Leaders grow competence by adding skills, frameworks, and experiences. But they grow “capacity” by unlearning, which involves changing prior scripts, such as the assumptions that speed, reassurance, ...

There are new CEOs at Walmart, Target, Disney, and Kroger—and three of the four are seasoned insiders who have been promoted into the role. This issue of the HBR Executive Agenda explores research ...

You hired a bold leader to challenge the status quo. But now they’re quieter, more cautious, and deferring to peers. Don’t assume it’s a performance issue; it’s likely a signal that the system around ...

With a partner agency, Amazon Fresh incorporated a CXO strategy and tools to produce generative AI-powered on-brand campaign ...

While AI can boost performance, its adoption is also associated with an increase in software delivery instability, according to the DORA State of AI-Assisted Software Development Report. AI acts as a ...

Many strategies fail not for lack of vision, but because employees don’t understand or aren’t sold on enacting them. A new ...

As autonomous AI agents move from experimentation to execution, companies are discovering they need a new kind of leader to manage them. Drawing on examples from Salesforce and other large ...

High-performance computing (HPC) systems, with enormous computational capabilities, have been the go-to solution for decades ...

One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks ...

One in four managers would prefer not to be people managers at all. Why the reluctance? Many of these managers found ...

We have reached a new era of cyber threat. AI is profoundly impacting data security and privacy, demanding a new approach to ...

CEO expectations for AI-driven growth remain high heading into 2026, even as evidence shows most AI investments are failing ...