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Magazine Information
Publication: Harvard Business Review
Issue: November–December 2026
Format: Digital and interactive magazine edition
Availability: The latest issue is available online to eligible HBR subscribers.
Primary themes: Artificial intelligence, organisational trust, executive leadership, decision-making and workplace behaviour
Featured Articles
Why Even Your Best Employees Override AI Systems That Work: The article examines why capable employees may disregard or override effective artificial-intelligence systems.
Organisational trust: It argues that resistance to AI may arise not from distrust of the technology itself but from employees’ lack of trust in their organisation.
Why the issue matters: Organisations implementing AI may need to address transparency, governance and workplace trust alongside technical performance.
How CEOs Set the Tempo: This article considers how chief executives determine the appropriate speed of organisational activity and change.
Leadership pace: Deciding when to accelerate, slow down or maintain momentum is presented as an important but often overlooked aspect of a CEO’s role.
How Leaders Counter Pessimism in Trying Times: The article provides guidance for leaders managing teams during periods of uncertainty and pressure.
Constructive behaviour: Leaders can respond to pessimism by modelling productive conduct and maintaining a practical focus on possible actions.
Reframing pressure: The article recommends helping employees interpret difficult circumstances in ways that encourage resilience and constructive action.
Highlighting progress: Drawing attention to meaningful achievements can help teams maintain confidence and motivation.
Interactive Reading Experience
Digital access: Subscribers can explore the complete November–December issue through HBR’s online platform.
Interactive format: The digital issue is designed to provide a convenient and seamless magazine-reading experience.
Search facility: Readers can search the magazine to locate relevant articles, subjects and ideas.
Audio narration: The interactive edition includes audio features that allow subscribers to listen to magazine content.
HBR Magazine Archive
Archive access: HBR subscribers receive digital access to magazine articles published over more than 60 years.
September–October 2026: This issue examines how AI is reshaping strategic decision-making and enabling agents to coordinate work across organisational silos.
Customer referrals: The September–October issue also considers the strategic value of customer recommendations and referrals.
July–August 2026: This edition covers the false-alignment trap, organisational decision rights and the value of strategic centering.
May–June 2026: This issue discusses how organisations can build high-performing teams that continue to improve.
Additional subjects: The May–June issue also examines AI’s effect on human connection at work and negotiation when no alternative plan is available.
HBR Innovation Summit 2026
Event: HBR Innovation Summit 2026
Theme: Turning Breakthrough Ideas into Real Results
Dates: 12–13 November 2026
Format: Virtual event
Programme: The summit will include CEO conversations, expert-led masterclasses and practical innovation strategies.
Executive access: HBR Executive membership includes registration for both summit days and access to the Innovation Forum.
Subscription Options
HBR Executive: The premium subscription combines leadership insights, practical tools and opportunities to connect with other executives.
Leadership support: The service is intended to help executives evaluate important decisions and apply trusted management ideas.
Team subscriptions: Organisations can provide HBR access to employees across different functions, roles and seniority levels.
Shared knowledge: Team access can help employees work from a common set of research-based management ideas and insights.
Further information: Readers may access the complete November–December 2026 issue, magazine archive, event registration and subscription information through the links included in the original HBR communication.