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- February 2021
- Case
Emma Dench: Leadership and Ancient Rome
By: Francesca Gino and Frances X. Frei
In this multimedia case, classics scholar Emma Dench guides us in understanding leadership insights that can be captured from historical figures and works dating back to Ancient Rome. We learn the language, ideas, and patterns of behavior that are relevant to... View Details
Gino, Francesca, and Frances X. Frei. "Emma Dench: Leadership and Ancient Rome." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 921-702, February 2021.
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
skills I’d developed over several decades of consulting work. Yet I had no idea how to make that happen. Working in Washington at the time, I cold-called the curator of Southeast Asian ceramics at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Museum, asking,... View Details
- February 1984
- Background Note
Expert or Facilitator
By: Arthur N. Turner
Keywords: Experience and Expertise
Turner, Arthur N. "Expert or Facilitator." Harvard Business School Background Note 484-043, February 1984.
- July 1980
- Background Note
Action Planning and Implementation: A Manager's Checklist
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James P. Ware
A checklist of suggested guidelines for managers embarking on action planning and implementation activities. Used as a supplement to assist in the preparation of case materials. View Details
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James P. Ware. "Action Planning and Implementation: A Manager's Checklist." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-010, July 1980.
- 2000
- Book
Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life
By: Robert J. Sternberg, George B. Forsythe, Jennifer Hedlund, Joseph A. Horvath, Richard K. Wagner, Wendy M. Williams, Scott A. Snook and Elena L. Grigorenko
Keywords: Experience and Expertise
Sternberg, Robert J., George B. Forsythe, Jennifer Hedlund, Joseph A. Horvath, Richard K. Wagner, Wendy M. Williams, Scott A. Snook, and Elena L. Grigorenko. Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
the minority in how they viewed this choice. “The course does a good job of highlighting the conflicts that are inherent in this business, such as the tension between investment professionals and their investors,” El-Hage says. “It trains our students to think... View Details
- December 2003 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Camilla Denison (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Bryce LaPierre and Virginia Fuller
Follows a successful manager as she takes on challenging assignments to lead manufacturing and development organizations. Details many experiences that influenced her character and attitudes from her youth to her graduate education and first jobs. Students discover the... View Details
Bowen, H. Kent, Bryce LaPierre, and Virginia Fuller. "Camilla Denison (A)." Harvard Business School Case 604-061, December 2003. (Revised April 2005.)
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
tools and frameworks they’ve developed themselves or learned from professional training.” Internal coach Internal coaches (sometimes called “Talent Development”) usually have the same skills or training as external coaches and are hired... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 01 Jul 2003
- Conference Presentation
Competence and Character
By: Scott Snook
Keywords: Competency and Skills
- July 1982
- Exercise
Network Formulation Exercises
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords: Management Skills
Shapiro, Roy D. "Network Formulation Exercises." Harvard Business School Exercise 683-007, July 1982.
- November 1981
- Background Note
Helping Managers Improve Performance
By: Arthur N. Turner
Keywords: Management Skills
Turner, Arthur N. "Helping Managers Improve Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 482-055, November 1981.
- 2013
- Chapter
Effective Teamwork and Collaboration
By: Heidi K. Gardner
Book Abstract: The ability to attract, develop, and retain talent has become one of the biggest competitive issues for law firms. But although talent management is now recognized as a business issue of prime importance, law firms often lack the experience, vision, and... View Details
- July 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Background Note
Running and Growing the Small Company: Project-Paper Writing Recommendations
Students are required to do a team project. During the project, they are to do a benchmarking study of a business process to determine best practice or to study a single business process for the purposes of discovering improvement opportunities. The student teams are... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Running and Growing the Small Company: Project-Paper Writing Recommendations." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-022, July 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- 2000
- Chapter
In Search of Dynamic Capabilities: The Origins of R&D Competence in Biopharmaceuticals
By: Gary P. Pisano
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry
Pisano, Gary P. "In Search of Dynamic Capabilities: The Origins of R&D Competence in Biopharmaceuticals." Chap. 5 in The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Capabilities, edited by Giovanni Dosi, Richard Nelson, and Sidney Winter, 129–154. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
- March 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Background Note
Power to Persuade, The
Presents tools for undertaking five core persuasion tasks: 1) mapping the influence landscape, 2) shaping perceptions of interests, 3) shaping perceptions of alternatives, 4) gaining acceptance for tough decisions, and 5) persuading at a distance. View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Power to Persuade, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-323, March 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- March 2021
- Teaching Note
Performance Improvement Consulting and Hi-R-Me: Making Sales Calls
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 819-043. This case study focuses on concepts, tools, and behaviors relevant to making sales calls along a typical progression with a prospect: from an initial phone call thru more in-depth discovery to a go/no-go meeting. The teaching... View Details
- September 2015 (Revised October 2015)
- Module Note
FIELD 2: Global Intelligence
- 1998
- Chapter
Beyond the Russian Doll Management Model: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles
By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Beyond the Russian Doll Management Model: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles." In Navigating Change: How CEOs, Top Teams, and Boards Steer Transformation, edited by Donald Hambrick, David Nadler, and Michael Tushman, 70–97. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
- August 1983
- Supplement
Learning from a Consulting Experience (B)
By: Arthur N. Turner
Turner, Arthur N. "Learning from a Consulting Experience (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 484-009, August 1983.
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)
that, not just because it’s the work that we’re doing, but also because I’m able to bring some of my skills from Google to help us run a user-growth campaign to reach people by using some reasonably basic tools of technology.” “A lot of... View Details