celebrations - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 May 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride

members is celebrated rather than derided. For instance, the lowest level of entrepreneurship in the developed world is in Japan, where they say, "the tall poppy is cut off." The message is, don't rise above the group. On the... View Details

Keywords: by William Mahoney

08 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

You Won't Make It If You Fake It

selling venture capitalists on her idea and raising $400 million. She assembled a celebrity board, convinced Safeway to spend $350 million to build clinics in its supermarkets, and signed partnerships with Cleveland Clinic and Walgreens.... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

19 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book

matter of concern to some, but I would argue that rather than be anxious about it, we should celebrate it and allow a lot of these ideas to bubble up. With some oversight form a coordinating body--of which I know there are a few that have... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria; Accounting

03 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Facebook’s Future

recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and for much of that time, Facebook's stunning growth—more than 1.2 billion users worldwide—has been the story. That said, the core Facebook functionalities have remained essentially unchanged... View Details

Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Europe

others. The flip side of that, he said, is joy in the success of others, where "immediately, where one succeeds, the other members of the community celebrate because they believe that means they, too, can be on the road to... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

06 Mar 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?

On Friday, we will celebrate International Women's Day 2019, an annual event to promote the advancement of gender equality and gauge our progress across many domains. In business, researchers tell us, progress is happening but is still... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Manager in Red Sneakers

casual clothes said a shopper was more likely to make a purchase and to be a celebrity when she was wearing gym clothes or a Swatch than when she was wearing an elegant dress or a Rolex. Meanwhile, pedestrians from the train station who... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

02 Mar 2020
What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

SUMMING UP Why Is It so Difficult to Lead with Candor, Humility, and Trust? Responses to this month’s column, for the most part, represented a celebration of the values of candor, humility, and trust in leadership. As Dan Wallace put it,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize

themselves, the scientific communities that covet the Prizes, the general public, and, finally, the media. "With the exception of awardees of the Peace Prize, who often are statesmen or celebrities who have their own renown, there is not... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

celebrating the 50th anniversary of the admission of women into its MBA program. A few have made it into CEO positions at major corporations. More have founded and lead their own start-ups. They're coming along, in spite of the much... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids

on January 1, 2020. You—and your colleagues and employees—can now add “ during a global pandemic” to the list of current job duties and accomplishments on your resume. It’s a badge of honor none of us asked for and all of us would have declined, but a badge of honor,... View Details

Keywords: by Gamze D. Yucaoglu, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg

23 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

Magicians will stand in front of the mirror to test, revise, retest and further revise illusions until they get them just right. Thomke says that celebrated escape artist and magician Harry Houdini owned a very large collection of locks... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

06 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track

ability to celebrate their differences and learn from people whose life experiences differ from yours. This dynamic gives you the capacity for sharing yourself in intimate ways and for being more open with others. Your True North Group... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

Photo by Mary Ellen Mark At first glance, perhaps, the writer John Irving might not seem to have a lot to teach the corporate world. As the author of such celebrated bestsellers as The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp,... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

21 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

Boston. Elberse is remaining mum on celebrities planning to attend the next session in order to protect their privacy. Participants sign up to learn strategies for launching creative products, managing talent, coping with advances in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education

26 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

after category, achieved their success simply by figuring out a way to be radically and dramatically different from the rest of the crowd. The idea in the book is not only to celebrate these mavericks; it is to deconstruct and demystify... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

06 Dec 2016
First Look

December 6, 2016

Seth Rockman, the issue is not whether slavery itself was or was not capitalist but, rather, the impossibility of understanding the nation's spectacular pattern of economic development without situating slavery front and center. American capitalism—renowned for its... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

allegory, he offered: "As opposed to the constraints of adult work life, the allegory celebrates a rebellious kind of manhood in which masculinity is earned by letting their libidos and their creativity have full and free expression.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

LV:There’s certainly a symbolic vibe when the Dow gets to 20,000-- something to celebrate to the extent that it reflects the American economy’s long history of growth, profitability, and success. For the professional and institutional... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

lies in the past. As a cautionary tale with a twist of hope for the future, Edelman reminds us of a company that had a lot in common with Uber: It was a celebrated California startup; it offered groundbreaking peer-to-peer technology; it... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

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