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Harvard Business Review | Leadership
 

August 06, 2026

 
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5 Ways to Wield Influence When You Lack Authority

Working with hidden power brokers, using back channels, and other tactics.

By Pamela Meyer

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3 Questions to Pressure-Test Your Priorities

How to make fewer, better, and clearer high-stakes decisions when everything seems urgent.

By Karen Walker

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Why Lateral Hires Rarely Become CEO

Organizations form collective judgments about who they trust to represent the institution long before boards formally choose a CEO.

By Anand Joshi

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The Invisible Work Draining Your Best Employees

Lightening the mental load your employees carry is less about reducing work itself than about redesigning how it is structured and distributed.

By Molly Dickens, et al.

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Don’t Let AI Flatten Your Leadership Style

How to protect your judgment, voice, and presence.

By David Lancefield

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