Employee Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

Image by John Ritter The path to a job in the C-suite isn’t what it used to be. For many years, companies could lean on financial expertise and industry connections when recruiting candidates, but HBS professors Raffaella Sadun and Joseph Fuller say that so much has... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2023
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Thinking Ahead

children; instead, the pain-free experience offered just the sort of fireworks effect that leaves a lasting afterglow. When Cash Isn’t King Money will always have its place as an employee motivator. But other levers can be equally—if not... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

15 Dec 2023
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The Musts of 2023

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. At fall reunions, we set up shop on campus and asked alumni about what media moved them this year. What changed their minds or their hearts. And their answers ran... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Drop Everything, Read This

is transferable to life on campus and a career beyond HBS. —Kartik Varma (MBA 2002) In Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect, Will Guidara describes a mindset around customer service and View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Jun 2021
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Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock

a partner and co-head of private equity in the Americas for KKR. “It also happens to be good business. If you share ownership, you make people feel like they are truly cared for. Employee turnover goes down, absenteeism goes down, View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

graders passed the state reading assessment (80 percent passed statewide). And in 2012, the Columbus Dispatch reported that district employees had tampered with enrollment and attendance records to artificially boost school test scores.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Turning Missions into Movements

How Companies Can Benefit More From Their Corporate Giving

An operating model for the next normal: Lessons from agile organizations in the crisis

Layoffs That Don’t Break Your Company

The Soul of a Start-up

How “Digital Nomad” Visas Can Boost Local Economies

How to Reframe What Work Means to You

How hobbies can improve your happiness and productivity at work

Cultivate Curiosity

Radical Transparency Can Reduce Bias — but Only If It’s Done Right

How Great Leaders Energize Their Organizations

How to Create a Culture of Appreciation at Your Office

Helping Trapped Low-Wage Workers, Employers Struggling to Fill Spots

Solving for Z