leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2007
Module Note

American Ground Summary: Assuming Leadership

By: Sandra J. Sucher

A summary of the major themes discussed in the thirteenth class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Moral Sensibility

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Mar 07 2019
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Instilling a Culture of Leadership

17 Mar 2016
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Why Leadership Development Has to Happen on the Job

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Leadership Connect | Baker Library

Leadership Connect Background and contact information on leaders in business, government, nonprofits, and news media in the United States. Read More Connect with alumni, find internships and clerkships, and connect with executives. Create... View Details

01 Apr 2005
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Seven Transformations of Personal Leadership

Keywords: David Rooke, William R. Torbet

11 May 2015
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HBS Advanced Leadership Initiative Think Tank on Environment

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Charts & Statistics Birthplace Education Gender & Ethnicity Tenure Birthplace of Leaders Foreigners Gain CEO Access After Mid-Century Pre-1950 Founder 73% Family Business 2% Other CEO 25% 1950 & After Founder 29%... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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New Leadership for External Relations

political science and history from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and an MA in political science and a Ph.D. in higher education administration, both from the University of Toledo in Ohio. He has served in leadership roles in a number... View Details

05 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Developing Black Talent for Leadership

College, and dozens of majority Black talent development organizations like Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), have prepared Black professionals to thrive in spite of covert and overt racism for decades. Although I'm a beneficiary... View Details

10 Mar 2016
News

HBS Club: Women in Leadership

September 2013
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins

In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management software system to support the growing number of visually impaired individuals by providing them with tailored... View Details

Keywords: United States; Health Care; Health Care Education; Insurance Companies; Disease Management; Technology; Military; Leadership Skills; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Education; Insurance; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry; United States

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September 1994
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Leadership Problems at Salomon (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro

Deryck Maughan, a vice chairman and co-head of investment banking at Salomon Brothers, learns that his superiors have been less than candid about their knowledge of bidding improprieties by the firm's government trading desk. He must decide what, if anything, he should... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Crime and Corruption; Rank and Position; Financial Services Industry

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March 2016
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Laurent Adamowicz and Bon'App

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

After a successful career as Chairman and CEO of Paris-based luxury food company, Fauchon, Laurent Adamowicz sought to provide a solution to a large scale complex problem. Ultimately, Adamowicz created a mobile application to provide consumers with more accessible and... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Change Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Nutrition; Business and Community Relations

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01 Mar 2004
News

Leadership Project Codifies Elusive Traits

Alumni interested in leaders of the past century now have a powerful database at their fingertips, thanks to the School’s Leadership Initiative. The online resource offers a comprehensive overview of View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

May 2020
Article

Sales Leadership During and After the Crisis

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Because customer acquisition and retention are the lifeblood of a for-profit enterprise, sales activities establish foundational conditions for a business. In turn, sales managers’ responsibilities in a crisis extend beyond keeping the lights on. Their leadership makes... View Details

Keywords: Sales; Leadership; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management

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Professionalism, Fiduciary Duty, and Health-Related Business Leadership

By: Joshua D. Margolis

Expanding fiduciary duty to leaders of health-related businesses can help leaders meet the challenges of caring for not only the corporation and shareholders but also the patients and medical professionals. How should leaders of health-related businesses weigh the... View Details

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01 Jun 2015
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Leadership on a Global Stage

Fortunes, and Fidelity”—will be a major demonstration of his commitment to service and leadership on a global stage. He calls the summit the ultimate business development, info-gathering, and networking opportunity for US service academy... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

Summing Up Summarizing this month's rich stew of comments regarding leadership is a hazardous task. The subject is far too complex for four paragraphs. So please bear with me. The strongest messages I received were that if View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett