Explore HBR’s 2025 Year in Review

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Read online  /  Manage email preferences Thank you for being a member of our community! From the rapid evolution of generative AI to a renewed focus on resilience, purpose, and performance, leaders faced unprecedented challenges—and opportunities. Here's a look back at the ideas that shaped the year in business. 2,300,000+ total hours on hbr.org MOST ACTIVE DAY: Tuesday 21,000,000+ podcast downloads POPULAR PODCAST: HBR IdeaCast: The Keys to Great Conversation 75,000,000+ articles read POPULAR ARTICLES FROM 2025: POPULAR ARTICLES FROM 2025: AI-Generated "Workslop" Is Destroying Productivity Now Is the Time for Courage How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025 AI-Generated "Workslop" Is Destroying Productivity Now Is the Time for Courage How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025 2,400,000+ newsletter subscribers POPULAR NEWSLETTER: HBR Recommends 25,800+ subscriber-only Data & Visuals downloaded POPULAR DOWNLOAD: The Strategic Refusal Matrix 10,000+ webinar registrants POPULAR WEBINAR: How Artificial Intelligence Will Redefine Leadership 60,000,000+ video views POPULAR VIDEO: You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why. Popular articles, lists, downloads, and more. ON STRATEGIC THINKING: You Should Be Able to Boil Your Strategy Down to a Single Clear Visualization ON LEADING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY: In Uncertain Times, Ask These Questions Before You Make a Decision ON GENERATIVE AI: How to Build Your Own AI Assistant ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT: How to Successfully Drive Change When Everything Is Uncertain TOP CASE STUDY: Strategy in Action: Porche IN THE HBR STORE: There's Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift ON STRATEGIC THINKING: You Should Be Able to Boil Your Strategy Down to a Single Clear Visualization ON LEADING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY: In Uncertain Times, Ask These Questions Before You Make a Decision ON GENERATIVE AI: How to Build Your Own AI Assistant ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT: How to Successfully Drive Change When Everything Is Uncertain TOP CASE STUDY: Strategy in Action: Porche IN THE HBR STORE: There's Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift POPULAR HBR EXECUTIVE CONTENT: PLAYBOOK Make Better Strategic Decisions Amid Uncertainty MASTERCLASS Become a Better Negotiator HBR EXECUTIVE LIVE Balancing Legacy and Reinvention at Target Learn more about the benefits of an HBR Executive subscription. POPULAR HBR EXECUTIVE CONTENT: PLAYBOOK Make Better Strategic Decisions Amid Uncertainty MASTERCLASS Become a Better Negotiator HBR EXECUTIVE LIVE Balancing Legacy and Reinvention at Target Learn more about the benefits of an HBR Executive subscription. Explore more content to keep you moving forward in 2026. Subscribe Now You are receiving this because you registered at hbr.org to receive Special Promotions emails, or you provided us with your email address. If you prefer not to receive Special Promotions emails, please unsubscribe. You may also Manage Email Preferences, view our Privacy Policy, or Contact Us. To ensure email delivery, add emailteam@emails.hbr.org to your address book, contacts, or safe sender list. Harvard Business Publishing, 20 Guest St, Suite 400, Brighton, MA 02135   Copyright © 2025 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.