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17 Nov 2023
Blog Post

HBS Veteran Spotlight: Rex Willis (MBA 2024)

School as an active-duty service member has been an immensely enriching experience, blending my military background with a dynamic academic environment. The school's emphasis on leadership and diverse perspectives has allowed me to leverage my military View Details

August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
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Mary Griffin at Derby Foods

By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis

Mary Griffin, Vice President of Consumer Products, must provide feedback to one of her direct reports, Simon York. York is a strong performer, but he has displayed some poor interpersonal skills in the manner in which he interacts with his team and the production... View Details

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Training; Interpersonal Communication; Labor and Management Relations; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Teams; Managerial Roles

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2020
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Hidden Truths: What Leaders Need to Hear But Are Rarely Told

By: David G. Fubini

Hidden Truths delivers profound and rarely discussed insights about C-suite jobs that provide aspiring leaders with practical, new skills that will equip them for the immense challenges of their desired jobs. Through 14 illuminating chapters, accomplished... View Details

Keywords: Executive Development; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Competency and Skills

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Jan 09 2015
Testimonial

Lessons in Leadership and Teamwork

11 Nov 2020
News

Lessons on Leading Through Chaos from U.S. Special Operations

Jan 06 2015
Testimonial

Expanding General Management Horizons

Trading on Talent: Human Capital and Firm Performance

How does a firm's human capital impact financial performance? By directly observing the employment and education trajectories of a significant proportion of U.S. public company employees from 1990 to the present, we explore the relationship between performance and two... View Details

03 Dec 2015
Blog Post

4 Things You Need to Know About Independent Projects

their time with us. While the first year curriculum gives all students the same foundational business skill set, the second year is more of a choose-your-own-adventure story. Some students choose to continue taking a broad swathe of... View Details