courage - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative

your prospects for developing innovative products and services. Rosabeth Moss Kanter How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation? Have you noticed the courage buried in the word encourage? To create a culture in which innovation flourishes... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons, Julia Hanna & Roger Thompson

30 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Finding Pride

network of friends. One Friday night, when I wasn’t up for drinking at the straight bars, I got the courage to call the number for the Gay and Lesbian Students Association (GLSA) and asked if they were meeting. “We’d love to have you,” a... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

had the courage to invest in its performance, and they used it to gain a significant competitive edge. It is naive to assume that other sharply discontinuous technologies will not offer similar transformation opportunities in the future.... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

the courage of the A&T four, who started the sit-in movement in the 1960s across the nation with the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), I chose to attend an HBCU because of the rich history, legacy, and impact on the... View Details

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Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program - MBA

advocate, value your experiences, and tell your story - you never know who you might be inspiring. You Might Want to Read From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail African... View Details

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

30 CEOs in the World by Barron’s in 2018. Nancy F. Koehn : Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times (Scribner, 2017) was selected by Strategy + Business as one of the Best Business Books on Leadership in... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

on the other side stronger.” The courage to acknowledge vulnerability can strengthen the position of leaders. Employees don’t expect leaders to have all the answers, but they do expect them to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

sometimes get their day in the sun: Sherron Watkins of Enron, Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom, and Coleen Rowley at the FBI all ended up on the cover of Time as "Persons of the Year." But public recognition of a few people does not mean that speaking out is... View Details

Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

Former Chairman Landmark Communications, Inc. Frank Batten has delivered hundreds of speeches on the media, philanthropy, and education. The fact that most of these talks were given after his larynx had been removed is a testament to his View Details

17 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’

insight. "He had such great antennae. And he was brave. It takes courage to stick your chin out in the air and say this is what's coming. I always wanted to be prepared for his class. Not that I feared him; you just didn't want to be... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Retail

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

courage. Providing real value to the customer requires courage. Choosing certain customers or purchase situations, and consciously walking away from others, requires a much higher degree of courage. Being different requires the most courage. View Details

Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

empowered and supported to pursue opportunities despite their gender. Attending HBS with my 18-month-old daughter has been a great honor and a remarkable experience. My mother gave me the courage to fearlessly pursue my goals. Women role... View Details

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

could bring me over as soon as possible. Only decades later did I learn how much courage and strength it takes to sacrifice that much for your family. Being a second-generation Asian American means carrying the weight of those sacrifices... View Details

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

investments must you make at the depths of the downturn to emerge as the leader? Can you think the unthinkable and invest in a new strategic thrust when you're on your knees? It takes courage to defy conventional thinking and launch a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

The Courage of our Convictions The Courage of our Convictions 04–05 APR 2019 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Apr 04 Thursday, April 04, 2019 Keynote Soraya Chemaly , Women’s Media Center Rage Becomes Her: The... View Details

02 Jan 2024
Blog Post

The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

these – decisions that had them poised over an abyss of uncertainty. Without exception, they all had to confront their fears and use courage to take a leap of faith toward what they believed was the right decision on the other side. To... View Details

Portrait Project

Nathan Bruschi

misunderstood, and those whose voices had been stifled. It taught me to listen; that I, too, may be heard. It taught me the serenity to accept that my stutter would never leave me. It also taught me the perseverance not to feed it, so that it might starve. But its... View Details

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Avni Patel

one word gives me the courage to hurl myself out into the world every day, in the efforts to make a difference. A difference that my parents would be proud of. Because, you see, audacious is a state that I can be, simply and only because... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Avon CEO Jung on Leadership

corner office, you’re still learning, every quarter, every year.” She further listed pride in one’s self, a sense of purpose, and courage as important to a leader’s makeup. When one is a leader, Jung said, “Every day there will be a... View Details

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