Personal purpose and values

Sam Washington is a young single mother looking to get back into the workforce six months after giving birth to her daughter, Kiki. Sam has lined up an...

Beat burnout, protect your time and energy, and thrive at work. Burnout is at an all-time high. Whether you're struggling with the persistent effects...

Build the workforce of the future. In our volatile and complex era--which boasts a competitive market for top talent--HR's traditional model will fail....

The landscape of today's healthcare industry is constantly changing, and it's your job to lead your team to success. This collection from Harvard Business...

Susan, a first-year analyst at a trading firm, is the only woman among a tight-knit group of 30 analysts, now that Paulette has just been promoted to...

Work can be a means to a financial end, a stepping stone to higher-level jobs, or a meaningful end in itself: a calling. The technical note provides an...

When deciding how to be good and act well, we often seek outside help. Many of our oldest and most frequently consulted sources of ethical guidance are...

In the spring of 2010, Harvard Business School's graduating class asked HBS professor Clay Christensen to address them--but not on how to apply his principles...

Category 5 Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 ravaging the Island. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority reported that all customers...

London, UK, July 2020. G. Garvin Brown IV, the chairman of Brown-Forman Corporation and 5th generation family shareholder, was preparing to celebrate...

Come back from every setback a stronger and better leader. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by experts in the field....

This note describes how managers can identify their company's physical climate risks, which can heighten the risk of business disruption, change the costs...

Burnout is rampant. Recognize the signs and make the right changes. The always-on workplace and increasing pressures are leading to a high rate of burnout....

In late November 2023, OpenAI's new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence...

In the spring of 2021, Raymond (Ray) Jefferson applied for a job in President Joseph Biden's administration. Ten years earlier, false allegations were...

The Peerless Potato Chip Company (Peerless) is a private-label, family-owned-and-operated, national potato chip manufacturer specializing in organic chips....

Revitalize your company and roar out of the recession. We're facing the second major global downturn in a decade. To survive, companies must balance managing...

How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown? If you read nothing else on surviving a tough economy and coming back...

Teaching note for case 122044.

Many of us are considering our jobs with a fresh perspective.

Encourage your team to share stories of how they persevered through a crisis so you can apply these lessons to the next challenge.

Chicanery is common in the start-up world: With so much at stake, founders are apt to exaggerate, obfuscate, and otherwise stretch the truth when courting...

Sam Washington is a young single mother looking to get back into the workforce six months after giving birth to her daughter, Kiki. Sam has lined up an...

Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing.

Beat burnout, protect your time and energy, and thrive at work. Burnout is at an all-time high. Whether you're struggling with the persistent effects...

To clearly differentiate your value and what you bring to the table.

Australia's former prime minister talks about discipline, resilience, and misogyny.

Ask your team: What are we trying to solve together?