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- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
who doesn’t understand the nuances of the business or how to effectively manage its people. In recruiting Bob Nardelli from GE, Home Depot’s board failed to choose someone who understood the retail business enough to recognize that the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Books
Case Studies in International Entrepreneurship by Walter Kuemmerle (McGraw-Hill) This collection of 29 cases based on real situations compares opportunities, financing contexts, valuation approaches, and entrepreneurial styles in the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
team, how to measure progress, and more. The Virtual Manager: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Hiring, Managing, Motivating, and Engaging Mobile Employees by Kevin Sheridan (MBA 1988) (Career Press) As more and more jobs can be performed from home, managers must learn how to... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome
us understand severity, fidelity, and justice in our own lives, and generously teaches us how to effect changes of character and fortune. Then there’s Seneca, Nero’s tutor. His “On Clemency” is lovely. As you read, you realize he’s... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Books
O’Donnell (Harvard Business Press) Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges, from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees, and other managers. Ultimately, a good IT manager... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
What’s New in Educational Innovation? A Few Highlights
provides a thorough understanding of the principles of finance — a toolkit for making smart financial decisions. Negotiation Mastery Participants are introduced to analytical tools and interpersonal techniques for dealing effectively with... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
New Releases
course, and it has been shown that effective styles can vary over a wide range. They can stretch from the eloquence and self-deprecation of Abraham Lincoln, to the bombastic preening of Douglas MacArthur, to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
"This is really a human development course. We believe, to the extent that you are more authentic and more clear about what you're about, you'll be more likely to step up when there's an opportunity to lead, be more effective when you do... View Details
- 19 May 2023
- News
Quiet Acceleration
Photo credit: Tesla Photo credit: Tesla Four years into his tenure as Tesla’s CFO, Zachary Kirkhorn (MBA 2013) continues to draw notice for his quiet, effective ability to implement CEO Elon Musk’s vision to scale Tesla into the world’s... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
top-down or laissez-faire management by the general manager; poor coordination across functions, businesses, or borders; lack of effective and honest vertical communication; and inadequate leadership skills and development throughout the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Books
Johnson. Understanding College and University Organization: Theories for Effective Policy and Practice. 2 vols. by James L. Bess (MBA ’60) and Jay R. Dee (Stylus Publishing) The authors aim to show how college and university... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
From One to Many
approach is more effective than attempting to install a new culture through top-down initiatives or training alone. Simple practices can truly transform business. What’s a standout memory from your time in the HBS classroom and are there... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
because of poor eyesight, McNamara wanted to be close to the action in 1943 and helped man the US Office of Statistical Control in London, where he applied the statistical methods he had honed at HBS to monitor troop and supply movements, measure the View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Business Suits You: Experimenting with Professional Identity
junior professionals in consulting and investment banking firms. She found that these individuals had various methods of discovering how to create an effective image for themselves as senior managers. The most prevalent form of... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
shows that hooking up with the right mentor can quickly increase your value. On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K” Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski were arguably the two most successful college basketball coaches in the country. But their leadership View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Fred Newman (MBA 1978)
that is pure jazz. My single favorite sound effect was created for an unrehearsed Guy Noir sketch. Guy Noir was going to a chiropractor. Suddenly, he was about to have a spinal adjustment. I grabbed a ribbed water bottle and wrapped it in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
sense of self. Thus the decision can be laden with emotional factors that are less important in decisions to buy books, music, groceries, and electronics. Ample evidence suggests that current B2C sites are unable to characterize their products adequately to allow... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Market Research Meets the “People Factor”
greater use of the research. Managers don't like surprises. So researchers who prefer to tackle a more exploratory style of research should be aware of its possible effect on managers. The manager's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
Second, you need to tell the world where you want to go on your leadership journey—be up front about the treasure you seek. There is wisdom in the saying Ask, and you shall receive. Often, we aren't able to get what we want simply because we're afraid to communicate... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
Starbucks—or felt cooler when they chose that indie coffee shop instead—knows that culture can influence anyone who interacts with it. If your ambition as a leader is maximum impact, then learn to become a culture warrior. Among the most View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint