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- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
Unilever Sustainable Living Plan with well-defined metrics the following year. Polman’s efforts in his first eight years returned 214 percent to Unilever shareholders. Nevertheless, Kraft Heinz, owned by Brazilian private equity firm 3G,... View Details
- 24 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
Now, at 79, Fauci is the central figure that Americans depend upon to lead us through this crisis with his honest, candid advice and counsel. Last week he was on all five Sunday talk shows and then on a Facebook Live show with Mark Zuckerberg, followed View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
issue of Medtronic's performance standards, I found that goals and deadlines were routinely set, missed, and then simply adjusted. Poor performance was rationalized by excuses. Even incentive payments were adjusted upward to reflect these... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 06 Jul 2009
- News
HBS Faculty Comment on the Health Care Reform Bill
- 06 Jul 2009
- News
HBS Faculty Comment on the Health Care Reform Bill
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni Salute Bill Sahlman
“Bill’s impact as a teacher, mentor, case writer, advisor, and friend is hard to exaggerate.” Doug Mackenzie (MBA 1989) “Bill’s impact as a teacher, mentor, case writer, advisor, and friend is hard to exaggerate.” Doug Mackenzie (MBA 1989) As a faculty member for more... View Details
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
recalled almost 9 million vehicles—more than the entire number it sold the past three years. The irony is that Toyota gained significant market share in the past decade at the expense of its American competitors by offering superior... View Details
- 12 Feb 2012
- News
True North Groups: A Talk With Bill George
- August, 2022
- Article
Billing and Insurance-Related Administrative Costs: A Cross-National Analysis
By: Barak D. Richman, Robert S. Kaplan, Japees Kohli, Dennis Purcell, Mahek Shah, Igna Bonfrer, Brian Golden, Rosemary Hannam, Will Mitchell, Daniel Cehic, Garry Crispin and Kevin A. Schulman
Billing and insurance-related costs are a significant source of wasteful health care spending in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations, but these administrative burdens vary across national systems. We executed a microlevel accounting of these... View Details
Richman, Barak D., Robert S. Kaplan, Japees Kohli, Dennis Purcell, Mahek Shah, Igna Bonfrer, Brian Golden, Rosemary Hannam, Will Mitchell, Daniel Cehic, Garry Crispin, and Kevin A. Schulman. "Billing and Insurance-Related Administrative Costs: A Cross-National Analysis." Health Affairs 41, no. 8 (August, 2022): 1098–1106.
- 18 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Penn State Lesson: Today’s Cover-Up was Yesterday’s Opportunity
acknowledged its pedophilia scandals, it would have protected victims and its moral authority. Had President Bill Clinton admitted his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the scandal would have subsided, enabling him to focus on his... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
2013, the Microsoft board recognized that the company needed a leadership change as its stock had been flat since CEO Steve Ballmer had taken over in 2000 from founder Bill Gates. By doubling down on its... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
rose from $400 million in 1985 to $60 billion by 2000. Today, thanks to the revival of long-term investments under CEO Omar Ishrak, Medtronic’s shareholder value has risen to $110 billion. The challenge to the virtuous circle comes when... View Details
- 07 Jun 2019
- News
Harriett Tubman On The $20 Bill
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
Today's most successful leaders are focusing on sustaining superior performance by aligning people around mission and values and empowering leaders at all levels, while serving customers and collaborating throughout the organization. Over... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 13 Oct 2008
- News
Bill George: Where Were the Boards?
- 01 Nov 2012
- HBS Seminar
Bill Kerr, Harvard Business School
- 20 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
If there were a Mount Rushmore for technological innovation, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs would be the faces looking outward. The longtime CEOs of Microsoft, Intel, and Apple have done more than anyone to popularize the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George “We made a legacy gift so that our contributions will continue after our deaths,” says William W. “Bill” George (MBA 1966) of the planned gift he and his wife, Penny, established to invest in students’... View Details
- 28 Dec 2016
- News
In Memoriam: Bill Bowes (MBA 1952)
Legendary venture capitalist and philanthropist Bill Bowes (MBA 1952) passed away on December 28. Bowes founded San Francisco’s US Venture Partners in 1981 and helped shape some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies, including Sun... View Details