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- September 2019
- Exercise
Difficult Conversations (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
The exercises can be used as a follow-up to the Yesware (A) case (#816-039), or in conjunction with any case that involves replacing a founding team member (and/or providing feedback to a top executive). This is a role-playing exercise, and has been carried out in the... View Details
Keywords: Firing; Feedback; Founders; Culture; Values; Neuroscience; Business Startups; Organizational Culture; Resignation and Termination; Communication; Emotions; Trust; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Difficult Conversations (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 820-055, September 2019.
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
of Experimental Psychology: General Anxious and Egocentric: How Specific Emotions Influence Perspective Taking By: Todd, Andrew R., Matthias Forstmann, Pascal Burgmer, Alison Wood Brooks, and Adam D. Galinsky Abstract—People frequently... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
able to tell to the second how the airing of a particular ad affected both the number of people visiting an advertiser's website, and the number of purchases they made there. Next, using 22 important features of ads (including a call-to-action, an View Details
- Portrait Project
Martin Gonzalez
I used to believe that my purpose in this world was to conquer it. I planned to have a successful career in high tech and quickly become an expert in my field. But the year 2001 brought humility and perspective to my life in a series of very View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Great Priority Reset
interrupted in the worst way, and we’re now seeing a big return of passengers flying to recapture important emotional connections, whether that’s intergenerational travel as families or spending time with family or friends to celebrate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
William F. Dawson Jr. (MBA 1991) After three decades working with executives in scores of private and public companies, Wellspring Capital Management CEO William F. Dawson Jr. (MBA 1991) is convinced that “the most successful business leaders rely at least as much on... View Details
- 22 May 2017
- News
Two On-Track Investments
said, describing the feeling of winning the Derby. “It’s an emotional surge that is indescribable.” Read more: 6abc.com: "Owner of Kentucky Derby winner is a native of Bucks County" Baltimore Sun: "After attending race growing up,... View Details
- Profile
Juan Camargo
save gas money. That won't work for the ELR. "The consumer we're targeting is not that price conscious," notes Camargo, adding that it's more of an emotional purchase. "When they drive a vehicle, they want it to be a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The World According to MTV
television,” the Times declared. So, Western Civilization, whether you like it or not, you have to “respect Brian's authoritah,” as they might say on South Park. “I believe in constantly being open and never thinking you know too much,” said Graden. “My job is to find... View Details
- 23 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience
keeping a food record in list form got boring, so I started sketching the food I ate,” she recalls. “After that, I started to illustrate to preserve emotions, experiences, and memories.” She has continued to preserve her memories and View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53718 Flexing the Frame: The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Framing in Innovation Adoption by Incumbent Firms By: Raffaelli, Ryan, Mary Ann Glynn, and Michael Tushman Abstract—Why do... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
organizations, or society) by leveraging customer data fairly and transparently? HBS: Ayelet Israeli, Marvin Bower Associate Professor Eva Ascarza, Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration Digital Emotions Lab How... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
payers will ask, ‘What are the economics of managing someone with lupus, MS, or diabetes for thirty years, versus curing them?’ That’s the point when you’ll see a change in approach, especially as advances in science and research suggest that cures have come within... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
Gregory K. Tanaka (MBA 1974) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Gregory K. Tanaka (MBA 1974) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) In a kind of twisted and sometimes painful way, I learned from a Japanese norm how to achieve great things in life, even if the path I took wasn’t... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Gotta Dance
by a sassy song (“Eyes Lips Face”) composed and recorded for the campaign. Over 3 million TikTok users (including many unsolicited celebrities) posted videos in response to the campaign, generating 4 billion views and counting. “Brands are looking to create a deeper... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Students Mentor Kids
Boston. Manville is designed for kids from ages 5 to 15 who struggle in traditional educational settings due to emotional or physical issues. A key element of the school’s approach is the big sister/big brother concept, in which an older... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
New Program Helps Restless Alums Answer the Question, ‘What’s Next?’
week in August and off campus for a week in September. Wyman’s aha moment seventeen years ago came when program participants were challenged to take colored pens and draw their lives. “Mine was a two-dimensional graph in black, and that’s when I realized I’d squeezed... View Details
- 31 Mar 2017
- News
Turning Teachers into Leaders
a large failing school in the Bronx. Seeing the students have to walk through metal detectors, seeing the teachers struggling to teach with even the most basic resources lacking, really inspired me on an emotional level that this is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)
centrally, frozen, and distributed to multiple locations, thereby allowing quality control, reduced cost, and consistency. Most importantly, customers have an emotional attachment to their favorite desserts — they come back for more, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Building Your Own Dream Team
personal and career success and emotional development. Think of them as your personal board of directors with a heart. You meet with each other regularly with a formal agenda, call on each other’s expertise as needed, share emotions,... View Details