Authenticity - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Creating a Positive Professional Image

colleagues, generates high-quality connections with clients, or enhances their experience of authenticity and fulfillment in their work. In other situations, these same individuals may choose to minimize their race in order to draw... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Growing as a Purposeful Leader

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Leaders today have to lead in the context of extraordinary changes and challenges. The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission (more than profit),... View Details

16 May 2023
HBS Case

How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

it is so easy to track the productivity of employees,” Rouen says. “One manager can monitor the activity of 30 people but cannot easily motivate all 30.” Do you have authentic executive support? Managers have to change the playbook by... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

brand equity Measure, monitor, and communicate corporate performance while driving critical change Lead authentically and ethically at all levels and nurture a culture of accountability Build confidence in yourself as a leader,... View Details

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

Authentic Brands Group, European Wax Center, Joe & The Juice, Torchy's Tacos, and Zimmermann. He is a board observer of Tory Burch and a former director of Too Faced Cosmetics and Barteca Holdings. Previously, he was on the investment... View Details

08 Jan 2013
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Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick’s Conception of Leadership

Keywords: by Marya L. Besharov & Rakesh Khurana

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The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Iron Age , February 28, 1901, 28c. 6 Arundel Cotter, The Gary I Knew (Boston: The Stratford Company, 1928), 25. 7 The first printing of The Authentic History of United States Steel Corporation was in 1916. The 1921 edition was titled... View Details

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MBA Experience - Leadership

developed in the Required Curriculum. This portion of the program enables students to integrate the functional skills learned in the first year into an understanding of the firm as a total enterprise. Authentic Leadership Development... View Details

07 Apr 2022
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Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much

important to be authentic in your giving." “It appears that generosity is being judged from the perspective of sacrifice and what they've given up relative to what they have,” says Keenan. “So, when you see a brand giving relatively less... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Dec 2023
News

Endless Possibilities

Faye Iosotaluno (MBA 2008) met her husband through friends when she was only 19 years old. It was 1999, and the mobile-first app Tinder—which launched in 2012 and where Iosotaluno is currently COO—was not even a distant glimmer on the dating horizon. While the app... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

14 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

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

admitted they were struggling. Adept storytellers. Transparent communication and storytelling have never been so critical to leading. Authentic conversations go a long way toward engaging employees and fostering ownership. Data and... View Details

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

November 2020
Article

Disrupting the Disruptors or Enhancing Them? How Blockchain Re‐Shapes Two‐Sided Platforms

By: Daniel Trabucchi, Antonella Moretto, Tommaso Buganza and Alan MacCormack

The importance of platform‐based businesses in the modern economy is growing continuously and becoming increasingly relevant. Specifically, the deployment of digital technologies has enhanced the applicability of two‐sided business models, enabling companies to act not... View Details

Keywords: Blockchain; Two-Sided Platforms; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation

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February 2015
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CLP: Powering Asia

By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Dawn Lau

Richard Lancaster, taking over from Andrew Brandler, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CLP Holdings Ltd., one of the leading power companies in Asia, with operations in China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, and India, and an energy portfolio spanning coal,... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Energy Industry; Asia; India

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14 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Crossing the Bridge: A Reflection on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

elected officials and industry titans, and joining this community surrounded by such authentic and humble people has been a blessing. This is truly a magical place. Do you have any advice for prospective students considering a joint... View Details

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Take Control of Your Personal Brand

are accurate and positive? In other words, if you don't do the work to manage your own personal brand, someone else will do it for you—and you may not like the results. A strong personal brand grows out of your authentic self. It helps... View Details

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Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research

career management. MBA Elective Curriculum (SECOND YEAR) Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Authentic Leader Development Thomas J. DeLong , Monique Burns Thompson Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Robin Ely , Monique Burns Thompson Spring... View Details

28 Sep 2023
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What Ray Dalio Can Teach Us About Global Venture and Startups

decrease risk, in addition to highlighting the five forces that will shape our future (unsustainable government debt is No. 1). And regarding that bonus item—it has to do with culture, something Dalio is well known for: “Bridgewater’s culture is unique and View Details

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Joy Chen

diverse people in the way they think and what they aspire to. They’re the reason I’m here. They’re authentic and open to conversations that matter, to forming new emotional bonds and to growing themselves.” Joy applied the resources of... View Details

22 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds™-Based Intervention

Background: Leadership WalkRounds have been widely adopted as a technique for improving patient safety and safety climate. WalkRounds involve senior managers directly observing frontline work and soliciting employees' ideas about improvement opportunities. However, the... View Details

Keywords: by Anita L. Tucker & Sara J. Singer; Health

Teaching by Heart: One Professor's Journey to Inspire

The best teachers are leaders, and the best leaders are teachers. Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than 40 years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes... View Details

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