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- Working Paper
Product Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges are the Benefits
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard
The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest quality product in... View Details
- 04 Jan 2024
- News
Great Heights
In 2019, after more than a decade scaling the heights of product management in Silicon Valley, Lisa Kostova (MBA 2009) decided to take on a different kind of climb. Over a sabbatical year, Kostova trained for and summited Denali, which, at 20,310 feet, is the tallest... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
active debate on whether companies have primary responsibility to their shareholders (as in the U.S.) or a multi-faceted responsibility to employees, customers, the broader community (as written into the law to varying degrees in the UK... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
years of construction of the Panama Canal proved to be a management foul-up of the first order. The Isthmian Canal Commission tried to supervise construction from Washington. This would have been a bad idea with the communications... View Details
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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research
Strategy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events Berkman Center for Internet and Society- upcoming events... View Details
- May 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
The Jenner Situation
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Andy Whittemore and Eliot Sherman
Dr. Bill Lemont is the new chief medical officer of a large academic medical center. During his first week on the job he has become aware of the abusive behavior and temper outbursts of a prominent orthopedic surgeon. How Dr. Lemont handles the situation will be... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Managerial Roles; Behavior; Conflict Management; Health Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., Andy Whittemore, and Eliot Sherman. "The Jenner Situation." Harvard Business School Case 809-070, May 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
resource-related innovation, and building values-based and people-centric businesses. Gordon Jones President, College of Western Idaho (CWI) Gordon Jones President, College of Western Idaho (CWI) Gordon Jones leads Idaho's largest comprehensive View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
provides, but also opened my way of thinking to see all the different types of career paths that there might be.” HBS also added to the rich fabric of relationships Leahy has built over the years that have helped her continue to learn and grow. “At HBS I built lifelong... View Details
- February 2024
- Article
Conveying and Detecting Listening in Live Conversation
By: Hanne Collins, Julia A. Minson, Ariella S. Kristal and Alison Wood Brooks
Across all domains of human social life, positive perceptions of conversational listening (i.e., feeling heard) predict well-being, professional success, and interpersonal flourishing. But a fundamental question remains: Are perceptions of listening accurate? Prior... View Details
Collins, Hanne, Julia A. Minson, Ariella S. Kristal, and Alison Wood Brooks. "Conveying and Detecting Listening in Live Conversation." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 153, no. 2 (February 2024): 473–494.
- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
won a $200 gift card in a community raffle and decided to buy a $200 flat-screen television. Participants were divided into two groups: in one, Joe was described as lower-income, or in the bottom 25 percent of US households, while in the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- 29 Sep 2022
- Op-Ed
Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable
disapproval takes the form of silence—“the death pause,” as Pixar’s Ed Catmull describes it. Improv comedy teaches us to keep an open mind, understanding that communication drives insight and that closed conversations generally fail.... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
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Public Education Leadership Project
administrators School principals Regional supervisors Union leaders Teacher leaders Community liaisons Members of the school board, board of education, or school committee that governs the district Districts can build capability by... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
potentially have a role for everyone in which they feel they can contribute to overcoming the uncertainty, overcoming the crisis. Community. All of us live in communities. so it’s extremely important that we set an example, model behaviors that are View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea
fear mongering and all the other attack strategies (more on that soon). Delay There are questions and concerns that can kill a good proposal simply by creating a deadly delay. They so slow the communication and discussion of a plan that... View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
The explosion of "computer-to-computer" communication in the twenty-first century is triggering a growth phase for IT consultants. Harvard Business School professor Richard Nolan and HBS Interactive Senior Vice President Larry... View Details
- 05 Oct 2023
Top MBAs HBCU Tour - Atlanta
the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania invite you to learn about their MBA programs and the diverse community experience in business school and beyond. The event will feature a moderated panel discussion with admissions... View Details
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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online
with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course. Ask questions, collaborate,... View Details
- 18 Jan 2024
- News
Match Game
When the Bulletin included Faye Iosotaluno (MBA 2008) in its December issue, the longtime consumer tech executive was COO of Tinder. On January 9, the company announced Iosotaluno would become Tinder CEO. “It’s hard to overstate the impact Tinder has had on... View Details
W. Earl Sasser
Earl Sasser is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and has been a member of the faculty there since 1969. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from Duke University in 1965, an MBA from the University of North Carolina in 1967, and a Ph.D. in... View Details
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