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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader
In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of the their book, Dan Ciampa and HBS Professor Michael D. Watkins describe some of the common traps into which new leaders can fall. Falling Behind The Learning Curve Not using the time before entry... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins
- 2011
- Book
Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader
By: Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're constantly fighting fires. You're mired in office politics. You end each day exhausted and... View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Management Skills; Employee Relationship Management; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks
Hill, Linda A., and Kent Lineback. Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader. Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.
- April 21, 2021
- Article
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden
Groysberg, Boris, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (April 21, 2021).
- May 14, 2020
- Article
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (May 14, 2020).
- 2003
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Eight Imperatives for Leaders in a Networked World: E-Governance
By: L. M. Applegate and J. Mechling
- 15 Aug 2022
- Book
University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed
Today the United States is considered the world leader in higher education. Yet the country could risk losing that top spot, particularly with China opening some of the most innovative educational centers across the globe in recent years,... View Details
- 2010
- Working Paper
Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)
By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger
This presentation is based on our research program over the last seven years in which our objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for providing access to being a leader and exercising leadership effectively (in... View Details
Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Research and Development; Attitudes; Perception; Technology; United States
Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari Granger. "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-124, October 2010.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Do Market Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption
By: Kristina S. McElheran
This paper explores the relationship between market position and business process innovation. Prior research has focused on the alignment between new technologies and the internal capabilities of firms to pursue them. I extend the investigation to include external... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Business Processes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Technology Adoption; Manufacturing Industry; United States
McElheran, Kristina S. "Do Market Leaders Lead in Business Process Innovation? The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-104, June 2010. (Revised April 2011, October 2012.)
- 04 Oct 2017
- Book
Five Leaders Forged in Crisis, and What We Can Learn From Them
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
Mutiny in the Workplace: When Leaders Are Challenged From Within
My dissertation focuses on the rarely studied phenomenon of mutiny in organizations. Based on three recent cases of mutiny in professional organizations, I examine the process by which employee dissatisfaction transforms into collective mobilization... View Details
- November 9, 2017
- Editorial
America is Seduced by 'Leadership Bling' and Lacks True Leaders
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "America is Seduced by 'Leadership Bling' and Lacks True Leaders." CNN.com (November 9, 2017).
- May 15, 2015
- Article
America's Leaders Need to Tell a New Story About Infrastructure
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "America's Leaders Need to Tell a New Story About Infrastructure." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 15, 2015).
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 15 Oct 2024
- Cold Call Podcast
What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About Sustaining Long-Term Growth
- January 5, 2015
- Article
China Still Isn't Ready to Be a True Global Leader
By: William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan
Kirby, William C., and F. Warren McFarlan. "China Still Isn't Ready to Be a True Global Leader." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 5, 2015).
- 04 Apr 2023
- Book
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
- 2015
- Chapter
Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation
By: Linda A. Hill
More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams as essential to institutional well-being and long-term growth and sustainability. That's the central and animating theme of "The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders," a... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Talent Management; Talent Development And Retention; Innovation Leadership; Human Resources; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership; Leadership Development
Hill, Linda A. "Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation." In The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders, edited by Dave Ulrich, William A. Schiemann, and Libby Sartain, 233–240. Alexandria, VA: HR Certification Institute, 2015. Electronic.
- Article
Leadership Tips for Today to Stay in the Game Tomorrow: The Ambidextrous Leader
By: Michael Tushman
This article summarizes research by the author into why some organizations fail in the face of "punctuated change," while others are reborn, adapt and survive. The key, he finds, involves embracing paradox. Continuing to exploit current business success is a must, but... View Details
Tushman, Michael. "Leadership Tips for Today to Stay in the Game Tomorrow: The Ambidextrous Leader." IESE Insight, no. 23 (Fourth Quarter 2014): 31–38.