The top 10 most-read articles from HBR in October 2026 range in topics, including board dynamics, the effects of AI on strategy and collaboration, the role of conflict on executive teams, and why it’s ...

Employees aren’t passive recipients of cybersecurity policies—they interpret them and decide whether to comply or find a workaround. In large part, these decisions are based on whether they view cyber ...

What can owning a sports team teach leaders about building enduring value? In this HBR Executive Live conversation, editor at ...

Leaders seeking to turn AI’s promise into business value often overlook employees already experimenting with emerging ...

AI is making familiar voices, faces, and documents easy to counterfeit, allowing fraudsters to exploit gaps between business ...

When your costs go up, raising prices can feel like the obvious next step—but if those increases drive customers away, your business could collapse. Before you pass along rising costs, consider these ...

Cybersecurity hinges in large part on convincing employees that cyber threats are real and that they need to take them ...

Organizations are investing billions of dollars in AI to boost productivity, accelerate innovation, and transform how work ...

A study of more than 600 U.S. public companies found that roughly three-quarters have invested in AI and moved beyond pilots ...

To build cyber resilience, organizations need to think about fostering internal relationships instead of just compliance. Social capital—the relationships, trust, and shared understanding that support ...

Your employees can be both excited about AI and worried about what it means for their future. Pushing enthusiasm without acknowledging those fears can undermine trust. To help your team adapt, make ...

Welcome to the HBR Executive Agenda for Oct. 22, 2026. HBR Executive delivers trusted insights and actionable strategies to ...