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Developing Employees Who Thrive Through Continuous Change
Business management PlaybookLeaders must build systems that turn continuous transformation into something employees help shape, not simply endure. -
How Work Changed in 2025, According to HBR Readers
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleThree major themes stood out this past year. -
The New-Look CFO
Business structures Agenda NewsletterA closer look at the evolving role of the CFO and how they’re increasingly looked to as drivers of growth. -
Set Up Your C-Suite to Execute Your Strategy
Organizational decision making Digital ArticleThe composition of the executive team is an often-overlooked factor in a company’s success—or failure. -
Should Your Company Merge Its CHRO and CTO Roles?
Human resource management Digital ArticleThree experts weigh in. Plus, the questions forward-thinking leaders should be asking. -
Q&A: Professor Robert Sutton on Communicating Difficult Decisions as a Leader
Layoffs Digital ArticleHis classic framework has new resonance 16 years after the Great Recession. -
Agentic AI Is Already Changing the Workforce
Generative AI Digital ArticleA guide to help leaders design, test, and scale their human-AI labor strategy. -
HBR Roundtable: Adapting to the New Reality of Tariffs
Tariffs Digital ArticleThree experts weigh in on the current state of tariffs and global trade—and how leaders can prepare for what might be on the horizon. -
Research: Gen AI Changes the Value Proposition of Foreign Remote Workers
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleBut replacing U.S. workers with foreign talent isn’t as easy as supplying them with ChatGPT. -
4 Strategies to Guide Your Team Through a Departmental Transition
Organizational change Digital ArticleStart by communicating the “why” clearly and authentically. -
HR’s New Role
Human resource management Magazine ArticleIn this tight labor market, cost cutting is out. Championing employee concerns is in. -
The Challenges of Becoming a Less Hierarchical Company
Organizational change Digital ArticleLessons from one company on how to navigate the ups and downs of going flat. -
How to Stay Grounded Through Organizational Chaos
Organizational change Digital ArticleSix strategies to help you navigate layoffs, reorgs, and economic instability. -
How Companies Think About Data
Data management Digital ArticleUnderstanding the fundamentals of using data. -
Is Organizational Hierarchy Getting in the Way of Innovation?
Organizational culture Digital ArticleWhat a new organizational model might look like — and how to decide if your company is ready for it. -
6 Key Levers of a Successful Organizational Transformation
Organizational transformation Digital ArticleLeaders, don’t overlook your employees’ emotional journey. -
Navigating Uncertainty About Your Role During a Reorg
Organizational restructuring Digital ArticleFive strategies to help you manage your stress. -
5 Questions for Business Leaders to Ask in Uncertain Times
Strategy Digital ArticleThe answers will help guide your strategy. -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches. -
What Defines a Successful Organization?
Business history Big IdeaIn our age of discontinuity, you need the ability to continually shift.
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Optimax: Ownership, Management, and Culture in Precision Optics Manufacturing
Business ethics Case Study11.95View Details Following the retirement of the company's long-time owners, Pete Kupinski became the president of Optimax, an innovative precision optics manufacturer... -
Eu Yan Sang: Institutionalisation of a Century-Old Heritage Company
Change management Case Study11.95View Details Richard Eu Yee Ming was the CEO of Eu Yan Sang International, a leading health and wellness company in Singapore. Founded in 1879 by Eu's great-grandfather,... -
The Change Management Collection 2E: Lead a Successful Change Initiative Inside Your Organization
Business communication Special Offer100.00View Details Whether you're navigating a major restructuring, implementing new technology, or driving cultural shifts, the ability to lead change effectively is a... -
Electrification at Volkswagen: Fold or Call?
Corporate governance Case Study11.95View Details Volkswagen Group is the world's second-largest car manufacturer, with China being its largest market. Its portfolio includes Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche,... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (B): Partnerships Heat Up
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details This case follows OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance? (726-372) and provides a brief update since July 2025 on the state of negotiations... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance?
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft had forged a highly lucrative and mutually beneficial partnership: Microsoft supplied... -
From complexity to clarity: How ABB transformed its operating model (B)
Organizational change Case Study5.00View Details The case study explores the second phase of ABB's 2018 to 2024 transformation journey to restore confidence in the underperforming conglomerate through... -
From complexity to clarity: How ABB transformed its operating model (A)
Organizational change Case Study11.95View Details The case study explores the first phase of ABB's 2018 to 2024 transformation journey as it tackled longstanding challenges: financial underperformance,... -
Layoff Letters: The Art of Delivering Bad News
Organizational restructuring Case Study11.95View Details When companies downsize, they often issue press releases announcing the layoffs. Increasingly often, senior leaders also communicate the "bad news" internally... -
After the Flipkart Exit: Do the Founders Fit the Future?
Mergers and acquisitions Case Study11.95View Details In April 2018, Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce platform, found himself in a tense negotiation room in Bentonville, Arkansas,... -
Adapting to the Digital-Intelligent Era: POOK's Strategy-Organization Alignment
Business management Case Study11.95View Details From the mid-2000s to the mid-2020s, the digital revolution profoundly disrupted traditional distribution channels for consumer goods. Offline distributors,... -
POOK Technology: How AI Drives Business Value and Enhances Productivity
Change management Case Study11.95View Details POOK Technology is a comprehensive brand management company. In 2018, POOK implemented the Amoeba Management model and initiated a digital transformation... -
CIFI Group: Forging Organizational Capabilities
Downsizing Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the transformative journey of CIFI Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. ("CIFI"), a private real estate company in China, and how it gradually... -
Designing the Future of Work: Atlassian's Distributed Work Practices
Corporate strategy Case Study11.95View Details In early 2020, the software company Atlassian made a bold commitment: employees could work from anywhere-forever. While many tech peers reversed course... -
Creating Value by Splitting Aster: Can One Minus One Equal Two?
Change management Case Study11.95View Details Aster DM Healthcare (Aster), founded by Dr. Azad Moopen in 1987, is a prominent healthcare conglomerate with operations spanning hospitals, clinics, retail... -
Reimagining a Tech Giant: The IBM Digital Transformation Blueprint
Business management Case Study11.95View Details This case examines IBM's digital transformation journey, highlighting the strategic imperative to evolve from a hardware-centric business model to a service-oriented... -
Power to your people: Building belonging and impact at Pleo
Diversity and inclusion Case Study11.95View Details The case zooms in on Jessie Scheepers, the Belonging & Impact Lead at Pleo. Pleo is a fintech unicorn founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, which offers smart... -
HBR Guide to Leading Through Change
21.95View Details Drive transformation. Change is now constant. As a leader, you must serve as interpreter, project manager, cheerleader, and conduit. Plans evolve. Contexts... -
Caesars Entertainment: Governance on the Road to Bankruptcy
Negotiation strategies Case Study11.95View Details Caesars Entertainment was a large casino operator in the United States that had been purchased in a 2008 leveraged buyout by Apollo and TPG. In January... -
Vedanta Limited: Strategic Restructuring to Tackle Conglomerate Discount
Organizational restructuring Case Study11.95View Details Vedanta Limited (VEDL), an Indian conglomerate, operated in natural resources business segments, including aluminum, power, steel, oil and gas, and base...
