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- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
Richard Neff offered the opinion that "The(re) is no right or one way to lead It should, however, always be authentic. Otherwise it's not leadership at all." Kamal Gupta pointed out that "Speaking the truth with your team... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 Jun 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome
contemporary readings to surface insights into the age-old issue of leadership. Q: Why is ancient Rome a good lens for exploring modern leadership themes? Dench: It’s a remote, dead society, yet larger than life, which makes it a very... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
idea of a "European" style of management, pointing out that there is no one style. In some parts of Europe "(As a manager) I'm a human being." In others, "I'm just a number." In general "we (Europeans)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
Companies and people need to embrace change in order to succeed in the future, according to HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. In this, the second of a two-part interview for HBS Working Knowledge, she explains the leadership skills of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
leadership style to “drain the swamp” of the Washington bureaucracy and deliver results for the American people. The United States is not a company, of course, and its citizens are not employees, but voters... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
the pandemic? Because the virus scares the crap out of everyone.” April: Rachel, you've studied a lot about conversation styles. Are there particular conversation styles that are either helpful or harmful in the online environment?... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 23 Aug 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
CEO Personality and Firm Policies
- 2003
- Class Lecture
Leading Quietly
Keywords: Leadership Style
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Leading Quietly." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2003. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 2853C.)
- 08 Jun 2015
- News
Leading a family business
After Phyllis Papani Godwin (HRPBA 1949) inherited the family electrical supply business, she quickly learned the ropes, developed a collaborative leadership style, and expanded the company into 28 locations. (Published June 2015) View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- News
Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
Lagos, in December to celebrate outstanding leadership across the Nigerian business community. The HBSA of Nigeria’s Annual BlackTie Gala featured all the glamour of a Hollywood awards night, including a “Walk of Fame” with 30 giant stars... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- June 1996
- Background Note
Summary of Leading from the Front
By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Leadership Style
Paine, Lynn S. "Summary of Leading from the Front." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-409, June 1996.
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Edwin Yu: Bidding on the Future
dot-com start-up that launched what became the country’s most popular Internet portal. But after the competition heated up and the company diversified, “we lost our identity and our leadership position,” Yu recalls. That set the stage for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
In their new book, Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, HBS professor Frances Frei and Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) make the case that leadership is due for redefinition. View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- October 19, 2020
- Article
Today's Leaders Need Vulnerability, Not Bravado
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Few myths are as pervasive as the notion that leaders ought to appear tough and confident. Or at least, that was the case prior to the current pandemic, which has exposed the many weaknesses of forceful, dominant leaders and highlighted the superiority of those who... View Details
Edmondson, Amy C., and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. "Today's Leaders Need Vulnerability, Not Bravado." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 19, 2020).
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
More Than a Game
Above: photo by Peter Taylor Fernando Aguirre (PPL 2009) owns the Erie SeaWolves minor league baseball team, and he runs it with the same management strategies he employed during his career in consumer goods. One is a hands-on approach: While CEO of Chiquita, he once... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
have big parts to play. That can be positive. It will be difficult and it will involve lots of complicated trade-offs and wrenching decisions, but nonetheless, we need a lot more than hunkering down and hoping we get through. Nancy Koehn is the James E. Robison... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- News
Strengthening City Hall’s Foundations
to help mayors of cities in Israel improve public services for residents and strengthen ties with the global community. Modeled on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, which has supported 200 mayors across the United States... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
shows that hooking up with the right mentor can quickly increase your value. On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K” Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski were arguably the two most successful college basketball coaches in the country. But their View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in 2023, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer (center) announced a new leadership structure, with Matt Booty (left) the president of game content and studios and Bond (right) the president of... View Details
- 20 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
How HBS Prepared Me to Lead a Company on Day One
You Learn Long-Term Leadership Strategy I loved the HBS classroom experience, but I recall initially doubting the power of the case method style of learning. Surely you can just teach us accounting rules... View Details