Politics

Your company’s leader has become a political lightning rod. Now what?

Energy analyst Rory Johnston tells HBR “I fear it will break the system.”

A new survey of business leaders shows that it’s usually not investors or customers pushing leaders to speak out.

A Q&A with strategy expert Martin Reeves.

How leaders can act with clarity amid rising social and political uncertainty.

While political ideology is often blamed for workplace divides, employees’ moral philosophy is a better predictor of faultlines.

A new study found that while most large firms are staying the course, important coalitions are crumbling.

A wide-ranging HBR Executive Live conversation with Foreign Affairs editor Daniel Kurtz-Phelan.

Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, on crisis leadership.

To get a sense of the global economic repercussions of Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran, editor-at-large Adi Ignatius spoke over the weekend to expert Ian Bremmer.

Three books on why it’s so hard today—and how to do better.

Three experts explain how the fight over the platform signals shifts in U.S.-China relations, internet governance, and the rules of international business.

Notable companies retreated from their climate and social responsibility commitments — plus other defining themes.

Efficiency is the essence of capitalism, but it might not be the right approach for the public sector.

The U.S.-China trade war from Trump’s first administration offers a glimpse of the effects a more protectionist trade policy might have this time around.

Alliances with national governments are no longer enough.

How to avoid alienating your customers when supporting a social cause.

Highlights from this issue

What managers need to know.

Extensive research has shown: right- and left-wing populists both lead to lower stock returns and higher inflation. Here’s why — and what businesses can do.