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Article

Trust: The Foundation of Leadership

By: Frances Frei and Anne Morriss

The authors contend that if leadership is about empowering others, in your presence and your absence, then trust is the emotional framework that allows that service to be freely exchanged. Based on their experiences advising individuals and organizations, their basic... View Details

Keywords: Trustworthiness; Authenticity; Empathy; Trust; Leadership; Competency and Skills; Behavior

24 Jul 2011
News

Looking Ahead Behind the Ivy

31 Jan 2018
News

How can multinationals get their regional teams to work well together?

09 Jul 2010
News

The World Cup Brand Winner: Adidas or Nike?

September 2013 (Revised January 2015)
Case

Wal-Mart Lobbying in India?

By: Karthik Ramanna and Vidhya Muthuram

In 2012, as part of a routine disclosure under U.S. law, Wal-Mart revealed it had spent $25 million since 2008 on lobbying to "enhance market access for investment in India." This disclosure, which came weeks after the Indian government made a controversial decision to... View Details

Keywords: Lobbying; India; Multinational Corporations; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Retail Industry; India

Educators

Emily Truelove is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches LEAD in the MBA program. She also teaches in executive education programs, including Leadership for Senior Executives,... View Details

2011
Article

The Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations

By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Peter Glick and Anna Beninger

Two traits-warmth and competence-govern social judgments of individuals and groups, and these judgments shape people's emotions and behaviors. This paper describes the causes and consequences of warmth and competence judgments; how, when, and why they determine... View Details

Keywords: Judgments; Organizations; Emotions; Behavior; Selection and Staffing; Performance Evaluation; Resource Allocation; Valuation; Competency and Skills; Information; Research

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01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

implies that multiple identity organizations may not be perceived as such by lower-level organizational members, who instead are likely to recognize a single identity to the exclusion of others. Team Emotion Recognition Accuracy and Team... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 8, 2023
Article

How to Help Superstar Employees Fulfill Their Potential

By: Anthony J. Mayo

To better understand the leadership challenges and development opportunities facing high-potential employees, researchers analyzed more than 3,000 applications to Harvard Business School’s High Potentials Leadership Program over a nearly 20-year period. The... View Details

Keywords: Personal Characteristics; Leadership Development; Personal Development and Career; Management Skills; Business Education

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25 May 2020
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For Kenny Chesney and Others, Promotion in a Pandemic Is a Quandary

19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

influence strategies that backfire. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55881 in press Journal of the Association for Consumer Research Rituals and Nuptials: The Emotional and Relational Consequences of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Mar 2014
News

Know What Kind of Careerist You Are

01 Mar 2016
News

The Three Secret Elements Of Staying Motivated At Work Every Day

April 2024
Article

An Integrative Model of Hybrid Governance: The Role of Boards in Helping Sustain Organizational Hybridity

By: Anne-Claire Pache, Julie Battilana and Channing Spencer

Hybrid organizations must sustainably attend to multiple goals embedded in different institutional spheres. Past research has highlighted the value for hybrids in recruiting board members representing different logics to avoid attentional drifts; yet, diverse boards... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure

2016
Other Teaching and Training Material

Organizational Behavior Reading: Decision Making

By: Francesca Gino, Max Bazerman and Katherine Shonk

This Reading argues that decision making is systematically flawed and introduces methods to improve decision-making effectiveness. The Essential Reading section covers the rational decision-making model and three important ideas that challenge it: Herbert Simon's... View Details

Keywords: Game Theory; Decision Making

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December 13, 2017
Article

What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

By: Julia Austin

As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Company Fit. The best PMs have mastered the core competencies, have a high EQ, and work for the right company for... View Details

Keywords: Management; Product Development; Personal Development and Career

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16 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 16

on these teams. As non-native English speakers attempted to counter the apprehension they felt when having to speak English, and native English speakers fought against feeling excluded and devalued, a cycle of negative emotion ensued and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2011
Book

True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development

By: Bill George and Doug Baker

All too often, we find ourselves forced to confront life's challenges on our own. What we need is an intimate group with whom we can examine our beliefs and share our lives. For the past thirty-five years, Bill George and Doug Baker have found the answer in True North... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Opportunities; Personal Characteristics