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April 13, 2026

 

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare on Fixing What Frustrates Customers Most

The insurer has created a group tasked with understanding individual client problems to develop and scale broader solutions.

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To Succeed with AI, You’ve Got to Nail the Basics

Five timeless, mutually reinforcing principles that every company needs to get right.

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When You Start to Find Employee Requests Irritating

Your response says a lot about your own unmet needs.

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Decision-Making by Consensus Doesn’t Work in the AI Era

Success will depend on the speed at which companies identify signals, make decisions, and execute.

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What’s Stopping the 4-Day Workweek?

Answers to HBR readers’ questions about what it really takes to implement a shorter workweek.

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