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- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
guide them when pressure mounts. They don’t shirk bold actions because they fear failure. They don’t need external adulation, nor do they shrink from facing criticism. "Courageous leaders take risks that go against the grain of their... View Details
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
At the end of 2020—seven months after COVID-19 had sent the airline industry into a tailspin and five months after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police provoked nationwide protests for racial justice—Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian was moved to take more View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
organizational strategy focused on attaining high performance, bring those elements into a coherent relationship with the strategy and each other, and help guide the actions of people throughout an organization in the pursuit of high... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Our Values | About
in business, management, and leadership. Yet we must also create the space necessary to grieve, to console, to express, to understand, to challenge, to debate, and to inspire. Action It also is a time for action. Let me outline efforts... View Details
- Web
HBS - The year in Review
Alumni Conferences Held In May 2023, External Relations (ER) and the Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) hosted Accelerating Climate Solutions, a conference focused on the role of business in driving solutions to the climate challenge. This two-day conference was... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
disciplined and structured to prevent missteps and outbursts that will shut down the conversation. 4. Make a plan. Having heard the truth, diagnose root causes of problems and develop a systemic action plan... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
companies recognize the need to restructure too late, when fewer options remain and saving the company may be more difficult. Scott Paper's new CEO was widely criticized in the news media for the magnitude of the layoffs he ordered. However, such drastic View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
- Web
Klarman Hall | About
ideas into action at HBS, throughout Harvard University, and far beyond. With its 1,000-seat auditorium, soaring atrium, and spacious corridors, Klarman Hall combines the elements of a large-scale conference center, performance space, and... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
rental customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that people are more likely to rent DVDs in one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs (e.g., documentaries) are rented before want DVDs (e.g., action... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2022
- Book
Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work
in unethical acts and policies if we use a few strategies: Reduce the risk of speaking up. Workers and managers who want to speak out should develop a game plan just in case speaking out results in being fired. Workers can also make it... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
conceptual. The fundamental flaw of preemptive action is that the pay-offs are asymmetric. Failure to avert a WMD attack on U.S. assets will be seen as doubly reprehensible. But success will not be rewarded, since the electorate is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
management, accepting the reality of the situation and taking big actions relatively quickly." Carnival’s success has been due in part to investors’ faith in the company’s ability to right itself, but corporate leaders also made some... View Details
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
bikes on their way than they did the smart-locks that allowed their customers to unlock them with their cell-phones. But the breather would also give ofo's leaders a chance to re-assess their plans for the rest of the year. For how long,... View Details
- Web
Leadership - Faculty & Research
can spark, organize, and/or guide action to bring about change at the societal level. Leadership Initiative The Leadership Initiative undertakes cutting-edge research and course development projects about leadership and leadership... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
problem and other ongoing challenges within psychological science and allied fields. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50151 forthcoming Behavioral Science & Policy Making the Best Laid Plans Better: How... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
those who are suffering and take action to “make the future,” Takeuchi says. “Many companies are stuck in short-termism, focusing on a strategic plan for five years,” he says. “But a lot of Japanese... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
brink of failure. Paulson hoped his meeting with the bank CEOs would be a turning point. U.S. financial markets were closed for Columbus Day, and Paulson was planning to announce the latest government View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Blog
Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader
identify areas for further development, and create an action plan to help you succeed. These programs also offer group coaching for living/learning groups to ensure that everyone benefits from the... View Details
- 08 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital
pitching themselves is this: “Let your actions do the talking.” “I didn't sell myself because I’m not good at that. Instead, I prefer to demonstrate my work ethic and was lucky to be able to do that with OMERS Ventures when they gave me a... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
Consistency By: Barak-Corren, Netta, Chia-Jung Tsay, Fiery Cushman, and Max Bazerman Abstract—We study how people reconcile conflicting moral intuitions by juxtaposing two versions of classic moral problems: the trolley problem and the footbridge problem. When viewed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne