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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies
business through a successful restructuring and financial turnaround that has transformed it into Lucent's second-largest global operation. Asked about her strategy for personal success, Russo replies, "I like opportunities that are new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
particular attraction, as she was applying to business school, to the idea of becoming a specific type of leader. “I became convinced that I would be a turnaround CEO. I got very specific that what I wanted to do was take something that... View Details
- 28 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni
year into his first post-HBS role at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Francis spoke with his manager about occasionally requiring extra turnaround time for certain tasks as a result of his Dyslexia. In response, BCG paired Francis with a... View Details
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Management) Tatiana Sandino Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Tough Tech Ventures Joshua Lev Krieger Jim Matheson Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Turnarounds and Transformation (also listed under Organizational Behavior) Ranjay Gulati Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference
(Chief Brand Officer, Uber). Both of them shed light on their current responsibilities and what they are doing to turnaround the culture at Uber. The highlight of this session was when Frances and Boz spoke about how they are not just... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
Marissa Mayer became the CEO of Yahoo!, a tech giant with a tumultuous past. When Mayer tries to reinvigorate the company, she hires Jacqueline Reses, who has a private equity background, to head both human resources and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As part of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
says. Over the next decade he proved that he was up to the task, so much so that in 1993, when the firm hit hard times, Bain CEO Mitt Romney (MBA 1974/JD 1975) asked Tierney to head the company. “The rational response would have been to decline,” observes Tierney, who... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making the Most of Government Upheaval
the organizations they studied responded to their post-reform competitive environments in roughly four stages: Stage I: Turnaround and Catch-up. Recognizing that their efficiency and quality levels were far below those of world-class... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807175 Turnaround at the Veterans Health Administration (A) Harvard Business School Case 608-061 Investigates the challenges that Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer confronted in seeking to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
case:http://hbr.org/search/113099-PDF-ENG Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (EMTE) Fall 2012: Course Overview and Syllabus Sharpe, JimHarvard Business School Case 813-127 Course Overview and Syllabus in the Fall Term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
to double plant capacity, sell the plant to outside investors, or perhaps make no major changes. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708021 The Turnaround of Chris-Craft Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
what’s fueling the greens. Southwest Airlines would be red on food service. But Southwest doesn’t pay much attention to that, because getting better at food service would slow its turnaround time, which is a big green for the airline when... View Details
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
on the Brink (B): Transformation Year 1 Results Analyzes the results of the Thomas Cook turnaround plan after the first year under Harriet Green's leadership (November 2013). Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
keep their eyes on the work to be done. Silverthorne: For new CEOs, what should their initial steps be in assuming power and laying out an agenda for action? Kanter: New CEOs need to be adequately informed. One thing that makes View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
rich portfolios. Many pre-Black Monday discussions focus on whether coaches really matter and how much. Coaching ability is crucial in leading and managing the team that results in ascendancy over competitors. But they matter more in View Details
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
Knowing where and how much the target is currently losing with unprofitable products and customers, the acquirer can develop a profit plan based on transforming unprofitable relationships into profitable ones. The increased cash flow forecasted from the rapid profit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can We Bring Back the “Industrial Commons” for Manufacturing?
doesn't mean the US can follow this model." Yadeed Lobo was more optimistic. As he put it, "The United States is good at achieving turnarounds " But he warned that "the biggest obstacle will be organizational and... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
who spent six years commercializing drugs and diagnostics in East and West Africa before earning her MBA. “There are frequently delays in diagnosis, where the turnaround time for a biopsy could be several weeks or months.” That lag time,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
the risk associated with investing the potentially significant time and money necessary for the R&D, equipment, and talent that could eliminate these bottlenecks, or focus on growing the business with its current industry-leading View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
may have to be reinvented, perhaps with a bit more public responsibility." But Kanter says work she did on turnarounds for her recent book Confidence suggests there is hope. "The U.S. companies have great assets: brands; loyal,... View Details