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- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘The Strategist’
earnest. In all my classes, I pose one fundamental question: "Are you a strategist?" Sometimes it's spoken, often it's only implicit, but it's always there. We talk about the questions strategists ask, about how strategists think, about what strategists do. My intent... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
Narayandas, faculty of the School's Executive Education offering "Program for Leadership Development (PLD): Accelerating the Careers of High-Potential Leaders," are experts on the subject. PLD invites View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
during military conflicts. As countries such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom honor their veterans this month, Harvard Business School Professor Robert Simons reflects on how service during wartime shaped the executive... View Details
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
CU would move to the Big 12 conference, where it would earn $30 million a year in media rights, drawing even more visibility to Colorado. Coach Prime’s playbook for executives Business leaders can learn 10... View Details
- 09 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen’s “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
You End Up Paying The Full Price Anyway Case studies such as this one helped me resolve a paradox that has appeared repeatedly in my attempts to help established companies that are confronted by disruptive entrants—as was the case with Blockbuster. Once their View Details
- 11 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Employers Favor Men
Fighting discrimination Coffman, who has conducted other research exploring the role of gender, hopes these findings will spur business executives to take a closer look at whether those doing the hiring within their organizations have... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708440 Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 408-066 As CEO of leading executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles for the past 18... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
Fewer slides, more soul-searching Perhaps what’s most important, he instituted a training program that cast aside PowerPoint presentations and videos and replaced them with soul-searching conversations between both executives and... View Details
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
false illusion of a post-racial society, where many people thought we had transcended issues of race,” he says. “But that was not the case at all.” It certainly wasn’t the experience for many of the black business executives included in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge
about the thinking that informs their decision-making. This work will ultimately lay the foundation for both leader and organizational growth. Hise O. Gibson is a senior lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Shawnette... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
your computer screen and take a break from accomplishing task after task. Another suggestion involves simply slowing down physically in order to slow down mentally. One busy executive who managed 1,500 people said when she had meetings... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
positioning. Strategy execution and implementation Strategic planning, converting strategic objectives into activities, is central to most organizations. Still, it is not possible to anticipate every event that might impact those plans.... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
When I first started teaching executive education classes at Harvard Business School, I was part of a team of five professors who conducted one-week programs for leaders of businesses from all across the globe. Most of my colleagues had... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 25 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?
the way people are organized and managed—the roles, responsibilities, and relationships—must be made first. Helping individuals and teams to learn how to enact new roles through real time in-vivo coaching is the most effective next... View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
executives motivated who were asked to take a 50% salary reduction. Because we are now closed and have no revenue, we asked senior staff to take a 50% pay reduction until we reopen. Our CEO took a 100% pay reduction.” On the positive side... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
importance of asking subordinates for coaching. The more senior you are in a company, the fewer senior executives and peers are able to effectively observe and coach you. Kaplan gives advice on several... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Nov 2015
- Op-Ed
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered
flexible styles that fit the situation and capabilities of their teammates. At times, authentic leaders are coaches and mentors, inspiring others and empowering their teammates to lead through the most important tasks without a great deal... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 27 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding
onboarding strategy and to dedicate twice as much effort and time to executing that strategy as compared to an in-person process. According to our research, when executives are asked to score their companies... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
underrepresented communities. As the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on, executives worked to continue these efforts, despite supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and erratic consumer spending. Beyond the moral imperatives of confronting... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
strive to keep all employees forever. "You don't want blind loyalty," says Scott Brooks, an executive consultant at Minneapolis-based Gantz Wiley Research. "The best kind is when both parties are benefiting." Leigh... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson