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- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
New Video: Books@Baker Virtual Session with Michael Beer After prospering for more than 100 years, General Electric found itself in trouble in the early 2000s, facing the double wallop of a depressed energy sector and the financial crisis... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 May 2022
- HBS Case
Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?
issues like privacy. The authors of the case offer a suggestion for CEOs: Few corporations can expect to steer clear of the lightning-rod issues of the day, so perhaps it’s best to meet them head on as part of the job. “What is new is the... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 27 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding
from virtual onboarding to managing anxiety and stress. Over the next few months, I will try to tackle them one by one in this space. COVID-19 has turned many companies into federations of remote workplaces, but without much guidance on... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
familiar." The remote and hybrid work that rose up during the pandemic helped break down these boundaries. Virtual meeting and collaboration platforms helped level the playing field by increasing View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
virtualization of work. While some employers have embraced remote work as part of future professional arrangements, others have been holding their breath. Companies will have to consider how best to serve all of their stakeholders with... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
strategy, execution, culture, and structure—which virtually all of our forty winners demonstrated for ten solid years. That's no small accomplishment, especially given the limited resources companies have and the unpredictable pressures... View Details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
companies that offer internships to cultivate talent, including JPMorgan Chase, Deloitte, and PepsiCo, to roll out virtual programs in 2020. The study’s findings offer reassurance to the 81 percent of companies offering View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
a Google doc or Slack. This is how virtual companies work. If you and I are working as a team, I can work in a Google doc and explain what I’ve done, and you can wake up in a different time zone or city, open it up, and see the work I’ve... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
this a priority, nagging them like worried grandmothers and sending chicken soup to their home offices if that is what it takes. Leaders also need to model self-care for their teams. Looking disheveled and exhausted in virtual View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
integrated 21-inch tablet computers have become a fitness sensation. For $39 per month, Peloton offers access to live-streamed classes where members can track their performance on a leader board, virtually connect with fellow classmates,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
direction, resulting in an excessive number of brands and factories organized nationally in a Europe undergoing economic integration, and a virtually autonomous business in the United States. There were barriers to flows of knowledge,... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
standing, you win. Except, Amazon decided, announced, defended, lost, and abruptly pulled out, blindsiding virtually everyone involved. As New York’s chief negotiator for the deal mourned, this “was supposed to have been a coronation but... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
a "great surprise," another wondered if Buffett was investing with his heart rather than his head (he was a paperboy as a child), and a third said it was a "feat of financial engineering." Virtually all of them... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
understanding of why Davies failed. Q: The crisis section we are excerpting at the end of this interview is about coping with a sudden denial of service attack. It's also about Barton navigating around conflicting advice while preparing for a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
burned out. The virtual meeting that runs back-to-back has shed light on the need for mini-breaks and recovery time. The result of the remote work environment, in some industries, is that leaders believe... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
asserted that negotiation should be a core skill for virtually all managers. Why? How can managers who are not directly involved with deal making assess and hone their own skills on a regular basis? A: Most important managerial problems... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2019
- Book
Creating the Experimentation Organization
percent of core employees participate, with the ability to pull the trigger independently to virtually test anything at any time. To illustrate that point, Thomke describes the time an incoming CEO called a View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
groceries have expanded to takeout and deliveries, and face-to-face meetings have been replaced by video conferences across many sectors of the economy. In China, which is ahead of the curve both in terms of the outbreak and the... View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
organizations live-blog or live-tweet their corporate meetings or events to give employees a sense of the back-and-forth in the moment. The virtual platforms that companies are relying on these days offer a... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
story. Offer free or lower-priced products to help people meet the challenges the crisis presents, particularly those most in need, such as healthcare workers or those forced into unemployment due to the changing economic environment. For... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman