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19 Jul 2015
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If World Leaders Can Skip Deadlines, Why Can’t I?

11 Jan 2023
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Why Leaders Should Be Open About Their Flaws

25 Oct 2012
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Decision Time: Why Do Some Leaders Leave A Mark?

All Business is Local

Today's business leaders are so obsessed with all things global and virtual that they risk neglecting the critical impact of physical place. It's a paradox of the Internet age: now that it's possible for businesses to be everywhere at once, they need to focus on... View Details

03 Jul 2013
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Lincoln, Mandela and Obama: Lessons for Leaders Over Three Centuries

October 2018
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Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets

By: Geoffrey Jones, Tarun Khanna and Nataliya Langburd Wright

The case is built around video clips from top business leaders in emerging markets who were interviewed for Harvard Business School’s innovative Creating Emerging Markets oral history project. Corruption is a widespread problem in emerging markets, and this case is... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Emerging Markets

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10 Feb 2020
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6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy

involving artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and the Internet of Things are changing the way business leaders think about strategy. Here’s what they said: 1. Talent and data are more critical than... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Spiritual Lives of Leaders Course Number 1563 Professor Nien-hê Hsieh Senior Lecturer Derek van Bever Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 12 Sessions Paper/Project Course Overview Spiritual Lives of View Details

December 2024
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Can Activists Change Business for Good?

By: Hiske Arts, Geoffrey Jones, Sarah Soule and Lora Verheecke

Leading experts debate the ability of activists to successfully challenge unsustainable corporate behavior. Includes a discussion of the role of business leaders as actvivists. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Responsibility; Activism; Spirituality; Power and Influence; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

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21 Oct 2021
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Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation

28 Jul 2020
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Good leaders are the least interesting people in the room

02 Apr 2020
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What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

unprepared boards and CEOs from responsibility so their companies won’t be sued.” “In the corporate sector, the continuing effort to brand the COVID-19 pandemic as a Black Swan is a retroactive attempt to protect unprepared boards and CEOs” Regardless of what we call... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Apr 2017
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Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry

As Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) grew Au Bon Pain and then the Panera Bread Company into the nation’s largest “fast casual” chain, he was also shaping a team of highly skilled restaurant executives. A recent article in the Boston Globe traces the lineage of these... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

23 Apr 2020
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Navigating the Crisis & Beyond: Perspectives for Leaders in South Asia - Part 2

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Business Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Dutch Leonard

This project focuses on how business leaders can be most effective at creating better social outcomes and vibrant, successful businesses at the same time. What forms of leadership -- and in what venues (in the community, in the corporation, in politics, ...) -- turn... View Details

24 Aug 2017
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Building Businesses around Breakthrough Science

16 Dec 2021
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How Leaders Can Maintain Team Spirit In The Workplace

08 Mar 2021
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Why Rosabeth Moss Kanter Says Leaders Must ‘Think Outside The Building’ To Address Complex Problems

04 Oct 2017
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Five Leaders Forged in Crisis, and What We Can Learn From Them

23 Apr 2020
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