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- 28 Jun 2021
- News
Four Imperatives for Managing in a Hybrid World
- 2021
- Chapter
Leadership in Times of Upheaval: The Rise of the Empathic Leader
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
In times of upheaval, such as in a crisis, leaders often feel compelled to embody a commanding, confident style of leadership that provides answers, eschews dissent and remains aloof. Similarly, followers may be drawn to leaders who provide ready answers, with... View Details
Edmondson, Amy C., and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. "Leadership in Times of Upheaval: The Rise of the Empathic Leader." In Social Scientists Confronting Global Crises, edited by Jean M. Bartunek. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2021.
- 06 Jun 2008
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?
of the responses to this month's question about why managers don't think deeply. The list of causes was much longer than the list of proposed responses. But in the process, some other questions were posed. Ben Kirk kicked off the list of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
time in the workplace and can be addressed wisely—or poorly—says Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Christina Wing, whose forthcoming book Unspeakable offers advice for managing weighty interactions.... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
time to maintain high standards and efficiency. Leaders of firms from start-ups to tech giants should give themselves the room they need to manage employee performance while shifting headcount to match... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Harvard Business Publishing Seminars & Conferences Apr 02 02 Apr 2025 Lydia Assouad, London School of Economics Entrepreneurial Management Seminar More Seminars & Conferences Faculty Positions Harvard Business School seeks candidates in... View Details
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
McKinsey, Goldman Sachs and Toyota, says Beer. Yet any company can change for the better, no matter the industry. GE, Becton Dickinson, Campbell Soup, IBM, and ASDA, a U.K. grocery chain, are examples of companies that were transformed by new CEOs taking charge,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
Summing Up Can managers acquire ways of thinking or ways of learning from doctors? Managers can learn from an understanding of how doctors think. But whether the lessons are profound or even totally... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
But, frustrated Gen Xers and Millennials need not give up—their time will come, and they need to prepare now. “We desperately need this generation to learn how to manage diverse people, and View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
How Managers Can Build a Culture of Experimentation
- 23 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Board Games: Timing of Independent Directors’ Dissent in China
Keywords: by Juan Ma & Tarun Khanna
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
ensure that the casinos' best customers return to play another day. “It's not absolute freedom—it's freedom within a framework" —Francisco de Asís Martinez-Jerez And it turns out that casino hosts are ideal subjects to gain insight into an ongoing question debated for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
compressed time frame, or "Internet time," requires that firms generate and respond to new information for a greater proportion of a development cycle, with much of the feedback coming from customers. In fact, early and continuous contact... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 14 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Inclusive Recruiting Events in a Time of Innovation
all candidates will be able to engage in recruiting events in real time because they are located in different time zones or are managing multiple responsibilities that may... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often as high as 98 percent. Those... View Details
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Accounting & Management - Doctoral
and Management, the dissertation may take the form of three publishable papers or one longer dissertation. Recent questions students have explored include the ways in which managers use retail-level marketing actions to influence the... View Details
- 18 Apr 2016
- HBS Seminar
Felipe Caro, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- October 2022
- Supplement
The SAH Group: The Time is Right, Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Juan Alcacer and Alpana Thapar
In January 2021, Jalila Mezni, CEO of the SAH Group, was preparing to present the company’s future growth plans to its board of directors. The Tunisian company was a leading producer and distributor of personal care and packaged hygiene products. In 2019, it expanded... View Details
- 16 Oct 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Government Debt Management at the Zero Lower Bound
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
Summing Up Will management innovation be "pushed" or "pulled"? Competitive organizations in the future will be managed differently. This will require new roles for managers. But according... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett