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Research: When Laughing Becomes Labor
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleEmployees who feel obligated to laugh at leaders’ jokes experience higher levels of emotional exhaustion and reduced job satisfaction. -
What Sets Inspirational Leaders Apart
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleThey focus on vision, mentoring, and setting an example. -
Research: Humble Leaders Inspire Others to Step Up
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleA new study found that this quality can ignite leadership ambitions throughout a company. -
Just Because You Want to Lead Doesn’t Mean You Should
Leadership Magazine ArticlePeople overestimate their own abilities. -
The Strategic Power of Hope
Organizational culture Digital ArticleBehavioral science has shown that hope can power positive outcomes for both people and organizations. -
Leaders Can’t Make Up for Bad Behavior by Being Nice Later
Management ResearchIf your employees never know which version of you they’re going to get, it’s impossible for them to do their best work. -
How Does Dignity Fit Into Your Leadership?
Management Digital ArticleFour research-backed actions leaders can take to humanize work. -
6 Essential Leadership Skills — and How to Develop Them
Leadership Digital ArticleExpert advice on what every leader needs to know. -
Research: Competent Leaders Know The Limits of Their Expertise
Management Digital ArticleHow to spot the difference between confidence and competence. -
How to Lead Like a Coach
Leadership Digital ArticleLessons on making the most of teachable moments from AstraZeneca, Sandoz, and Vodafone. -
Tom Brady on the Art of Leading Teammates
Collaboration and teams SpotlightThe NFL great explains how he motivated himself and fellow players. -
Build Better Teams
Management Digital ArticleThis issue's Spotlight consists of four articles on leading teams. The first, "New Rules for Teamwork," by McKinsey's Angus Dawson and Katy George, introduces... -
Firms Led by CEOs from Former U.S. Frontier Areas Are Awarded More Patents
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe qualities that were needed to succeed on the frontier are the same ones needed to drive corporate innovation. -
How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
Economics Magazine ArticleModels and forecasts can be seductive, but it’s time for executives to reclaim their economic judgment. -
6 Common Leadership Styles — and How to Decide Which to Use When
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleBeing a great leader means recognizing that different circumstances call for different approaches. -
How to Become a More Empathetic Listener
Listening skills Digital ArticleListening isn’t a solo act; it’s a collaborative one. -
3 Ways Humility Can Undermine Your Leadership
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleYou can preserve your commitment to highlighting others without hindering your effectiveness. -
Leading in the Flow of Work
Leadership SpotlightHow to tap into the right intentions, words, and actions when you need them -
The New Rules of Executive Presence
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleHow leaders need to think and act now -
The Leadership Mindset
Management Digital ArticleExemplary leadership involves more than mastering a repertoire of skills and high-level tasks. The secret to it is tapping into the right intentions,...
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The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance
Management Book30.00View Details Your people have a fundamental need to be seen, heard, and valued. Increasingly, people report feeling overlooked, ignored, and underappreciated at work.... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leading with Purpose (featuring "Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization" by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor)
Management Book26.95View Details Make work meaningful--and unleash your organization's full potential. If you read nothing else on leading with purpose, read this book. We've combed through... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leading with Purpose (Paperback + Ebook)
Management Special Offer34.95View Details Make work meaningful--and unleash your organization's full potential. If you read nothing else on leading with purpose, read this book. We've combed through... -
Perplexity: Redefining Search
Management Case Study11.95View Details By early 2025, Perplexity had rapidly evolved from a modest startup into a trailblazing ""answer engine"" valued at $9 billion. Led by founder Aravind... -
Positivity and Growth (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
Management Book19.99View Details Harness the power of a growth mindset. Cultivating a positive outlook can help you and your team embrace strengths, see opportunities instead of problems,... -
HBR Daily Leader: Everyday Wisdom for Exceptional Leadership
Management Book30.00View Details Learn, grow, and be inspired--every day. "HBR Daily Leader" provides 365 days' worth of insights and inspiration, an easy and enjoyable way to make your... -
Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence (HBR Work Smart Series)
Management Book22.00View Details Communication is key. Effective communication is essential to standing out at work and excelling in your career. But when it comes to making a convincing... -
People, Performance, and Succeeding as a Manager (HBR Work Smart Series)
Management Book22.00View Details Be the boss people want to work for. Being a manager is no easy task. You must measure and track your team members' performance toward goals and objectives... -
Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership
Management Book35.00View Details Generative AI and the remote-work revolution show us every day that we're in a new era. The rules and norms have changed--and so must leadership. And... -
Moral Complexity in Leadership: Race, Memory, and Moral Goodness: Recitatif, by Toni Morrison
Management Case Study11.95View Details Moral Complexity in Leadership" cases and teaching notes help business instructors harness the power of fiction to prepare students for the moral and... -
How Leaders Learn: Master the Habits of the World's Most Successful People
Management Book32.00View Details The differentiating mindset and habits that help you turn insight into action. When you put learning at the center of everything you do, you grow your... -
SofMedica Group: Managing Growth
Management Case Study11.95View Details SofMedica Group had expanded from its origins as a medical equipment distributor in Romania to a holding company with four business lines operating in... -
Maersk: Driving Culture Change at a Century-Old Company to Achieve Measurable Results (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details An experienced operations executive arrived to interview at Copenhagen's A.P. Møller - Maersk- one of the world's largest shipping companies. He didn't... -
Maersk: Driving Culture Change at a Century-Old Company to Achieve Measurable Results (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details An experienced operations executive arrived to interview at Copenhagen's A.P. Møller - Maersk - one of the world's largest shipping companies. He didn't... -
Wilbur-Ellis: Shaping the Board's Role in Continuity
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case concerns the efforts of a multigenerational family business to leverage and benefit from the board on key related issues: succession of the... -
Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations
30.00View Details Ron Shaich, founder and former CEO of Panera Bread, shares the lessons he learned from a lifetime of asking what really matters and then making the transformations... -
Real-Time Leadership: The Playbook
Management Book119.00View Details As a leader, you will inevitably face high-risk, high-stakes challenges that require you to respond in real time--to master the moment, generate response... -
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, Updated Edition of the Global Bestseller, With a New Preface
32.00View Details A new edition of the bestseller that has helped aspiring leaders worldwide advance their careers and step up to larger leadership roles. You aspire to... -
Banyan Tree Group: Sustainability through Shared Value
Management Case Study11.95View Details In early 2023, Claire Chiang, co-founder of Banyan Tree Group (Banyan Tree), a Singapore-based multinational hospitality brand with several hotels and... -
Moral Complexity in Leadership: Hubris and Humility "Dead Men's Path," by Chinua Achebe
Management Case Study11.95View Details The "Moral Complexity in Leadership" series of cases and teaching notes help business instructors harness the power of fiction to prepare students for...
