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05 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

Competitive Advantage Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/FangXiaNuo View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

04 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness

Change Unpacking That Icky Feeling of 'Shopping' for Diverse Job Candidates Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Designer's Note: Image created using photos from AdobeStock/Atlas. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 May 2022
HBS Case

College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need

everyone.” Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at workingknowledge@hbs.edu. [iStockphoto/Mauricio Graiki] View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

24 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy

Vaccinated When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Food & Beverage

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

appeared in the Harvard Gazette. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. You Might Also Like: 5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment Could a Business Model... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid feedback loop, such as a brief daily check-in to give and receive... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

12 Jan 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Cecil Alfaro-Mora

about business areas beyond my scope of expertise, such as finance, human resources, and sales. What advice do you have for prospective MBA students considering the 2+2 program? When preparing your application, seek input and feedback... View Details

Web

Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Feedback Sample Class There is a wide range of approaches to board use across case instructors, from a minimalist recording of main discussion points to the filling up of multiple boards with ideas drawn from nearly all contributions made... View Details

Blog

What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

meaningful time with those who don't share your identity. It might take additional time to build rapport with employees and colleagues who don't share your background, but they need and want the same kind of face time, support, and View Details

16 Oct 2023
HBS Case

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

them,” Hill says. “It all takes practice and time.” You Might Also Like: Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

31 Mar 2008
HBS Case

JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis

students in the class were affected by the JetBlue crisis, adds Huckman. "Russ seemed to view his visit as an opportunity to educate students who may be in similar roles in the not-too-distant future; he also saw it as a way to get View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Air Transportation

Web

Leadership - Faculty & Research

people (zones of attention), between feedback and evaluation (zones of judgment), between decision rights and improvement rights (zones of slack), and for set periods of experimentation (zones of time). By balancing transparency and... 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

18 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge The Growth Engine Too Many Companies Overlook: Employees Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Understaffed and Overworked: What Now? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

16 Feb 2023
HBS Case

ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services

15 Nov 2022
Book

Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work

bad story.” You Might Also Like: Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires? Empower Your Employees to Make Better Decisions How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

10 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?

Gazette. You Might Also Like: How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money? Is AI Coming for Your Job? How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette

11 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

S&P 500? There are trillions and trillions of pension assets in S&P funds. Some things are just sticky because they are the benchmark. You Might Also Like: 8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem How to Get... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

08 Sep 2022
Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

the Working Knowledge Archives How Will Millennials Manage? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/blackred View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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