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Should Your Company’s Voice Strategy Be Based on Platforms Like Alexa?

There are more risks than most companies realize.

Boards Are Overlooking Qualified Women. Here’s How to Fix That

At the current rate, U.S. boards won’t achieve gender balance until 2055.

When AI Meets Medicine

Eric Topol, the foremost expert in artificial intelligence in medicine, explores how the technology promises to revolutionize healthcare, making life better for both doctors and patients.

The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review.

What to Do After an Uncomfortable Conversation with a Coworker

Swallow your pride and apologize.

How Wearable AI Will Amplify Human Intelligence

New devices offer less intrusive, more intuitive ways to make humans smarter.

How China Is Upending Western Marketing Practices

Kimberly Whitler, assistant professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, believes the days of transplanting well-worn Western marketing practices into national markets may be numbered. She has researched marketing campaigns in China and finds they are faster, cheaper, and often more effective than traditional Western ones. Moreover, she argues they may be better suited to today’s global marketplace. Whitler is the author of the HBR article “What Western Marketers Can Learn from China.”

The U.S. Government Shouldn’t Run the Country’s 5G Network

Digital infrastructure is best left to the private sector.

How Companies Can Support Breastfeeding Employees

Discrimination is widespread, and too few employers are responding.

The Upside of Working Motherhood

There are a lot of reasons women should feel optimistic about having both a career and children. Two professors tell us about the takeaways from their research on working motherhood and from their experience raising three kids each. They give advice about managing expectations, transitions, and difficult times. Guests: Danna Greenberg and Jamie Ladge.

Keep Your Company’s Toxic Culture from Infecting Your Team

Tips for staying positive and productive in a negative environment.