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April 2005
Case

Merrill Lynch in 2003: Sunny Skies Ahead?

By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and David Kiron

Merrill Lynch (ML) is at a crossroads. Stan O'Neal became its CEO and implemented a radical cost-cutting program. In addition, the company dot-com continues to recover from the fallout from the Enron and dot-com scandals. What are the future prospects for ML? Can the... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Condition; Investment; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; United States

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2013
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Helping You Help Me: The Role of Diagnostic (In)congruence in the Helping Process within Organizations

By: Colin M. Fisher, Julianna Pillemer and Teresa M. Amabile

Through an inductive, multi-method field study at a major design firm, we investigated the helping process in project work and how that process affects the success of a helping episode, as perceived by help-givers and/or -receivers. We used daily diary entries and... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Knowledge Management; Performance; Cooperation

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March 1988
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Debi Coleman and Apple Computer, Inc.

A companion case to Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer (A) and (B). In a conflict with Dubinsky over the introduction of a new just-in-time distribution system, this case provides Coleman's side of the story. Coleman's perception of the issue is quite different and her... View Details

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Management Teams; Computer Industry

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August 1996
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Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organization Change

By: Ashish Nanda and Michael Y. Yoshino

Remarks by William (Bill) Barnard, partner-in-charge for Strategic Services in the subregion of Western Europe, in a conversation he had with Professors Ashish Nanda and Michael Yoshino of the Harvard Business School on November 1, 1995. View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Consulting Industry; Europe

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Ildi Nielsen

and consumer products companies. Ildi also spent 12 years as an Executive Search Consultant in New York and Chicago for financial services firms. She worked with senior executives to build their teams and with a multitude of... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management; Investment Management

November 16, 2011
Article

Group Therapy for Executives

By: Bill George

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Health; Management

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Andres Sarmiento

perform as a product manager in a top organization. While at HBS I met peers that had worked in Venture Capital who cleared my understanding of those career paths. I also participated in technology industry... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Services

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

winning streaks, the number of leaders multiplies along with the momentum of the streak. Winning teams and successful organizations become increasingly less dependent on the person called the commander-in-chief—even though, ironically,... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Jun 2000
News

HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet

prominent LBO firm of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice -- as well as $10,000 in cash and in-kind professional services worth $10,000. The judges for the final competition included a number of HBS graduates and represented an array of top venture... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club

In December, some 450 alumni representing HBS and other top business schools gathered for a talk by Thomas M. Siebel, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems, Inc., which produces e-business application software. The event, sponsored by the... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Sep 2007
News

Club Leaders Get a Boost from Campus Conference

Professor Jeff Polzer focused on team management issues. “Besides being informational from an academic point of view, the case discussions and faculty involvement were great ways to facilitate interaction... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Centennial; outreach; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2001
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Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

Barksdale Group and former CEO of Netscape; Hank Barry, CEO of Napster; Irwin Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM; and Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm, Inc. Representatives from top venture-capital and consulting firms joined a diverse mix... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

For these employees, you (or they) may feel that a scaling business is not a fit. Early stage is their sweet spot and a transition may be necessary. However, before concluding that it’s time for some of these early team members to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

2015
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Max Bazerman

16 Nov 2021
Blog Post

How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation

work just as I did. We traded suggestions, job leads, complaints, and plenty of jokes as we worked together to get everyone hired. Everyone in that group (30+ classmates) found work by the end of 2020. My career coach Martha from the HBS Career and Professional... View Details

03 Mar 2017
News

Big Blue’s Big Bet

that we’re smart in the things we’re attacking, and to try to solve real-world problems that make an impact.” Watson General Manager David Kenny (MBA 1986) adds: “The tech sector tends to reward short-term thinking.” But Watson is... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader

In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of the their book, Dan Ciampa and HBS Professor Michael D. Watkins describe some of the common traps into which new leaders can fall. Falling Behind The Learning Curve Not using the time before entry effectively can undermine one's... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins

11 Dec 2020
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Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

established, are perceived safer during the crisis, and suddenly have a unique advantage in terms of attracting talent.” Bernstein teamed up with Richard R. Townsend from the University of California San Diego and Ting Xu from the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

November 1993
Supplement

Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams

Presents the insiders' perspective using an interview format. Ken and Roberta Williams, Sierra's founders, discuss issues raised in the (A) and (B) cases and present their vision to become the world leader in educational software. Teaching Purpose: Analysts typically... View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Management Teams; Education Industry

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March 2001
Case

Yvette Hyater-Adams and Terry Larsen at CoreStates Financial Corp.

By: David A. Thomas, Nancie Zane PHD and Emily Heaphy

Yvette Hyater-Adams, senior VP of CoreStates Bank, and CEO Terry Larsen reflect on their five-year mentor-protege relationship. They describe how building a relationship across both race and gender was challenging and ultimately highly rewarding. Their relationship... View Details

Keywords: Race; Gender; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Management Teams; Relationships; Banking Industry

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