Solving Problems with Integrative Thinking

For the last two years, HBR On Strategy has been a collection of the best conversations and case studies with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock new ways of doing business. But the time has come for HBR On Strategy to hit pause on new episodes. We ...  Show more

The rapid pace of technological change is making a big impact on hiring. Some organizations are dynamically securing freelance workers through platform apps like Upwork and Freelancer. Other companies are investing heavily in work enabled by artificial intelligence. John Winsor a ...  Show more

Send us Fan Mail Everyone fancies themselves as great problem solvers. But the one skill that we think you need PRIOR to problem-solving is “problem-finding.” In this episode, Bill and Bryan walk you through a Problem Finding approach that works perfectly for B2B sales profession ...  Show more

We are living in crazy times. We are constantly bombarded with negative news and problems that don't serve us in our day to day lives. We need to master our minds to focus on solutions instead of problems. We need to see that there are problems that we can't solve alone and we ne ...  Show more

Corey Phelps, a strategy professor at McGill University, says great problem solvers are hard to find. Even seasoned professionals at the highest levels of organizations regularly fail to identify the real problem and instead jump to exploring solutions. Phelps identifies the comm ...  Show more

How many times have you let all the problems of your day get to you? As hard as I is to imagine, success won't stop you from having problems. So You need to adjust the way you think about them. When you get to a level of success that you start to realize what problems you can fix ...  Show more