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04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

leadership ideas and what I think is important to be a good leader. Kenny: You mentioned the GM situation and how that's been turned around. Fundamentally, it turned around because a new leader came in and was able to View Details

June 2001
Case

Bedrock Productions

By: Michael J. Roberts and Michael L. Tushman

Describes a young Web consulting firm going through a very rapid period of growth in late 1999 and 2000. The founder/CEO sees himself as a strategist and marketer who is less well-suited to the operational details, that are expanding as the firm grows. A president is... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Management Teams; Change Management; Managerial Roles; Consulting Industry

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Erika Sanchez

The key to the discussions, Erika insists, is “real diversity in everything: backgrounds, careers, cultures.” Changing visions “Discussions in Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) have really hit... View Details

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

entertainment more often than phone conversations. News on innovations and revolutions in far-flung regions is available instantaneously. These changes, and hundreds more resulting from an explosion of info tech, have changed the nature... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1998
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Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together

make." In addition to process improvements, other changes had an impact on this year's dialogue. For example, this time a greater number of entrepreneurs took part, and they introduced new variables into the discussions. "While recruiting... View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine

05 Nov 2014
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

by high levels of ambition and values or leadership behaviors at companies." Johnny added, "Neuromanagement will be based on electronic testing however it will not detect 'will-power.' It is our will that determines how... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Feb 2018
News

A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

and equality is meaningful and challenging,” she adds. “I know my goal to develop organizations and society on this issue is a lofty one; and I may not be able to change the world, but I can sure keep the ball rolling.” Coleman began her... View Details

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Edrienne Brandon

hold the most honorable leadership position imaginable – parent – and will define my legacy by the kind of citizens, friends, and thinkers Wesley's and my children become. I will be that friend that is there when I am needed as much as... View Details

July 2023
Supplement

Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer

Three years into their “Ambition” growth plan, in 2022, the management team of Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis is taking stock. The global COVID-19 pandemic and other headwinds required adjustments to their growth targets, but they believe that their... View Details

Keywords: Management Succession; Growth Management; Change Management; Transformation; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Leading Change; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry; Europe; Netherlands

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01 Mar 2023
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What’s in a Name

name that recognizes the city’s rich cultural history. Jim Birch was reaching out to buyers across the country—with no thought at all of changing the brand—when he started encountering questions. People in different parts of the country... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

12 Apr 2015
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Colliers Executive Tries to Quell Relationship Wars

Keywords: Real Estate

01 Jun 2020
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Life’s Work: An Interview with Megan Rapinoe

Keywords: racial equality; discrimination; LGBTQ issues

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Influencing Practice | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

One of the primary interfaces between the Social Enterprise Initiative and practitioners is through our open enrollment and custom Executive Education programs offered each year. 1_0fzgdmtm Strategic Perspectives In Nonprofit Management Mastering Nonprofit View Details

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

and the Middle East—and we've watched the number of global cases written rise to more than 50 percent in 2012–2013. Beyond that, we have begun offering Executive Education programs in locations beyond Boston, and the FIELD [Field Immersion Experiences for View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 Oct 2019
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The Road to Impact

When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance but had always dreamed of working in the nonprofit sector. In 2003, he recalls, “I made this leap of faith, that if I could find a management position in the... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Clubs: Capital Improvements

When he began planning the event, HBS Club of Washington, DC, president Antonio Alves (PLDA 15, 2013) envisioned the club’s first annual Leadership Gala as a modest outing that would boost awareness of the club in the Greater DC area. By... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

and innovation, says Jim Heskett. What changes will allow managers to add value to the creative process? What do YOU think? What Makes a Good Leader? (25,360) Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes, and... View Details

01 Mar 2009
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A New Approach to Health-Care Reform

book aimed at changing our national conversation about health care. In The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care (McGraw-Hill), Christensen and his coauthors, the late Jerome Grossman and Jason Hwang (MBA ’06),... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2008
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

look at leadership in American public life. If you spend as much time as I do around politicians, you hear a lot about leadership. They all promise to offer it, in different shapes and forms. Strong leadership. Bold leadership. Tested... View Details

Keywords: Government

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