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How “Deep Industry Research Agents” Can Change Your Organization
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleEnd-to-end AI tools that are tuned to specific industries and case types can dramatically boost productivity. -
9 Trends Shaping Work in 2026 and Beyond
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleCEO expectations for AI-driven growth remain high, even as most AI investments are failing to deliver meaningful returns. -
Companies Are Laying Off Workers Because of AI’s Potential—Not Its Performance
Generative AI Digital ArticleA new survey of executives suggests that companies are reducing headcount in anticipation of what AI might be able to do in the near future. -
How Work Changed in 2025, According to HBR Readers
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleThree major themes stood out this past year. -
How to Lead When Employees Are Worried About Job Security
Managing people Digital ArticleYou may not be able to eliminate their fears, but you can shape how they experience the uncertainty. -
How to Communicate Layoffs to Your Staff
Corporate communications PlaybookThe HBR Playbook on keeping employees motivated in troubling times. -
Retaining Mission-Critical Team Members Through Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleThree strategies to help department leads build their case for their most valuable employees. -
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. -
Achieve DEI Goals Without DEI Programs
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleIf your organization is smart about performance management, workplace diversity will happen organically. -
When Your Job Breaks Your Heart
Termination Digital ArticleAn interview with author Morra Aarons-Mele on how to recover from professional heartbreak. -
When Your Coworkers Got Laid Off — But You Didn’t
Career transitions Digital ArticleStrategies for navigating the uncertainty, social strain, and pressure to succeed. -
The Charts that Help Make Sense of 2024
Business and society Digital ArticleVisualizing what people are really doing with gen AI, the long tail of layoffs, beer and boycotts, and more. -
Research: The Long-Term Costs of Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleA study of 146 companies that conducted layoffs showed that it often takes years — not months — for engagement, morale, and loyalty to rebound. -
HR’s New Role
Human resource management Magazine ArticleIn this tight labor market, cost cutting is out. Championing employee concerns is in. -
6 Mistakes Leaders Make When Announcing Layoffs
Layoffs Digital ArticleThere’s no way to sugarcoat the bad news. But you can deliver it with respect and compassion. -
Case Study: Navigating Labor Unrest
Strategy execution Magazine ArticleA factory manager considers whether to accept or resist union demands. -
5 Reasons People Get Laid Off
Layoffs Digital ArticleAnd how to proactively assert control over your professional destiny. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez. -
The Next Phase of DEI
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaFostering four freedoms can benefit employees and companies alike. -
Worried About Impending Layoffs?
Layoffs Digital ArticleFour steps you can take now to prepare.
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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... -
Byju's: Navigating Collapse, Credibility, and Comeback
Layoffs Case Study11.95View Details Byju's was founded in 2011 under the company name Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd. in the Indian city of Bengaluru. The 2015 launch of the Byju's Learning App... -
(Family) Size Matters: Nico Oprée and the Decreasing Power of Family Unity over Time
Balancing work and family Case Study11.95View Details Nico Oprée, a fourth-generation (G4) member of his family's heavy manufacturing business, found himself reflecting on how the firm would navigate a deepening... -
Rodrigo Ventre at EPPO: Humanistic Leadership, Radical Change, and the Journey Towards Self-Management
Crisis management Case Study11.95View Details In March 2022, Rodrigo Ventre, CEO of EPPO, a Brazilian waste management company, faced a leadership dilemma. The Covid-19 pandemic had left EPPO struggling... -
Steering Through Uncertainty: Lyft's Journey Towards Cultural Alignment in a Shifting Workplace Landscape (A) - Initiating Change
Customer experience Case Study11.95View Details Just one year after making a public commitment to a fully flexible remote work policy, Lyft brought in a new CEO, David Risher, who announced a large... -
Steering Through Uncertainty: Lyft's Journey Towards Cultural Alignment in a Shifting Workplace Landscape (B) - Intentional Culture Redesign
Customer experience Case Study5.00View Details Just one year after making a public commitment to a fully flexible remote work policy, Lyft brought in a new CEO, David Risher, who announced a large... -
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... -
Leading Culture Change at Microsoft Western Europe
Business management Case Study11.95View Details In 2023, Cindy Rose, President of Microsoft Western Europe, faced a critical decision. Rose grappled with the potential impact of widespread layoffs on... -
Darktrace: Scaling Cybersecurity and AI (A)
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details In 2023, Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson was contemplating her growth strategy at a leading U.K.-based cybersecurity venture, launched in 2013 by a group... -
The TRAIL Model of Talent Management
Employee engagement Case Study8.95View Details In the evolving landscape of human resources and organizational development, the TRAIL Talent Management Model emerges as a comprehensive framework aimed... -
Airinit: Clearing the Accounting Air
Budgets and budgeting Case Study11.95View Details The fictional company Airinit, now a division of the conglomerate ArgentAxis Holdings (AAH) after a recent merger, manufactures air fresheners, and at... -
Economic Analysis: The Hidden Costs of Layoffs and Managing Staff Reductions
Compensation and benefits Case Study8.95View Details Globally, over the past fifty years, more companies have used layoffs to cut costs during periods of decreased demand or economic downturns. But layoffs... -
Layoffs in the Tech Industry: 2022-2023
Business ethics Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the mass layoffs that swept through the tech industry (2022-2023) through the lens of four companies: Twitter, Stripe, Meta, and Google.... -
Gerald Weiss (2023)
Compensation and benefits Case Study11.95View Details Gerald Weiss left Wall Street for the promise of a CFO position at a well-established corporation. He was given a 10-year options package with a guaranteed... -
Winds of Change at Hero Honda
Family businesses Case Study11.95View Details Pawan Munjal, the CEO of Hero Honda, started a media briefing in December 2010 with the statement: "This is the most important announcement I have made... -
Strictly Business: Janice Greer's Leadership Challenge in Japan
Crisis management Case Study11.95View Details Janice Greer works for NVX Pharmaceuticals, a US firm with increasing global operations. Not long after Greer's promotion to country head for Japan, their... -
Netflix's Culture: Binge or Cringe?
Compensation and benefits Case Study11.95View Details In May 2022, streaming entertainment company Netflix lost customers for the first time in more than 10 years. Once a first mover in the streaming landscape,... -
WeWork in 2021: The Next Chapter
Layoffs Case Study11.95View Details This case details the journey of Sandeep Mathrani as he took over as CEO of WeWork, a flexible space provider, in the aftermath of the company's attempted... -
Is it Fair to Let Them Go? Using Performance Appraisal Data to Decide on Staff Cuts
Diversity and inclusion Case Study11.95View Details Rodey Wing, a partner at global management consulting firm Kearney, had to decide what to recommend to a struggling retailer client with over 200,000... -
Francoise Brougher (A)
Careers Case Study11.95View Details Francoise Brougher was a high-powered technology executive in Silicon Valley. After successful stints at Google (where she rose to lead a $16 billion...
