Passion - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Nov 2021
What Do You Think?

How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

determining success in changing an organization’s culture is the interest, support, and even passion displayed by its leader. The quality of leadership is strongly linked to the level of employee engagement, and employee engagement (based... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

support patients and providers across women’s health settings by delivering virtual lifestyle medicine interventions. Christina’s drive to improve women’s health care delivery stems from experience delivering humanitarian aid in Eastern Europe. She built upon this... View Details

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Find a Club - Alumni

region. The HAA is the umbrella organization for all alumni activities, including regions where HBS does not have a club. With nearly 200 Harvard Clubs and 60 Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) open to university alumni worldwide, wherever you are and whatever you’re View Details

Blog

Take Control of Your Personal Brand

What is your gut reaction when you hear the term "personal branding"? Some years ago, my MBA students started asking if I could help them with personal branding. My initial response was to decline. I have always been passionate about... View Details

07 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit. But instead of apologizing for being emotional, apologize for being passionate, she advises. “Saying you’re emotional is about you, whereas saying you’re passionate is about what the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

works to connect alumni to each other as well as to resources and research. She is passionate about leveraging the collective impact of HBS alumni to tackle complex social issues. Prior to joining the team at the Social Enterprise... View Details

17 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

are so biased it’s hard to trust the results. Further, entrepreneurs may have a good hunch there’s a job to be done that needs improving or replacing, but they can’t describe where in the customer journey they can truly make an impact. I’m a big fan of confident... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Asia Pacific - Global

grounding their leadership in enduring values such as trust, responsibility, and intentionality, while also seizing opportunities aligned with long-term trends and driven by their passions and strengths. MAY 2025 ALUMNI EVENT Dinner... View Details

Research Summary

Moving Beyond Direct-to-Consumer

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Changing consumer behaviors have redefined what it means to be direct to consumer ("DTC"). What once began online a decade ago as a distribution and disintermediation strategy has since evolved into a multifaceted approach for the modern-day brand.

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What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

By: Robert Steven Kaplan

How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us—and... View Details

Keywords: Career Planning; Vocational Guidance; Job Satisfaction; Satisfaction; Personal Development and Career; Customization and Personalization

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23 Nov 2021
Book

What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins

including how to lead with passion and how to create an inspirational mission. In this excerpt from the book, Heskett takes on the corporate adage that “culture eats strategy for lunch.” Culture and strategy don’t have to be in conflict,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

15 Aug 2023
HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

worlds—without technological walls put up by corporations. To achieve widespread adoption, Wu says, those passionate about it say interoperability is key. “The most enthusiastic advocates of the metaverse believe in and fight for the... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

10 Jan 2018
Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

consulting. Through my job, I was able to travel, live, and work in emerging markets in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. I developed a passion for digital inclusion and expanding access to renewable energy which ended up being the focus... View Details

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

turned on by the vision or the strategy in the sense that it taps into some desire deep in the passions of human beings—for example a desire to build the world's best automobile or to create a movie or play that will affect humans for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

people seek in a successful leader: Passion Decisiveness Conviction Integrity Adaptability Emotional Toughness Emotional Resonance Self-Knowledge Humility The emotionalism that goes with passion is more... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Sep 2023
News

That Was Then, This Is Now

It started with a question. But before that, it started in the classroom. Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) loved the discussions in his LEAD course, taught by Professor (and now former Dean) Nitin Nohria; wanting to make them more tangible, Deifell adapted the idea of... View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership

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HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement

Students tag Digital Health Health Care Innovation Women's Health At the intersection of engineering and advocacy, Jenn Arnold (MS/MBA’ 26) is helping lead a new wave of innovation in women’s health. With a background in mechanical and biomedical engineering and a... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

1990s: ambitious, often self-funded passion projects that did not yet fully recognize how the internet would change every facet of society, including the search for our family histories. Diamond also remembers the cries of joy he heard in... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
Case

Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred

This case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group from an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Gap; Entrepreneurship; Auto Industry; Insurance; Performance Management; Performance Measurement; Performance Measures; Performance Pressure; Decisions; Family Business; Resource Allocation; Organizational Design; Customer Focus and Relationships; Performance Evaluation; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry