Harvard Business

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBRs most popular newsletters. In this article, we list 10 of our favorites from 2024, covering topics like how to develop essential leadership skills, exude gravitas, bolster your presentation style, overcome overthinking and more.

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2024

The leadership questions surrounding new Washington Post CEO Will Lewis serve as a case study in the challenges of bringing in an outsider to lead an organization, highlighting the importance of transparency and alignment with company values.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2024

But what if you feel like you’re not equipped to take on a new and different leadership style — let alone more than one? In this article, the author outlines the six leadership styles Daniel Goleman first introduced in his 2000 HBR article, “Leadership That Gets Results,” and explains when to use each one.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Project managers who aspire to be CEOs are often surprised to learn that their skills, while highly valuable, do not directly align with those needed for positions of executive leadership. Why isn’t successful management of high-stakes projects and organizational resources sufficient to ascend to the top ranks of the business?

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Harvard Business

JULY 22, 2024

If not carefully managed, it might lead to a perception of decreased effectiveness, less expertise, and lower efficiency. Your learning mentality should be the catalyst for your personal growth and development — not a reason for others to question your leadership.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The traditional approach to leadership is best described as the pursuit and maintenance of power over people. The “leading through” paradigm engages middle managers and employees of all levels so that leadership is a collaborative effort which leaves everyone feeling valued, seen, and in turn, more motivated.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Gartner research has found that managers today are accountable for 51% more responsibilities than they can effectively manage — and they’re starting to buckle under the pressure: 54% are suffering from work-induced stress and fatigue, and 44% are struggling to provide personalized support to their direct reports.

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Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2024

When we think about change at work today, we tend to assume its inevitability and focus our attention on how to manage it — what methods and processes and technology and communication we need to put in place to have it move ahead more smoothly. Of course, some change is necessary, and some is inevitable. But not all of it.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2024

Researchers recently reviewed 69 articles focused on the management implications of the Covid-19 pandemic that were published between March 2020 and July 2023 in top journals in management and applied psychology.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2024

Learning how to delegate well is a skill every first-time manager needs to learn from the very start. Many people are promoted into management for doing their previous job well. But once you’re promoted into a leadership role, you must accept that you can’t do everything on your own — nor should you.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBR’s most popular newsletters.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 4, 2024

Humble leadership is characterized by a willingness to admit a mistake or when you don’t know something, a tendency to share credit for successes, and an appreciation for others’ contributions. This leadership style is built on self-awareness, respect for others, and a focus on collective over individual success.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This article includes a curated selection of HBR’s Management Tips on how to show gratitude and appreciation at work. Celebrating your team members, especially around important holidays, can be a powerful, generous, and motivating gesture.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In this article, they discuss three key accountability principles that these directors have brought with them from the military and explain how any board can make use of these principles in overseeing their companys CEO.

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2024

Executives who go through leadership development programs often come back with new energy and purpose, ready to transform their teams, themselves, and their organizations. But it can be challenge to gain traction, sustain momentum, and achieve durable post-program results. Success requires determined effort and patience.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The loneliness experienced by CEOs stems not from a lack of social connections but from the heavy burden of leadership and decision-making especially during crises, when they look to their board, senior executives, or operational managers to steady the ship but feel they arent up to the task or are divided.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to Gartner, 80% of project management tasks will be run by AI by 2030. Indeed, AI is transforming every aspect of work, including our management of people and projects. To truly realize AI’s full project management potential, humans will ultimately be the key.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Today’s aging leadership structures can hinder this. Striving towards intergenerational leadership is key to overcoming these issues and unlocking competitive advantage by enhancing businesses’ capacity for renewal.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Successfully transitioning to a higher-level leadership role requires self-confidence, but many leaders display too much or too little early on. In this article, the author outlines strategies to help you find the optimal level of confidence.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Managing extended R&D projects comes with its unique challenges, with even the popular agile method struggling in such contexts. Drawing from a recent significant build at Lattice, an HR software startup, three key factors emerge as essential for success in managing large projects.

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The State of Project Management 2018 survey by Wellingtone reveals a harsh truth — dissatisfaction with the current level of project management maturity in organizations all over the world is higher than a year ago. To improve their project management practices, C-levels at HHI developed a sustainable management policy.

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Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2024

In this article, the author shares advice from two experts on how to navigate this complicated situation. What should you do if some of your team members still don’t want to come into the office after your company has imposed a mandate?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Taking the time and effort to invest in upward relationships, such as those with skip-level managers, requires strategy, humility, and diligence. After all, leadership is not only about managing those below you, but also navigating the complexities above.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the last decade, we’ve seen new models of corporate leadership through more challenging geopolitical realities.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 10, 2024

There is a common leadership misconception that merely encouraging team members to voice their opinions will foster an environment of openness. This article outlines several tactics that managers can use to provide alternative paths that feel safe for employees to say what’s on their minds.

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Clarity Consultants

APRIL 18, 2025

Communicating, managing conflict, and adapting under pressure isn’t optional; it’s essential. In this article, we’ll explore how companies are rethinking corporate soft skills training in the digital age, from the challenges of teaching people skills online to innovative approaches that work.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

[Note : Most people would break this into a few different articles but I want you to have all the info in one place. For example, if you do change management work on big system implementations, you may lose $50,000 or more. ECA Partners : Serves private equity and PE portfolio companies with consulting and interim leadership.

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2024

In their work with more than 10,000 startup leaders across 70 countries, the authors identify three common management myths among startup leaders looking to grow their companies: the myth of scaling without hierarchy, the myth of structural harmony, and the myth of sustained heroics.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Related Article: "7 Reasons Why Your Client Aren't Getting it When you Write and Talk About What You Do". This article is for you. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. The fact is that businesses are not generally safe places for people--even when there is great leadership.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2023

This is an environment that will demand — and reward — high-performing leadership teams. While we don’t know what the rest of the year will bring, it’s reasonable to assume that the headwinds we’re experiencing will continue. Based on his conversations with more than 100 clients across industries, PWC U.S.

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Effective Managers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Sharing Ideas and Approaches for Creative and Innovative Leadership In today’s business environment, innovative leadership is more important than ever. This blog explores various ideas and approaches for fostering creative and innovative leadership in the workplace. Diverse teams often yield more innovative solutions.

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Effective Managers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Sharing Ideas and Approaches for Creative and Innovative Leadership In today’s business environment, innovative leadership is more important than ever. This blog explores various ideas and approaches for fostering creative and innovative leadership in the workplace. Diverse teams often yield more innovative solutions.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article outlines six questions to try to move beyond surface-level interactions. Do you know how your employees truly feel about their roles, work, and relationships? Asking the right questions in focused one-on-one settings is key to making sure youre in tune with your people.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So how can you be a supportive manager if you manage a large team? Yes, you’re stretched thin and you’ve got a lot on your plate, but when you come across as too busy for your employees, you make them feel as if they don’t matter. It comes down to giving your team members agency and autonomy.

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Harvard Business

MAY 13, 2024

Whether initiated by strategic realignment, leadership changes, or market demands, departmental transitions test a leader’s mettle. In this article, the authors offer four strategies to guide your team through a departmental transition while maintaining morale, productivity, and cohesion: 1) Communicate the “why” clearly and authentically.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this article, the author offers advice from Nancy Rothbard, a professor of management and the deputy dean at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Arika Pierce Williams, a leadership development consultant and the president and founder of Piercing Strategies. But is it a good idea?

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