we think about change at work today we tend to assume its inevitability and focus our attention on how to manage it what methods and processes and technology and communication we need to put in place to have it move ahead more smoothly. Of course some change is necessary and some is inevitable. But not all of it. What the scientific literature on predictability agency belonging place and meaning suggests is that before we think about managing change we should consider the conditions that people need at work in order to be"
X Link 2024-07-11T20:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Leading Global Teams Effectively Western managers leading global teams face a challenge: Their expertise and training usually are rooted in individualistic contexts and emphasize values such as autonomy empowerment egalitarianism and authenticity. Yet more than 70% of the worlds workforce comes from collectivist and hierarchical cultures. To be successful managers need to develop cultural intelligencea fluency in adapting to culturally complex situations. A good starting point is to understand four common mistakes that derail Western leaders: Too much autonomy. Autonomy is not equally"
X Link 2025-10-08T10:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How GPT-3 Is Shaping Our AI Future OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explores the ethical and research challenges in creating artificial general intelligence"
X Link 2020-10-07T16:44Z 5.8M followers, [----] engagements
"Work Speak: How to Say No to Extra Work Be diplomatic but truthful about your bandwidth"
X Link 2023-05-16T16:06Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements
"How Shadow Boards Bridge Generational Divides A shadow board is a group of nonexecutive employees who work with senior executives on strategic initiatives. It is designed to leverage insights from younger generations and to diversify the perspectives that executives are exposed to. These boards can be used to test and pilot novel initiatives that are important to younger employees bridge generational gaps between workers and create respect and understanding across the organizational hierarchy"
X Link 2025-09-07T18:00Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements
"Why Executive Compensation Clawbacks Dont Work Clawback provisions are a common feature in executive compensation packages. They are intended to deter executives from boosting their incentive compensation entitlements by taking decisions that could impose legal or reputational costs on the company. But if executives cash in their compensation and then leave the company clawbacks can be almost impossible to enforce. Requiring incentive compensation for executives to be made in restricted stock or option grants whereby the compensation can only be cashed out six to [--] months after the executive"
X Link 2021-03-23T14:26Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions Assessing a job candidate is all about the questions you ask during the interview. But too often leaders ask the wrong things focusing more on what the interviewee has done in the past rather than what they can do in the future. If you need to hire someone to work on an innovation project make sure youre asking questions that get to their ability to collaboratively problem solve. For example you want to know how they would handle particular problem-solving situations rather than whether theyve done exactly what"
X Link 2019-04-03T21:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How the Natural Resources Business Is Turning into a Technology Industry Historically the resources sector followed a dig-and-deliver model where success was mainly about the size and quality of assets. For example the oil industry depended on having the most plentiful reserves. Demand for resources grew in line with the economy and it paid to have the best and most expandable asset. But thats no longer the case. How producers manage the resources they have is far more important than how much they have.Consider how the dynamics of demand are changing. The adoption of robotics Internet of"
X Link 2018-07-26T07:32Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"3 Strategies for Leading Through Difficult Times Leaders have had a very tough two years trying to reassure and focus employees in the face of constant uncertainty often struggling with their own stress and burnout as they address the rising mental health challenges of their employees. How can they stay centered providing a clear and upbeat message to their teams while having to pivot frequently as conditions change Here are three practical strategies for leaders to take care of themselves all centering around understanding and managing ones own mind: Beware of your ego; choose courage over"
X Link 2022-05-27T12:05Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How Fintech Can Deliver on Its Social Impact Promises FinTech companies are seeing enormous investor interest on the back of promises of providing services to the financially underserved a clear example of social enterprise that can do well by doing good. Yet while the industry has increasingly become synonymous with impact potential fintech companies and investors have little insight into whether the industry is actually living up to its grand promises. Without more rigorous approaches to identifying and measuring impact investors will continue to guess at the impact these companies. The"
X Link 2022-08-07T22:57Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Motivate Your TeammatesAccording to Tom Brady Successful team leaders draw out the bestphysically mentally and emotionallyfrom their colleagues. Seven-time NFL Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and Harvard Business School professor and former dean Nitin Nohria sorted through Bradys 20-plus-year career and identified the leadership principles he used to maximize teammates performance. Here are a few anyone can put into practice. Always"
X Link 2024-08-19T04:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What MoviePass Can Teach Us About the Future of Subscription Businesses MoviePass the startup that quickly gained3 million customers by offering unlimited tickets to theatrical release films has had a difficult run requiring an emergency loan to stay afloat. Thisarticle offers five lessons that can be learned from the companys troubles most of them related to how companies need to better understand the relationship between price and demand as well as to how unexpected consumer behavior (like a moviegoer who sees [--] films a month) can make a companys cost structure completely unmanageable"
X Link 2018-08-10T18:08Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"The Flash Report: The Global Digital Economy As our economy has grown more global and more digital businesses have had to shift their competitive strategies marketing techniques and business models. One of the most powerful changes The rise of network effects. In this edition of the flash report we talk about some of these big changes with Kerry Jones a researcher for"
X Link 2016-06-13T02:31Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian Innovator Micromanager The comedian on innovation sustaining popularity and humor as a leadership tool"
X Link 2016-12-19T19:00Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"ChatGPT Is a Tipping Point for AI Were hitting a tipping point for artificial intelligence: With ChatGPT and other AI models that can communicate in plain English write and revise text and write code the technology is suddenly becoming more useful to a broader population of people. This has huge implications. The ability to produce text and code on command means people are capable of producing more work faster than ever before. Its ability to do different kinds of writing means its useful for many different kinds of businesses. Its capacity to respond to notes and revise its own work means"
X Link 2022-12-15T06:39Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Find Your Purpose Do you know what your purpose is If youre eager to find it here are three actions you can take right now to move forward: Seek out new experiences and reach beyond yourself. Its important to cultivate your passions and seek out experiences that can reveal how your interests can contribute to others lives in ways that are personally meaningful. Ask yourself: Who or what inspires me to get out of my comfort zone and connect with the world beyond me What is a simple first step I can take right now to start exploring socially useful career opportunities Reflect on your"
X Link 2025-04-30T14:13Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"The Four Things a Service Business Must Get Right Many of the management tools and techniques used in service businesses were designed to tackle the challenges of product companies. Although they are valuable to service managers they arent sufficient for success. In this article Harvard Business Schools Frei explains why and urges companies to add some new ones to the mix. After years of extensive research and analysis she offers an approach for crafting a profitable service business based on four critical elements: the design of the offering the funding mechanism employee management and"
X Link 2025-07-26T14:41Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Design Your Customers Decisions There is a vital lesson buried in the August [--] [----] Jet Blue announcement that they were suspending sales of the $599.00 All You Can Jet promotion theyd debuted only seven days before. Any student of Behavioral Economics could have predicted that an all you can eat approach would inspire vastly different behavior than if"
X Link 2025-08-29T14:01Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The Discipline of Business Experimentation The data you already have cant tell you how customers will react to innovations. To discover if a truly novel concept will succeed you must subject it to a rigorous experiment. In most companies tests do not adhere to scientific and statistical principles. As a result managers often end up interpreting statistical noise as causationand making bad decisions. To conduct experiments that are worth the expense and effort companies need to ask themselves several questions: Does the experiment have a clear purpose Managers must figure out exactly what they"
X Link 2025-09-04T02:14Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Pitfalls to Avoid When You Inherit a Team And three ways to get off on the right foot"
X Link 2015-07-06T23:14Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"What CEOs Really Think of Their Boards Reprint: R1304H In the wake of the corporate missteps of recent years weve heard plenty about how boards of directors should act as more-responsible stewards. But one voice has been notably missing from the chorus of advicethe voice of the CEO. The authors who include the founder of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute have tapped their networks to ask dozens of well-regarded chief executives: What keeps boards from being as effective as they could be Are they really the cartooned millstone around the CEOs neck or do they help shape the"
X Link 2013-03-29T18:29Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Its Never Too Late to Switch Careers Millions of people have left their jobs this past year. According to Bonnie Dowling a co-author of McKinseys recent Great Attrition report this isnt just a passing trend or a pandemic-related change to the labor market. Theres been a fundamental shift in workers mentality and their willingness to prioritize other things in their life beyond whatever job they hold. For some it means leaving their current organization to be successful on their own terms and for others it could mean stepping away from their career path entirely. But even when people are"
X Link 2023-01-18T07:29Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements
"Scaling Up Transformational Innovations For large companies operating in mature sectorssuch as Procter & Gamble in consumer goods Apple in consumer electronics and Adobe in cloud softwaredriving growth is a perennial challenge. Growth through acquisition is always an option but companies often quickly find that the costs outweigh the"
X Link 2024-10-14T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Column: Think Outside the Building Thinking outside the box is a popular metaphor for creativity. But recent major systemic challenges (the financial crisis health care reform and climate change among others) require new ideas significantly bigger than a mere box. The greatest future breakthroughs will come from leaders who encourage thinking outside a whole building full of boxes. Inside-the-building thinking"
X Link 2014-07-22T09:06Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Why No Ones Reading Your Marketing Content No matter how great it is you have to help people find it"
X Link 2014-11-14T20:25Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The [--] Types of Salespeople Only three are effective"
X Link 2016-01-21T05:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Fiats Smart U.S. Launch Strategy Really The automotive press has been relentlessly critical of Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne savior of Chrysler and Italys auto industry about Fiats return to the United States. The companys initial foray the Fiat [---] sold only about [-----] units in its first year far short of Marchionnes [-----] unit goal. Yet the carping misses"
X Link 2025-10-08T12:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation Perhaps the most commonly-cited statistic about family businesses is their failure rates. Most articles or speeches about family businesses start with some version of the three-generation rule which suggests that most dont survive beyond three generations.But that perception could not be further from the truth. The data suggests that on average family businesses last far longer than a typical public company does. Far from being doomed to failure family businesses across the world will continue to be a leading source of jobs and"
X Link 2021-09-17T15:21Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"What Initial Coin Offerings Are and Why VC Firms Care The venture capital industry is beginning to take a good hard look at a new financial instrument coming out of the bitcoin community Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs. Also known as token sales this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a synergistic convergence of blockchain technology new wealth clever entrepreneurs and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. ICOs present both benefits and disadvantages as well as threats and opportunities to the traditional venture capital business model. Detractors of these new"
X Link 2017-07-25T15:46Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Augmented Reality Is Already Improving Worker Performance Upskilling technologies a partnership between humans and smart machines can augment workers abilities resulting in dramatically improved performance greater safety and higher satisfaction. A good example is the emerging industrial use of augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses that overlay computer-generated video graphics or text such as step-by-step repair instructions onto physical objects. Wearable AR devices are now being used in manufacturing and industrial settings and can boost workers productivity by 30% or more on an array of"
X Link 2017-03-14T16:34Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"The U.S.India Relationship Is Key to the Future of Tech As the U.S. becomes more concerned about China its relationship with India will become more important. This is particularly true in terms of technology. Both countries need to invest in creating a technology corridor between the two countries. That means removing trade barriers but it also means a mindset shift for U.S. companies. They need to think of India not just as a source of labor arbitrage but as a true innovation partner"
X Link 2025-09-01T18:12Z 24.8M followers, [----] engagements
"The Art of the Executive Exit Even seasoned leaders and boards struggle with CEO exits. Every transition is shaped by a unique mix of people politics and circumstances but all have an emotional undercurrent. In an ideal exit all parties create a virtuous cycle of candor and trust. Organizational stability is maintained the chair and departing leader reflect and learn and the business moves forward smoothly. Unfortunately such exits are rare. Winning CEO transitions require structure intent and shared ownership. Departing CEOs should do the emotional work of leaving early hand over their role"
X Link 2025-09-25T07:46Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Manage Remote Direct Reports Start by setting expectations"
X Link 2021-10-25T00:43Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Many Strategies Fail Because Theyre Not Actually Strategies Many strategy execution processes fail because new strategies are often not strategies at all. A real strategy involves a clear set of choices that define what the firm is going to do and what its not going to do. Many strategies fail to get implemented because they do not represent such a set of clear choices. And many so-called strategies are in fact goals. We want to be the number one or number two in all the markets in which we operate is one of those. It does not tell you what you are going to do; all it does is tell you what"
X Link 2021-09-17T15:22Z 5.8M followers, 25.9K engagements
"Continuing the Work of DEI No Matter What Your Company Calls It While DEI has faced significant backlash in the last year companies across industries are still looking for ways to build healthy inclusive workplace cultures where everyone can do their best work. New data at shows that even during this year of backlash companies continued to make progress on ma"
X Link 2024-12-13T15:57Z 5.8M followers, 22.1K engagements
"Retailers Cant Rely on Holiday-Season Gimmicks Like They Used To Its not about free shipping or huge Black Friday sales anymore"
X Link 2015-11-22T15:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Gay Men Used to Earn Less than Straight Men; Now They Earn More For [--] years nearly all the studies on gay men in the workplace have found an identicalresult: comparing the earnings of two men with similar education profiles years of experience skills and job responsibilities gay men consistently earns less than straight men (between 5% and 10% less).The stability of this finding has been remarkable: it has been replicated across numerous datasets in several different countries. Until now. In a recentpaper researchers from Vanderbilt analyzed data from a major federal survey in the United"
X Link 2025-07-04T04:14Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Youre Never Done Finding Purpose at Work The hunt for meaning continues"
X Link 2017-10-17T15:17Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"The Cost of Continuously Checking Email You need a more efficient method"
X Link 2015-01-22T01:20Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Ten Reasons People Resist Change Which ones are hurting your company"
X Link 2012-09-25T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"How [--] Companies Are Using AI to Mimic Expert Judgement Advanced AI is facilitating the transfer of expertise from humans to machines and back to humans like never before. This article examines three cases of where this has occurred and suggests how these advances in technology could boost the effectiveness of your decision making to improve competitiveness. The companies include a venture capital firm looking to improve initial vetting of investment opportunities a satellite data analytics company looking to assess the credit risks of small-holder farmers and the R&D unit of an Australian"
X Link 2024-11-15T13:15Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"A CEOs Guide to Planning a Return to the Office As more people are vaccinated against Covid-19 CEOs are facing pressure to make decisions about when and how professionals will return to office work. In making these decisions leaders should keep six principles in mind. Among them is resisting the urge to make the decision too early or over-relying on employee surveys as the most important source of data"
X Link 2021-03-30T18:06Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Chewy.com’s Make-or-Break Logistics Dilemma Should the online pet products retailer take its e-commerce fulfillment in house despite the risks"
X Link 2024-06-11T09:14Z 5.8M followers, [---] engagements
"What Startup Accelerators Really Do Heres what we know"
X Link 2021-12-06T15:23Z 25.6M followers, [--] engagements
"How Working Parents Can Make Family Meals Happen After racing home from the office with the kids bedtime looming it feels impossible to get everyone eating at the same time and around the same table. You wish the whole family could enjoy regular proper happy nutritious sit-down family meals and close out your days together but instead your nightly experience leaves you feeling conflicted stressed and guilty. And youre not alone: many if not most working parents are caught in the same struggle. Fortunately theres a better way forward. By taking a broad-spectrum approach to the problem and by"
X Link 2019-06-27T22:38Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Can Apple Attract Top Researchers If It Keeps Their Research Secret It may have to pay for the privilege"
X Link 2015-11-02T16:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Give a Killer Presentation For more than [--] years the TED conference series has presented enlightening talks that people enjoy watching. In this article Anderson TEDs curator shares five keys to great presentations: Frame your story (figure out where to start and where to end). Plan your delivery (decide whether to memorize your speech word for word or develop bullet points and then rehearse itover and over). Work on stage presence (but remember that your story matters more than how you stand or whether youre visibly nervous). Plan the multimedia (whatever you do dont read from"
X Link 2013-06-14T20:29Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How to Design an Agenda for an Effective Meeting To prevent holding a meeting in which participants are unprepared veer off track or waste the teams time you should create an effective meeting agenda that sets clear expectations for what needs to occur before and during the meeting. Seek input from your team members to ensure the agenda reflects their needs and keeps them engaged. If your entire team is meeting then the issues discussed should affect everyone present and require the whole teams effort to solve. Addressing topics that dont impact everyone at the meeting wastes individuals"
X Link 2025-01-21T16:22Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Adobes CEO on Making Big Bets on Innovation In [----] the author joined Adobe as vice president and general manager of the engineering technology group. Shortly thereafter he took on layout engineering as well and the following year the company released InDesign the powerhouse publishing platform that overshadowed Quark. In [----] Narayen was named CEO. Two years later the company expanded from content creation to content management measurement and monetization with the acquisition of Omniture a web-analytics software company with clients including Ford TD Ameritrade and Walmart. Any successful"
X Link 2023-10-16T16:00Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Indias Botched War on Cash In November [----] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonetized [---] and [----] rupee notes effectively removing 86% of cash out of circulation in a cash-reliant society. This has created a chaotic environment for both consumers and merchants and put a pause on transactions ranging from real estate deals to weddings. Once the shock dies down however will we find that the governments decision has an upside in relation to online payments Indias cash policy is an unusual form of digital disruption brought down from the top instead of by one of the players within the"
X Link 2016-12-14T14:14Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Ace the Assessment Maybe you havent had to take a test as part of a hiring process but you probably will in your next job search. About 76% of organizations with more than [---] employees rely on assessments for external hiring especially for senior positions. It helps to know what companies are measuring and the tools theyre using. Competence. Aptitude tests can evaluate skills abilities and potential. Some companies use situational judgment tests which present scenarios that correspond to particular roles. Work ethic. Self-report questionnaires can assess traits such as ambition and"
X Link 2015-07-06T13:32Z 5.8M followers, 22.8K engagements
"Generative AI Wont Revolutionize Search Yet Generative AI has the potential to drastically change what users expect from search and companies such as Microsoft and Google are placing big bets on what it might yield. But despite the hype around ChatGPT and generative AI overall there are major practical technical and legal challenges to overcome before these tools can reach the scale robustness and reliability of an established search engine such as Google. These include problems of keeping large language models up to date issues around sourcing and convincing fabrications by the AIs. That"
X Link 2023-02-26T18:10Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"How Companies Can Adapt During Times of Political Uncertainty Whether its Brexit in the United-Kingdom the Yellow Vest Movement in France civil unrest in Venezuela or the U.S. government shutdown firms are having to adapt their investment growth plans and allocation of resources to deal with greater political uncertainty. How should firms adapt Experts have decided a framework for how firms should restructure their operations in cases of uncertainty. The first step is evaluating the nature and the scope of uncertainty. The second is considering the nature of the markets the firm has a"
X Link 2019-02-23T11:18Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Antitrust Isnt the Solution to Americas Biggest Tech Problem Enthusiasm for reforming Americas biggest tech companies is growing and fast. As Congress considers antitrust action against Amazon and Facebook and new regulations directed at Google its important to consider the history of anti-tech antitrust cases both recent and distant: Microsoft IBM and the Bell System monopoly all ended with settlements that left the companies intact after lengthy legal battles. Americas biggest tech problem cant be fixed through antitrust half of the country struggles to reliably get online at all. To"
X Link 2020-12-03T18:09Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Gazing at Nature Makes You More Productive: An Interview with Kate Lee Want to increase your focus Try staring at some grass"
X Link 2015-11-14T15:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"When Algorithms Make Managers Worse Without careful consideration the algorithmic workplace of the future may end up as a data-driven dystopia. There are a million ways that algorithms in the hands of bad managers could do more harm than good: How about using an algorithm to set your work rosters so that the number of hours is just below the legal threshold for full-time employment or automatically sending emails to people when they are more than five minutes late to work or nudging people to work during the time they normally spend with their families by offering incentives or using sensors"
X Link 2019-05-31T01:28Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"To Decide Where to Grow Next Pinpoint What Makes Your Company Different In the ever-changing world of corporate growth the mastery of strategic clarity has become a pivotal element for success. Companies like Costco Salesforce Amazon and Patagonia demonstrate the power of understanding and capitalizing on unique market differentiators. Strategic clarity is more than operational proficiency; its about deeply recognizing a companys distinctive strengths and aligning every operation with this core identity. Costcos foray into organic foods and Amazons expansion into cloud computing with AWS for"
X Link 2024-03-08T14:50Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"A Study of West Point Shows How Women Help Each Other Advance What is keeping women from achieving parity in predominantly male fields There are many possible reasons from gender biases to bro culture. Another possible explanation is that the gender gap is itself to blamewomen dont get enough support because there arent many other women around. Perhaps women would benefit from simply having more women among their peers. Researchers studied whether women actually help other women by looking at cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. They collected data from the [----] to 1984"
X Link 2018-11-28T01:44Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"GDP Is a Wildly Flawed Measure for the Digital Age Its time to consider all the value that we produce"
X Link 2016-07-29T11:56Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Handing the Keys to Gen Y In recent years many have focused on the challenges of Gen Y the latest generation of workers to arrive in and begin to reshape the workplace. For me they arent of merely academic interest. I live in a country where Gen Y represents nearly 40% of the population. I work in a company where the"
X Link 2013-04-21T12:22Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
"Actually You Should Check Email First Thing in the Morning Just dont spend too much time on it"
X Link 2016-07-12T12:13Z 5.8M followers, [--] engagements
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