Leading Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2011
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The House that Howard Built

oriented school — who had entrepreneurship as a central focus.” Resolving the situation once and for all would become one of the major goals of McArthur’s administration. And he had an idea about who might lead the charge. In The... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2007
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Letters

Two weeks later, Grove was on a plane to Boston to meet Professor Hayes and has spoken on campus many times since. Grove gave me the go-ahead to recruit at HBS. By the time I left Intel six years later for a Silicon Valley start-up, I was View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Daniel Vasella

portfolio of product lines, setting Novartis apart from its global competitors. Although initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a multinational pharmaceutical company, Vasella has triumphed. Three years ago he was... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance

15 Jun 2021
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HBS Addresses Racial Equity

demonstrating both the breadth and depth of the desire for change, as well as the tremendous frustration that has been building up over a long period of time.” In her role as senior associate dean for Culture and Community, Hammond is a member of the School’s... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2010
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Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career

faculty to guide rather than lead a discussion. And they’ll still necessitate that students put themselves into the shoes of the protagonist. So I think the engagement around business decisions and business practices will never change.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2018
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Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

Collaboration Leads to New Programs for Business and Education Two new programs developed and led by HBS faculty in collaboration with colleagues from across Harvard University—one in business analytics and another in school... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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An Authentic Leader

my leadership philosophies. I’ve been unhappy with many of the leadership books out there. They are not written by people who have actually been in leadership roles. What’s the central message of the book? My fundamental message is that there is a better way to View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)

less important than your subordinates. You are less important than the mission. You are less important than the team. The honor to lead is the honor of eating last, the honor of making sure your troops, your airmen, your sailors, your... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

28 Mar 2018
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Fueling the Future

and then added basic materials and aerospace and defense.” After seven years leading teams at Vista, Kovatch joined Covanta, a renewable energy company where she was responsible for building an innovation... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2011
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James McNerney Jr.

of characteristics that we look for, but one that stands out in our culture is the capacity to adjust and adapt — the ability to figure out a different way to deliver results while always acting with utmost integrity. This is your sixth year of View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2010
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The Transformers

That experience led him to assign several Bain teams to analyze the viability of setting up a nonprofit consultancy. The need quickly became evident. Bain research turned up “some 3,000 solo practitioners who offered consulting services... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2

team.” You know? Will they still follow?" And I had a conversation with one of our directors, Shelly Lazarus. She basically said, "Look. You're the best person to lead the company out of this. Right? You can't look back. There's other... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Back in Business

day were joined by another emotion - the determination of New Yorkers to see their city back on its feet again. In this metropolitan area that is home to more HBS graduates than any other, the School’s alumni have played a leading role in... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

01 Jun 2007
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Mission Possible

delivers a message of hope for a better world where no social mission is impossible. Cindy Ko (MBA ’05) Endeavor www.endeavor.org POSITIVE IMPACT: With help from Endeavor, Drillco Tools has become a leading designer and producer of mining... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

13 Nov 2020
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Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues

health care management and policy, leading through crisis, adapting your business, leveraging technology, and work life. Faculty members have shared their ideas and offered practical solutions through working papers, articles, op-eds,... View Details

17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

Professor of Management Practice. Another 20 leading investors and entrepreneurs spoke on panels and in private break-out sessions to round out the conference, which was timed in three-hour blocks over the two days to accommodate... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

Capital, and Corey Thomas (MBA 2002), chairman and CEO of Rapid7. 2020 OCTOBER 20 In their new book A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive, Jacqueline Adams (MBA 1978) and Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) address Black... View Details

30 Jun 2019
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Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

“Before his talk, Professor Shih toured three Moog factories in the Buffalo area,” says Sherrill. Moog Inc., which is currently headed by CEO John Scannell (MBA 1999), is a leading aerospace manufacturer, producing critical components for... View Details