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- 29 Oct 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Robots in the Boardroom
effective codes of business conduct. But technology isn't the only answer. Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity As companies adopt artificial intelligence to increase efficiency, are their employees View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
can come when work life and home life become entangled. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Your CEO Succession Plan Can’t... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
companies. As one of my CEOs put to me, wryly: “In my January board meeting, I wasn’t hiring and scaling fast enough and told to ‘go, go’, go’. In my April board meeting, I was burning too fast and was told to ‘stop, stop, stop’.” Her... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 03 Dec 2014
- What Do You Think?
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?
interpersonal skills often." Grant Stanley said "rather than dismiss them I have been able to use their skills and abilities to create training materials to share their best practices." Todd... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
Business School Case 118-017 Royal Philips: Designing Toward Profound Change This case explores Royal Philips CEO Frans van Houten's bold use of design research to inform a critical strategic decision: Should Philips leave its storied... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
consistent with the proposition that employed mothers provide non-traditional gender role models to their children, liberalizing gender attitudes and transmitting life skills for managing competing responsibilities, increasing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
on intangible capabilities, such as the ability to assess the value of the knowledge and skills that are already present within the firm and in some instances within its broader ecosystem; to rapidly understand how to redeploy them in new... View Details
- January 2024
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-704, January 2024.
- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
company location, industry, skill set, and even an individual company’s cultural preference. “The notion that we will go back to a point in which at least some firms will not commit to remote work—we've passed that moment.” From 2019 to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
slogan from Apple. And thinking differently leads them to act differently. From our research, consistent patterns emerged that led us to identify five primary discovery skills that underlie innovation: associating, observing, quetioning,... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
are processed through the same United States Bankruptcy Court system, and are overseen by the same pool of federal bankruptcy judges, who currently number about 350 only. The bankruptcy process also requires the active participation of View Details
- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
Americans launch careers in the next 10 years by “cultivating a comprehensive system that focuses on skills first and enables greater opportunities for earned success.” The hope is that this approach will lift up high-potential Black... View Details
- 27 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding
Author's note: Over the past few weeks, I have been asking CEOs attending programs I teach at Harvard Business School a simple question: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? They've mentioned numerous... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
of risk talk the CRO can enable the real work of risk management to take place not in his own function but in the business. In both cases, facilitation involved a significant degree of humility on the part of the CRO, manifest in limited formal authority and meagre... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?
the context matters. Corporate training is most effective when leadership has prepared the organization for change. Source: MonkeyBusinessImages Take the example of Swedish industrial conglomerate Cardo. The CEO commissioned a training... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
get these reports immediately, so you can actually fine-tune an online campaign in real time." Law is the cofounder of Russell Reynolds Global Internet Practice. He previously served as founder and CEO of an interactive brand... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
people feel they can't afford." That is why, she continued, it is so important to have real friends with good memory who can be our sounding boards. "Listening to others works better if you can show empathy and put yourself in the other peoples' shoes." Several argued... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
value-creating activity. It would be unfortunate if boards focused only on compliance and didn't engage in functions that create value. —Robert S. Kaplan The board role is significantly different than that of the CEO, who is charged with running the business. The View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 422-046, March 2022.
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
nontraditional expansion strategy of entering the developed markets of Europe and the United States as a niche player before venturing into Middle Eastern and neighboring Asian markets. Looking ahead to the next decade, Haier CEO Zhang... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne