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The best ideas in business and management to help people, organizations, and economies work better.

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Humble leaders help employees feel purposeful, motivated, and energized.
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How Humble Leadership Really Works
Top-down leadership is outdated and counterproductive. By focusing too much on control and end goals, and not enough on their people, leaders are making it more difficult to achieve their own desired...
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People everywhere—not just Millennials—want to work for organizations whose missions resonate with them intellectually and emotionally.
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Why Are We Here?
For many employees, the key motivator is a sense of purpose—and yet more than half of those surveyed say they’re not even “somewhat” passionate about their jobs. If organizations want to inspire...
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New HBR reading lists are added regularly—each one curated by HBR editors and available exclusively to subscribers. s.hbr.org/3TtLGUS
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If a task isn’t satisfying, focus on the aspects of it that are.
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How to Keep Working When You’re Just Not Feeling It
Motivating yourself is one of the main things that sets high achievers apart, and it’s hard. How do you keep pushing onward when your heart isn’t in it? In her research, Fishbach has identified some...
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Instead of workaholism, what if you tried giving 80%?
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In Praise of Extreme Moderation
You can’t throw a paper airplane in some offices without hitting a person who is training for a marathon, planning a 10-day silent meditation retreat, or intending on scaling Kilimanjaro. Workaholism...