coaching - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

as putting someone on your back and getting them over the hill, you are changing your approach to: How can we use this hill to build your capacity to get over the next one? “You’re not trying to fix someone,” Margolis said. “[You’re saying]: ‘It’s no longer my job as a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

forecasting, consumer spending habits, and effective store layout. HBS Cases: When Good Teams Go Bad Know when teamwork doesn't work—and how to fix it. Professors Jeff Polzer and Scott Snook teach "The Army Crew Team" case and the dilemma faced by a rowing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2013
Research & Ideas

From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing

creative and downright crafty ways in which scarcity has been used to move product. Although Cialdini admits to a "grudging admiration for the practitioners who made this simple device work in a multitude of ways," he urges readers to resist the lure of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

casual but cultured lifestyle of California's Napa Valley, his coach Fern Mandelbaum, cofounder of toy maker Skyline, questioned whether other Americans shared his concept of Napa. "I thought, 'Come on, Fern, I will tell you what it... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

14 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots

scores of other expert opinions and articles. He condensed the information and wrote the case study with help from case researcher Christine Snively. There was plenty of fodder to choose from, with everyone from Bill Nye the Science Guy to curmudgeonly Patriots head... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

specialty training programs well over a year in advance. Athletes are often recruited into coaching contracts while still very young. This can interfere with making good matches, if the qualities that will determine a good match haven't... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

sustainability to occur, leaders need to ensure that they not only change the way they make decisions, but they must develop a pipeline of leaders who approach decision making differently. They have to teach the attributes of good process, model those attributes, and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

place new hires in supportive environments. “A team with low psychological safety may not be the best place to put your new hire” says Bransby. Yet if placement on such a team is necessary, managers should provide coaching in departments... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

monitoring, and care for routine health issues. On-site physical therapists offer coaching to prevent injury and services to speed recovery. On-site diabetes educators work with groups of employees to engage them in lifestyle changes that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

even the most important aspect." Talent is overrated. That you're not very talented needn't be the end of it.— John Irving, quoting his former wrestling coach For the American Psychologist article, Amabile said, she used Irving's... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217004-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 817-041 ZenRecruit: Sales Coaching and Performance Reviews Amara Kaggwa leads the small but rapidly expanding sales team at ZenRecruit, a recruiting... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

not because their boss is telling them to do it. This is a new way of working that is very promising, but also very difficult to do. That's where leadership matters. Goals have to be very clear. People have to be coached in collaboration.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

development—such as case discussions, lectures, simulations, coaching sessions, live projects, etc.—in terms of their potential to develop executives for the future. We then examine the impact of the forces of digital disruption—the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

about the case. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119088-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 706-413 Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (A) What happens when an MBA buys a football team and hires a bunch of MBAs and a View Details