The broadening conflict in the Middle East means executives are redrawing their risk assessments. In this issue of the HBR Executive Agenda, editor at large Adi Ignatius speaks to ING’s Carsten ...

Generative AI is transforming how leaders can use unstructured, regulated text to generate actionable insights. To illustrate this, researchers fine-tuned a GPT to analyze 10-K business descriptions ...

As firms increasingly incentivize employees to build and oversee complex teams of agents—for example, by measuring and ...

Companies are facing intensifying pressure to take public stands on divisive political issues—but the strongest forces aren’t coming from customers or the media. New research shows that leaders’ own ...

As a leader, disclosing personal details to your employees can build trust and connection—but it can also backfire. When you decide to open up, understand that a thoughtful reveal can build trust and ...

As cloud adoption and digital transformation reshaped the past decade, the Age of Intelligence is now ushering in the next frontier—autonomous agents and agentic artificial intelligence (AI), systems ...

It requires AI and AI agents built on verified data, embedded within professional workflows, and developed with strong ...

On the face of it, the data required for artificial intelligence (AI) can be analogized to oil. Both raw materials are ...

Senior leaders often decide how fully to engage in meetings based on whether a topic sounds interesting—and multitasking or ...

Today’s uncertain environment—marked by economic instability, tough competition, and growing demands related to AI—has prompted many board members to take on more operational roles, which can be ...

AI adoption stalls not because of weak tools or insufficient training, but because learning remains invisible. Generative AI ...

Many leaders believe candid negative feedback improves performance, but when criticism feels belittling or humiliating, it ...