Workforce Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both

feedback to the employee may be adequate but of limited value toward the employee's development Most people manage for performance's sake rather than for development, he added. Managers who manage for performance are more likely to be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

making the application process align with our DEI objectives.” After recruitment comes retention which includes many of the suggestions we have shared above as well as coaching and promotion. Tailored coaching on developing within the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

Education’s corporate strategy team while keeping the door open to impact investing opportunities in the future. He will be engaging with strategic partners and M&A while immersing himself in the workforce View Details

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

migration patterns, and how we deal with migration. So the issues are playing out. There's certainly an awareness among businesspeople that such issues can affect their operations. They're saying, "Let's look ahead and see what's out there. The numbers suggest... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Jan 2005
News

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

unchallenged position in the marketplace until Japanese firms such as Hitachi and Fujitsu flooded the market with less expensive alternatives. In a bold opening move, Gerstner slashed the price of mainframe systems and pushed the View Details

17 Jun 2021
News

Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity

The pair worked with club sponsor Faye Thorek of Thorek/Scott and Partners to produce the virtual panel event. Stark, an executive coaching and leadership development consultant and founder and president of Stark Coaching, served as... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

accommodate mobile employees. This book arms managers with the knowledge they need to become more effective virtual leaders, giving advice on what actions to take to increase far-flung employees’ dedication and engagement, develop or... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2008
News

Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?

ahead and see what’s out there. The numbers suggest that problems could develop that might derail us.” What’s the business leaders’ mood? It varies by region. In Europe, the feeling is that there will be continued economic progress, that... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

24 Aug 2017
News

Unlocking Potential

invests in programs that merge education with workforce development and help low-income youth prepare for sustainable, productive careers. After starting at HBS in 2011, Anderson interned at Next Street, a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2015
News

Higher Ground

workforce that I don’t like the way you are doing that, I want you to do it this way. Carlos knows all the good ways to do that without making you feel stupid,” says Atwood. The third piece ends with three emphatic bangs. Prieto spins 180... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

take. Where organizational conversation flourishes, it involves up to four elements. These elements reflect the essential attributes of interpersonal conversation, and likewise they reflect the classic distinguishing features of a high-flying small company. In View Details

Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

usual reasons have become clichés: Disruptive technologies, emerging global competitors, changing workforce expectations, and heightened investor concerns over immediate stock price have put pressure on boards to find reassuring,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Jan 2005
What Do You Think?

Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?

disappointment and dissatisfaction? And yet, the aging workforces of developed countries around the world have created long-term fiscal challenges that are forcing their governments to address this issue... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

01 Jun 2015
News

Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right

Hubert, SVP at Viacom and head of Scratch, the company’s “creative SWAT team.” That means change on a global scale: Millennials, currently one-third of the global population and more than 85 million strong in the United States, are projected to be 75 percent of the... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

when back in offices, but also to create time blocks, either online or in person, for the random connections that are critical for developing team culture. Online, this could mean hosting virtual office hours where a manager's "Zoom door"... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

13 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 13

ignores the implications of past successes when valuing future innovation. We show that two firms that invest the exact same in research and development (R&D) can have quite divergent, but predictably divergent, future paths. Our... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

Gleason (MBA '97) is finding a way to make both a profit and a difference. Last fall, as a part of HBS associate professor Marco Iansiti's Managing Product Development course, Gleason created a model for a company that would employ... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

organization from outside can work less well than having managers develop their own, potentially inferior, performance measures. In this sense, it is the creation of a balanced scorecard, more than actual use, that can change an... View Details