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While quantum computers exist in the lab, general-purpose quantum computers aren’t yet available for commercial use. How can businesses respond to potential disruptions from this technology before it has actually emerged into the mainstream market? One company that has been investing substantially into quantum computing is Infosys, and so the authors reached out to several…

The mRNA technologies that helped rapidly create effective Covid-19 vaccines could become technology platform businesses, which has tremendous implications for players the world of drug development. These platforms could attract other companies interested in exploiting their advantages to develop other drugs. But all the stakeholders — platform owners,  external pharmaceutical and biotech companies, policymakers, and…

April 18, 2022 Coaching Real Leaders returns May 2 with new coaching sessions, new career challenges, and new leadership lessons. This season, host and longtime executive coach Muriel Wilkins will tackle questions like: How do I move from subject matter expert to business leader? How do I hold myself and my team more accountable? How…

Researcher and author Marcus Buckingham says we’ve overly complicated what it means to lead. Leading people means checking in with an employee every week for 52 weeks out of the year. Asking about their successes and failures–big and small. Asking what they loved last week and what they hated. And then what they are focused…

Research has found that 73% of all employees have some type of current caregiving responsibility. However, because the majority of employers don’t track caregiving status, they don’t offer the supportive infrastructure — such as the right benefits and policies — to support this large segment of their workforce. This results in U.S. businesses losing $35…

If it’s been a while since you started a new job, you might experience a range of emotions once you start your new position. But those first weeks in a new job are when you make your first impression, and it’s hard to change people’s perceptions once they’re developed. The author presents five tips on…

Corporate (non)apologies have become as ubiquitous as the harm they fail to address around diversity, equity, and inclusion. By contrast, the best apologies reflect a genuine effort to understand the harm committed and take responsibility for more than the bare minimum of accountability. The author suggests five steps to legitimately take accountability: 1) thank and…

How Collaborative Intelligence Can Boost Business Innovation Ineffective meetings cost businesses $541 billion a year globally in lost productivity and employee time, according to Doodle’s 2019 State of the Meeting report. And according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report, as much as 85% of employee time may be wasted on inefficient collaboration. But…

April 14, 2022 At a time when 41% of us are considering quitting our jobs, it’s time for us to understand why and what we can do about it. In this special series from HBR, we’re looking at how to craft your current job around the work you really love. In this episode, we’ll explain…

People quit jobs all the time — for better pay or a more exciting opportunity, to escape a toxic culture, or because they’ve reached an impasse in their current job. Some feel because they don’t feel valued by their manager or organization, or because their managers don’t spend enough time understanding their level of job…