HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts—hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. Bonnie Hammer is the Vice Chairman of NBC Universal, but her role in the media industry wasn’t always that glamorous. In fact, she’s held just about every […]

Before heading into the studio or playing a show, Ed Sheeran‘s first gig of the day is making breakfast for his kids. During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce” podcast, the musician shared the best piece of fatherhood advice he’s ever received. “Always be the one that makes […]

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts—hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. When a CEO steps down, it can trigger a domino effect of chaos. Boards—often caught off guard—have to jumpstart the search for a successor. And in the […]

One of the most exciting parts of a cruise is when the ship docks at its next destination. As passengers rush off the boat to explore the stop, though, I sometimes prefer to stay put. This may sound odd, but many experienced cruisers like myself know one of the best ways to make the most […]

AMY BERNSTEIN: Welcome to Ask the Amys. AMY GALLO: This is when our listeners write to us about their frustrations at work, and we give them our best advice. AMY BERNSTEIN: This time, those questions are about making the leap from tactical to strategic, handling unfair treatment from a manager, coaching someone with a difficult […]

Even IT pros are susceptible to hackers these days. According to an FBI warning, a notorious cybercriminal group known as Scattered Spider is deceiving IT help desks into targeting the US airline industry. Scattered Spider gained attention in 2023 for hacking both MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment within a week of each other. “These actors rely on social […]

BRIAN KENNY: Welcome to Cold Call, the podcast where we discuss real-world business challenges through the lens of Harvard Business School case studies. In this episode, we’ll peel back the curtain of the Boston Ballet, one of America’s most renowned cultural institutions. Ballet is an art form dating back hundreds of years. It’s hard to […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that US warplanes had executed “massive precision” airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, in what he described in a press conference as a “spectacular military success.” The military operation marks a significant escalation in the tensions between Iran and Israel and represents a new level of US involvement in […]

ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: All right. Alison, I feel like in this age of flexible work, there’s still a lot of disagreement as to whether we need to be in the office or not. ALISON BEARD: Yeah, I completely agree. I […]

K-pop’s biggest names are fueling the Labubu craze in South Korea. Members of the boy band Seventeen, which is one of K-pop’s biggest acts of the moment, posted pictures on social media showing off their Labubu dolls. Labubu, a furry doll made by the Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, went viral this year, causing snaking queues […]