Harvard Business Review

Lead Your Business Through the Covid-19 Recession The second global downturn in a dozen years is upon us—but do lessons learned during the Great Recession still apply? What must you and your business do, now, to ensure you come out the other side intact? Global Recession: Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you understand the smartest ways to cut costs intelligently, find opportunities amid upheaval, and reshape your business...

Build a mentally healthy workplace. Mental health is just as important as physical health. Yet being honest about depression, anxiety, and other psychological conditions at work can feel risky, and hasn't always been welcome. How can you ensure that you and your colleagues feel as though mental health is supported at the office? “The HBR Guide to Better Mental Health at Work” contains practical tips and advice to help you bring mental health out...

Climate change is threatening our world. How are you responding? Heat waves, flooding, extreme storms, harsh winters. The effects of climate change are only getting worse. How can you ensure your organization is taking the right steps to mitigate this threat-and what can you, as an individual, do to help? These articles by experts and researchers will help you understand how climate change is affecting the future of business. Climate Change: The Insights...

Is your workplace toxic? Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions, or a culture of overwork and burnout, it can feel impossible to know what to do. Should you address the issue directly, play office politics, go to HR, or just keep your head down? The HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace will help you set boundaries and change what you can while maintaining...

Seize this moment to advance racial justice at your organization. In the wake of widespread anti-racism demonstrations across the world, many companies have spoken out forcefully. They've made unprecedented commitments to equity and launched ad campaigns and task forces to counter racism, especially anti-Black racism. But now comes the real test-harnessing the energy of this moment to further and sustain change for the better. Racial Justice: The...

Burnout is rampant. Recognize the signs and make the right changes. The always-on workplace and increasing pressures are leading to a high rate of burnout. Unmanaged, chronic work stress doesn't just lead to lower productivity and negative emotions-it can have dire personal and professional consequences. Are you and your team at risk? The HBR Guide to Beating Burnout provides practical tips and advice to help you, your team, and your organization...

Find a way to work that works for you and your team. The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how do you find the flexible arrangement that's right for you? And how do you manage a team when they're all working in different places and on different schedules? The HBR Guide to Managing Flexible Work has the answers. Filled with tips, advice, and examples, this book helps individual contributors...

Are you a good boss-or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees become better versions of themselves as people and professionals. But, as a manager, how do you reach that next level? The HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss contains practical tips and advice to help you become a more well-rounded leader, one who sparks creativity, engagement, collaboration, and...

How do the most resilient leaders and organizations survive-and even thrive-during a market slowdown? If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient, and return to growth and prosperity faster than the competition. In this expanded edition,...

Seize the benefits of the five-generation workforce. Generational distrust is seeping into workplaces worldwide. Differences over communication style, technology, identity, and politics are hurting team performance in many organizations. It doesn't need to be that way. Smart leaders are harnessing age diversity to build better solutions than any one cohort could alone. They are encouraging mutual learning, cross-generational collaboration, and a...