Monthly Archives: December 2011

I didn’t buy any gifts from Amazon this year. I, whose entire job basically depends on the Internet — including editing HBR Singles like this and this, both sold through Amazon — developed a moral and intellectual aversion to purchasing … Continue reading →

“There’s a woman you have to meet,” said a male CEO during a recent meeting. “She sounds terrific. I love meeting interesting people. …Any men you’d like me to meet?” “Aren’t you married?” “Sure am… Happily.” We both chuckled. I … Continue reading →

As 2011 comes to a close, the editors of HBR.org are taking a look back at the most popular blog posts of the year to find out what most preoccupied you, our readers. These 11 posts all hit a common … Continue reading →

The media brouhaha over Carol Bartz’s coarse language in the wake of her firing was telling. Rather than responsibly assessing her merits as the chief executive of Yahoo!, the conversation instantly devolved into what kind of woman swears on the … Continue reading →

To get yourself and your team off to a good start for the new year, focus on progress. Our research discovered that fostering progress in meaningful work is the most important way to keep people highly engaged at work — … Continue reading →

video platform video management video solutions video player Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, senior adviser, Egon Zehnder International, explains how to spot top talent. For more, go to the article How to Hang On to Your High Potentials.

Researchers in the fields of business, economics, and psychology maintained their relentless pursuit of knowledge in 2011, discovering, among other things, that a joke can get you a raise and that it’s OK to mimic your customers. In my search … Continue reading →

Google is poised to completely alter how websites market themselves over the next year. While easing users into changing search results pages, Google has also designed a new method for websites to structure data so that its crawler can better … Continue reading →

The quest for efficiency and productivity improvement that permeates the corporate world trickles down from entire organizations, to teams, to projects and, finally, to individuals. At the most personal level, we make many choices that affect our productivity. Choices as … Continue reading →

In business, one must always look at possible upsides. Even with all the dire predictions about what could happen in North Korea after the sudden death of its “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Il, this event could possibly pave the way … Continue reading →