WeWork No, WeWork Isn’t a Tech Company. Here’s Why That MattersHarvard Business Review - Vijay Govindarajan and Anup SrivastavaLast week, WeWork, the coworking space now known as The We Company, released its S-1 filing to go public. That spurred numerous concerns about the company’s large valuation ($47 billion at last count),
Business When to Take Initiative at Work, and When Not ToHarvard Business Review - Sharon K. Parker and Ying (Lena) WangProactive workers are in high demand, and it’s easy to understand why. When it comes to creating positive change, these employees don’t need to be told to take initiative. Research confirms that, compared
Business Learning Is Supposed to Feel UncomfortableHarvard Business Review - Peter BregmanBeing a beginner at something can feel awkward and embarrassing. And those are hard feelings to feel. But they are the inescapable growth pains that come with learning, developing, and becoming better
CEOs 181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond ProfitHarvard Business Review - Claudine Gartenberg and George SerafeimOn August 19 the Business Roundtable issued an open letter titled “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation.” One of the preeminent business lobbies in the United States, the Business Roundtable (BR)
Business Why Are We So Bad at Choosing the Right Job?Harvard Business Review - Tomas Chamorro-PremuzicWhat would be your perfect job? Although there are well-defined parameters around what people actually want from work, our career-related choices are not always consistent with those parameters — even
Business The Challenges (and Triumphs) of a Young ManagerHarvard Business ReviewJulie Zhuo, Facebook’s VP of product design, started at the company as its first intern and became a manager at the age of 25. Like many first-time bosses, she made many missteps and acted how she thought
Transparency What Supply Chain Transparency Really MeansHarvard Business Review - Alexis Bateman and Leonardo BonanniThe concept of supply chain transparency was virtually unknown 15 years ago, yet today it commands the attention of mid- and senior-level managers across a broad spectrum of companies and industries. reasons
Business A Lack of Sponsorship Is Keeping Women from Advancing into LeadershipHarvard Business Review - Herminia IbarraToo few women are reaching the top of their organizations, and a big reason is that they are not getting the high-stakes assignments that are prerequisite for a shot at the C-suite. Often, this is due
Harvard Business School Why “Tell Them Something They Don’t Know” Is Bad Advice for B2B SalesHarvard Business Review - Frank V. Cespedes and Tracy DeCiccoFew people in sales would dispute the importance of bringing insights to customer conversations. One might call this the Jane Austen rule of selling: a seller in possession of a desired prospect must in
Business The Key to Happy Customers? Happy EmployeesHarvard Business Review - Andrew Chamberlain and Daniel ZhaoWe all know that customers are central to the fate of businesses. It’s captured in the maxim, coined by department store tycoons of the early 20th century, “The customer is always right.” Jeff Bezos, of
Business Do You Understand the Variance In Your Data?Harvard Business Review - Thomas C. RedmanIt is easy enough for managers to see that things in the business world vary. Some marketing campaigns produce great results; similar ones do not. There are times when the supply chain works effortlessly,
Business Research: How Political Connections Help (and Hurt) Chinese StartupsHarvard Business Review - Xiaowei Rose LuoNew research finds that in China, having strong political ties can be a double-edged sword for new B2B ventures. While political connection can boost a startup’s credibility and access to resources — it
Business The Gap Between Large and Small Companies Is Growing. Why?Harvard Business Review - Vijay Govindarajan and Baruch Lev and Anup Srivastava and Luminita EnacheResearch and news headlines are replete with the idea that traditional large companies can’t innovate, and that smaller digital companies will render many larger ones extinct. While we’ve seen numerous
Business Better Ways to Predict Who’s Going to QuitHarvard Business Review - Brooks Holtom and David AllenCompanies know that employee turnover is expensive and disruptive. And they know that retaining their best and brightest employees helps them not only save money but also preserve competitive advantages
LGBTQI How Multinationals Can Help Advance LGBT Inclusion Around the WorldHarvard Business Review - David Glasgow and Karyn TwaroniteMultinational companies with pro-LGBT values face a challenge: How to advance LGBT inclusion when it conflicts with local law or culture. Researchers conducted interviews with 30 individuals from Dow,
Business 8 Ways Leaders Delegate SuccessfullyHarvard Business Review - Deborah Grayson RiegelFor many leaders, delegating feels like something they know they should do, but don’t do. Senior leaders often struggle with knowing what they can delegate that would actually feel helpful to them, or
Business If You Want Engaged Employees, Offer Them StabilityHarvard Business Review - Marla GottschalkMost of us find it challenging to do our best work when our work environment feels unstable. For example, if you find yourself in the midst of an organizational change, your psychological resources — as
Business Disrupting the Insurance Industry with AIHarvard Business ReviewListen and subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS “At a fundamental level, insurance is a social good. It’s about a community of people pooling their resources to help the
Business What Wellness Programs Don’t Do for WorkersHarvard Business Review - Charlotte LiebermanToday, more than 9 in 10 organizations across the globe offer employees at least one kind of wellness benefit, and more than 3 in 5 have dedicated “wellness budgets,” which are expected to expand by 7.8%
Governance Governance in the Age of AIHarvard Business ReviewListen and subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology with capabilities that are open to use by state and non-state actors. In
Business Preventing Opioid Abuse Shouldn’t Mean Ignoring Patients’ PainHarvard Business Review - Subhash JainFrom lawsuits by several states against the manufacturers of opioids to criminal prosecutions against pharmaceutical executives, much has been made about pain medications and their misuse. In many cases,
Business Are You Pursuing Your Vision of Career Success — or Someone Else’s?Harvard Business Review - Laura Gassner OttingYou’ve checked all the boxes. You’ve graduated from the right college, held the right internship, flourished in the right graduate program, and landed the right job at the right company. You’ve followed
Business How to Cope with Anticipatory Grief at WorkHarvard Business Review - Sabina NawazAt the end of a hectic travel season, I was looking forward to a four-day weekend. Right before boarding the plane for home, my phone rang. It was my mother’s assisted living facility. My stomach always
Harvard Business School Is It Time to Let Employees Work from Anywhere?Harvard Business Review - Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury and Barbara Z. Larson and Cirrus ForoughiDespite a few high-profile retreats from remote work policies in recent years, data on the U.S. workforce suggests that remote work is increasing. A 2017 Gallup poll reported that 43% of employed Americans
Business How to Avoid Groupthink When HiringHarvard Business Review - Atta TarkiWhen it comes to hiring, democratic decisions lead to better outcomes. There is wisdom in crowds when it comes to spotting talent. When Google tracked the performance of recent hires against their interview
Business How to Thrive as a Working ParentHarvard Business ReviewDaisy Dowling, founder and CEO of Workparent, says that moms and dads with jobs outside the home don’t have to feel stressed or guilty about trying to balance their professional and personal lives. The
Business As Customers Begin to Shop Through Voice Assistants, What Can Brands Do to Stand Out?Harvard Business Review - David R. Mayer and Nick HarrisonThe Internet has overturned how people shop and reshaped the retail industry. Voice assistants are about to unleash another revolution. As people increasingly shop via the likes of Alexa and Siri, they
Business 5 Lessons I Learned from Selling My StartupHarvard Business Review - Ben FawFor entrepreneurs, selling their startups can be an important affirmation that all their hard work led to the creation of something with lasting value. But it can also be a treacherous process in which
