Motivating People - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Dec 2021
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December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

valuable lessons on what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. O’Neil shares poignant life lessons from an array of people including professional athletes and sports executives, as well... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) (Random House) At the core of this book are eight key productivity concepts—from motivation and goal-setting to focus and decision-making—that explain why some people and companies... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Redefining Success: Women & Work.

notes. "When you are on a flexible schedule, you aren't considered part of the regular workforce. People can assume that you don't want a career or that you don't care as much about moving forward." Such treatment often leads women to... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 May 2022
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Bidding Up

people would still find it useful to cooperate. Those questions motivated me really early on, but I had a very vague sense of it. My dissertation at Harvard was just an algorithm for solving mathematical... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Business Answers the Call

several important lessons from his school-board service: “Without innovative leadership, nothing gets done. We wanted a nontraditional change agent, so we went after the general and hired him. If you have the right people as... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

technological changes that blessed our nation with an unparalleled period of prosperity. From this base, millions of people were rescued from the desolation of World War II into the prosperous world initiated from America. Author John... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

truly customer-centric, Kristy and I have to be working hand in glove,” says Flatley. It’s something she learned as she rose through the ranks of PepsiCo: The people who own the insights, she says, are closest to the consumer. “I see her... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

01 Mar 2013
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Opening the Door

children. Second, I believed it was essential to actively recruit and help tenure other bright, motivated women scholars and teachers for the HBS faculty. Where did you find the inner resources to persevere in an era when there were so... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

01 Dec 2019
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John McArthur

people before coming to HBS, I shot my hand up in the air, and we proceeded to have at it, as to how you motivate people to follow a new course of action. I now teach at HBS,... View Details

Keywords: Dean

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

strategy for retirement, Snoey cautions. “My only advice would be to know what’s important to you so that you can balance your life and reallocate when necessary. I’m surprised when people tell me that they dread retirement. It could be... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

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