Space is becoming a potential source of value for businesses across a range of sectors, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and tourism. To understand what the opportunities are for your company, the authors advise you to consider the four ways in which using space could create value: data, capabilities, resources, and markets. For most companies thinking about their space strategy over the next five to 10 years, data will be the .....more

Few organizations provide strong guidance or training for managers on meeting individually with their employees, but the author''s research shows that managers who don''t hold these meetings frequently enough or who manage them poorly risk leaving their team members disconnected, both functionally and emotionally. When the meetings are done well, they can make a team''s day-to-day activities more efficient and better, build .....more

The assumption that business and politics can and even should be kept separate is no longer realistic, the authors write, and messaging from the corporate affairs department is insufficient to defuse political issues when they arise. Delta''s troubles in Georgia and Disney''s in Florida are among the examples they cite. To make and implement the best strategic choices in this environment, leaders will have to: (1) develop robust principles .....more

To silence your inner critic, you need to embrace it.

How HBR''s coverage has evolved over time.

Chase Russell grew up surrounded by his family''s car wash business but had no desire to take it over. While in college, this perspective shifted suddenly when an unexpected tragedy befell his father. Chase felt an urgent need to support his mother and the family business. However, without a formal succession plan in place, Chase faced a wide range of challenges from embezzling employees, opportunistic advisors, tough negotiating business .....more

The former professional wide receiver talks about how he got good at football so quickly, how he proved himself with the NFL as a first-round draft pick for the San Francisco 49ers, how he later mentored younger players, and more.

In fall 2021, a team of students from the HBS Impact Investing Fund considered Neurologic Optimal Wellness Physical Therapy (NOW PT) for a potential investment. Dr. Banks, the founder of NOW PT, drove to visit patients. She sought an investment from the fund to open a brick-and-mortar clinic. However, the students believed that Dr. Banks might be more successful if she continued providing mobile PT services. At the conclusion of the case, the students .....more