Author: Meghan Ennes

  • Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the September 2013 Issue

    Enjoy these cartoons from the September issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. If we choose your caption as the winner, you will be featured in next month’s magazine and win a free Harvard Business Review Press book.

    PC Vey 1

    “Ann, you can see by the number of books behind me that I know what I’m talking about.”

    P.C. Vey

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    Aaron Bacall

    Aaron Bacall

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    Crowden Satz

    “Although our quarterly earnings dropped by twenty five percent, I feel compelled to point out that our Facebook likes have doubled.”

    Crowden Satz

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    PC Vey

    “The kazoo isn’t the only instrument I play.”

    P.C. Vey

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    Teresa Burns Parkhurst

    “Smithers, your input is vital here — it’s what we make fun of.”

    Teresa Burns Parkhurst

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    And congratulations to our July-August caption contest winner, Gretchen Newby of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Here’s her winning caption:

    Susan Camilleri Konar

    “Owing to recent cutbacks, I can offer you only 2 1/3 wishes.”

    Cartoonist: Susan Camilleri Konar

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    NEW CAPTION CONTEST
    Enter your own caption for this cartoon in the comments field below — you could be featured in next month’s magazine and win a free book. To be considered for the prize, please submit your caption by Monday, August 12, 2013.

    Paula Pratt

    Cartoonist: Paula Pratt

  • Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the June 2013 Issue

    Enjoy these cartoons from the June issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. If we choose your caption as the winner, you will be featured in next month’s magazine and win a free Harvard Business Review Press book.

    HBR Cartoon Hafeez 1

    “It’s not a requirement, but if you have a PhD in the arts or humanities, it’s definitely a plus.”

    Kaamran Hafeez

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    HBR Cartoon Shaw 2

    “Most people prefer to keep their pencils and coffee in separate cups.”

    Michael Shaw

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    HBR Cartoon Hafeez 3

    “Interns.”

    Kaamran Hafeez

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    HBR Cartoon Hafeez 4

    “Oh, so you’re homing from work today.”

    Kaamran Hafeez

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    And congratulations to our May caption contest winner, Terence McIver of Cleveland, Ohio. Here’s his winning caption:

    HBR Cartoon Eckstein 5

    “I knew this Pamplona satellite office was a bad idea!”

    Cartoonist: Bob Eckstein

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    NEW CAPTION CONTEST
    Enter your own caption for this cartoon in the comments field below — you could be featured in next month’s magazine and win a free book. Please submit entries by May 27, 2013 to be considered.

    HBR Cartoon Camilleri Konar 6

    Cartoonist: Susan Camilleri Konar

  • Strategic Humor: Cartoons from the May 2013 Issue

    Enjoy these cartoons from the May issue of HBR, and test your management wit in the HBR Cartoon Caption Contest at the bottom of this post. If we choose your caption as the winner, you will be featured in next month’s magazine and win a free Harvard Business Review Press book.

    PC Vey Cartoon

    “Don’t think of it as your being fired. Think of it as our failure to retain talent.”

    PC Vey

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    Teresa Burns Parkhurst Cartoon

    Teresa Burns Parkhurst

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    Paul Kales cartoon

    “Now can you explain that with a parable?”

    Paul Kales

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    Bob Eckstein Cartoon

    “And that, in a nutshell, is why I’m on the penny.”

    Bob Eckstein

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    And congratulations to our April caption contest winner, Connor Barclay of Claremont, California. Here’s his winning caption:

    Paul Kales cartoon (2)

    “Next time you cry wolf, there better be an actual problem.”

    Cartoonist: Paul Kales

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    NEW CAPTION CONTEST
    Enter your own caption for this cartoon in the comments field below — you could be featured in next month’s magazine and win a free book.

    Bob Eckstein cartoon (2)

    Cartoonist: Bob Eckstein