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What Mix of WFH and Office Time Is Right for You?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow to figure it out for yourself - and convince your boss. -
The Power of Meeting Your Employees' Needs
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey feel and perform better when the four basics are met. -
How to Rediscover Your Inspiration at Work
Creativity Digital ArticleLook for fresh experiences and new role models. -
Working in the Gray Zone
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSupervisors often turn a blind eye when employees use company resources and time to work on personal projects. They realize that stamping out such behavior... -
What You Eat Affects Your Productivity
Health and behavioral science Digital ArticleDon’t let poor lunch decisions derail your day. -
Cold Showers Lead to Fewer Sick Days
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThroughout history people have made claims about the health benefits of cold baths. Now a new study from the Netherlands finds that people who douse themselves... -
When Flextime Isn’t Working
Personal productivity Digital ArticleGovernor Ted Strickland of Ohio recently took away most flexible work arrangements for state government workers, a move that was endorsed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He eliminated the four-day workweek, severely limited telecommuting, and stated that exceptions to a standard 8-to-5 workday are to be made only at management’s discretion. According to a memo […] -
Turning 60: The Twelve Most Important Lessons I've Learned So Far
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTomorrow is my birthday - always an opportunity for reflection, but especially this time. For several weeks now, I've been thinking about what I've learned... -
Speed, Simplicity, Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jack Welch
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThis is an enhanced edition of HBR article 98301, originally published in May/June 1998. John F. Welch, Jr. believes that GE must operate with the flexibility... -
How to Actually Work...When You're Working from Home
Because boundaries are fuzzy, you could either burn out or not get anything done. -
10 Promising AI Applications in Health Care
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleAn analysis suggests they could save the industry $150 billion by 2026. -
You Are Not A Computer (Try As You May)
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTechnology is meant to serve us. Instead it increasingly runs us - and runs us down. Where we put our focus shapes our agenda and defines our experience... -
Measure Employee Productivity Accurately
Personal productivity Digital ArticleFrancesca Gino, author of the HBR Press book Sidetracked, explains how managers can work around input bias to get a real picture of performance in their companies. -
How to Work from Home When You Have Kids
Work-life balance Digital ArticleIt takes more than a home office. -
Being More Productive
Time management Magazine ArticleIs the secret to effectiveness the right system or the right state of mind? Two leading experts weigh in. -
Save Us From Our Strengths
Personal productivity Digital ArticleOver-developing your best traits is dangerous. -
How to Find the Time to Connect with Colleagues When You're Very, Very Busy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStrategies for overscheduled, under-connected employees. -
Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleI was late for my meeting with the CEO of a technology company and I was emailing him from my iPhone as I walked onto the elevator in his company's office... -
How to Take the Stress Out of Taking Time Off
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour things to do before you leave. -
The Irresistible Allure of Pre-crastination
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat happens when we're desperate to get something - anything - done.
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HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity
Anyone can think more creatively and unlock innovation. Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that... -
Understand Stress
The first step in managing your stress? Becoming familiar with what causes it. -
Two-Career Families (HBR Working Parents Series)
Build your careers, your family, and your life--together. When you're part of a two-career family, you manage the competing demands of your careers, child-rearing,... -
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
Are you suffering from work-related stress? Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and short-tempered at work--and at home? Then you may have too much stress... -
Beef in Brazil: Shrinking Deforestation While Growing the Industry
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In June 2009, Greenpeace accused the cattle industry of contributing to deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Big brands that bought beef and leather... -
ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm
Management Case Study11.95View Details "For ghSMART, freedom is the first principle from which all good things flow" - Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder, ghSMART. ghSMART was a leadership... -
Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive
30.00View Details Bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world's leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in... -
High-Performance Teams: The Katzenbach-Smith Collection (2 Books)
40.00View Details Teams are fast becoming a flexible and efficient way to enhance organizational performance. This Harvard Business Review collection brings together the... -
Harvard Business Review Guides Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)
300.00View Details This 16-volume, specially priced boxed set makes a perfect gift for aspiring leaders looking for trusted advice on such diverse topics as data analytics,... -
GlaxoSmithKline: Reorganizing Drug Discovery (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Where Should Pat Gelsinger's Time Go?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, is deciding how to structure the firm presence in Cloud computing. He can pursue the opportunity in multiple ways: doubling... -
The HBR Work Smart Boxed Set (6 Books)
Management Book120.00View Details Rise faster with quick reads, real-life stories, and expert advice. It's not easy to navigate the world of work when you're exploring who you are and... -
Deployment, Focus, and Measuring Effectiveness
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Written for a module in the Marketing Implementation course (second-year MBA elective). Offers a framework for considering relevant factors that affect... -
Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
Are you at the top of your game--or still trying to get there? Take your cues from the short, powerful "9 Things Successful People Do Differently," where... -
Purity Steel Corporation, 2012
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Managers introduce a new performance evaluation system based on sales growth and return-on-investment (ROI). A branch manager wonders whether his new... -
Work Smarter with LinkedIn
Communication Book9.99View Details If you think LinkedIn is just for job hunting, you're missing out on the many ways you can take advantage of this social network to build the professional... -
Network Like an Investor
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Networking can be incredibly effective, with research suggesting that people who receive training in the field are more likely to receive promotions and... -
Corning Glass Works: The Z-Glass Project
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Considers decisions facing the leader of a manufacturing staff project team assigned to a plant where yields have deteriorated sharply. The process is... -
American Connector Co. (B)
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ICI-Nobel's Explosives Co. (Abridged)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Anticipates an Australian innovation (not mentioned here) that Nobel's Explosives later considers. This is an abridged version of ICI--Nobel's Explosive...
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What Mix of WFH and Office Time Is Right for You?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow to figure it out for yourself - and convince your boss. -
The Power of Meeting Your Employees' Needs
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey feel and perform better when the four basics are met. -
How to Rediscover Your Inspiration at Work
Creativity Digital ArticleLook for fresh experiences and new role models. -
Working in the Gray Zone
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSupervisors often turn a blind eye when employees use company resources and time to work on personal projects. They realize that stamping out such behavior... -
What You Eat Affects Your Productivity
Health and behavioral science Digital ArticleDon’t let poor lunch decisions derail your day. -
Cold Showers Lead to Fewer Sick Days
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThroughout history people have made claims about the health benefits of cold baths. Now a new study from the Netherlands finds that people who douse themselves... -
HBR Guide to Unlocking Creativity
Anyone can think more creatively and unlock innovation. Creativity is the key to innovation, but too many projects and teams are organized in ways that... -
Understand Stress
The first step in managing your stress? Becoming familiar with what causes it. -
Two-Career Families (HBR Working Parents Series)
Build your careers, your family, and your life--together. When you're part of a two-career family, you manage the competing demands of your careers, child-rearing,... -
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work
Are you suffering from work-related stress? Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and short-tempered at work--and at home? Then you may have too much stress...