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The strongest teams don’t succeed because they avoid conflict—they succeed because they understand how teammates process information, communicate under pressure, and approach decisions differently.

Drawing on a redesign of HBS’s FIELD Global Immersion program, HBS Professors Leonard A. Schlesinger and Joseph Fuller argue that “interpersonal competence” is a learnable capability that helps teams anticipate and navigate cognitive differences before they become performance problems. After introducing training and tools designed to build that capability, the number of student teams requiring faculty intervention for serious collaboration breakdowns fell from 45 to one.

Prevent Team Friction from Turning into Dysfunction The strongest teams don’t succeed because they avoid conflict—they succeed because they understand how teammates process information, communicate under pressure, and approach decisions differently. Drawing on a redesign of Harvard Business School’s FIELD Global Immersion program, the authors a...

Looking for your next great summer read?

Harvard Business School faculty share the books they're bringing to the beach this year—from thought-provoking explorations of AI and innovation to compelling fiction, history, and memoir.

Browse the full list and discover a few new additions to your summer reading stack.

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2026 | Working Knowledge Fill your suitcase with these reading suggestions from Harvard Business School faculty. While the list includes many books on AI, it also includes some lighter options that are perfect for the beach.

Johann Farhat (MBA 2025) holds a civil engineering degree from the American University of Beirut. After graduating, he spent three years in management consulting at Strategy& in Dubai before moving to Madrid to work at Amazon for another three years. During his time at HBS, he served as co-president of the Soccer Club and captain of the HBS Soccer Team.

We're revisiting Johann's MBA Voices blog, where he shares reflections from his time as Marketing Strategy and Innovation Director at Chelsea Football Club.

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US midterm elections don't get the same attention from media or voters as presidential contests, but this year's races have enormous implications for business.

A flip in party control of one or both chambers of Congress would impose a roadblock to executive actions. HBS Professor Vincent Pons, who has done extensive research on voters and voting, talked to Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) about why this year’s election is so consequential.

Why midterm elections matter to business | Institute for Business in Global Society An HBS professor who has done extensive research on voters and voting explains why this year’s election is so consequential.

✅ Reach soccer's pinnacle.
✅ Become a global brand.
✅ Buy a team.
✅ Sign Lionel Messi.

David Beckham makes success look as easy as his epic free kicks. But leveraging world-class talent takes discipline and deft decision-making, as case studies by HBS Professor Anita Elberse reveal.

What could other businesses learn from his ascent?

⚽ Read more: https://hbs.me/ymkc3f7h

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent | Working Knowledge Combining bold ideas, powerful pedagogy, and collaborative cohort-based learning to deliver unparalleled management education and foster lifelong learning networks.

In May, the HBS India Research Center, in partnership with Harvard Business Impact Education, hosted the second edition of the Doctoral Participant-Centered Learning (DPCL) Workshop in Mumbai.

Over the course of one and a half days, 72 doctoral scholars from leading business schools across India explored HBS’s participant-centered approach to teaching and learning. Led by Professors Rohit Deshpandé and Willis Emmons, the workshop focused on discussion-based teaching. Participants found the workshop insightful and gained practical strategies to foster active student participation.

Why is there a gender gap in generative AI adoption?

In this week's Research Spotlight, Professor Rembrand Koning and coauthors found that women consistently lag behind men in AI use across 100+ countries.

Inclusive training, workplace support, and organizational policies are needed to ensure AI's benefits reach everyone and unlock AI's full potential.

Read more about their research here: https://hbs.me/mt5sdx8r

AI data centers—with their massive energy and water needs—have become a lightning rod for criticism from climate change advocates. But could the technology also serve as a powerful mitigation and adaptation tool?

HBS Assistant Professor Christian Kaps, Senior Lecturer Vikram Gandhi, and colleagues from the Business and Environment Initiative share how artificial intelligence could help manage the effects of climate change and what business opportunities might emerge.

Could AI Drive New Climate Solutions? | Working Knowledge Christian Kaps, Vikram Gandhi, and Jennifer Turliuk discuss how the technology could manage the effects of climate change and speed decarbonization.