HBR On Strategy
Business strategy isn’t a plan, it’s a framework for success. Whether you’re building, innovating, or executing, HBR On Strategy is your destination for insights and inspiration from the world’s top experts on business strategy and innovation. Every Wednesday, the editors at the Harvard Business Review hand-picked case studies and conversations from across HBR podcasts, videos, articles, and beyond to unlock new ways of doing business.
How Glossier Maintained Brand Integrity While Scaling
How to Build Long-Term Social Value
Strategies for Competing with a Tech-Driven Insurgent
Scaling a Startup in Emerging Markets
Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up
How to Navigate a Leadership Transition
How Globalization Has Changed Strategic Planning
Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
How a Coal Polluter’s New Strategy for Sustainability Transformed Its Business
Don’t Just Create Value. Capture It.
Lessons in Climate Change Strategy from the U.S. Navy
How to Get Forecasting Right
How Startups Can Turn Failure into Success
To Set a Great Strategy, Start by Imagining the Future You Want
3 Signs It's Time to Transform Your Core Business
24 Steps to Launch a Start-Up
Brand Strategy Lessons from Super Bowl Ads
How to Incorporate Influencers into Your Marketing Strategy
How to Build a Dynamic-Pricing Strategy That Works
How Rakuten’s Shift to English Transformed Its Culture
How to Scale a Start-Up
Innovating Around an Existing Core Product or Service
When Collaborating with Competitors Makes Sense
How Sodexo’s CEO Manages Global Strategy Across 50 Countries
Microsoft: A Case Study in Strategy Transformation
Should Your Business Sell on Amazon?
Why Project-Based Work Fails — and How to Get It Right
How Booking.com Sustains a Culture of Innovation
How to Future-Proof Your Strategy
How One Energy CEO Is Leading a Transition Toward Clean Energy
A Better Framework for Solving Tough Problems
Ask These Questions Before Choosing a Manufacturing Location
What’s Behind the Success of Some Tech Start-Ups?
Fortnite: Turning a Meteoric Rise into Sustained Growth
Lessons from Amazon’s Early Growth Strategy
Disruptive Innovation in the Era of Big Tech
Merging Competitors: U.S. Airways and American Airlines
The Key to Consistent Growth Is Having the Right Incentives
The Key to Preserving a Long-Term Competitive Advantage
When Scaling Your Start-Up, Don’t Lose What Makes It Special
How to Fail Right
How 8 Successful CEOs Allocated Capital to Build Durable Businesses
How Local Businesses Can Compete with Larger Rivals
How to Build — and Maintain — Relationships with Your Shareholders
Shifting Your Focus from Short-Term Efficiency to Long-Term Resilience
Best Buy’s Hubert Joly on Redefining Your Company’s Purpose
Growth Strategy Lessons from the Middle East’s First Unicorn Start-Up
Refocus Your Strategy for Success
How IKEA Evolved Its Strategy While Keeping Its Culture Constant
The Key to Identifying Your Most Valuable Customers
Does Your Family Business Have a Succession Plan?
Competing with TikTok: When to Imitate, When to Differentiate
How to Build a Start-Up — Without VC Funding
Inside BMW’s Decarbonization Strategy
You Need a Generative AI Strategy
Lessons in Innovation from a Legacy Firm
The Right — and Wrong — Ways to Cut Costs
The Risks of Rebranding
Corporate Governance Can Be a Growth Strategy
Why Every Leader Needs “Aesthetic Intelligence”
The Strategy Mistake Too Many Startups Make
How Indra Nooyi Brought Design Thinking to PepsiCo
How to Expand Beyond a Direct-to-Consumer Strategy
How Well Do You Know Your Core Customers?
How to Thrive in Fast-Moving Markets
How a Multinational Publishing House Pivoted to Digital
How to Compete with a Fast-Growing Disruptor
Strategy Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
Measuring Your Long-Term Strategy’s Short-Term Success
How Eastern Bank Shifted Its Strategy to Compete with Online Lenders
3 Ways to Build Critical-Thinking Skills
How a Global Brewing Company Explored the Cannabis Market
How to Compete with “Free” Products and Services
Is Your Start-Up’s Growth Sustainable?
The Key to Great Strategies? Timing.
Defining a Growth Strategy in Uncertain Times
Inside Amazon’s Growth Strategy
Solving Problems with Integrative Thinking
Global Growth Needs a Local Approach
Is Your Business Model Part of Your Innovation Strategy?
Quitting Can Sometimes Be a Strategic Success
What Is Blue Ocean Strategy — and Where Does It Go Wrong?
How Small Companies Compete with — and Beat — Big Ones
The Head of Cirque du Soleil on Creativity and Strategy
Setting a Corporate Strategy for Social Good
The Difference Between a Plan and a Strategy
Align Your Sales Team with Your Strategy
Is a Subscription Model Right for Your Business?
