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- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
cites: Meta’s goal to raise the representation of people of color, including Black leadership, by 30 percent between 2020 and 2025; Hartford Prudential Financial’s goal to have 20 percent people of color in senior leadership roles by 2030, and Procter & Gamble’s... View Details
- 02 Mar 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?
free-market capitalist who realizes capitalism has no place in healthcare provision." But Tery Tennant asks what is perhaps the ultimate philosophical question: " when did an individual's medical needs become an inalienable right that the... View Details
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One
Guide to Doing the Right Thing (HBS Press, 2002), he describes what quiet leaders do and how they make their workplace, and their world, a better place. Badaracco recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge Senior Editor Martha Lagace to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2023
- HBS Case
(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?
says. “The timeline is perpetually pushed back. And so, for businesses thinking about making a commitment to the metaverse, it’s still unclear if this is the right moment. We've still got a long way to go on the metaverse, but the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees
creating a work environment where people feel free to speak up and be proactive, the organization is creating the right place for introverted leaders to be successful” "Scientific research now shows that behaving in an extraverted... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
administration in the HBS Strategy Unit. “It’s very taxing, to be honest.” Shifting to remote work at the start of the pandemic stripped away whatever was left of the elusive 9-to-5 business day and replaced it with videoconferencing and “asynchronous work.” With at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
company you may start yourself. Which comes first in your journey? For those doing early career path planning and knowing they want to do both a startup and a mature company at some point, there’s always the question of which should come... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
significant effect on our relationships and sex lives? Spar: I think it’s changed the nature of our relationships and sex lives in fundamental ways. People are conducting their social lives online. I wrote this book before COVID-19, but COVID puts this in hyperdrive.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Bernie Madoff Explains Himself
between right and wrong is not sufficient to avoid falling into the behavioral traps people can face when under pressure to succeed. Answering a single question, Madoff exhibits several all-too-familiar cognitive biases, psychological... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
deflate,” Miller recalled in a recent Harvard Business School case. The partner had a job offer in his pocket that he had planned to hand Miller, but the prison time changed everything. View VideoVideo: Larry Miller looks back at the... View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
specialties; integrates standard and custom care processes; and surrounds them with specifically configured information and business systems. Such organizational designs imply new roles for physicians. The Price Is (Almost) Right... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
about gender and race or perceptions about age and class. Indeed, vast research shows that certain groups, such as women and African Americans, have a tougher time getting ahead. Yet Huang argues that we can’t let other people’s stereotypes or their views of our faults... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Bühler Group, Stefan Scheiber is mapping a courageous plan to combat food waste and climate change. Ranjay Gulati hears from Scheiber about how he challenges his own company, its customers, and himself to face sustainability problems... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
develop a systemic plan for change that will realign the company with the new strategy and cultural values. “This isn’t a vote,” Beer emphasizes. “Leaders are still the ones making the decisions, but they’re getting valid and compelling... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
your mandate and negotiate for resources is a clear early priority. Defining Your Goals When you think about working with your new boss, keep the following goals in mind: Clarify mutual expectations early. Begin managing expectations View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
maximizing productivity? How do we help employees with work/life balance?” “How to keep people engaged and connected and OPTIMISTIC in appropriate measure while so many have so many competing personal and business and health and family issues View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 07 Jul 2021
- Book
Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust
vaccinations, but, Sucher says, “there is such an overhang of bad conduct. It’s going to take an amazing amount of work to fully regain trust.” "The challenge is that it takes a sustained history of right to wipe out one wrong." Wells... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
right mix between organic growth and external collaboration and in-licensing, and how to measure success when it takes so many years to develop and launch a successful drug. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September 2008 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Odyssey Healthcare
By: Robert F. Higgins, Virginia Fuller and Umer Raffat
In January 2001, Dick Burnham, CEO of Odyssey Healthcare, and Odyssey's Board of Directors were considering selling the hospice care company to a larger provider or making an initial public offering (IPO). With 38 hospice locations in 21 states, Odyssey had been... View Details
Keywords: Liquidity; Venture Creation/development; Hospice; Venture Capital; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Entrepreneurship; Health Industry; United States
Higgins, Robert F., Virginia Fuller, and Umer Raffat. "Odyssey Healthcare." Harvard Business School Case 809-052, September 2008. (Revised June 2013.)
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918012-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-454 Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist Strategically, Steve Jobs got it brilliantly right some times and terribly wrong other times. This case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne