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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
and taking care of a family. "It gave me a lot of enthusiasm and motivation as well as a chance to step back and see the presidency at a distance. I could think!" she says. As the mother of two children, ages eight and two, Meyer rarely... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
observationally result in the same thing—‘I don’t trust them’—but has very different policy implications and takeaways for practitioners.” IN BELIEF WE TRUST Minor says the overarching issue is what leads people to trust one group over another, which has implications... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Shattering Glass
environments that are quite equal. They expect that to be true in the business world, too. We do a real disservice to them when we don’t talk about the continuing obstacles in the workplace because, without that information, they can... View Details
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
effectively is a governance issue as well as a prerequisite for profitable growth.” Related Reading Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator Want a Happy Customer?... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
(an average of seventy-eight years in the United States), promised to keep the Boomers active in the workforce long past age sixty-five. This development, as well as the growing importance of Millennials, promised to reshape the View Details
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
by the company. “I see this as part of the transportation model of the future,” she says. “I want Uber to succeed. It’s too important a concept to let it fail. I do think they have a chance to reinvent themselves.” Uber’s wild ride The company’s troubles have been... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
a good choice.” Overall, we found that stars did poorly at their new firms. Analyzing the data further revealed that there are gender differences in how well stars do after they jump ship. In fact, the decline in performance was... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
family’s support, as well as an amazing offer from his bank: they wished him well, but should things not turn out, he’d have a job waiting for him. Secure in his decision, Quainton committed himself to his ecumenical studies, all the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders
a culture that provides excellent service, as well as attracts and retains talent that will embody what your company represents. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
Unit at HBS Vinluan’s research examines the relationship between the cognitive processes underlying racial categorization and stereotyping, as well as experiences of encountering stereotypes and discrimination. She examines these... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
innovations of the last 75 years, as well as some thoughts about the coming decades.* * Total responses from MBAs and Executive Education participants who graduated in or before 1975 and those who graduated between 1976 and 1999 were... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
explored questions like “How can business, government, and nonprofit leaders come together to mitigate the effects of worker displacement? How should entrants to the workforce best prepare themselves?” Leaders from the City of San Francisco, local colleges, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Mar 2010
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?
is) a disconnect between the identity (employees) experience in their workplace and the identity valued in their organizations' business models." Dr. Kervokian asks, "What exactly is the new American dream ?" Mark Clark... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
job description itself is focused on what is required to do the job well instead of including factors not critical to success that may discourage diverse candidate from applying. Then with clear success factors in mind, plan a line of... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
conditions in its factories. Many countries, for example, sign international labor treaties promising to uphold certain workplace standards. Labor observers, however, have long wondered whether those treaties represent better working... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
active participation even before term begins. I. The Inner Journey – Learning to Make Meaning The Dance of Dharma Leadership and Character Making Meaning in the Workplace Finding Meaning in Relationship with Nature II. The Outer Journey –... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
thousands of young professionals and hundreds of interviews with the world’s top business and nonprofit leaders (among them Virgin’s Richard Branson, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Third Point Advisors’ Daniel Loeb, and US Navy SEALs’ Admiral Eric Olson) as View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
Business Changing workforce demographics and business conditions, as well as evolving social attitudes, have led many companies to a greater awareness of how diversity and community issues are intertwined with successful business... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
Practicing active, habitual kindness can transform the remote workplace and it can start today. A little reassurance, compassionate listening, a conscious effort to validate people's fear and confusion all go a long way. Employees and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 25 May 2023
- Blog Post
Interview Strategies to Connect with a Wider Range of Candidates
people being able to use their discretion to hire people who are just like them, that they are comfortable with, that look like them, that act like them, that talk like them.” One way to counter the interviewer’s reliance on the “soft stuff” is to build awareness of... View Details
Keywords: All Industries