On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who placed his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes while Floyd cried, “I can’t breathe.”
Five mont…
Keeping cyber teams in silos puts companies at risk. Boards can best prepare for an increasingly digital future with these cross-functional strategies.
Learning can be honed through practice. Here’s an effective strategy to continually learn, grow, and achieve development goals.
Companies that excel at design grow revenues and shareholder returns at nearly twice the rate of their industry peers. So why aren’t more companies joining their ranks?
I love my home office chair—deeply. It feels like sitting in a hug.
Before 2020, I would only see it a few hours a day. The rest of the time, I’d work in coworking spaces and coffee shops, which I walk to. It kept me active.
The pandemic …
Reminding someone they’re behind on a project can be awkward. Reminding someone they’re behind on a project during an all-hands meeting, in front of the entire company, is worse.
This is an extreme example of a subtle point: The context i…
Magnet Forensics develops digital investigation software
The first edition of HBR Live, our one-day virtual conference on April 8, explored the power of leadership during a truly transformative era. The event drew attendees from more than 75 countries to meet, interact, and hear from more than a dozen speake…
In spring 2020, the natural segmentation between work and life collapsed and the vast majority of workers found themselves afloat in an amorphous soup of responsibilities. Some basic concerns around the day-to-day sprung up. When do I answer email? Whe…
Ever psychoanalyzed a Slack message? Retyped an email 7 times so it came off just right? Felt caffeine-level excitement when people complimented your work? If so, you might be a highly sensitive person (HSP) just like me.
When a psychologist named Dr. …




