Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini

Inequality in wealth and income is growing globally, with a disproportionate share of gains going to the wealthiest households. This widening gap has caused many working-class individuals to feel left behind, as wages stagnate despite rising corporate profits and productivity. The traditional bureaucratic workplace often limits employee empowerment and creativity, contributing to widespread disengagement and underutilization of human potential. However, radical management innovation and upskilling of employees can foster inclusive economic growth and organizational adaptability.

Drew Pontikis

I like books, I like communities of practice - this seems like an obvious thing for me to write about!

Jack Skeels

Organizing workers into midsize multiproject pods can increase efficiency by reducing productivity-sapping activities.

Johanna Rothman

Humans excel at seeing problem signals—the signs that we have a problem. However, we often have blind spots about the root causes of those problems. Our beliefs and/or insufficient or irrelevant data reinforce those blind spots. […]

Rotman School of Management’s Jennifer Riel shares a four-step process for making stronger choices.

HBR Editors

Our Management Tip of the Day newsletter continues to be one of HBR’s most popular newsletters. Here are seven of our favorite tips on motivating people, covering topics like resetting a team that’s lost its spark, weaving kindness into the fabric of your team, helping employees feel seen, and more.

Cheryl Wakslak, Yidan (Dani) Yin and Gil Appel

Do you ever hesitate before sending an email, weighing whether you should sign off your thanks with an exclamation point (friendly, eager) or a comma (cold, analytical)? You’re not alone. A new study explored how exclamation points were actually received—and whether some people spend an overly long time pondering them.

Kate Niederhoffer, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Angela Lee, Alex Liebscher, Kristina Rapuano and Jeffrey T. Hancock

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appears polished but lacks real substance, offloading cognitive labor onto coworkers.