Illustration by Joanna Ławniczak 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. When the pressure to hit targets is high — as it is during the pandemic — sales teams…
MirageC/Getty Images With the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, followed by months of Black Lives Matter protests, through to the shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23, leaders in the United States and around the world have finally begun to recognize the racial inequities embedded deep in the systems in which we…
Sensor Spot/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. The Covid-19 pandemic is constantly evolving, with leaders facing unpredictability, imperfect information, multiple unknowns, and the need to identify…
By now, the business case for providing an excellent employee experience is well-documented. Organizations that get it right benefit from greater productivity and retention. In one recent study, the companies that scored in the top quartile on employee engagement beat the lowest performers on innovation—and attracted twice the revenue of their competitors. As your own…
Epoxydude/Getty Images Coming up with the perfect name for a brand takes a lot of work. Whether you’re launching a new product or rebranding an existing one, marketers often spend months analyzing data, conducting interviews, and carrying out research to find the best name to set themselves apart from competitors. But no matter how thorough…
Yaroslav Danylchenko/Stocksy 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. The coronavirus pandemic has wrought unprecedented levels of personal and professional upheaval upon many employees. It may irrevocably transform how…
HBR Staff 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. Nearly six months ago, Twitter mandated that all of its 5,000 or so employees begin working remotely. This sudden and…
Employees have a lot of concerns as they’ve returned to work or are in the process of doing so amid the coronavirus…
As the pandemic continues to change the workplace, your organization’s performance increasingly depends on your employee experience. Building and maintaining a powerful employee experience that fosters collaboration, creativity, productivity, and engagement is crucial to driving your growth. It can help you ensure your employees meet their potential without unexpected hiccups and stay committed to your…
Edwin Remsberg/Getty Images The Covid-19 crisis has distanced people from the workplace, and employers have generally, if sometimes reluctantly, accepted that people can work effectively from home. As if to compensate for this distancing and keep the workplace alive in a virtual sense, employers have also encouraged people to stick closely to the conventional workday.…