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strategy+business "2010 Best Business Books," Winter 2010

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Health Care Initiative - Health Care

and innovation, and to disseminate these works. Alumni Opportunities to participate in health care activities at the school, and through the ongoing development of the alumni health care network Executive Education Programs that disseminate knowledge and influence... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

balancing climate action with economic development, while promoting environmental justice. David also offers insights on career opportunities at the intersection of business, climate, and government. BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser: How... View Details

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Advancing Women of Color in Leadership

inclusion, this program emphasizes practical steps to advance women of color and enhance their leadership ability and fulfill their ambitions—while helping others do the same and leveraging the contributions made by different generational... View Details

30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006

international economic and financial crises highlights the need for a comprehensive framework to assess the robustness of national economic and financial systems. This paper proposes a new comprehensive approach to measure, analyze, and manage macroeconomic risk based... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

discuss what he considers to be the biggest practical issues facing boards today: how to get and give honest assessments without eroding collegiality and trust; how to evaluate the CEO using factors that go beyond financial results; how... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Feb 2022
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Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age

their actions. They must learn to see their decisions and actions as working hypotheses that they can only validate by collecting feedback on their impact as expeditiously as possible. Leaders will be blindsided if they rely only on their... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards; Technology

05 Sep 2023
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Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

which is where reflection comes in. People who are best at learning from failure don’t wait until they fail to start reflecting. Rather, they keep a practice journal or another method to gather data during projects even when they are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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MBA Experience - Leadership

MBA Experience MBA Experience At Harvard Business School, students exercise the leadership skills they will practice in business and beyond, and leave with lessons in leadership that are practical, priceless and most importantly, real.... View Details

03 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension

Keywords: by Shawn A. Cole; Agriculture & Agribusiness

30 Apr 2024
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When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

In the 1990s, when Harvard Business School Professor Lynn S. Paine was researching and writing about examples of corporate misconduct, she hoped more businesses would take decisive action to root out fraud and other unethical behavior.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

her business expertise with groups promoting farming and sustainable living practices in underserved communities, including Yunus Social Business in Haiti and Seed Street in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. At HBS, Atluri was known... View Details

15 Feb 2022
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When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

orchestra as a soloist just within reach. But suddenly, his performance started to worsen. No amount of practice or specialized training helped. In fact, the harder he raged against his decline, the faster it inevitably came. He took a... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

26 Aug 2002
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High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

decisions. The Everest analysis suggests that leaders must pay close attention to how they balance competing pressures in their organizations, and how their words and actions shape the perceptions and beliefs of organization members. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto

06 Jul 2016
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The Truth About Authentic Leaders

anything but authentic. Authentic leaders monitor their words and behaviors carefully to be attuned to their audiences and to enroll their colleagues and teammates. They do so because they are sensitive to the impact their words and View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

that action is taken to address the problems, and (3) communicating about actions taken. Sixty-nine randomly selected hospitals, 20 of which were randomly selected to engage in the three activities for 18... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

stories and insights on the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) and leading social change for 25 years. Catalyzing Action Influencing Practice One of the primary interfaces between the Social Enterprise... View Details

2011
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Organizational Errors: Directions for Future Research

By: Paul S. Goodman, Rangaraj Ramanujam, John S. Carroll and Amy C. Edmondson

The goal of this paper is to promote research about organizational errors—i.e., the actions of multiple organizational participants that deviate from organizationally specified rules and can potentially result in adverse organizational outcomes. To that end, we advance... View Details

Keywords: Research; Organizations; Interests; Managerial Roles; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Management Practices and Processes; Learning

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

scientific excellence and emotional intelligence, with the goal of translating innovative research into therapies that significantly improve patient outcomes. Aaron also holds a strong belief in aligning business practices with the... View Details

31 Oct 2023
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Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

practices to reinforce inequalities, not only in society, but right here in our company? This is often a challenging step for leaders. If you’re not using scorecards, dashboards or some other measurement system to analyze how everyone’s... View Details

Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis

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