Wise Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008

the 1970s. By 2008, Pentagram remained small, with less than 30 partners, each a veritable star in his or her own right. Pentagram had two founding principles, the first of which was equality. The equality principle meant that leadership... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Feb 2008
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Unconventional Insights for Managing Stakeholder Trust

Keywords: by Michael Pirson & Deepak Malhotra

January 2009
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From Regional Star to Global Leader

By: Nitin Nohria

Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Paris

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03 May 2011
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The Wise Leader Authors:Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract In an era of increasing discontinuity, wise View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2011
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editors, teachers, and individual scholars to act to foster these characteristics. Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai Authors:Ramya Ramanath and Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Nonprofit Management and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2022
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Productive Tensions: How Every Leader Can Tackle Innovation's Toughest Trade-Offs

By: Chris Bingham and Rory McDonald

Why is leading innovation in nascent business environments so distressingly hit-or-miss? More than 90% of high-potential ventures don’t reach their projected targets. Surveys show that 80% of executives consider innovation crucial to their growth strategy, but only 6%... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation and Management; Organizational Culture; Leadership Style; Decision Making

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23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

leadership in automotive design. “The big question is whether the Second Century Plan has us departing from our traditional role as a sports car and luxury manufacturer and moving into new segments, new businesses,” said Palmer in late... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Apr 2024
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Struggling With a Big Management Decision? Start by Asking What Really Matters

responsible, and what is pragmatically wise when you face a hard, complex decision. In short, it is the lens through which you define reality, responsibility, and practicality in your leadership moments.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Jul 2009
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Firsthand Experience and the Subsequent Role of Reflected Knowledge in Cultivating Trust in Global Collaboration

Keywords: by Mark Mortensen & Tsedal Neeley

04 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.

been forced to accept uncertainty during the pandemic, Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka, coauthors of the 2019 book The Wise Company, recently developed “six practices to make a better future” to help leaders focus on the most important... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

06 Sep 2011
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Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It

incomplete, but dangerous. Perhaps we should think twice before telling others that they would be wise to immediately embrace their limitations. Perhaps we should not suggest to would-be innovators, problem solvers, entrepreneurs, and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

Working PapersState Owned Entity Reform in the Absence of Privatization: Reforming Indian National Laboratories and Role of Leadership Authors:Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna Abstract The literature on state-owned entity (SOE)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Mar 2006
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Four Strategies for Making Concessions

Richard E. Walton and Robert B. McKersie's book A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations: An Analysis of a Social Interaction System (ILR Press, 1991). The head of a manufacturing firm was preparing to initiate talks with the leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

development of the case method, to research and teaching, to the charting of the wise course of the Harvard Business School and the University at large were immense.” Biography C. Roland Christensen was born on August 17, 1919, in Tyler,... View Details

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Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s View Details

03 Jun 2002
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How to Succeed With Your New Boss

things fast when you know that the business has serious structural problems. So it is wise to get bad news on the table early and to lower unrealistic expectations. Be careful to assess your new organization's capacity for change before... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

High School Kannapolis, NC NY Tom Bryson Schuylerville Central School Schuylerville, NY DC Jamila Buchanan Washington Leadership Academy Washington, DC Subjects: Literature Studio WI Chris Buckel St. Croix Central High School Hammond, WI... View Details

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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

of leadership and advanced career responsibilities, you almost always have choices. The real issue is not the availability of choices, but their consequences – many of the possibilities afforded us may mean compromises in our careers, our... View Details

09 Oct 2001
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Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

the neglect of the others. When this happens, even the emphasized drive will in time become frustrated. To maintain a reasonable balance among the drives requires hands-on steering by the leadership of the organization. Like riding a... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

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