Filter Results:
(188)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(329)
- News (90)
- Research (188)
- Multimedia (1)
- Faculty Publications (61)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(329)
- News (90)
- Research (188)
- Multimedia (1)
- Faculty Publications (61)
Sort by
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
Coffman says. “These personal relationships may be important for increasing inclusion and reducing discrimination.” How to create a more inclusive workplace Managers can take steps to help all individuals,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom
workplace is becoming more and more critical as we have two-wage-earning families," McGinn says. "We tend to talk more about inequality in the workplace, and yet the inequality in the home is really stuck." Click Here In developed... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 8
have documented the modest (though reliable) link between household income and well-being, we examined the accuracy of laypeople's intuitions about this relationship by asking people from across the income spectrum to report their own... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
While gains were focused at the executive and investor levels, these cuts fostered a transactional relationship between businesses and their workers. So, it should be a shock to no one that in recent years, the power dynamic has switched... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
depicting workplace interactions. In both situations, emotions were either ignored or acknowledged. Participants consistently rated people who commented about negative emotions as more trustworthy, giving them ratings that were about 20... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
implement the layoffs quickly—in less than a year—to minimize workplace disruptions and gain credibility with the capital market. For some companies, however, strategic and business factors could warrant a more gradual approach to... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
smoothly. Your departure may be more challenging if you’ve had an irreparable row with your boss, have been subject to harassment and are filing a claim, or if you’re leaving on short notice to join a competitor. But even in these cases, you’ll want to maintain good... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 20 Feb 2020
- Op-Ed
Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.
XiXinXing A few days ago we celebrated Valentine’s day, a good time to reflect that love springs everywhere, even at work. After all, love in the workplace is inevitable; but be forewarned. It does not always turn out well. Is it... View Details
Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One
workplace situation. As a result, they can sometimes see things more clearly, but they also might be removed from some of the nuances and specifics that you get only if you're immersed. But they can be helpful. I think another way of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt
Blair Storie-Johnson Are you anxious about an upcoming job interview, public speaking engagement, or any other high-pressure workplace situation? Here’s a weird but now research-supported tip: Try taking a whiff of your sweetheart’s... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
discriminant validity from voice-related individual and organizational factors and their incremental predictive validity on workplace silence. Collectively, the results from the four studies indicate the prevalence of implicit voice... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
along" seem crude and outdated workplace mantras when contrasted with the sophistication of modern business, yet they are still considered sound advice. Compensating Candor HBS professor Max Bazerman of the Negotiation, Organizations... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 20 Jan 2022
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic
business leaders made during the pandemic fractured their relationship with employees, we recommend managers take these three steps to rebuild trust and, ultimately, loyalty: 1. Take responsibility. First, companies need to acknowledge... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
will be able to retain the work-life flexibility that they now crave. Employers will retain and attract productive people who will love their work life. Employers should seize the opportunity to modernize their relationship with... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
night. Unlike the routine habits or obligations people feel they must get done, relationship rituals are pleasurable experiences that hold significance, acting as symbolically meaningful signs of a solid and happy partnership. Couples who... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs
given the chance. You have to make the program apply to everyone, not just those who volunteer.” The researchers share their findings in the working paper Treatment and Selection Effects of Formal Workplace Mentorship Programs, coauthored... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
“Having once been wary of power is no guarantee that you will be immune to abusing it. [It] is another reminder that we are all susceptible to its intoxicating effects. The challenge is finding a balanced relationship that avoids the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
working paper, “On the Origins of Our Discontent,” as they examine a frustrated workforce and point out that the Great Resignation has become synonymous with workplaces that lack connection. “For decades both liberals and conservatives... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding
relationships with the right people. This crisis presents an opportunity for the CEO to communicate to all employees, including new hires, that the company cares about them and is prioritizing their health and safety during the pandemic.... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
Use this period as an opportunity to take stock of your own life. Does your work reflect your values? Have you let some important relationships languish? Did you give up on a dream too soon? You're not going to be a good business leader... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne