The year 2024 was a challenging year for sustainability, from climate issues to inequality. Three top concerns include elections and political turmoil that threaten progress, companies retreating or staying silent on DEI and ESG goals, and the rise of sustainability reporting that’s (temporarily) taking up companies’ time. Other issues from the past year include the […]
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Widespread global uncertainty in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing wars, social uprisings, and rising inflation have led individuals to feel less of a sense of personal control. New research finds that this lack of control can drive employees to seek similarity in coworkers, forming homogenous teams that stifle diversity and innovation. Research involving
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The top 10 most-read articles from HBR in 2024 range in topics, including answering a tricky interview question, A/B testing hybrid work arrangements, the new rules of executive presence, and … leadership lessons from retired quarterback Tom Brady. HBR published hundreds of articles this year, on every management topic you can imagine: supply chains, talent
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Honda has long been a leader in sustainability in the global automotive industry. The carmaker introduced the CVCC engine in the early 1970s to cut smog-forming emissions, and it produced the first battery-electric vehicles in the 1990s and hydrogen fuel cell-electric vehicles in the early 2000s, both of which used innovative technologies to reduce or
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The latest results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study show that U.S. students’ math scores trail those of many of their global peers. They also reveal that U.S. math scores were lower in 2023 than they were in 2019. The test was given last year to fourth- and eighth-graders around the world.
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James Mangold’s new film about Nobel laureate Bob Dylan, “A Complete Unknown,” will be released in the U.S. on December 25. Based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 book “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties,” the film, with Timothée Chalamet starring (and singing) in the lead role, depicts Dylan’s life from his
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The night sky is now a little clearer. With the ultimate goal of creating a comprehensive map of the universe, the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time project passed a major milestone in October when its testing camera at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured its first images of the night sky. “With on-sky
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A strategy’s execution is its riskiest moment because it is the point when any miscalculations have a tangible cost. One way to reduce that risk is to repeat a process over and over in an experimental setting improving it just a little bit more each time. It’s the type of thing Toyota’s continuous improvement systems
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All of us are on a continuous journey of learning and growth, and the change of the calendar year offers a chance to reflect. Some of the HBR podcast episodes that have resonated most with listeners in 2024 can help you gear up and get excited for whatever next step may be. They cover topics
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The companies that succeed with AI aren’t necessarily those with the most advanced models or the largest data sets — they’re the ones that bring together diverse expertise to make the smartest decisions. Finance, with its ability to ascertain value, ensure accountability, and provide an objective perspective, plays an indispensable role in making AI investments
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