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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
Friday, November 8 Video Recording (login required) Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well 8:00–9:00 a.m. EST Speaker: Amy Edmondson (PHDOB 1996) , Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management Video Recording (login required) Leading Transformation with a... View Details
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Disruptive Innovation
works and determine when to invest in core versus disruptive business models. As you gain insight into the ways that evolving industries, technologies, and competitive forces can affect your business, you will be better prepared to... View Details
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
In the not-too-distant past, many companies secured competitive advantage by investing heavily in internal R&D. Company engineers and scientists built value from the ground up, and protected their intellectual property like lions... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms
Transforming Customer Experiences Professor Ryan Buell Gain a systematic approach for delivering standout services and experiences that provide a competitive edge and build customer loyalty. 4 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Enroll by May 22 $1,850... View Details
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
digital transformation an even more urgent need, companies must also morph iteratively to keep up with the speed of emerging technologies. It’s a process of continuous learning and pivoting to adapt to an evolving competitive landscape.... View Details
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
senior executives at their organizations have the right mindset and skills to lead in the digital era. Those closer to the nuts and bolts of digital functions—the chief technology officers, chief information officers, and chief digital... View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
“agreed” or “strongly agreed” that organizations will not remain competitive unless they radically adapt to the demands of the digital era. All but 3 percent indicated that their organizations were undergoing digital transformation. [div... View Details
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
the partners worried the high turnover was damaging the firm’s competitive edge, according to research by Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who studies race and gender... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online
company a competitive edge. 6 weeks, 3-8 hrs/week Enroll by June 19 $1,850 Certificate New Entrepreneurial Marketing Professor Christina Wallace Develop the entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit to create a... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- HBS Case
How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves
have deeply downsized their staffs. “There’s a lot that happened in the situation that should sound alarm bells for others,” Montgomery says. “The cases point to risks that can arise when firms facing severe competitive threats adopt a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Feb 2022
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When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
mentoring mindset in whatever field they’re in. “Not everybody wants to do that. Many refuse,” he writes. “But for those who make the jump, the reward is almost always enormous.” For Brooks, that leap landed him at Harvard, writing a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
eighteen94 was conceived as a platform for giving Kellogg access to the kinds of skills, products, and ingredients that could help drive future growth. It was also a vehicle for changing mindsets and culture by reviving the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
purpose as “enriching people’s lives through technology by addressing key human needs.” Best Buy’s competitive advantage had always been the unique customer service provided by its sales associates, but that only mattered if they truly... View Details
- 07 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back
(approximately 50 percent worker owned). While long-term wealth creation for frontline workers is great, I don’t want it to distract from the more immediate challenges that these workers face. By designing my operating model like Quiktrip’s, I’ll be able to build a... View Details
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Launching New Products
As today's pace of change continues to accelerate, companies need to successfully innovate to stay ahead, and yet most new products fail. To transform innovation into competitive advantage, leaders need to ensure their organization has... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
helps drive innovation and growth—and could even become more vital to global competitiveness in the future. “The debate is red-hot right now, but in the background, the workforces are rapidly aging in most advanced countries, and public... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
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Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and... View Details
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Skydeck - Alumni
Imperfection In a new book, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) offers problem-solving mindsets for uncertain times Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) , Chief Operations and Strategy Officer at... View Details
- 16 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer
to work well as there are fewer peers offering it. With this initiative, record companies seem to be applying traditional "brick-and-mortar thinking" in their competition against p2p. But this is surely the wrong View Details
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online
your organization. 8 weeks, 4-5 hrs/week Enroll by June 12 $1,850 Certificate Winning with Digital Platforms Professor Feng Zhu Explore digital platforms' unique properties, opportunities, and risks, and develop scalable strategies that drive growth and deliver a View Details