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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Exchange: Help Wanted
moved away from operational expertise as they look to hire CEOs. Do organizations know how to recruit for these softer skills? Raffaella Sadun: As a basic starting point, organizations often lack the process to make these decisions... View Details
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
the need to identify the real issues and do rigorous analysis in the course of reaching a management decision and that there is typically more than one "right" answer. 1981 How to Avoid Getting Lost in the Numbers by David H. Maister... View Details
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
company advertisements least. And they said influencer marketing sways their purchasing decisions most, while direct-mail marketing is the least effective way to reach them. When asked which social media channels they visit most,... View Details
- November 2010
- Article
Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask
By: Robert Simons
An economic downturn can quickly expose the shortcomings of your business strategy. But can you identify its weak points in good times as well? And can you focus on those weak points that really matter? I identify seven questions all executives should ask in order to... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Creativity; Success; Customers; Employees; Business and Shareholder Relations; Performance; Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Choices and Conditions
Simons, Robert. "Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 93–100.
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
Instead, they practice the art of reflection “in the cracks and crevices of their everyday lives” to help them make better decisions day by day and problem by problem. Badaracco recommends four design principles for reflection. Like... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
to be reimbursed very well by insurance companies, and they've set themselves up to do a lot of those particular procedures? "Those are two different scenarios, and we'd like to see more of the former than the latter." Promoting... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138794313/ January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Strategic Disclosure: The Case of Business School Rankings By: Luca, Michael, and Jonathan Smith Abstract—We empirically analyze disclosure View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
Frank V. Cespedes, and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 709-441 In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
investors; they evolved toward more friendly approaches. Many countries created new incentives for investors and built investment promotion agencies to attract new companies. The causes were several: Better educated and more experienced... View Details
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Opportunity Authors:Maxim Sytch, Adam Tatarynowicz, and Ranjay Gulati Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Working PapersManagerial Practices That Promote Voice and Taking Charge among... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: Should they go it alone or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than just financial rewards are at stake.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Nov 2018
- HBS Case
On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website
managers in the field make smart business decisions based on data. Those managers were encouraged to develop questions that could produce value if analysts could massage the data to provide accurate answers. For example, a manager might... View Details
- Blog
What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?
up over half of the college-educated workforce in the United States, for example, they are still vastly underrepresented in corporate leadership ranks. So, why haven't organizations made more progress in promoting women? I worked with a... View Details
- April 2025
- Case
Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics (A)
By: Linda A. Hill, James I. Cash and Lydia Begag
Joe Mazzulla's leadership journey with the Boston Celtics began in 2016 when he served as an assistant coach for their NBA G-League affiliate. In 2019, he was promoted to a "behind-the-bench" assistant coaching role with the Celtics, before being asked to become the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Change Management; Communication; Values and Beliefs; Decision Making; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Boston
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Role Model
geeky nerds. To counter those stereotypes, Qarnain made a point of gathering more diverse résumés for roles that didn’t explicitly require a white actor, hoping to gradually shift expected norms: “It requires an active decision to break... View Details
- 30 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators
believe that surgery is the proper course of action, but her perception is biased: She has an incentive and makes money off the decision to operate. Another surgeon might just as easily come to the conclusion that if it’s not bothering... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
This sad scenario plays out at many firms: Top-performing salespeople get promoted to become sales managers, but don’t actually know how to manage. The result is a disaster—productivity takes a dive, disgruntled salespeople start heading... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across borders as a unit of analysis and the senior manager in a multinational as the typical decision maker. Illustrated with examples from companies of all sizes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching
Overview
Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
regional franchise of a fast-growing restaurant promotion company, was ultimately successful, named to the Inc 500 list of fastest growing private US companies, and launching Bessalel's 30-year career as an entrepreneur and investor.... View Details