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- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE
Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) wants to change just about everything at GE, from its image as a slow-moving corporate behemoth, to the focus of its core businesses, to the location of its corporate offices. In May, the company that made the first... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
been doing on the management of organizational change. The more I studied leaders who were trying to make changes in their organizations, the more I realized that they were usually in the midst of transitioning into new positions. In... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
long-term success. But the world is changing rapidly—and this old one-and-done contract no longer applies. The skills and knowledge we need to manage and lead today’s organizations are in constant flux, and there is a growing need for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
against him. The chief executive understood what this meant. “You think I don’t know I am going to be beaten,” he remarked to a visitor in late summer, “but I do, and unless some great change takes place, badly beaten.” If McClellan was... View Details
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
strokes" to quickly mobilize the organization, with initiating a "long march" that changes systems and habits. Leaders must start by building credibility and confidence in the organization through small wins. This can occur... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
optimism and tremendous focus. I went through the whole spectrum of feelings and emotions, but that was very necessary for me to get to a placewhere I could then lead with tremendous clarity. And that clarity was important, because when you’re talking about View Details
- November 2024
- Supplement
Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) and (B) Video Supplement
By: Michael W. Toffel, Kenneth P. Pucker and Stacy Straaberg
Toffel, Michael W., Kenneth P. Pucker, and Stacy Straaberg. "Allbirds: Decarbonizing Fashion (A) and (B) Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 625-702, November 2024.
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Stanford Lets Students Customize
EXCHANGING IDEAS: HBS Dean Jay Light talks with Stanford Dean Robert Joss. Stanford describes its new MBA curriculum, launched last fall, as a “revolutionary change in management education.” It aims to remedy what the school viewed as a... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
From left: Alexa McCulloch (MBA 1999), president, HBSASC; Jennifer Nash, director, HBS Business and Environment Initiative; Professor Rebecca Henderson; Alan Horn (MBA 1971), chair, Walt Disney Studios; Roland Hwang, managing director, Climate and Clean Energy Program,... View Details
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
demographic. “That’s an important example,” Gelman says, “because it shows that analytics can change how companies identify opportunities, build content and products that relate to people, and find ways to benefit both customers and the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 02 Nov 2021
- News
The Road to Racial Equity
CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national nonprofit that fights racial and economic inequities by empowering the next generation of leaders. Since 2002, MLT has been working with high-achieving Black, Latinx, and Native... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- News
Remote Work Revolution
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
Despite the urgency of debate on the U.S. national stage about health-care reform, an issue now before the U.S. Senate, one crucial element of change has been less visible: advances in the delivery of medical services. Innovations in... View Details
- November 1998 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (A)
Du Pont's chief executive must decide what steps to take as his company expands from commodity and specialized chemicals into biotechnology. View Details
West, Jonathan. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-037, November 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?
Teaching note to 707511. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- 17 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
Leschly led students through conversations, Q+A sessions, and presentations aimed at inspiring change and innovation in the sector. The lauded American dream, Leschly posed, rests heavily on the promise of higher education—a supposedly... View Details
- April 2025
- Supplement
#FutureFresenius: 'Committed to Life' in 2024 and Beyond (B)
By: David J. Collis, Benjamin C. Esty and Haisley Wert
From February 2024 onward, Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA continued to make progress on the #FutureFresenius transformation that CEO Michael Sen had initiated in October 2022. The company had completed the initial "reset" phase and moved into the "revitalize" portion of the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Finance; Transformation; Leading Change; Health Industry; United States; Germany
Collis, David J., Benjamin C. Esty, and Haisley Wert. "#FutureFresenius: 'Committed to Life' in 2024 and Beyond (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 725-415, April 2025.
- 17 May 2017
- News
Nisa Godrej Takes Over
she met considerable resistance from the parent company chiefs, including her father. "Godrej has been one of those lifetime employers, and you don't change management," Nisa explains. "Within that year, I probably said I was quitting two... View Details
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Linda Jacober
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Linda Jacober is parachuted into a new venture, Mac Direct. Did she inherit the strategic plan of a lifetime or did she board a kamikaze plane? What organizational challenges did she encounter upon her arrival? How well has she done to date and what advice would one... View Details
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Linda Jacober." Harvard Business School Case 398-120, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Lighting the Way
follow.” —Ceena Beall (MBA 2019), President, Leadership and Human Capital Club Photos by (left to right) Stuart Cahill, Stu Rosner, John Deputy, Neal Hamberg Photos by (left to right) Stuart Cahill, Stu Rosner, John Deputy, Neal Hamberg... View Details