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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
institutional agility are also priorities. In addition, Wolfensohn wants to create a "Knowledge Bank," to take advantage of new technology as a repository of the Bank's decades of accumulated data, information, and know-how that could... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 28 May 2019
- News
Leading Questions
CEO also has a plan to empower her team. Synthesis uses Agile Action Planning—a trademark of the fast-paced world of software development—to help the CEO create a 90-day plan to achieve a tangible goal, such as having 50 percent of all... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana
nimble, and it’s a challenge they welcome. Likewise, making adjustments to recruiting, onboarding, and management to bring the best talent to the organization is seen as mission critical across all departments and functional areas. “Humana is an View Details
- 10 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Retail
sets align with what a company needs, everyone wins. A Custom Fit As the retail industry evolves, so do recruiting best practices. “More companies are turning away from a standard recruiting presentation and are being more agile and... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
surprising how few corporate leaders make a genuine effort to foster candor within their companies. Sadly, they lose any chance at building organizations in which speed and transparency contribute to the vitality of their enterprise. Adopting the process we have... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
flexibility has emerged as a divisive issue in discussions about the appropriate design of processes for making software. Partisans in both research and practice argue for and against plan-based (allegedly inflexible) and agile (allegedly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
faculty to address the most pressing business questions of the day with the same agility and speed at which technology is reshaping the marketplace. “HBS is the premiere business learning platform in the world,” Jacimovic says, “but the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
incentivized to lean harder into the “dirty” refinery business to recoup investment value before ultimately selling the business in a typical fund cycle. A hopeful view on their capital choice is that private equity has agility... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
raccoon and then get the raccoon up a tree. Humans who participate wear waders and hip boots, because it is often swampy, and use coal miners' hats with lights, because the event takes place at 11 p.m. There are also timed agility events... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
re-loosening or re-tightening, rules that protect employees and, more generally, organizations. Whether it's citizens responding to government leaders or employees responding to their company leaders, no one likes being jerked around, but it's clear that versatility... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
so many managers are overwhelmed and burned out these days. In our dynamic, competitive environment, speed matters. If managers do not develop their people so they can delegate to them, or if they do not turn their groups into agile teams... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
information and updates through early 2016. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717504-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 618-025 Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future? In July 2017, Dr. Brian M. Alexander, president and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online
with essential tools and processes to build adaptable, agile teams in a rapidly changing work environment. You’ll learn how to foster psychological safety and inclusion, improve team decision-making and communication, and fail well.... View Details
- Web
Faculty & Advisors | MBA
software development, where his research reveals the benefits of agile processes and the value of modular designs Elizabeth Christoforetti Elizabeth Bowie Christoforetti is the founding principal at Supernormal, an architecture, urban... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
organizations. Whether it's citizens responding to government leaders or employees responding to their company leaders, no one likes being jerked around, but it's clear that versatility and agility is needed for dealing with the pandemic.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
termed a “freedom from fear.” Amy’s book touches on these powerful themes that are also central tenets of agile organizations. I cannot wait to engage and learn more within the covers of these two exciting books. For listening and iPhone... View Details
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
prefer adopting an "agile" methodological approach instead. Compares and contrasts the CMM and agile methodologies, such as Kent Beck's eXtreme Programming. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
"owners"; and (8) knowing that their current beliefs about the future of services are wrong, great service leaders build agile service organizations that learn, innovate, and adapt. The book explores the ideas and leadership... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details
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Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley - Course Catalog
established or subject to frequent changes, creating uncertainty for businesses. Entrepreneurs must be agile and proactive, staying abreast of legal developments and building relationships with local authorities to ensure compliance.... View Details