Leadership, Personal Strategy ＆ Style - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

teams, energizes customers, and positions their companies as leaders in societal change. The dictionary definition of courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear.”... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

Linda Hill's book for the star performer-turned-new-manager, Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New Identity appeared a decade ago to much acclaim. Much of the original book is still fresh today. But a new edition, Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

07 Nov 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

the greatest (and most high-strung) athletes in the world, staying current on the latest training regimens and technology, and plotting strategy both for on-field play and organizational success. Elberse first taught the case, Sir Alex... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

effective in allowing students to acquire the foundations not only for great leadership, but also for a high quality personal life and an extraordinary organization. We characterize this approach as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2020
What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

how many customers are sold but by how many are served ” Doing so, he continued, requires business leaders to commit to operating within a set of principles that include honest, transparency, humility, and love. Peter Schein, who co-authored the book Humble View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

leadership, and strategy of Uber in Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. Blake J. Harris covers a classic business battle in Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation; besides... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

31 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?

culture, leadership, and strategy of Uber in Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. Blake J. Harris covers a classic business battle in Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation;... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Information; Publishing

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

matured. But what also comes through is, whatever his style of leadership, to whatever degree it might have worked, it didn't always continue to work. He had to constantly recalibrate and rearrange. In the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

15 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

substantially expanded social value, but also pose unusually difficult challenges because the merging entities are often strikingly different in philosophy and operating styles as well as in scale. We examine three examples—Ben and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

her leadership style and philosophy. It examines her career strategies and rise through the ranks; strategies she used to deal with challenges faced as a woman in the military;... View Details