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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

up-skilling imperative in the face growing polarization. Redrawing the map to tech careers: Per Scholas CEO Plinio Ayala on skills, mobility, and AI 09 APR 2025 | Managing the Future of Work After decades preparing workers from... View Details

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Managing the Future of Work

Holloway, et al. APRIL 2025 There is an urgent need for a system of career navigation that will help all workers and learners advance. In a new paper, we share early findings from a multi-year, mixed-methods study of career navigation... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

allocations of the current budget. Scaling to the population level, this equates to billions of dollars in funding—there are substantial gains from developing new ways of identifying and supporting productive scientists. 2025 Working Paper How Firms Respond to View Details

12 Sep 2023
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Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

2022, they say, 16 percent of workers were “very satisfied” with their jobs, while almost half felt somewhat or very dissatisfied, according to “Job Satisfaction Survey: What Workers Want in 2022” from the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

15 Mar 2024
HBS Case

Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

“We’ve let this fear of litigation prevent us from even acknowledging age at work, to the point that we pretend workers in their 60s or 70s might do their jobs forever.” This silence about age can lead to surprise transitions that are... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023

Soon after ChatGPT debuted in late 2022, business leaders began taking their first steps into generative artificial intelligence, approaching this powerful technology with a mix of awe and trepidation. It’s no surprise that one of the most-read articles in HBS Working... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

03 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

corresponding increases in interest rates prompt fears of a recession. Indeed, a recent Harvard Business School case study details how four tech giants laid off almost 40,000 workers between November 2022 and March 2023. But an... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing

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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

Bargain": The company will pay for voluntary reskilling and retraining, but the workers will need to take responsibility for their own futures. Those who opt in will gain valuable skills and have a future with the company; those who don't... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

more egalitarian workplace that reflects modern demands, such as flexibility and less face time. The stereotype of a devoted worker willing to put in limitless hours is becoming obsolete, McGinn finds. “Organizations are going to have to... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

02 Apr 2024
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Employees Out Sick? Inside One Company's Creative Approach to Staying Productive

Absenteeism is so pervasive in Latin America and Asia that 10 percent of a business’ workers might not show up on any given day. This risk can create tremendous uncertainty, especially for businesses running on low margins, says Jorge... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Fashion

31 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 31

http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199552863.do One Report: Are You Ready? Authors:Robert G. Eccles Publication:IESE Insight: Business Knowledge Review An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2024
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When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

decisions that were so clearly disastrous not only for workers and others exposed to asbestos but for the company itself. Shortly thereafter, in 1982, with its asbestos-related liabilities projected to exceed its assets, Johns-Manville... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Hidden Workers, Untapped Talent - Managing the Future of Work

candidates in an efficient manner, but in doing so systematically exclude several categories of qualified workers, including caregivers, veterans, the formerly incarcerated, those with disabilities, etc. These workers are “hidden” by... View Details

14 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career

His research comes at a time when an increasing number of people report being worn out on the job, with 43 percent of middle managers reporting burnout in the US and 70 percent of C-suite workers considering quitting to search for jobs... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Oct 2022
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Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All

over time, while non-founders maxed out around 10. Only 20 percent of workers reached level 20 or greater. Founders’ careers progress faster before founding. Even before founding a start-up, founders tend to attain more senior positions... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2022
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Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It

when the feedback giver and receiver know each other well.” The results highlight a potential disconnect in the workplace: While many workers are eager for feedback, especially constructive feedback, in many cases managers may be... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 Feb 2024
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As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers

Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of work on a scale some predict will be as transformative as the Industrial Revolution. It’s also exposing the yawning gaps in a fractured US employment system that many companies and workers... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

Bundle Podcast Why Companies and Skilled Workers Are Turning to On-Demand Work Joseph Fuller and Allison Bailey 24 Nov 2020 | HBR IdeaCast Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage Joseph B. Fuller 17 Nov 2020 |... View Details

27 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

pandemic’s uneven demands on labor markets and supply chains. The study notes that Amazon’s 2020 EEO-1 suggested that three in five workers hired to cover the pandemic surge in sales were people of color, but only 3.6 percent of its... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

increased biosimilar penetration. Our estimates can inform ongoing policy discussions. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54886 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Fluid Teams and View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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