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AI is moving beyond productivity gains—and forcing leaders to rethink how their businesses actually work. In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, Wharton professor and AI expert Ethan Mollick explains why leaders need to move beyond automating existing tasks and start redesigning organizations around what AI makes possible. He discusses how AI agents are changing the role of managers, where humans can cr...

When life events leave you feeling stressed out and anxious, bestselling author Neil Pasricha suggests a simple, 2-minute practice to improve the quality of your days. 00:00 Intro00:23 Are you suffering from decision fatigue?00:40 Decide what to focus on each day.01:00 Clearing negative thoughts can be trickier.01:35 Writing down what you're grateful for can help ...02:00 ... but you need to get r...

Part four of our four-part special series, Find Joy in Any Job, with Marcus Buckingham on how to design your work to focus on what you love. Not everyone likes everything about their job all the time. But we know from research that people who are energized by at least parts of their work perform better – and feel a greater sense of well-being. So there’s a huge benefit when teams and organizations...

Be the Mentor and Sponsor Your People Need 25 Aug 2022 --- A great mentor guides, coaches, and ultimately, sets people up for success. A great sponsor makes sure success translates into the visibility needed to move up. Both roles are key to advancing your employees. So, how do you excel as both a mentor and sponsor? Join us for a discussion with Octavia Goredema, career coach and author of "Prep,...

How Do I Define My New Role to Set Myself Up for Success? She’s found a career path she truly enjoys, in part because of her ability to take risks and try new things. Now, as her team is reorganized, she has the opportunity to design her next leadership position, but she’s not sure what she needs to ask for in order to be successful. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through reframing what may be ho...

What Do I Really Love to Do? (HBR Podcast) 5 May 2022 --- Part two of our four-part special series, Find Joy in Any Job, with Marcus Buckingham on how to design your work to focus on what you love. At a time when 41% of us are considering quitting our jobs, it’s time for us to understand why and what we can do about it. In this special series from HBR’s IdeaCast, we’re looking at how to craft your...

How to Take Better Breaks at Work 10 Feb 2025 --- The science behind what makes a good break, and proven tips for making them a regular part of the day. Read the full article by Kira Schabram and Christopher M. Barnes here: https://s.hbr.org/40TjZVp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myth Busting 5 Common Pieces of Advice About Switching Jobs | The Harvard Business Review Guide 8 Aug 2022 --- Should you always be looking for another job, never make a lateral move, or be sure to stay at a job for two years? There's a lot of conflicting advice out there. HBR's Amy Gallo helps you sort the myths from the facts. 00:00 So in today’s work world, what should you do when it comes to s...

Beep! Bzzzt. That incessant knockbrush! Work message notifications run nonstop all day, every day, and there doesn’t seem to be signs of stopping. It’s exhausting. In today’s global, remote, WiFi-powered workspaces, the majority of async communication is conducted through email, direct message, or system notifications. Responding to this bottomless stream of requests can be time-consuming, not to...

The hardest leadership moments are the ones you’re tempted to avoid. But delaying tough conversations only makes things worse. Arthur C. Brooks shows why compassion is what allows great leaders to act decisively—facing hard truths head-on while strengthening trust. More from Arthur C. Brooks: http://themeaningofyourlife.com/Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.orgFollow us:https://hbr.org/https://www...

Check out our September-October 2019 issue: Don’t let metrics undermine your business, how dual-career couples make it work, and putting purpose at the core of your strategy. Subscribe today at https://trib.al/PxEVr8o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defining "Stakeholder Capitalism" Today 7 Feb 2025 --- In the past few years, business leaders have increasingly been urged to shift from a shareholder-centered approach to governance to a multi-stakeholder approach. This is often referred to as a shift to “stakeholder capitalism.” But there’s a catch: Leaders interpret stakeholder capitalism in various ways, which can result in confusion and conf...

Can you guess the most effective negotiation tactic? Three researchers used AI to analyze hundreds of hours of negotiation recordings from MBAs and executives worldwide. Here’s what they found. Read the full article here: https://hbr.org/2024/09/the-most-effective-negotiation-tactic-according-to-ai?tpcc=orgsocial_edit&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube Learn more about your ad c...

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet on the Most Important Skill Job Seekers Need Today 3 May 2022 --- Julie Sweet is CEO of professional services giant Accenture, which has 700,000 employees around the world (it hired 200,000 just in the past 18 months). Accenture realizes the imperative of coming up with new ways to recruit, retain, and delight talent. A recent initiative seeks to onboard each of its new h...

How do you engage in conflict at work without alienating those around you? In this episode of HBR IdeaCast, Harvard Kennedy School professor Julia Minson shares what her research has shown about how we typically disagree with coworkers and direct reports--and how we can do it better. She explains research about why words matter more than intentions, how the goal of changing someone else's mind is...

Navigating a Career Turning Point | Management Tip: Unpacked 15 Jul 2022 --- When you're at an inflection point in your career, how do you assess and understand what you’re looking for? How can you leverage your strengths? What’s the best way to plot your next move? HBR editor Amy Gallo gets tips and advice from executive coach Muriel Wilkins to help you when you're ready for a career change. For...

A Plan Is Not a Strategy 29 Jun 2022 --- A comprehensive plan—with goals, initiatives, and budgets–is comforting. But starting with a plan is a terrible way to make strategy. Roger Martin, former dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and one of the world’s leading thinkers on strategy, says developing strategy means going outside an organization’s comfort zone and es...

Is Gen Z the Most Difficult to Work With? 6 Feb 2025 --- Is Gen Z really the most difficult to work with? Or are their demands reasonable, and it’s the way we work that’s difficult and in need of a rethink? Josh Drean, coauthor of ‘Employment is Dead,’ says it could be the latter. Companies may need to change how they attract and retain younger workers. Check out the entire book by Deborah Perry P...

Your Career Path Doesn't Have to Be a Straight Line 2 May 2022 --- You may think of your career as a ladder–you can go up, or down–but a better analogy might be a rock climbing wall, where going sideways, or even backwards, can be how you find your unique route to the top. KeyAnna Schmiedl, global head of culture and inclusion at Wayfair, explains what real-life rock climbing taught her about defi...

For strivers, leisure may be the hardest skill to master--but it's also one of the most important. Arthur C. Brooks, author of "The Happiness Files" and "The Meaning of Your Life", argues that leisure is not laziness or escape, but a serious practice that can make us more creative, grounded, and effective. He challenges leaders to rethink “work-life balance” and instead pursue a more integrated, m...

For leaders, building a high-performing team may require embracing something counterintuitive: failure. Ron Friedman, psychologist and author of "Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams," argues that the best teams learn faster by treating experimentation, feedback, and innovation as core team habits. Drawing on surveys of thousands of workers, he challenges leaders to let go...

The Story You Tell Yourself Creates Courage 22 Oct 2025 --- Courage starts with the story you tell yourself—about who you are and why you’re here. When you define that narrative, acting bravely becomes a choice, not a reaction. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4n0RLkA ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a Slump at Work? Try This. 23 Apr 2025 --- Stuck at work? Try these five ways to get motivated again. Read the full article by Octavia Goredema here: https://s.hbr.org/4jnfNp9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Workplace Etiquette Tips to Build Stronger Relationships 6 Dec 2021 --- If you've ever wondered why some colleagues tend to be particularly well liked and well respected, try these techniques for subtly improving your interactions with others. 00:00 Why bother with work etiquette? 00:48 Tip #1: Teach colleagues how to fish 01:20 Tip #2: Update signature with OOO 02:20 Tip #3: Schedule emails aro...

Introducing HBR Executive 7 Jul 2025 --- It’s never been harder to lead. Economic uncertainty, global tensions, and rapid technological change are making every decision more complex. HBR Executive offers practical tools and proven strategies to help you navigate today’s challenges with clarity and confidence. Learn more at https://s.hbr.org/4kquVBQ Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us:...