Collaboration and teams

Start by letting people nominate themselves for consideration.

Too many of us are disconnected, disengaged, and bored at work.

Managing stakeholder expectations is one of the most challenging parts of the job. Here are five ways to do so successfully.

In addition to being powerful tools of persuasion and influence, emotions ground us in our humanity and give us important data about our environments.

What to do when you’re stretched too thin.

Consistent follow-up is what makes projects run as smoothly, efficiently, and effectively as possible.

Five ways to get back on track.

Make digital tools work for you — not against you.

It’s the most powerful driver of consumer and employee behavior — and yet, businesses don’t study it or have a strategy to harness it.

Researchers are identifying and quantifying the many effects of inclusion on firm performance — and the insights they’re generating are persuasive.

It could depend on how anxious you’re feeling about the interaction.

Are they getting in the way of your progress?

If it doesn’t work for everyone, it’s not working.

How a “dynamic workforce model” puts employees and independent contractors on an equal footing.

Five key behaviors that set them apart.

Too often employees develop effective ways to tolerate a problem — instead of fixing it.

Focus on trust, teaching, action, vision, and values.

What can leaders learn from both winning and losing?

Having the most talented team isn't enough.

For today's time-strapped manager or professional, setting aside time to brush up on key management skills is almost impossible. Luckily, Harvard Business...

The Harvard Business Review Project Management Collection is for anyone serious about project management. "Project Management for Profit" shows every...

This technical note is used in management communications or strategic communication courses in MBA or executive education programs where students are...

Key topics include team design, team management, job design, employee empowerment, implementing change, and high performance workforces. In 2004, John...

Working remotely gives you flexibility and independence. But it can pose challenges when you need to team up with colleagues or coworkers. "Virtual Collaboration"...

Supplement to case IN1530 and IN1533

This case reports the actions taken and personal reflections of team members described in Case A, "Making the Tough Team Call (A)" (UVA-OB-0705). Set...

The owner of a company with production plants in various regions in the world wants to standardize the methods of personnel selection for the Asian-Pacific...

Harry Hou, director and owner of the Oceania microenterprise for Haier Group, a leading multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company...

Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble is faced with an urgent need to revitalize new-product innovation, given its recent focus on incremental product...

From crackly conference lines to pixelated video, virtual meetings can be problematic. But you can host a productive conversation in which everyone participates....

The one primer you need to develop your leadership skills. Put aside all the overhyped new frameworks, the listicles, the "10 best things you need to...

This note explains how identity dynamics underlie many of the observable interpersonal problems that team members encounter, ranging from lack of participation...

Silver Cloud, an industry leader, had acquired the Charles Lake Mill whose management accommodated union demands. As management gave in to union demands,...

Captain Michael Davidson of the container ship SS El Faro was determined to make his planned shipping trip on time-but a hurricane was approaching his...

This case centers on technologist and founder Alex Furman of the genetics testing company Invitae. At Invitae, Furman reimagined his human resources (HR)...

In this case, set in June 2019 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Deepa Bachu of Pensaar Design and her team work with client ITC Ltd. to use design thinking...

A guide for employees and managers.

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each...

Five subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now.

Poorly run meetings negatively affect team performance, cohesion, and ultimate success.

Amid a looming economic downturn, employers can expect another tumultuous year.

Strategies to help you rise above performative allyship, based on a series of studies conducted over four years.

Executing complex initiatives like acquisitions or an IT overhaul requires a breadth of knowledge that can be provided only by teams that are large, diverse,...

What to do when you notice a colleague - or yourself - saying something harmful.

Temple Grandin on how to harness different kinds of thinking for creativity, problem-solving, and innovation.

Insights from neuroscience