Impact Investing Won’t Save Capitalism

Impact Investing Won’t Save Capitalism

Next month will be the anniversary of the U.S. Business Roundtable’s 2019 call for a shift from “shareholder capitalism” toward “stakeholder capitalism.”...

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DO WE REALLY NEED THE OFFICE?

DO WE REALLY NEED THE OFFICE?

My desk at HBR is a chaotic place: covered with books, stacks of folders, gifts from colleagues (mostly involving cats),...

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Working Parents, Your Family Needs a “Board of Directors”

Working Parents, Your Family Needs a “Board of Directors”

Many of the roles we play in our lives do not fit neatly into professional and personal categories. Covid-19 has...

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Use Your Social Network as a Tool for Social Justice

Use Your Social Network as a Tool for Social Justice

Millions of individuals around the world are protesting in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and many are asking...

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The Upside of Virtual Board Meetings

The Upside of Virtual Board Meetings

Like everyone else, members of corporate boards have had to innovate quickly due to Covid-19. A once-in-a-generation economic shock has...

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Stop Asking Job Candidates for Their Salary History

Stop Asking Job Candidates for Their Salary History

In response to nationwide protests, CEOs have committed to fighting discrimination and intolerance and have renewed pledges to increase diversity...

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Research: Only 10% of Joint Venture Board Members Are Women

Research: Only 10% of Joint Venture Board Members Are Women

The boards of public companies are watched carefully to see how they’re doing on gender parity and other measures of...

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Pressure Doesn’t Have to Turn into Stress

Pressure Doesn’t Have to Turn into Stress

When I was in my late twenties, I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Doctors operated and told me to hope for the best....

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Parents, Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Parents, Bring Your Whole Self to Work

For years, working parents have discussed and debated bringing our “whole self” to work, or meshing our professional identity with...

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How Hospitals Can Meet the Needs of Non-Covid Patients During the Pandemic

How Hospitals Can Meet the Needs of Non-Covid Patients During the Pandemic

During the initial wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, hospitals worldwide diverted resources from routine inpatient critical care and outpatient clinics...

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How Banks Can Avoid a Repeat of the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis

How Banks Can Avoid a Repeat of the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis

U.S. homeowners are struggling to stay on top of their mortgages — and the problem is likely to get worse....

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Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out

Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out

We all have days when we go home exhausted, fall into bed, turn off the light, and drift into a...

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A Better Way to Scale Covid-19 Testing

A Better Way to Scale Covid-19 Testing

Businesses, universities, and entire communities are realizing that while the Covid-19 pandemic continues, testing whole populations may be necessary to resume...

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Avoid Making This Strategic Mistake in a Recession

Avoid Making This Strategic Mistake in a Recession

We are currently in the midst of the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. The unemployment rate has hit a record high,...

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5 Tips for Communicating with Employees During a Crisis

5 Tips for Communicating with Employees During a Crisis

Every leader knows that communication during a crisis is critical. When leaders communicate with urgency, transparency, and empathy, it helps people...

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