Our most popular advice and ideas of the week.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Read online

Manage email preferences

Harvard Business Review | Weekly Hotlist
 

July 21, 2025

 
A photo 2 people in suits one tying the others shoes against a yellow background.

Stop Solving Your Team’s Problems for Them

How to remain accessible and coach your team to problem-solve independently—all while safeguarding your time.

Read more
 
An image of silver orbs connected by lines with dots in between against a purple background.

5 Ways Leaders Can Communicate Power

Your words are as important as your presence.

Read more
 
An image of different color commas in rectangle formations.

4 Strategies to Help New Leaders Give Feedback

When stepping into a new role, giving immediate feedback can feel risky. But waiting too long can backfire.

Read more
 
A photo of tents inside a room with chandeliers .

Planning an Offsite for Your Leadership Team? Ask These 5 Questions

Transform a routine gathering into a catalyst for meaningful change.

Read more
 
A large, metallic sphere with a jagged crack on its right side is surrounded by three smaller metallic spheres. The background features a gradient from light blue to dark green with abstract contour lines resembling topographic maps.

New Research on the Link Between Learning and Innovation

Innovation hinges not only on how much teams learn, but when they learn it—and in what order.

Read more
 

BEST SELLERS

Generative AI: Tools for Preparing Your Team for the Future | Playing to Win Strategy Toolkit | The Psychological Safety Collection | Financial Intelligence Set: What You Need to Know to Succeed | Artificial Intelligence Library, 2nd Edition: How to Remain Competitive in a Generative AI World

 

FEATURED PRODUCT

The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Building Collaborative Groups That Outperform the Rest

 

By Vanessa Urch Druskat

Great teams can sometimes feel like magic. So much so that it can be hard to pin down why they work so well. But such dynamics are explainable—and replicable. And at their heart is emotional intelligence.

In The Emotionally Intelligent Team, social and organizational psychologist and professor Vanessa Urch Druskat combines thirty years of research and team development to present a model for building and leading emotionally intelligent teams. After reading this book, leaders and aspiring leaders alike will learn how to develop a strong team culture that motivates and sustains successful collaboration and high performance.

 

$32.00

 

Learn more

 

FEATURED PRODUCT

Leading to Win Toolkit: Four Practices to Define Your Leadership Advantage

 

By Harvard Business Review

The Leading to Win Toolkit: Four Practices to Define Your Leadership Advantage includes actionable exercises to help you apply the new leadership framework from A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin, along with additional articles that support the authors’ framework and cover strategies based on the following four practices: the theory of comparative advantage, identifying and developing your strengths, effective delegation, and building trust in teams.

 

$59.95

 

Learn more

 

ADVERTISEMENT

 

The HBR App:
Get the best in leadership thinking on-the-go.

Download on the App Store.
Get it on Google Play
 
X Icon LinkedIn Icon