Founders who tailor their pitch language to the strength of their evidence dramatically boost their odds of funding. When ...

This collection of the 10 most-read HBR articles on gen AI in the first half of 2025 can help leaders engage with, and answer ...

About a third of middle-market companies are owned by private equity, and many currently founder-led companies will have at least one phase of PE ownership eventually. A majority of PE deals result in ...

Want high-performing teams that collaborate, communicate, and stay engaged? Treat kindness as a core management responsibility—not a personal trait or optional extra. Here’s how to operationalize ...

When a big decision must be made by multiple constituencies with different goals, it can often fall victim to challenges from ...

The goals of becoming more data-driven and incorporating AI into their business operations and strategy require some degree ...

Many professionals pursue success first, assuming happiness will follow. But research shows that this sequence is flawed: ...

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 ...

Hated by bosses and subordinates alike, traditional performance appraisals have been abandoned by more than a third of U.S. companies. The annual review’s biggest limitation, the authors argue ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research has shown that layoffs yield disengagement, turnover, and reduced productivity among remaining employees. As more ...