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A conversation with Trip.com Group CEO Jane Sun. Over the next four weeks, we’re highlighting some of the best conversations from the 2025 HBR Leadership Summit held in April. In this episode, Jane ...

Yesterday, we shared three ways to begin structuring work for AI-human teams. Today, we’re back with four more tips to help you build a scalable workforce strategy that treats agentic AI as a ...

AI is no longer just a tool; it’s part of your workforce. If you want to lead effectively in this new era of “agentic AI”—AI systems that can act independently, without constant human ...

Delegating to your direct reports is simple. They report to you, so when you assign work, they know it’s part of their job. But with peers, it’s trickier. Take what happened to Preston, who ...

As AI matures, the availability of so-called “digital labor” is exploding, expanding the very definition of a qualified workforce. What was once the exclusive domain of human talent has now ...

If your global mental health programs aren’t gaining traction, factors beyond just stigma may be standing in the way. To create initiatives that resonate across geographic regions, ethnic ...