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  • Program

Managing Turbulence

raises the bar for everyone Attract and retain the best talent with a diversity and inclusion approach Build a powerful coalition of high-performing individuals and teams Cultivate self-awareness and authentic leadership at every level... View Details
  • 24 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

centralized and collocated R&D team, are rapidly becoming outdated. Instead, innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities, and operating in a coordinated manner. This new model demands that firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

The Future of Executive Development: The CLO's Compass and The Executive Programs Designer's Guide

By: Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas
Executive education worldwide has entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication—while the demand for managerial skills is growing. The forces of disintermediation, disaggregation, and decoupling are creating... View Details
Keywords: Digitalization; Executive Education; Disruption; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Curriculum and Courses; Internet and the Web; Design
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  • 23 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

by Willis Towers Watson found that 40 percent of employees desire family-related assistance, with preference for expanded family leave, bereavement leave or assistance, and additional maternity leave. Companies can attract and retain View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • July 2021
  • Case

Kevin D. Johnson: To Be a Venture Capitalist or an Operator?

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
In May of 2021, Kevin D. Johnson had just graduated from a rigorous Executive MBA program, and he quickly needed to decide on his next career move. Johnson was the founder and CEO of a successful media company, Johnson Media Inc., but his career goals had shifted while... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Goals and Objectives; Race; Wealth; Decisions; Venture Capital; Personal Development and Career; United States
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  • 25 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

Sox lost 18 of its last 24 games. Coming into September with a nine-game lead, the team was knocked out of a playoff berth on the last day of the season—one of the biggest flameouts in baseball history. What happened? How could all that View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking
  • Program

Leadership for Senior Executives

eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits To lead in an uncertain world, you need to hone your "contextual intelligence" and understand the macro- and micro-level forces influencing your organization's success. This program will... View Details
  • Web

Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

John Macomber argues that private investors could play a pivotal role in developing adaptation projects that provide strong returns. 06 Nov 2024 Managing the Future of Work Guest Episode: Joseph Fuller on The Gartner View Details
  • 26 Apr 2023
  • In Practice

Is AI Coming for Your Job?

gradually and then suddenly.” Companies will move slowly to deploy generative AI technology like that embodied in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Harnessing the immense pool of data underlying it will require the development of proprietary... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology
  • Program

Leading Professional Service Firms

frameworks you need to develop and retain talent, deliver outstanding client service, and build a flexible corporate culture that can exploit disruptive innovation and market trends. Key Benefits In this intensive program led by... View Details
Keywords: Professional Services; Professional Services
  • Web

Employment | Harvard Business School

Tax-Deferred Account program and a variety of generous, competitive pension plans. Learning & Development Harvard Business School (HBS) is committed to the professional development and growth of its staff.... View Details
  • 16 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers

for labor, spending heavily to lure away incumbent talent from competitive firms, while decrying the lack of skilled talent. Developing partnerships The key for employers is to recognize both how their own... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology
  • Program

Women on Boards

position Understand the politics and pitfalls of corporate networks Raise your profile among directors, founders, and funders Match your skills and talents to the board's specific needs Expand your personal and professional network Extend... View Details
  • January 2020 (Revised January 2025)
  • Case

Freelancer, Ltd.

By: Christopher Stanton, Karim R. Lakhani, Jennifer L. Hoffman, Jin Hyun Paik and Nina Cohodes
Over the course of the 2010s, the rapid advancement of mobile technologies and the rise of online freelancing platforms seemed to portend a radical transformation of labor markets into on-demand, flexible talent pools. Even though several Fortune 500... View Details
Keywords: Freelancers; Platforms; Digital Labor; Labor; Human Resources; Management; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Industry; Australia; United States; Philippines
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  • June 2018
  • Teaching Note

Zurich Insurance

By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
This teaching note addresses six cases in the Zurich Insurance series, the overview case (HBS No. 417-035) and five cases focused on particular change efforts (HBS Nos. 417-036 through 417-040).
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after... View Details
Keywords: Managing Change; Organizational Behavior; Diversity Management; Organizational Architecture; Recruiting; Succession Planning; Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Human Capital; Human Resources; Insurance; Leadership; Diversity; Organizational Structure; Recruitment; Leadership Development; Management Succession; Insurance Industry
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  • Teaching Interest

Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD)

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

Professor Bernstein taught Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) from 2013-2016 (7 sections).  This course focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise.

The course is divided into five modules:View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Organizations; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Communication
  • March 2008
  • Article

When Growth Stalls

By: Matthew S. Olson, Derek C. M. van Bever and Seth Verry
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. An abrupt and lasting drop in revenue growth is a crisis that can strike even the... View Details
Keywords: Growth Strategy; Revenues; Crisis Management; Revenue; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • Program

Launching New Ventures

required resources and support Recruit and develop the talent needed to support an entrepreneurial mindset and effort Balance vision and pragmatism as you pursue growth Expand your personal and professional... View Details
  • 15 Mar 2024
  • HBS Case

Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work

things that affect our ability to do our jobs. Yet we want our leaders to be authentic, empathetic people we want to follow. If we don’t talk about anything that’s real, how can they do their jobs, and why would we follow them?” Wing has View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • Program

Driving Corporate Performance

organizational structures and systems, talent management, and performance measurement, this corporate performance management program improves your ability to actively improve performance, create value, and drive growth. You will return to... View Details