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- December 1977 (Revised June 1980)
- Background Note
Some Notes on Action Planning and Implementation
By: John J. Gabarro
Keywords:
Planning
Gabarro, John J. "Some Notes on Action Planning and Implementation." Harvard Business School Background Note 478-027, December 1977. (Revised June 1980.)
- August 1980 (Revised November 1987)
- Supplement
Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp., Action Plan
By: John J. Gabarro
Supplements the case. Designed as an in-class handout.
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Keywords:
Steel Industry
Gabarro, John J. "Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp., Action Plan." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-051, August 1980. (Revised November 1987.)
- Web
One-Year Action Plan Update - Advancing Racial Equity
News & Commentary 23 SEP 2021 One-Year Action Plan Update Dean Srikant Datar discusses the School’s Advancing Racial Equity action plan at the...
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- October 2021
- Background Note
How to Write an Action-Planning Memo
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Akshaya Varghese
The ability to communicate an action plan through writing is essential for advancing ideas, earning credibility, and garnering support. Research has shown that leaders who write formal plans are more likely to execute successfully—written plans help members of an...
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Raffaelli, Ryan, and Akshaya Varghese. "How to Write an Action-Planning Memo." Harvard Business School Background Note 422-033, October 2021.
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy
Sadiq Gillani (MBA 2006) didn’t set out to build a different kind of career for himself. During his time at HBS, he had a clear, conventional vision of his future. As he told the Portrait Project in 2006, “I am going to devote my life to fixing existing airlines and...
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- Web
Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) Course Number 2031 Associate Professor Ryan Raffaelli Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam Leadership Execution and View Details
- August 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B2): The Action Plans
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Supplements the (B) case.
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Keywords:
Computer Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (B2): The Action Plans." Harvard Business School Case 498-018, August 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity
responsibility of fostering other women, starting with her executive team. The first step was sharing her plan with employees and listening to their concerns. The response she received at Princeton Review and at PresenceLearning was...
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- 08 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity
successor and two years later, after Tutor.com had merged with The Princeton Review, she became CEO of the combined company. For Eberle Walker, being in charge came with the responsibility of fostering other women, starting with her executive team. The first step was...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship
- Article
Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development
By: Michael Beer
A normative and actionable theory of planned organizational change and development is proposed based on fifty years of engagement by the author as a scholar-consultant. Five principles are central features of the theory and practice proposed: 1) Organizations are...
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Keywords:
Consultant;
Process;
Systems;
Silence;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Learning;
Management Teams
Beer, Michael. "Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development." Journal of Change Management 21, no. 1 (2021).
- November 2022
- Technical Note
Leader Action Orientations
By: Ryan Raffaelli, Akshaya Varghese and Laura Weimer
Leaders are responsible for planning and executing actions that advance organizational goals. As individuals gain career experience, they tend to develop and rely on implicit mental models that shape how they go about “getting things done.” Without knowing it, most...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Prejudice and Bias;
Cognition and Thinking;
Decision Making;
Behavior
Raffaelli, Ryan, Akshaya Varghese, and Laura Weimer. "Leader Action Orientations." Harvard Business School Technical Note 423-050, November 2022.
- January 2023
- Technical Note
LCA Action Planning: Responsibility and Accountability
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Marilyn Morgan Westner
LCA action plans integrate responsibility and accountability into decision-making and planning. This module note was designed for the LCA course and reviews six steps leaders can follow to develop a practical LCA action plan for their business. It shows how integrating...
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Keywords:
Responsibility;
Accountability;
Management Challenges;
Corporate Accountability;
Leadership;
Planning;
Decisions;
Strategy
Sucher, Sandra J., and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "LCA Action Planning: Responsibility and Accountability." Harvard Business School Technical Note 323-060, January 2023.
- November 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Background Note
A Note on Scenario Planning
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Describes the process, components, and detailed action steps involved in using scenario planning in any organization. Provides detailed examples that use the process.
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Keywords:
Planning
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "A Note on Scenario Planning." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-003, November 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
shift the culture, we will want the support of our allies across the University. We're all part of the same ecosystem. Looking back on this year, what are your thoughts on our progress? Are we ahead or behind schedule, or right where we should be? The View Details
- April 21, 2023
- Article
When Scenario Planning Fails
By: Kalle Heikkinen, William R. Kerr, Mika Malin, Panu Routila and Eemil Rupponen
How can organizations perform scenario planning when they are hit by shocks outside of leaders’ field of vision? Interviews with Nordic executives, who experienced both the Covid-19 pandemic and were in close proximity to Russia as the country invaded Ukraine, can...
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Keywords:
Planning;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Structure;
Forecasting and Prediction;
System Shocks;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Heikkinen, Kalle, William R. Kerr, Mika Malin, Panu Routila, and Eemil Rupponen. "When Scenario Planning Fails." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 21, 2023).
- May 1995 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning
ToyWorld, a fast growing retailer, was revitalizing its information technology (IT) infrastructure and called in AT&T to help plan for the future. Five strategic alternatives for use of information and communications technology were identified through value chain...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Information Technology;
Growth and Development;
Expansion;
Partners and Partnerships;
Retail Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning." Harvard Business School Case 195-262, May 1995. (Revised March 1996.)
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Action Plan: Yes, Chef!
Wolfgang Puck (OPM 53, 2019)—aka the father of California cuisine, OG celebrity chef, and culinary empire-builder—began his career as a disgraced cook’s apprentice at a hotel restaurant. At 14, he’d been eager to take the post just outside his Austrian hometown: Not...
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Keywords:
Christine Speer Lejeune
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Action Plan: Finding Fluency
trying to be disciplined about a marketing calendar with 16-week lead times,” Dunaway recalls. Plans for April Fool’s Day and Olympics-related campaigns went out the window. “We had to ask: What are the needs that consumers have right now...
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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
example of what can push the system to a new approach. Another example, which I plan to visit, is Rocketship Education, a charter school system where students spend the first few hours of the morning in a computer learning lab and the...
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