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- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
mechanics that add very little to the competitive position or underlying value of the enterprise." But while board members are now taking their jobs more seriously, their input is not necessarily as helpful or effective as it could be, Kaufman says. He recently... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better
significantly influenced by where their colleagues worked at a given point in time, rather than just by where they themselves worked. Our results suggest how important it is to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
that a lot and I think we're providing some systematic evidence now with this study," Lakhani says. He met recently with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss the work and its... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
Summing Up This month's column appears to have struck a chord with those who lament the continuing loss of implicit knowledge buried inside the heads of experienced leaders (termed "deep smarts" by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About Employees’ LinkedIn Connections
most? Are these connections more important if you are somebody in sales versus someone in research?” You Might Also Like: How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others Why We Still... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Industrial Decarbonization: Confronting the Hard Challenges of Cement
Cities like Cairo; Chongqing, China; Delhi; and Kinshasa, Congo are experiencing population explosions accompanied by unprecedented demand for homes, offices, factories, and infrastructure. In the United States, the Biden Administration’s policy-driven infrastructure... View Details
The Economist Intelligence Unit report
Video Interview: EIU Editor Riva Richmond interviews Harvard Business School Professor Leslie Perlow about the risks to organisations from the undirected, always-connected work enabled by mobile devices. View Details
- 26 Apr 2023
- In Practice
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
You Might Also Like: ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster? Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions... View Details
- 17 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Teaming in the Twenty-First Century
challenge is to set a climate where psychological safety, accountability, and pressure to do the best possible work exist together. "We're in a new world, and our old management models don't fit as well as we would like," she says. "Those... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
framework for managers (and aspiring managers) to work in a more balanced, self-fulfilling way in this changing landscape, based on three core tenets. You’re more than your job This is the era of reinvention. Wallace warns against... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 01 Mar 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?
should be practicing anyway. The only new element is that it has to be practiced in a different (remote) work environment. As David Wittenberg put it, “It might take a bit more time to connect with employees online instead of walking... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding
Good for Your Career After All Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Designer's note: Illustration created using art generated by... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 25 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business
Good for Your Career After All Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image note: The illustration was created using art generated by... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
possible for us to have institutions that are not organized that way and that don't perpetuate disadvantage. It’s our choice. It's whether we want to do the work to make those changes.” About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Dec 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?
low-cost labor but rather fearing high-quality labor that comes at low cost." Regarding the migration of labor, Tayyab Rashid said, "High-paying work is knowledge work. That is not going... View Details
Keywords: by by Jim Heskett
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
hope my book helps managers better understand that responsibility and how to fulfill it. About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image:... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 13 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through the Self-Doubt That Keeps Talented Women from Leading
addressing the other is unlikely to lead to sustainable progress.” You Might Also Like: How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap Why Employers Favor Men Feedback or ideas to share? Email the View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs
responsibility, and offering to change or make amends, rather than making excuses or digging in your heels. Read another Working Knowledge story about Edmondson's book: Failing Well: How Your 'Intelligent... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better
heard by another person is essential in a happy relationship, whether that’s communication between romantic partners, a patient and a doctor, or colleagues in the office. And feeling heard at work could make... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding