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- Career Coach
Meredith Hamilton
Meredith [she/her] has served as a mentor and coach to innumerable mid-career staff as well as several CEOs in the social sector. She is committed to creating a safe space for students and alumni to explore questions of professional identity and career progression...
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- 2011
- Book
True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development
By: Bill George and Doug Baker
All too often, we find ourselves forced to confront life's challenges on our own. What we need is an intimate group with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Problems and Challenges;
Groups and Teams;
Opportunities;
Personal Characteristics
George, Bill, and Doug Baker. True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2011.
- Research Summary
Simultaneous Distinction, Democratization and Omnivorism Effects: A Longitudinal Analysis of Dynamic Symbolic Boundaries in Counterfeit Consumption Networks
Sociologists have long examined the interactive relationship between social structure, taste and power. This literature has overwhelmingly fallen into three, ostensibly competing, theoretical “camps”: Distinction, where high-status consumers use...
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- Teaching Interest
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I am passionate about developing leaders through education. I teach organizational behavior and leadership to MBA students. I have taught the core organizational behavior class at the Harvard Extension School for four semesters, where I three times won the “Highest...
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- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Companies Must Go Beyond Random Acts of Humanitarianism
Tackling Climate Change requires Organizational Purpose
The public debate about how to tackle climate change has been overwhelmingly dominated by the assumption that it can be solved through the adoption of an appropriate pricing regime. This paper argues that while the development of such a regime will be critical to... View Details
- 2017
- Interviews
Laura Morgan Roberts (2)
- May 2010 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Kent Thiry: "Mayor" of DaVita
By: William W. George and Natalie Kindred
Kent Thiry, CEO of dialysis provider DaVita, is considering how to integrate employees from recently acquired Gambro Healthcare without damaging DaVita's robust, unconventional internal culture. When Thiry joined DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Experience and Expertise;
Employee Relationship Management;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Integration;
Health Industry
George, William W., and Natalie Kindred. Kent Thiry: "Mayor" of DaVita. Harvard Business School Case 410-065, May 2010. (Revised May 2011.)
- 30 Jan 2014
- News
The Polar Vortex Has Made You More Productive
Joshua D. Margolis
Joshua Margolis is James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the Unit Head for the Organizational Behavior unit. He is also Faculty Chair of the Program for Leadership Development. His research and teaching revolve around leadership... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- News
Safety Management 2021: a Trend Report
- 12 Feb 2020
- News
Trump is Waiting and He is Ready
- March 2020
- Technical Note
Influencer Marketing
By: Jill Avery and Ayelet Israeli
Despite a heavy barrage of advertising, most consumers declare that their purchases are most influenced by the experiences, advice, and recommendations of others, and not by marketers. Interpersonal communication between and among consumers serves as a potent path for...
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Keywords:
Influencers;
Marketing;
Marketing Communications;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Avery, Jill, and Ayelet Israeli. "Influencer Marketing." Harvard Business School Technical Note 520-075, March 2020.
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Why Hiding Your True Self Feels So Terrible
- 24 Feb 2009
- News
Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis
- 2017
- Interviews
Laura Morgan Roberts (1)
- 17 Feb 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomer Self-Expression
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Indie bookstores sales increase by 5% in 2018
- October 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Academia Barilla
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced product line that features a range of authentic Italian food products sourced from artisan producers. Management believes the line will appeal to consumers seeking healthier...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Brands and Branding;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Family Ownership;
Nutrition;
Product Development;
Investment;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Italy
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Academia Barilla." Harvard Business School Case 507-001, October 2006. (Revised May 2007.)