What It Takes to Make Progress When the Future Feels Out of Control. A conversation with psychologist Martin Seligman on the power of agency in building a positive work culture. How GEO Is Changing the Role of Brand Manager. As AI increasingly mediates what consumers know, consider, and buy, how does a company’s marketing strategy have to change?

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What It Takes to Make Progress When the Future Feels Out of Control

A conversation with psychologist Martin Seligman on the power of agency in building a positive work culture.

Audio by HBR IdeaCast

 

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How GEO Is Changing the Role of Brand Manager

As AI increasingly mediates what consumers know, consider, and buy, how does a company’s marketing strategy have to change?

Audio by Cold Call

 

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You Think You’re a Good Collaborator. Do the People You Manage Agree?

Dominating conversations and micromanaging can derail leaders’ efforts to be a team player.

by Ivan Matviak and Heidi K. Gardner

 

Execution-Led Adaptability Is the New Supply Chain Advantage

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Research Roundup: AI on Org Charts, Job-Hoppers’ Skillsets, Autorenewal Subscriptions, and More

Useful findings from a range of new academic studies.

from the September–October 2026 issue

 

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Is Your Strategy Ambitious Enough?

In the September 14 edition of The Insider newsletter, managing editor Gretchen Gavett writes on how to calibrate your strategy’s ambition, the risks of “AI Sherlocking,” and more.

by Gretchen Gavett

 

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