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  • 30 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 30

development of a public school turnaround initiative in Boston, Teach Plus showed that teacher-driven policy initiatives filled an important gap in the education reform landscape. By mid-2011, Teach Plus had grown to a network of more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jan 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

Contractors often change their orders at the last minute, but CEMEX found that, on average, it took three hours between the time when a change order was received and when the order could be delivered. To decrease turnaround time in its... View Details
Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari
  • 16 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.

keep their eyes on the work to be done. Silverthorne: For new CEOs, what should their initial steps be in assuming power and laying out an agenda for action? Kanter: New CEOs need to be adequately informed. One thing that makes View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

rich portfolios. Many pre-Black Monday discussions focus on whether coaches really matter and how much. Coaching ability is crucial in leading and managing the team that results in ascendancy over competitors. But they matter more in View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports
  • 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007

Knowing where and how much the target is currently losing with unprofitable products and customers, the acquirer can develop a profit plan based on transforming unprofitable relationships into profitable ones. The increased cash flow forecasted from the rapid profit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807175 Turnaround at the Veterans Health Administration (A) Harvard Business School Case 608-061 Investigates the challenges that Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer confronted in seeking to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes

red on food service. But Southwest doesn't pay much attention to that, because getting better at food service would slow its turnaround time, which is a big green for the airline when it comes to pleasing its customers. So we work on... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Service
  • 23 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

as a turnaround expert, starting with its own portfolio. Iris must consider the advantages and drawbacks of each position and how each will help her achieve her personal goals. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

Focuses on selecting a turnaround approach from the point of view of a general manager (the CEO). Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/806099-PDF-ENG Purchase this supplement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008

to double plant capacity, sell the plant to outside investors, or perhaps make no major changes. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708021 The Turnaround of Chris-Craft Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

trouble. Not only will that news go unheard but potential truth-tellers will quickly learn to keep quiet. Or get out. Q: What is it about IBM and Intel that saved them from the fate of other companies that fell victim to denial? A: One key factor in IBM's 1990s View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

turnaround from near bankruptcy to the prospect of a continued stream of surpluses. Now its CEO faces the challenge of maintaining the organization's focus in the face of an increasing number of ideas for new services that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

may have to be reinvented, perhaps with a bit more public responsibility." But Kanter says work she did on turnarounds for her recent book Confidence suggests there is hope. "The U.S. companies have great assets: brands; loyal,... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto
  • 06 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

culture of no enables those with the most power or the loudest voice to impose their will. Leaders need to develop and employ a variety of forums for encouraging people to express their views. When Paul Levy embarked on a turnaround of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/413107-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-026 The Levees Repaired, a System Still Broken: Post Katrina Turnaround at the Orleans Public Defenders (A) Law Professor Ronald Sullivan was asked... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008

Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609004 AREVA T&D Harvard Business School Case 608-174 The case explores the rapid and highly effective turnaround at AREVA's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The (A) case provides an inside look as Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to turnaround a corrupt, highly unionized, and poorly managed... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his family in order to do so, he was determined to create a differentiated company with a community-like culture. Over six years, he had engineered an impressive financial turnaround and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517060-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-037 JCPenney: Back in Business In 2016, JCPenney was in the midst of a multi-year turnaround after coming dangerously close to bankruptcy. Under CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008

certifiers opt for a quick turnaround time at the expense of a lower accuracy. Finally, we investigate the opportunity of regulating transparency. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-062.pdf   Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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