For some companies, imitating the right rivals at the right time can be more effective—and lucrative—than attempting to chart an entirely new course. Sign up for HBR Executive Agenda - for insights ...

Researchers conducted an experiment with 1,026 engineers in which participants evaluated a Python code snippet that was ...

Real-life coaching sessions with leaders working to overcome professional challenges. Muriel Wilkins is an executive coach with a strong track record of helping CEOs and senior leaders get through ...

Motivating yourself is one of the main things that sets high achievers apart, and it’s hard. How do you keep pushing onward when your heart isn’t in it? In her research, Fishbach has ...

Reprint: R0904C In January 2008, CBS anchor Katie Couric asked then-candidate Barack Obama what single book, apart from the Bible, he would bring with him to the White House. He cited Team of ...

Reprint: R0410B Employers are beginning to realize that they face a nearly invisible but significant drain on productivity: presenteeism, the problem of workers’ being on the job but, because of ...

Firms have never known more about their customers, but their innovation processes remain hit-or-miss. Why? According to Christensen and his coauthors, product developers focus too much on building ...

The most successful executive teams can achieve outsized outcomes, but they can also be challenging to manage and be a part of. The author, a psychologist who has worked with executive teams for ...

What exactly is a digital transformation, and how can you lead one successfully? Often guiding a digital transformation requires rethinking how your company creates value, its strategy, and the ...

Many of us dread the self-introduction, be it in an online meeting or at the boardroom table. Here is a practical framework you can leverage to introduce yourself with confidence in any context ...

Understanding one of the most important types of data analysis.

As a new leader, learning to make good decisions without hesitation and procrastination is a capability that can set you apart from your peers. While others vacillate on tricky choices, your team ...