personal priorities - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

improvements in delivering specific healthcare services and justify further investigation of process improvements. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54827 in press Journal of Personality and Social... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

working from home brought greater flexibility, such arrangements often blurred personal and professional boundaries and created a never-ending day for some people. We asked three Harvard Business School faculty members to offer insights... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

2008
Other Unpublished Work

Punctuated Identities and the Careers of Professional Women

This paper proposes a punctuated equilibrium model of identity change to explain how professional women's career goals and attitudes can change rapidly and dramatically during mid-career years. Data collected from interviews of 43 women alumni of an elite business... View Details

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Identity; Personal Development and Career; Gender

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Case

Tim Ferriss: What Might This Look like If It Were Easy?

By: Reza Satchu and Denise Koller

In April 2024, writer-podcaster Tim Ferriss—celebrated as the “Oprah of audio” for his billion-download show and known for NYT-bestsellers like The 4-Hour Workweek—found himself at a crossroads. Despite generating a multi-million-dollar annual revenue with just three... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Personal Development and Career; Business Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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11 May 2010
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First Look: May 11

this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610031-PDF-ENG Revitalizing Dell Jan W. RivkinHarvard Business School Case 710-442 Dell Inc., with its vaunted Direct Model, defined success in the personal computer industry for more than a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 May 2024
Research & Ideas

Called Back to the Office? How You Benefit from Ideas You Didn't Know You Were Missing

and disciplinary isolation led Duede to wonder whether the data they had collected could be used to understand the association of geographic and intellectual proximity on intellectual influence. The power of diverse interactions The study suggests that View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008

the position of Brand Development Manager (BDM) to build the company's presence, sales, and relationships with its retail customers. After one year, the CEO, CFO and President must evaluate the impact of the BDM on retail customers, the type of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Reserve Design: Unintended Consequences and the Demise of Boston's Walk Zones By: Dur, Umut, Scott Duke Kominers, Parag A. Pathak, and Tayfun Sönmez Abstract—Admissions policies often use reserves to grant certain applicants... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Nov 2021
What Do You Think?

How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?

than the attention span of the organization—so long that other high priority initiatives by necessity will distract the organization from completing the effort. As venture capitalist John Doerr has said, “time is the enemy of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006

of all organizational units. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-030.pdf Future Lock-in: Or, I'll Agree to do the Right Thing Next Week Authors:Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman Abstract When making decisions a person... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2015
What Do You Think?

What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?

the opportunity to earn high compensation--but jobs that often become too demanding for some employees, particularly those with health problems or family obligations. Former employees complained about bosses who lacked empathy for their problems and that kicked back... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Consumer Products; Fashion

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?

to see if any of those are going to materialize into something significant financially. "Musk is at risk of losing or having already lost critical people in the background who make this whole thing work." For me, the No. 1 priority today... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

government's Priority Sector Lending (PSL) requirements, unlike virtually all other private sector banks, which view PSL activity as a necessary but loss-making part of their portfolio. To do this, YES BANK created a distinct Development... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Along with identifying a primary customer, you must also define your core values in a way that ranks the priority of shareholders, employees, and customers. Value statements that are lists of aspirational behaviors aren't good enough.... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

the person up the chain be most responsible for whether you have a healthy relationship, but you're equally responsible. If you don't manage that relationship right, your team is not going to be able to do what it needs to do.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

concept of “maximal sustainable yield”—that is, the amount of goodness that a person can achieve over time without depleting their ability to do good in the future. He argues that mistakes and biases in our thinking keep us from realizing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

sectors of a developed economy cannot. He says, "jobs that create wealth are the absolute foundation for any economy this excludes most of the 'non-tradable' (largely personal service) jobs." While manufacturing jobs are among the most... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

drain from the suburbs, and redefine demographics in many locations, says Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor at HBS. In The Changing Geography of Work: Priorities for Policy Makers, published recently by the Organisation for... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

worked on by encouraging employees to develop a personal regime: Exercise at home, meditate, and make sure you reach out and talk to people, even if that socialization takes place virtually, just to make sure employees are happy, mentally... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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