Senior Leaders - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Dec 2022
What Do You Think?

How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

GE-trained leaders after leaving the company, just to cite a few anecdotes. In the interest of full disclosure, several of us on the Harvard Business School faculty knew or had contact with Welch and his organization during his tenure. In... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing

11 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms

As an organizational behavior scholar, diversity and identity expert, and an assistant professor of management at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Dr. Stephanie Creary has become a recognized thought leader in navigating the... View Details

18 Jul 2023
News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

ideal. But there were actually many silver linings. Among the biggest was the extended time I was lucky to spend on Zoom with industry leaders over those years. What’s a typical day like for you at Forby Entertainment? It varies greatly.... View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Faculty & Research - Global

currently cover only forever chemicals in water—and only six of the more than 10,000. But organizations have a responsibility and role to play in eliminating them from workplaces in the same way they might have asbestos in years past. At Harvard University and several... View Details

21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

Spotify as a Senior Product Manager leading a team that introduces younger audiences to our products through fun and interactive experiences. My friends and MBA classmates know how passionate I am about music and this role is nothing... View Details

14 Feb 2023
HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

immigration Spar, the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for Business and Global Society at HBS, explores the development of Sweden’s model and its current challenges in the case... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

16 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

company. In December 2020, Bastian announced that Delta would become a charter member of the newly formed OneTen corporate coalition, a group of business leaders from more than 30 large companies who aimed to collectively hire and advance... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

About The Race, Gender & Equity Initiative brings together a global, multidisciplinary community of Harvard Business School faculty, alumni, and students to champion projects and programs that advance understanding, generate tools and solutions, and grow a network of... View Details

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Japan - Global

essential "software" that enabled TPS to work. Toyota transformed it to become the most productive auto assembly plant in the U.S., with quality comparable to its Japanese factories. The case is based on interviews with key Toyota leaders... View Details

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

have distributed these homes worldwide, and in the case of a home for managerial talent, they have splinted that as well. Now there can be several homes for senior managerial talent as well. As one example, consider Genpact. In the early... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

staggering scope of the findings could help put a value on the work, so senior leaders and non-tech managers at firms understand just how important hiring open source expertise is to success. The results... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology

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HBS - The year in Review

“Harvard Business School should be a place where the most talented future leaders can come to realize their potential. We want to remove the financial barriers that stand in their way and alleviate the burden of debt so they can focus on... View Details

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast region of the United States in August 2005, it destroyed homes and lives. A paradoxical effect, however, is that the storm's aftermath created an opening in New Orleans for school leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based... View Details

23 Apr 2024
In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Mar 2023
HBS Case

ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

understanding of the underlying technology that powers these systems, she is ringing the alarm: You have to slow down to ensure that the data that these systems are trained on aren’t inaccurate or biased,” says Neeley, who is senior... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

24 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

executive teams can be world class or “legacy” leaders who can’t move with the times. There are many tradeoffs when factoring leadership into the decision process of startup versus mature. Startup founded by serial entrepreneurs. This can... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

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Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Organizational Behavior Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) This course focuses on how managers become effective View Details

27 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

end of the two months, the woman was involved in so many critical business operations, she received multiple offers from senior leaders to stay—and she went on to work for the company for 40 years. 4. Guide... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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