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Harvard Business Review | Strategy & Execution
 

March 10, 2026

 
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6 Ways to Make Strategy Resonate with Skeptical Leaders

By David Lancefield

Start by framing it as the guiding force behind your company’s biggest decisions.

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Pop Quiz: What is a resource-based view of the firm?  Scroll for the answer.

Rethinking Strategy in a Hyperpolitical World by Emily Lang

A Q&A with strategy expert Martin Reeves. Read more >

 

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When AI Challenges Strategy by Adi Ignatius

How three chief strategy officers are responding Read more >

 

How Gen AI Can Turn Reams of Text into Actionable Insights by Shirley Lu and George Serafeim

A study on climate solutions shows how the technology can help leaders track trends, identify changing markets, and seize emerging opportunities. Read more >

 

Why Some Companies Grow Rapidly While Others Stall by Amanda Helming, et al.

To understand what makes the difference, Egon Zehnder surveyed more than 500 senior revenue-driving leaders around the world. Read more >

 
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Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation

 

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Constant tech disruption, economic volatility, and shifting work norms demand innovation—but do we have the leadership to make it happen? In Genius at Scale, leadership scholar Linda Hill, Harvard researcher Emily Tedards, and former Microsoft innovation executive Jason Wild show that we do. Building on Hill’s Collective Genius, the book profiles leaders who excel at co-creating, experimenting, and scaling ideas.

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