Havard Management Tip of the Day

In the best organizations, collaboration is encouraged, and leaders are expected to think beyond their turf. But there’s a difference between that and a colleague who constantly weighs in on work that isn’t theirs or peppers you with unsolicited opinions. What should you do about a colleague who keeps overstepping?   Read the situation. Most meddling comes from insecurity, misunderstanding, good intentions, or […]

How are chief strategy officers planning for the long term in an era shaped by AI-driven disruption? At HBR’s inaugural Strategy Summit, Sherry Sanger of Penske Transportation Solutions, Jennifer Moll of DTEX Systems, and Maran Nalluswami of Synchrony shared their lessons for making disciplined bets amid volatility.   Stay grounded in customer needs. AI may be reshaping […]

This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here.  How are chief strategy officers planning for the long term in an era shaped by AI-driven disruption? At HBR’s inaugural Strategy Summit, Sherry Sanger of Penske Transportation Solutions, Jennifer Moll of DTEX Systems, and Maran Nalluswami […]

This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here.  How can leaders stay effective amid technological transformation, uncertainty, and mounting pressure? Rasmus Hougaard, co-author of More Human: How the Power of AI Can Transform the Way You Lead, recommends these actionable steps.  Train your attention. You can’t control volatility, […]

This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here.  Target CEO Michael Fiddelke started at the company as an intern. Twenty years later, as he prepared to assume the top role, he spoke to HBR Executive about a common challenge: preserving what makes an organization […]

This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here.  Former Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton and former Treasury Department chief of staff Joshua Steiner both experienced highly public mistakes that shaped their careers. Here’s what they learned.  Distinguish failures from mistakes. Failures can happen despite good execution. Mistakes […]

This week we’re sharing Management Tips based on HBR Executive Live events from the past year. Learn more about the HBR Executive subscription here.   In a recent panel discussion, three CHROs—Daisy Auger-Domínguez of Digital Asset, Monique Herena of American Express, and Daniela Seabrook of the Adecco Group—discussed how successful AI transformation depends less on technology and more on how leaders […]

AI adoption doesn’t stall because employees lack ideas about how to use these tools. It stalls because they don’t trust what will happen when they share them. If you want your team to reveal their best AI workflows, focus on creating the conditions that make sharing safe and worthwhile.  Earn the disclosure you want. Remove ambiguity around AI use. Make […]

Decision-rights tools are supposed to make collaboration faster, clearer, and less contentious. But assigning roles on paper isn’t enough. To make better decisions, focus on four practices that keep decision rights from becoming a source of confusion.  Define the decision before assigning roles. Broad goals often create ownership disputes because multiple people believe they’re responsible for the same outcome. Break […]