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Latest episodes

An Announcement from HBR On Strategy

June 25, 2025 · 1 min

For the last two years, HBR On Strategy has been a collection of the best conversations and case studies with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock new ways of doing business. But the time has come for HBR On…
The Strategic Advantage of Tapping Freelancers

June 25, 2025 · 30 min

The rapid pace of technological change is making a big impact on hiring. Some organizations are dynamically securing freelance workers through platform apps like Upwork and Freelancer. Other companies are investing heavily in work enabled…
The Promises, Pitfalls, and Trade-offs of the Circular Economy

June 18, 2025 · 21 min

Most businesses are built on a linear model: take, make, and discard. But that norm is reaching its limits, and leaders are under pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to operate. Weslynne Ashton is a systems scientist and…
Sustainability Is Fueling Innovation at Ferrari

June 11, 2025 · 31 min

When Ferrari, the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer, committed to achieving carbon neutrality and to electrifying a large part of its car fleet, investors and employees applauded the new strategy. But among the company’s suppliers…
Stress Test Your Strategy Before It Fails

June 4, 2025 · 27 min

While many teams and organizations engage in scenario planning, most don’t go far enough. Arjan Singh, consultant and adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University, says a more disciplined approach, borrowed from the military, can…
Rethink Your Pricing Strategies Amid Economic Uncertainty

May 28, 2025 · 21 min

Rafi Mohammed, founder of the consulting firm Culture of Profit, says a crisis or recession is not the time to panic and slash prices. He says leaders should instead reevaluate their pricing strategy—or develop one for the first time—to…
AMD’s Lisa Su on Experimenting with AI

May 21, 2025 · 23 min

HBR editor at large Adi Ignatius speaks with Lisa Su, CEO of leading semiconductor company AMD, about the company’s evolution toward high-performance and adaptive computing, the future of AI use in different sectors, and the importance of…
A Lesson on Balancing Scaling with Stability

May 14, 2025 · 28 min

In late 2013, Ryan Cohen, cofounder and then-CEO of online pet products retailer Chewy.com, was facing a decision that could determine his company’s future. Should he stay with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) for all of Chewy.com’s…