Harvard Business Publishing Unveils Harvard Business Impact as New Brand for Corporate Learning and Education Units

Rebrand affirms the company’s bold vision to develop leaders through transformative learning.

Boston, MA – June 4, 2025 – Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) announced today the launch of Harvard Business Impact, a new brand identity for its Corporate Learning and Education market units.

This new identity reflects a shared purpose: to shape the future of leadership by empowering individuals, teams, and organizations with transformative, research-based learning experiences. It also reinforces HBP’s mission to deliver measurable, lasting impact across both global enterprises and educational institutions—by developing leaders who can navigate complexity and drive progress.

The new brand and logo signal a bold, modern approach to leadership development while maintaining the academic rigor and quality that are hallmarks of the Harvard name. The unified brand creates a cohesive voice in the market, amplifying HBP’s ability to meet the evolving needs of leaders and learners worldwide.

“Harvard Business Impact communicates our belief that lasting leadership is built through continuous, applied learning,” said Sarah McConville, Co-President of Harvard Business Publishing. “Under this new identity, we are bringing the full power of our insights, partnerships, and learning expertise to move leaders forward at every stage.”

With a presence in over 75 countries, Harvard Business Impact serves more than 300 enterprise clients and over 4,000 educational institutions. Its two dedicated units—Enterprise and Education—deliver transformative learning experiences that span the full leadership journey, from students in the classroom to executives in the boardroom.

The Education unit at Harvard Business Impact empowers academic institutions to deliver active learning experiences that prepare students for the complex challenges of their future work. With over 65,000 learning materials—including case studies, simulations, articles, and online courses—paired with expert teaching guidance, the group equips educators to shape the next generation of global business leaders and thinkers.

The Enterprise unit at Harvard Business Impact partners with global organizations to design and deliver leadership development programs that drive transformation at scale. Solutions are designed to build leadership capabilities across the enterprise—from emerging leaders to senior executives—through immersive, scalable, and contextualized learning experiences.

Harvard Business Publishing continues as the parent organization, encompassing both Harvard Business Impact and Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Review remains the leading destination for smart management thinking. Together, they provide a unified platform for leadership development and insight.

About Harvard Business Impact
Harvard Business Impact builds leadership capabilities across organizations and institutions worldwide. Through research-based insights, real-world relevance, and a commitment to continuous growth, the brand empowers individuals and teams to navigate complexity, drive transformation, and lead with confidence. Harvard Business Impact is part of Harvard Business Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

About Harvard Business Publishing
Harvard Business Publishing was founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. Its mission is to empower leaders with breakthrough ideas that solve problems, that elevate performance, and that unlock the leader in everyone. Through its articles, books, case studies, videos, learning programs, and digital tools, HBP reaches thousands of organizations and millions of subscribers and social media followers worldwide.

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Harvard Business Publishing Celebrates Gold in Three Categories in the 2024 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards

September 23, 2024

Boston, MA – September 23, 2024 – Harvard Business Publishing today announced the achievement of three Gold Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards. Through collaboration with clients, Harvard Business Publishing won Human Capital Management (HCM) Awards^® for the following entries:

1. Gold for Masdar Pioneers of Success Program under Best Leadership Development Program;
2. Gold for Nufarm NuLead: Lead Change and Inspire Others under Best Leadership Development Program; and
3. Gold for Takeda Lifelong Learning to Lead During Ever-Present Change under Best Development Program for Frontline Leaders

The 2024 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards^® recognize best practices for initiatives in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and the Future of Work.

For Masdar, the Pioneers of Success Program reinforced their leadership framework, accelerating the growth of their future leaders in one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies. The hallmark of this Gold Award-winning strategy was the establishment of a comprehensive program offering a blended and balanced approach and culminating in a real-life capstone project. Tangible results and increased promotion rates among participants provided an indication of the program’s impact on career progression.

Speaking on the Gold Award earned for the NuLead program in the Best Leadership Development Program category, Melanie Minns, Global Lead for Organization Capability said, “Our partnership has been a game changer in how we develop our global leadership population. We achieved critical mass and transformed our business through global alignment, core language frameworks, and capability.”

Takeda’s Gold Award-winning Elevate for Frontline Leaders equipped leaders to transition effectively from individual contributors to leaders, guiding their teams through volatile, ever-present change. “The design and delivery of the Takeda program has been successful because it was developed and delivered in alignment with business objectives and leveraged world-class thought leadership,” noted Tom Costello, Learning Solutions Partner for MA Bio Ops Learning and Development, Takeda.

“Excellence Award recipients have consistently demonstrated their commitment to employee growth and well-being through innovative human capital strategies. These organizations have implemented HCM programs that drive outstanding business results and create a positive and empowering work environment. Our rigorous evaluation process has confirmed these programs as industry-leading in their effectiveness and impact on employee satisfaction,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke, HCM Excellence Awards^® program leader.

Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based on these criteria:

• Alignment to their business need and environment.
• Program design, functionality and delivery.
• Adoption, integration, user experience, innovation and creativity.
• Overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits.

“Our award recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to excellence in human capital management,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “This year, we’ve witnessed some of the most groundbreaking applications of HCM strategies in our organization’s history. Many of these innovations leverage cutting-edge technologies and foster unprecedented levels of cross-functional collaboration, resulting in remarkable improvements in operational efficiency and employee engagement.”

About Masdar 

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) is one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies. As a global clean energy pioneer, Masdar is advancing the development and deployment of solar, wind, geothermal, battery storage and green hydrogen technologies to accelerate the energy transition and help the world meet its net-zero ambitions. Established in 2006, Masdar has developed and invested in projects in over 40 countries with a combined capacity of over 20 gigawatts (GW), providing affordable clean energy access to those who need it most and helping to power a more sustainable future. For more information, visit https://masdar.ae

About Nufarm 

Nufarm is a global agricultural innovator providing crop protection and seed technology solutions to help our customers grow a better tomorrow. Established over 100 years ago, Nufarm is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:NUF) with its head office in Melbourne, Australia. Nufarm is the first company to develop and commercialise plant-based omega-3 and has developed and commercialized advanced bioenergy feedstock technology. For more information, visit https://nufarm.com/au/

About Takeda 

Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines. Together with our partners, we aim to improve the patient experience and advance a new frontier of treatment options through our dynamic and diverse pipeline. As a leading values-based, R&D-driven bio-pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, we are guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. Our employees in approximately 80 countries and regions are driven by our purpose and are grounded in the values that have defined us for more than two centuries. For more information, visit https://www.takeda.com

About Harvard Business Publishing

Harvard Business Publishing was founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. Our mission is to empower leaders with breakthrough ideas that solve problems, that elevate performance, and that unlock the leader in everyone. We help leaders move the world forward.

With over 600 employees located in Boston (HQ), New York City, Australia, France, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, Harvard Business Publishing serves as a bridge between academia and enterprises around the globe through its publications and multiple platforms for content delivery, and its reach into three markets: academic, corporate, and consumer. Harvard Business Publishing has a conventional governance structure comprising a Board of Directors and an internal Executive Committee.

Harvard Business Impact and Harvard Business Review Group produce a variety of media including print and digital (Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press books, Harvard Business School cases), events (participant-centered learning seminars, custom events, webinars), digital learning (Harvard ManageMentor, HBR Spark, Harvard Business Publishing Collection, Leadership Skill Camps, Learning Sprints, business simulations), blended learning, and campus experiences. Through these platforms, Harvard Business Publishing is able to influence real-world change by maximizing the reach and impact of its essential offering—ideas.

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Atos and Harvard Business Publishing Recognized with EFMD Excellence in Practice Award

Leroy Peemen

May 26, 2022

Today, we are so proud to share that our client, Atos, together with Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) has received a Gold EFMD Excellence in Practice Award for Leadership Development. EFMD, a global organization dedicated to management development, awards impactful client-supplier partnerships each year in the Leadership, Professional, Talent, and Organizational Development arenas.

Atos and HBP were recognized for Atos’ Leading in a Digital Age (LIDA) initiative. Together, we partnered on this cutting-edge initiative to develop the leadership capabilities Atos needed to transform their business and thrive amid digital disruption.

The business challenge

Headquartered in France, Atos is a global information technology service and consulting company. When Atos first partnered with us in 2018, they expressed some critical business challenges: Their leaders needed to digitalize their own internal processes and competencies while, at the same time, help their clients navigate the digital revolution and bring about transformation of their own.

The solution

To help design and deliver LIDA, Atos turned to HBP. Working in close collaboration with Atos, we created a high-impact program for their global management population. Synergy was critical to our approach: We aligned our world-class leadership development content and blended learning design with Atos’ goals, culture, and values.

Atos’ strategy relied on leaders with a broader range of managerial and leadership competencies than was required in the past. Managers were to embrace a new way of leadership – to become more confident, more inspirational, more compassionate, more engaged with their teams.

The results

Between September 2018 and April 2022, Atos and HBP delivered leadership development programs to eight cohorts of 200 participants each. To date, Atos has reached approximately 1,500 of their leaders, representing all functions and regions in which they operate, with additional cohorts underway.

Among other outcomes, managers have witnessed more confident, strategic leaders who are prepared to lead Atos into the digital future. The retention rate for LIDA alumni exceeds the overall Atos norm by 10%, and since 2018, Atos has witnessed a twelve-point increase in the Great Places to Work survey.

Acknowledging the award news, Ian Fanton, HBP’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Learning, said:

“We take tremendous pride in the accomplishments of our clients and the role we play in helping them succeed. So, it’s very gratifying for our efforts to be recognized. Thank you, EFMD, for this prestigious award, and thank you to our partners at Atos—we look forward to our continued collaboration and innovations in the years ahead.”

Congratulations to our partners at Atos, and to the extended HBP team who have worked so diligently on the LIDA initiative.

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