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- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
had to be careful to focus on function as well as fun, lest Clocky be relegated to fad status along with past products like Sony's now-discontinued robotic pet dog, the AIBO. “Apple succeeds because in addition to providing an appealing... View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
an individual's values are not consistent with those of the company, the compromises demanded may be considerable. Besides, becoming a credible leader of others when acting out an inauthentic self is very hard.8 The best assignments from... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly
Delicate Balance For nearly 80 years, the FDA has performed a delicate balancing act between getting life-saving drugs to market, and ensuring that those drugs will be safe when taken by patients. In order to serve that dual function, the... View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
quickly. The shift has happened in days, not months. Businesses may be able to learn how to move faster, acting in more agile ways, as a result. Amy C. Edmondson (@AmyCEdmondson) is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
that, among other things, managers need to have more "adult conversations" —conversations needed to work through "inevitable disagreements and misunderstandings" —with our direct reports. Such conversations require careful listening. In... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
greatest risk from the disastrous effects of sea-level rise. Yet cities also have the ability to act without waiting for state and federal action, adds Raphael Carty (MBA 1983), former CEO of Callida Energy, a software startup focused on... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
refreshing their product lines and extending their brand to more affordable items. Pressure to innovate is intense, says HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust... View Details
- 18 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education
our schools." The ability of these lenses to shed new light on complicated problems has been proven in contexts ranging from national defense to semiconductors; from health care to retailing; and from automobiles to financial... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
circumstances under which such a hire might be made. Michael E opined, “I don’t believe you can generalize across the breadth of potential situations all people deserve second chances under appropriate conditions as difficult as it may be, the hiring team will have to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
started at the bottom—"My first assignment was to get a post office box so we could get literature describing the equipment we couldn't afford to buy"—and worked his way up to the rank of one of the master managers in the... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
five types of followers: isolates (completely detached), bystanders (observers only), participants (engaged), activists (who feel strongly and act accordingly, both with and against leaders), and diehards (deeply devoted). Dismissing the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
Through these meetings I’ve gained a greater appreciation for how deeply people care about the School and the role they wish to see us to play in the world. I’ve also come to see how the collective efforts of this community are the... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
rules of the game. In the B Corp movement, we’re working to advance fundamental economic system reform. For example, B Lab UK is pushing for the Better Business Act to make it mandatory for all businesses to advance the benefit of both... View Details
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Harvard Business School
IlliniCare Health in August 2017. Rashid is a pioneer in the Medicaid managed care landscape, helping to ensure there is access to quality and affordable health care to the... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
UK’s National Health Service improved influenza vaccine adoption by employing medical professionals in its media efforts." Doctors, nurses, and medical professionals are also opinion leaders because patients trust their health care... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
conditions and the paramount importance of doing the right thing—some leadership teams have committed themselves to two guiding principles: act now to protect and run the business today, and plan now to retool the business for the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
another factor.” Still, after more reflection, Enan realized that the conveniences she enjoyed in the States were also the reason she wanted to leave. She was getting too comfortable. “I thought I cared about things I didn’t actually... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
leaders to “just start with the relationship—even if you don’t feel like you have an established one—because showing care and concern is what creates that relationship. What’s so powerful about empathizing first is that it affects both... View Details
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
what has been revealed by #MeToo and also, looking back over my career and the hundreds of acts of harassment and discrimination I endured, I’m discouraged that it appears that nothing has really changed for women in the workplace.” AGE... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
livestreamed on YouTube, while Chipotle hosted Zoom hangouts where 3,000 fans could virtually mingle with celebrities. SnapChat curated mental health resources into a “Here for You” campaign, demonstrating its caring for its community of... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman