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  • 27 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

significant in the minds of top executives. Asia is bedeviled by official corruption that reaches far into business. America has less of this, but has in its place considerable financial reporting fraud. Both are very dangerous to the... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • Profile

Mark Giragosian

through facts and synthesizing them to formulate a plan of action – conditions my mind the way daily ballet practice conditioned my body. I warm up every day by taking a few minutes to reread my case notes from the day before; I exchange... View Details
  • 24 Jan 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It

expectations in the minds of prospective employees.” With these suggestions in mind, passion need not be an obstacle. "A big tenet of my research is understanding that the pursuit of passion is more difficult and challenging than what... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Nov 2022
  • Research & Ideas

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

company. We have to keep in mind that Musk and his co-investors do have more capital available should they want to again bail out the company. So, in that sense, they do theoretically have some flexibility on what to do about the coming... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Technology
  • 18 Jul 2023
  • News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

mind wander freely. The children’s franchise about the world of dreams sprung from a random text from my brother, Rob (MBA 2014), to my family text chain that there are a trillion stars in the Andromeda Galaxy alone. This staggering fact... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
  • Web

Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

unbidden, spontaneously intruding upon consciousness. The thought and name of a former lover might come to mind during dinner with one's spouse. Or worse, it may be blurted out during an intimate moment. Because no trace of the past lover... View Details
  • 2024
  • Case

Christiana Figueres and the Paris Climate Negotiations: Figueres the Negotiator (C)

By: James K. Sebenius, Laurence A. Green, Hannah Riley-Bowles, Lara SanPietro and Mina Subramanian
This three-part, stop action case study, structured for classroom discussion, centers on Harvard’s Program on Negotiation 2022 Great Negotiator, Christiana Figueres, and her efforts as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Negotiation; Environmental Management; International Relations; Leadership
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    Overcrowded – Designing Meaningful Products in a World Awash with Ideas

    We live in a world awash with ideas. Thanks to the web and to powerful ideation approaches such as open innovation, design thinking, or crowdsourcing, organizations have today easy access to an unprecedented amount of novel concepts. In this context, what... View Details

    • 27 Jul 2020
    • Book

    Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

    first of the three fundamental approaches to reflection has traditionally been called contemplation, or downshifting from time to time. At work, many people tend to focus on output, and their minds act like race car engines, firing on all... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 01 Mar 2024
    • News

    In Harmony

    possible level of education is a defining characteristic, embedded in Confucian principles. A few days before the Namsan walk, Korea’s national college entrance exam took place—the test that, in the minds of most, will define their... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea
    • 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
    • 21 Dec 2023
    • Blog Post

    Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

    compassion, and courage. Read More>>> HOW I SPENT MY HBS 2+2 DEFERRAL: SAM PEREZ DIARTE When I was younger, I watched telenovelas with my mom. I looked beyond the drama and strove to have this luxurious life of executives in the shows. I set my View Details
    • 04 Jun 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World

    making all these promises about never selling your information. However, slogans usually aren't enough for customers—they want to see actual actions. Being transparent about how you use their data is crucial. Huang: One important thing for a company to keep in View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
    • 13 Mar 2023
    • Op-Ed

    How Leaders Should Leave

    and in the industry about your reasons for leaving. You want to control the narrative around your departure and avoid any hint of acrimony. You will also need to agree on a date of departure. Keep in mind that you may be explaining your... View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch
    • 20 Aug 2021
    • Blog Post

    Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

    me an invaluable amount about the world. Do you think you could have achieved your short-term goals without an MBA? Having an MBA validated my ability to think strategically and work with other bright minds from a variety of different... View Details
    • 20 Aug 2020
    • Book

    From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

    For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 11 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

    they think of real brash types, even rebels. In business, for example, Jack Welch springs to mind as a well-known leader. The idea of a quiet leader seems almost the flip side of that. A: It is the flip side of a standard or stereotypical... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 24 Apr 2017
    • Op-Ed

    Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

    teams, energizes customers, and positions their companies as leaders in societal change. The dictionary definition of courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear.”... View Details
    Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage
    • 01 Nov 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

    and managers alike face unprecedented obstacles every day. In March and early April, as COVID-19 spread worldwide, a study by Mind Share Partners in partnership with Qualtrics and SAP found that 42 percent of respondents said their mental... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
    • 05 Dec 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    How To Deceive Others With Truthful Statements (It's Called 'Paltering,' And It's Risky)

    than both lying by commission and lying by omission. People who lie by commission have trouble justifying the behavior in their minds because they are aware they gave statements that were explicitly false. However, many executives who... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman