CodeSignal and Harvard Business Review Press Bring HBR Guides to Life through Practice-Based Learning

New courses transform iconic business content into hands-on practice, equipping professionals with leadership, finance, and strategy skills

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CodeSignal, the leading AI-native skills platform, today announced a partnership with Harvard Business Review Press (HBR Press) as the latest addition to its growing Experts Series. This collaboration transforms acclaimed Harvard Business Review Guides into interactive, practice-based learning paths, bridging the gap between insight and action for learners worldwide.

At launch, CodeSignal and HBR Press are introducing four learning paths adapted from HBR Guides:

• HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across : Master the art of managing up, collaborating across teams, and leading through influence. Build strategic relationships and navigate organizational dynamics to drive results without formal authority.
• HBR Guide to Building a Better Business Case : Develop the skill to craft compelling business cases. Learn to frame problems as stories, conduct rigorous financial analysis, and present persuasive proposals that win stakeholder approval and drive organizational change.
• HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter : Apply proven frameworks for planning, leading, and participating in meetings that respect everyone's time and drive results.
• HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers : Build a solid foundation in financial fundamentals for effective management. Learn to read financial statements, manage cash flow, analyze investments, and avoid common performance pitfalls using HBR's proven frameworks.

Each path includes both web and mobile courses, designed to fit seamlessly into a learner's workflow—whether at their desk or on the go.

"Harvard Business Review has always been committed to equipping professionals with the ideas and insights they need to lead and thrive," said Erika Heilman, Vice President, Deputy Publisher at Harvard Business Review. "By partnering with CodeSignal, we're able to bring our most trusted content into a hands-on, experiential format that turns knowledge into action. Together, we're empowering learners worldwide to practice, apply, and master the skills that today's workplace demands."

CodeSignal's Experts Series brings world-class thought leadership to life through immersive, skills-based experiences. By combining HBR's respected content with CodeSignal's practice simulations, learners move beyond passive reading to active application. From managing up and building business cases to running effective meetings and mastering finance fundamentals, each course provides actionable skills that professionals can immediately use on the job.

"Harvard Business Review has set the global standard for business leadership and management ideas," said Stephanie Durand, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at CodeSignal. "By partnering with HBR to bring these guides to life, we're giving professionals a way to not just read about better business practices, but actually practice them hands-on in realistic scenarios."

Harvard Business Review joins a distinguished lineup of Experts Series partners, including TED, AWS, Dr. Barbara Oakley ("Learning How to Learn"), and futurist Andrew Maynard. With Harvard Business Review's addition, CodeSignal continues to expand its mission of turning influential ideas into transformative, skills-first experiences—equipping today's professionals with the tools they need to thrive in tomorrow's workplace.

About CodeSignal

CodeSignal is how the world discovers and develops the skills that will shape the future. Our AI-native skills assessment and experiential learning platform helps organizations hire, train, and grow talent at scale while empowering individuals to advance their careers.

Whether you're growing your team's potential or unlocking your own, CodeSignal meets you where you are and gets you where you need to go. With millions of skills assessments completed, CodeSignal is trusted by companies like Netflix, Capital One, Meta, and Dropbox and used by learners worldwide.

For more information, visit www.codesignal.com or connect with CodeSignal on LinkedIn.

About HBR Press

Harvard Business Review Press (HBR Press) is the book publishing arm of Harvard Business Review Group. With a global reputation for producing high-quality business books, HBR Press publishes works that focus on business strategy, leadership, innovation, and management. Known for its commitment to delivering authoritative insights on today's pressing business issues and emerging trends, books from HBR Press offer readers access to the cutting-edge ideas and research that shape the business world.

SOURCE CodeSignal