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The Questions CEO Candidates Need to Ask
Succession planning Digital ArticleHow to avoid the traps that compel talented leaders to accept the wrong roles. -
How to Handle a Difficult Board Member
Corporate governance PlaybookThe HBR Executive Playbook on protecting governance, repairing trust, and keeping the work on track. -
Leading After the Founder
Succession planning Magazine ArticleWhen the person who built the company steps back, emotions run high—and many organizations stumble. Here’s how to manage the transition. -
CEO Turnover Is Accelerating
Business management Agenda NewsletterA closer look at what’s driving the turnover. -
Why CEO Turnover Is Rising in 2025
Succession planning Digital ArticleIt’s not just struggling companies that are making changes at the top. -
Can AI Boards Outperform Human Ones?
Boards Digital ArticleLessons from an experiment comparing human and AI boards deliberating the same business case. -
The Pitfalls That Undermine CEO Succession Planning
Succession planning Digital ArticleAnd how a trusted CHRO can help companies avoid them. -
Co-CEOs Need Regular Feedback—and a Process for Getting It
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleSuccessful dual-leadership structures require continuous calibration. -
When the CEO Becomes Board Chair
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleIt’s one of the most delicate transitions in corporate leadership. -
When Two Leaders Are Better Than One
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleSuccessful leadership duos capitalize on their fundamentally different strengths. -
The Art of the Executive Exit
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleSuccessfully transitioning out of a senior leadership role requires intention, structure, and emotional maturity. -
Research Roundup: CEO Start Dates, Online Reviews, AI’s Impact on Morale, and More
Boards Digital ArticleUseful and surprising findings from across academia, consultancies, and other vetted sources. -
The Founder’s Final Act
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleHow to hand over ownership—and burnish your legacy. -
Choose the Right CEO for Volatile Times
Boards Magazine ArticleDon’t play it too safe. -
How New CEOs Can Build a Strong Alliance with Their Board Chair
Boards Digital ArticleEarly misalignment can cause this relationship to sour. These eight steps can help establish a strong foundation. -
Boards Can Continue to Lead the Way on Climate Governance
Corporate governance Digital ArticleHow to pursue a proactive stance in an era of heightened scrutiny. -
How Middle-Market Companies Can Find the Best Leadership Talent
Talent management Digital ArticleThree steps to address the issue of frequent CEO turnover. -
Presenting a New Strategy to the Board—and Winning Their Buy-In
Strategy PlaybookThe HBR Executive Playbook on building shared understanding and consensus in the room. -
Where Traditional Succession Planning Falls Short
Succession planning Digital ArticleAnd the key pivots needed to make it work. -
How Pioneering Boards Are Using AI
Boards Magazine ArticleThey’re harnessing it to help directors prepare, debate, and decide.
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CEO Ready: What You Need to Know to Earn the Job--and Keep the Job
Boards Book35.00View Details Your track record of success isn't enough. Here's what it really takes to be "CEO Ready." You're on the short list for the CEO job, and you have a record... -
Thermax: Four paths to succession in a family business
Corporate governance Case Study11.95View Details From its origins as a manufacturer of hospital equipment for the Indian market, Thermax has grown into a multinational corporation operating in 90 countries,... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance?
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft had forged a highly lucrative and mutually beneficial partnership: Microsoft supplied... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (B): Partnerships Heat Up
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details This case follows OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance? (726-372) and provides a brief update since July 2025 on the state of negotiations... -
The Boardroom
Boards Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the growth and strategic challenges of The Boardroom, a European network founded by Diana Markaki-Bartholdi to prepare senior women... -
Sandoz (B): The art of staying true to your mission
Boards Case Study5.00View Details This case series explores Sandoz's spin off from Novartis, which was finalized on 4 October 2023. Case B looks at Sandoz once it has become independent.... -
Sandoz (A): Breaking free to stand alone
Boards Case Study11.95View Details This case series explores Sandoz's spin off from Novartis, which was finalized on 4 October 2023. Case A follows Richard Saynor's (CEO, Sandoz) ruminations... -
Aditya Birla Group: Nurturing the Next Generation of Leaders
Succession planning Case Study11.95View Details Kumar Mangalam Birla, chief executive officer of the Aditya Birla Group (ABG), was a descendant of a prominent business family in India. Under his leadership,... -
Sea Cider: Succession Planning for a Regenerative Business
Succession planning Case Study11.95View Details Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse (Sea Cider), an organic farm and cidery in Saanichton, British Columbia, prioritized regenerative agricultural practices that... -
Navigating the Financial Markets in India: Selling Aparajitha
Economics Case Study11.95View Details Bharath Krishna Sankar was a successful entrepreneur who started his business, Aparajitha, in southern India. Aparajitha was a labor compliance management... -
Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader
Boards Book32.00View Details What you don't see about yourself can hold you back as a leader. As leaders, we all hit a point when things stop going well. A problem emerges that we... -
After the Flipkart Exit: Do the Founders Fit the Future?
Mergers and acquisitions Case Study11.95View Details In April 2018, Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce platform, found himself in a tense negotiation room in Bentonville, Arkansas,... -
Harbhajan's Made with Love: A Nonagenarian Turned Entrepreneur
Social media Case Study11.95View Details In 2016, a 90-year-old woman from India started her entrepreneurship venture Harbhajan's Made with Love that created waves all across the nation with... -
Tesla at a Crossroad: Leadership, Politics, and Reputational Risk
Boards Case Study11.95View Details In March 2025, Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla faced public criticism due to his political involvement, particularly in the position of... -
(Family) Size Matters: Nico Oprée and the Decreasing Power of Family Unity over Time
Balancing work and family Case Study11.95View Details Nico Oprée, a fourth-generation (G4) member of his family's heavy manufacturing business, found himself reflecting on how the firm would navigate a deepening... -
Transforming a Titan (C)
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details Three years in his tenure as CEO, Cobuz must decide whether to launch a more than €500 million carbon-capture-and-storage facility. The project-Europe's... -
Transforming a Titan (A)
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Dimitri Papalexopoulos, fourth-generation CEO of TITAN Cement, must decide whether to keep leading the 120-year-old, family-controlled firm or hand the... -
Transforming a Titan (B)
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details After a global search the board appoints Marcel Cobuz-ex-LafargeHolcim executive with deep innovation experience-as TITAN's first non-family CEO. Cobuz... -
Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (B)
Climate change Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to the (A) case, 225-082. -
Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)
Climate change Case Study11.95View Details On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail...
