Authenticity - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen

seen as not paying as much attention,” explains Zlatev. They are seen, he says, as “hyper aware of the situation around them, trying to come off in a positive way to others, which can sometimes be seen as acting, like being in a situation and not actually being their... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

are experienced, interpreted, and contested through practices of expression, performance, and self-presentation. It examined such topics as the deconstruction of the gender binary; the concept of the authentic self; and how social... View Details

25 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

When Your Passion Works Against You

who expressed passion in authentic ways, including one who introduced a personal connection to the pitch. However, entrepreneurs seen as expressing passion with a false note did not earn as much support from investors. For example, one... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

business-as-usual activities that are now being accomplished under extraordinary circumstances. Everyone on your team can now add the line “ during a global pandemic” to their list of job duties. Acknowledge that! At the same time, be View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

those bands? What would leaders do if they found that they’re underpaying an employee? “That's often an inhibitor to people having this conversation because they're afraid of what they'll find,” says Opie. Step 2: Building a bridge Company officials need to make View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

16 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)

“American” as a separator; a little line that pushes two worlds apart. I think it’s more powerful to think of it as a bridge. Standing on that bridge, we have access to a unique vantage point. With that comes the opportunity to take attributes of each culture that we... View Details

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Logging In - Research Computing Services

persons accessing sensitive systems use two-factor authentication as a part of their login process. Pulse Secure VPN Software Installation and Set-Up Persons with HBS-issued desktops and laptops may already have the necessary software. If... View Details

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

communicate reality. Timothy Mitchell, for example, explores how the parameters of economic expertise shape the questions the discipline investigates, while others have scrutinized how data and statistics come to represent the View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

Fairygodboss Fairygodboss is the largest female career community where highly motivated and authentic women can connect with other career-minded individuals to share real-life experiences and help one another to succeed. The FGB platform... View Details

22 Sep 2023
News

Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

(MBA 2008): My name is Nadine Ngouabe Dlodlo. I am class of 2008. One faculty that I connected very well with was Bill George. He taught the course about authentic leadership. And it was unlike any other course because we would speak... View Details

14 Jun 2021
Op-Ed

When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative

focus on all the ways we fall short—we allow our true selves to shine. This authenticity makes us more likely to secure jobs, higher ratings in our presentations, and money for entrepreneurial ventures or deals. There’s a video I like to... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail

try because the program emphasized taking risks while learning and growing from the results. I was ultimately chosen to represent Section A and was once again terrified about finding the “right” words to articulate the experience in a way that felt View Details

30 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

intelligence. 2) Style Before: Confident and extroverted After: Authentic and empathetic All the CEOs were very confident, but their styles were widely different. One CEO said, “Style does not matter. Behavior does.” For example,... View Details

20 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Three Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

I finally felt at ease in embracing my authentic self. I came out as gay to my friends, colleagues, and members of the broader community. Despite continuing to face personal and professional challenges stemming from my sexual orientation,... View Details

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Developing Instructor Style - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

quiet, thoughtful, soft-spoken introvert can engage and challenge students as effectively as a dramatic, high energy extrovert. What matters most is the trust, passion and commitment to learning that the instructor brings to the class discussion, and the View Details

28 May 2020
Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

most wonderful unexpected gift in my HBS journey. To them I am grateful for the many lessons they have taught me, but, most importantly, to them I am grateful for giving me the freedom to be my authentic self. View Details

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

precisely the type of less than fully authentic behavior that’s going to reduce our chance of being hired. The good news is that most of us generate a stable pattern of trust signals, which means a small change in behavior can go a long... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

Give yourself a few months to really pour over the essay questions and find the anecdotes and experiences in your life that you think will allow you to portray your most authentic self. Consult with family, close friends, and colleagues –... View Details

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

image. The relationship between the two is rich with meaning and resonance and becomes the arena for navigating the empirical, aesthetic, and ethical dimensions of authentic and compelling narrative. To our minds, portraiture is a perfect... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Madison McIlwain

the room,” you very well may have the right instinct. Developing a “gut” on investment decisions has been one of the most elusive metrics for my career. I've felt varying degrees of insecurity about it—specifically as a young woman in venture capital. My professor's... View Details

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