Harvard Business Review, September/October 2025

Harvard Business Review publishes new and authoritative ideas for improving the practice of management. Written by leading business thinkers and executives, HBR gives readers a first look at cutting-edge ideas and their real-world applications in areas like strategy, leadership, marketing, team management, and professional development. Each monthly issue presents groundbreaking research, analysis of the forces shaping the business agenda, and proven best practices designed to help individuals and organizations lead, manage, and compete more effectively and with greater purpose. The September/October 2025 issue features the following articles:

• "Why Startups Benefit When Big Investments Come Later" by the Editors of HBR
• "The CEO of Save the Children U.S. on Navigating a Sudden Funding Crisis" by Janti Soeripto
• "Now Is the Time for Courage" by Ranjay Gulati
• "How Digital Integration Is Reconfiguring Value Chains" by Antonio Moreno
• "Addressing Gen AI’s Quality-Control Problem" by Stefan Thomke, Philipp Eisenhauer, and Puneet Sahni
• "Every Team Needs a Super-Facilitator" by Jamil Zaki
• "How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI" by Amit Joshi, Mark J. Greeven, Sophie Liu, and Kunjian Li
• "The Founder’s Final Act" by Josh Baron, Ben Francois, Tony Guidotti, and Nien-he Hsieh
• "Choose the Right CEO for Volatile Times" by Claudius A. Hildebrand, Kate Hurley, and Giovanna Galli
• "It’s Time to Try Bundled Pricing" by Rafi Mohammed
• "How to Counter Fake News" by Michael Etter, Patrick Haack, Simone Mariconda, and Marta Pizzetti
• "Why You Need Systems Thinking Now" by Tima Bansal and Julian Birkinshaw
• "Why Aren’t I Better at Delegating?" by Elsbeth Johnson
• "HBR Case Study: A Fast-Food Company Considers Dynamic Pricing" by Elie Ofek with expert commentary by Philip Daus and Dave Burwick
• "Chasing Longevity" by Daniel McGinn
• "Life’s Work: An Interview with Renzo Piano" by Alison Beard