Are Great Leaders Truly Great—or Just Lucky?

A conversation with historian and author Jared Diamond on reframing how we think about influential leaders.

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Best of Cold Call: The Bumpy Road to Expanding a Fleet of Electric School Buses

What it takes to maintain momentum and customer trust when scaling a complex transformation.

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Why Cash Rewards Don’t Always Produce Better Ideas

Paying for creativity often changes what employees produce and how much they create.

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Building an Elastic Enterprise for Human-Agent Collaboration

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Your Transformation Doesn’t Need an Endpoint

In the August 31 edition of The Insider newsletter, managing editor Gretchen Gavett writes on why organizational transformation is a learning journey, how to detect a toxic leader during an interview, and more.

by Gretchen Gavett

Middle Managers Will Make or Break AI Adoption

Most managers fit one of five distinct profiles. Here’s what leaders need to know about how each responds to risk, evidence, incentives, and support.

by Gleb Tsipursky

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Your Career, Updated and Expanded

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