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Lessons from Lululemon, Swatch, and Cluely on treating imitation like a mirror.

by Graham Kenny and Ganna Pogrebna

Pop Quiz: What is the value stick?  Scroll for the answer.

Not according to the data. Here’s how to fix that.

by Vikas Mittal, et al.

An HBR Executive Live conversation with Chewy CEO Sumit Singh.

by HBR Executive Live

Eight questions to help you determine whether a strategy is bold enough to create meaningful growth—and realistic enough to execute.

by Rebecca Knight

What organizations need is a culture of adaptability: the capacity to flex as strategy, technology, and work evolve.

by Sarah Jensen Clayton, et al.

Playing to Win Strategy Toolkit | HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Toolkit | How to Think More Strategically (HBR Special Issue) | Thinking Strategically: Manage Assumptions (Virtual Group Learning) | The Leading Digital Transformation Collection: Put Digital at the Core of Your Strategy

by Nitin Nohria

Drawing on decades of research, teaching, and firsthand work with hundreds of CEOs through Harvard Business School’s New CEO Workshops, Nitin Nohria pulls back the curtain on what it truly means to lead at the highest level. He reveals the often unseen work of setting direction, allocating resources, shaping culture, managing stakeholders, and maintaining the delicate balance between continuity and change.

Insightful, accessible, and grounded in real-world experience, The CEO is both a guide for aspiring leaders and a thoughtful reflection on one of the most consequential roles in modern society.

$35.00