The Challenges of Transitioning to a New Role
Taking on a new role? To create value in that role, you may need to master entirely new skills and invest time in activities that may initially seem irrelevant.
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The HBR Channel
Weekly ideas, insights, and tips on management from Harvard Business Review.
Episodes
How to Change People's Perception of You
Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of "No One Understands You and What to Do About It," explains why we're often misunderstood and how to fix that.
Stop Trying to Fix Your Weaknesses
Marcus Buckingham, author of StandOut 2.0, explains why performance management systems are broken.
The Explainer: Design Thinking
Popularized by David M. Kelley and Tim Brown of IDEO and Roger Martin of the Rotman School, design thinking has three major stages.
The Explainer: Emotional Intelligence
The five components of emotional intelligence and how to improve each.
Postmortems Are Essential
Take a close look at what happened on your projects, and why, to gain insight into developing best practices.
Three Elements to Expressing Your Idea
Point of view, evidence, and storytelling are the keys to expressing your ideas so they have impact.
Defuse Tension to Come to an Agreement
Build agreement in a group by protecting stakeholders' rights to express their point of view.
Crowdsourcing Inside Your Company
Some of the best ideas can come from unexpected internal sources.
One Frame of Reference Isn't Enough
To open up your point of view, be a contrarian when it's time to make decisions.
Distinguish Good Failures from Bad Ones
Not all failures are bad. Three types of failures can offer valuable lessons.
How to Fix America's Failing Infrastructure
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of "MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead," explains how developments in technology are offering solutions.
Three Keys to Influencing Others
It’s not easy to convince other people to embrace your ideas. To boost your chances of success, present your ideas in simple, clear language. Show how your listener will benefit from your ideas. And act natural while making your pitch.
Why You Should Read Your Memo Out Loud
Want your writing to get your audience’s attention? You’ll find out if it’s good enough by reading it aloud.
Competition Gone Wrong
Competition can be a strong team motivator—as long as it’s not abused.
How to Manage Scope Creep
Unmanaged scope creep can derail any project.
How to Make Better Decisions
John Beshears and Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School offer a five-step process for mitigating the effects of cognitive biases and low motivation on decision making.
How Egos Distort the Way We See Each Other
We don't come across as we think we do -- and we're not as good judges of others as we assume, either.
Empower Your Customer-Facing Employees
To get the intelligence you need about what customers really want, give more power to the employees who know them best: your frontline staff. These five tips can help.
Find Your Purpose in Your Most Challenging Experiences
Nick Craig, president of the Authentic Leadership Institute, shares how one executive discovered her purpose by revisiting her past.
Bridging Two Kinds of Cultural Differences
It's difficult to work across cultures. But if you know the key areas of difference, diagnose where you and your colleagues are on those continuums, and adapt to their culture, you can build bridges and set the stage for business success.
Change the Way You Pay Your Sales Force
Mark Roberge, Chief Revenue Officer of the HubSpot Sales Division, describes how the company tailored its incentive system to each of its three growth stages.
The Problem with Stock Buybacks
Why high corporate profits aren’t translating into widespread economic prosperity, as explained in William Lazonick’s HBR article, “Profits Without Prosperity.”
Fix Their Problem, Win the Deal
Your proposal won't win or lose strictly on the merits of your idea; it has to solve a problem for the other party.
How Leaders Earn Legitimacy and Trust
Gianpiero Petriglieri, associate professor at INSEAD, discusses the challenges leaders face when trying to build trust and explains how to overcome them.
How Gender Affects Your Ability to Lead
Robin Ely, professor at Harvard Business School, argues that leadership involves a fundamental identity shift and explains why this shift is particularly challenging for women.
Craft a Story to Sell Your Business Case
Want your business case to be supported? Get attention by telling a good story.
The Value of Asking Open-Ended Questions
For the best results in a negotiation, explore what the other side is thinking.
Great Brands Don't Chase Trends
Denise Lee Yohn, author of "What Great Brands Do," offers strategies for staying a step ahead of competitors.
How to Uncover Your Unique Purpose
Nick Craig, president of the Authentic Leadership Institute, explains how to hone in on what really energizes you as a leader.