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Right now, more than 70% of the world’s central banks are exploring the merits of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — electronic versions of their national fiat. National digital currencies could reduce reliance on commercial banks as the principal interface for money management and increase optionality for consumers, many of whom are beyond the reach…

August 04, 2020 Leigh Thompson, professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, studies negotiations to understand the path to the “sweet spot” where all sides of the table come away happy. And she says there are more pitfalls on that path when more of us are working remotely and online. She shares how…

August 04, 2020 The digital-first, direct-to-consumer beauty brand Glossier considers marketing strategies that move away from organic community support and toward influencer marketing and paid media. But what does that mean for its loyal digital community? Harvard Business School professor Jill Avery discusses the debate in her case, “Glossier: Co-Creating a Cult Brand with a…

On the tenth anniversary of The Giving Pledge, the authors propose that it’s time to expand the pledge with a commitment by all signatories to donating 2% of their philanthropy, or 2% of the assets under their management, to market-creating innovators, following the model successfully employed by the Small Business Innovation Research program. Ten years…

Grant Faint/Getty Images In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. Human Resource departments had a difficult job prior to the pandemic. In 2019, more than 50% of HR leaders struggled to…

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many working families to stop and reassess their values.  Three common work practices can help us decide what to continue doing — and what to ditch. First, identify a family mission or purpose. It will help you focus on what is meaningful, set priorities, and drop items that don’t fit…

Sean Justice/Getty Images It was one of those kinds of relationships. I had the recurring event on my calendar to attend this group’s meetings. For my first year or two of involvement, I was passionate about it. Then my interest waned, and I was showing up because I felt like I should. Then, at some…

Many leaders tell themselves: “It’s so busy, I can’t afford to…(spend 7 hours sleeping, or stop to get lunch, or keep up my hobbies).” This framing, which casts investments in personal resilience as contrary to the best interests of an organization, is doing both you and your organization a great disservice. It’s time to take those hackneyed…

Virtual meetings are filled with challenges. It’s difficult to maintain continuity, connection, and coherence. We are prone to speak too little or too much, repeating things unnecessarily. Our attention wanders, and we tune out. Most of all, we’re losing nonverbal data that can make our conversations more effective. Conducting virtual calls for different muscles and…

There were 140 percent more people working from home this year than there were 15 years ago—and that was before the Covid-19 virus changed everything. Even before the pandemic, remote working had become more of an expectation than a perk, especially for younger employees. Last year, 52 percent of employees worldwide were working from home…