Organizational development

A survey of more than 800 executives and executive recruiters identifies top talent incubators — and what makes them excel.

You've watched them comfort colleagues, defuse tense situations, and take the heat from tough bosses. You've seen them step in to ease the pain during...

Leaders, please talk to each other.

The organizational structures of many multinational corporations are inadequate to the task of capitalizing on opportunities in emerging markets. Locating...

Leaders, don't overlook your employees' emotional journey.

Since the 1970s most U.S. organizations have sought to address sexual harassment (or to protect themselves from being sued because of it) with mandatory...

90% of employees expect to feel joy. Only 37% do.

Most companies do a great job promoting efficiency within their own walls, streamlining internal processes wherever possible. But they have less success...

How some large companies infuse their planning process with new entrepreneurial vigor, maintaining market leadership over the long haul.

Escape the tyranny of the tangible.

Growth-in revenues and profits-is the yardstick by which the competitive fitness and health of organizations is measured. Consistent profitable growth...

This fictitious case study explores the challenges facing CoolBurst, a Miami-based fruit-juice company. For over a decade, CoolBurst had ruled the market...

AI-and especially its newest star, generative AI-is today a central theme in corporate boardrooms, leadership discussions, and casual exchanges among...

Invert your assumptions about risk-taking.

Five ways to ensure your L&D investments pay off.

Karen Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget...

Learning should be guided by a company's strategy and execution.

David Garvin and Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professors and coauthors of the HBR article Is Yours a Learning Organization?. Learning organizations generate and act on new knowledge. The ability to do this enables companies to stay ahead of change and the competition.

First, how centralized should it be?

Neurology offers insights into our dismal record on reshaping companies.