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Should Your Company License Content to Machine Learning?
<p>Should Your Company License Content to AI?</p> <p>23 Sep 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>The AI data-licensing market is exploding—from $75M to nearly $20B in just two years. Could your company’s own data be the next big opportunity? To learn more, subscribe to HBR Executive: https://s.hbr.org/4kbybkB</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><...
The Explainer: Cerulean Ocean Strategy
<p>The Explainer: Blue Ocean Strategy</p> <p>16 Jul 2019</p> <p>---</p> <p>When you break the bounds of existing industries, competition becomes irrelevant. The business universe consists of two distinct kinds of space, which we think of as red and blue oceans. Red oceans represent all the industries in existence today—the known market space. In red oceans, industry boundaries are defined and accepted, and the competitive rules of the game are well understood. Here, companies try to outperform their rivals in order to grab a greater share of existing demand. As the space gets more and more cr...
From 'Epic Disruptions': 5 Lessons in Transformation from Julia Child
<p>From 'Epic Disruptions': 5 Lessons in Innovation from Julia Child</p> <p>24 Sep 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>Innovation takes grit and disciplined experimentation. Julia Child’s quest for the perfect baguette shows how breakthroughs happen—and offers lessons for every leader. Learn more in Scott D. Anthony’s 'Epic Disruptions': https://s.hbr.org/41UgHmi</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>...
How to Convert Your Inner Critic into Your Supporter
<p>How to Turn Your Inner Critic into Your Ally</p> <p>31 Jul 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>Your inner critic doesn’t need to be silenced—it needs better leadership. Read the full article by Ron Carucci here: https://s.hbr.org/46GaHkt</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Why "Wisdom Work" Is the New "Intellectual Work
<p>Why “Wisdom Work” Is the New “Knowledge Work”</p> <p>30 Aug 2024</p> <p>---</p> <p>The workforce is getting older, but the number of younger workers in positions of senior management is growing. These two developments might appear to spell trouble, but in fact they represent an important opportunity: If companies can figure out how to enable the intergenerational transfer of the wisdom that comes with age and experience, they can strengthen themselves — and the workplace as a whole. Read the full article: https://s.hbr.org/3T9s8C8</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about...
How Chinese Businesses Expand Personalization via AI
<p>How Chinese Companies Scale Personalization with AI</p> <p>26 Aug 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>Chinese firms are using AI to hyperpersonalize at scale. But adoption comes with risks—Amit Joshi says leaders should test these tools carefully and combine them with others to drive growth. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/4fYbeRh</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.
The Friend Who Just Started Corporate America
<p>The Friend Who Recently Joined Corporate America</p> <p>5 Jun 2024</p> <p>---</p> <p>If you know, you know. Inspired by @LeoGonzall #workjargon #corporateamerica #work</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
How to Get Through the Workday When the Headlines are Awful
<p>How to Get Through the Workday When the News is Terrible</p> <p>22 Mar 2021</p> <p>---</p> <p>𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/c/HBRAscend ✨ 2020 was a rough year. And the start of 2021 doesn't feel like it's getting any easier. So how do you stay focused at work? 00:00 2020 was a rough year. 02:05 How do you unplug from social media when it's your day job? 03:19 How do you tell your team that you need a break from talking about the news? 04:37 How do we, as BIPOC navigate these kind of situations? 05:52 What if we are in a predominantly white workspace? 06:50 How can we stay focused at work when chaos strikes? Should we? 07:41 H...
The Explainer: Launching New Products for Emerging Markets
<p>The Explainer: Creating New Products for Emerging Markets</p> <p>16 Jul 2019</p> <p>---</p> <p>Engineer a reverse innovation. When a company investigates a new product opportunity, it is important to define the problem, and the requirements that will dictate a viable solution, independently from the company’s existing lines of similar products or preconceived ideas of what a solution should entail. This is especially true when businesses are considering entering emerging markets or aim to realize opportunities to create high-performance, high-value products and services that appeal to consumers in poor and rich countries alike. --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Bu...
Why Senior Leaders Should Cease Having So Many One-on-Ones
<p>Why Senior Leaders Should Stop Having So Many One-on-Ones</p> <p>29 Oct 2025</p> <p>---</p> <p>Too many executive 1:1s create silos, bottlenecks, and back-channel decision making. Instead, bring the right leaders together early so alignment happens before action—not after confusion. Read the full article here: https://s.hbr.org/4qxrr4H</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>...
