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Harvard Business Review
14 hours ago
- Lifestyle
- Harvard Business Review
Finding Joy When You Have Limited Free Time
It might seem that high-achievers with important jobs don't need — or even have time for — activities that bring them joy. But it turns out that finding joy at all stages of life (along with achievement and meaningfulness) is essential to feeling satisfied and being a more effective leader. Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow has studied busy executives who do – or do not – find joy and explains the main ways that we can all make the most of limited free time, including avoiding passive pursuits and diversifying our activities. Perlow is founder of the Crafting Your Life Project, which created the Life Matrix tool, and coauthor, along with Sari Menster and Salvatore Affinito, of the HBR article 'How the Busiest People Find Joy.'
Harvard Business Review
15-07-2025
- Business
- Harvard Business Review
Have You Built Up Your Conflict Intelligence?
Conflict has always been a big part of the business world, whether in the board room, between startup cofounders, or when employees start to disagree with the C suite. But it seems even more pronounced at work today, as political and economic issues seep into the office. Leaders must have the muscles to handle conflict big and small, argues Peter T. Coleman, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he directs the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution. He explains essential ingredients to conflict-intelligence, like adaptability and creativity – and how they can help you run a better organization. Coleman is the author of the HBR article ' The Conflict-Intelligent Leader.'
Harvard Business Review
09-07-2025
- Business
- Harvard Business Review
Move from experimenting to leading with AI
Generative AI can transform how managers think, not just how they work. The HBR Guide to Generative AI for Managers Toolkit helps you apply the technology to decision-making, innovation, and strategic planning. Practical exercises and structured frameworks make it easy to experiment, learn quickly, and bring AI into your day-to-day tasks. Each resource helps you identify where AI can support stronger thinking and better outcomes. Inside, you'll find a digital copy of the guide, a companion handbook, customizable slide decks, and worksheets built around strategic use cases. Together, these tools help you put AI to work where it counts.
Harvard Business Review
08-07-2025
- Harvard Business Review
How to Build an AI Assistant for Any Challenge
You might have your teams and organization implementing new AI tools, but how much have you experimented with them yourself? Alexandra Samuel is a tech speaker and journalist, and she says many leaders are still just scratching the surface of AI by using things like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot as supercharged search engines. Instead, she recommends managers at all levels start playing with AI at the next level, building assistants to help in all sorts of functions to not just find efficiencies, but help in decision-making and strategy as well. She explains the ways she uses AI tools for everything from training to project management to coaching and strategic advice – and how you can build your own assistants to do the same. Samuel is the author of the HBR article ' How to Build Your Own AI Assistant.'
Harvard Business Review
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Harvard Business Review
This is the last episode of the most meaningful project we've ever been part of.
The Amys couldn't imagine signing off without telling you why the podcast is ending, reminiscing with founding producer Amanda Kersey, and fitting in two final Ask the Amys questions. HBR's Maureen Hoch is here too, to tell the origin story of the show—because it was her idea, and a good one, right? Saying goodbye to all the women who've listened since 2018 is gut-wrenching. If the podcast made a difference in your life, please bring us to tears/make us smile with an email: womenatwork@ If and when you do that, you'll receive an auto reply that includes a list of episodes organized by topic. Hopefully that will direct you to perspectives and advice that'll help you make sense of your experiences, aim high, go after what you need, get through tough times, and take care of yourself. That's the sort of insight and support we've spent the past eight years aiming to give this audience, and you all have in turn given so much back—to the Women at Work team and to one another.
