Senior Leaders - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

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Economic Development in Rural Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

governments and local leaders to address the problem. It’s time to rethink our approaches to rural economic development, drawing on broader learning about the sources of competitiveness in the global economy. More about Michael Porter’s... View Details

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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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Program Director and Senior Researcher for the U.S. Competitiveness Project, co-chaired by Professor Michael E. Porter and Professor Jan W. Rivkin. In that capacity, she supports the Young American Leaders... 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

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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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

senior Harvard leaders on addressing online harassment. Privacy Notice Harvard Business School understands that the privacy of its users is important. To that end, we have adopted the following notice to... View Details

10 May 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men

really saying is, ‘I recognize the qualities I value, which just so happen to be the qualities I have.’” The organization’s norms, processes, and interactions are structured to give those who “have it” opportunities to demonstrate their talents and advance accordingly.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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

01 Sep 2023
News

Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

an Impact Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan to found Framebridge, a custom framing company. When Tynan couldn’t find a reasonably priced place to frame her beloved posters, she launched a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

20 Aug 2021
Blog Post

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

Bhargav Srinivasan (MBA 2019) is a Senior Manager at Bain & Company. If you were to describe your HBS experience in 3 words what would they be? Unforgettable, reflective, and thought-provoking. Was an HBS MBA worth it? It was 100%... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

developed a community of hundreds of senior leaders who help each other run better, more customer-inclusive companies. Member companies range from American Express to Walmart, from startups like Squarespace... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Macomber Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) Senior Advisor, OGCI Climate Investments Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) Senior Advisor, OGCI Climate... View Details

09 Nov 2023
News

From the Brink

Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

09 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

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

James Lemoine, an assistant professor in the Organization and Human Resources Department of the School of Management at the University at Buffalo, have written extensively on VUCA, and argue, “If VUCA is seen as general, unavoidable, and unsolvable, View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

29 Jan 2018
Book

How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

reaching, and extracting the trapped miners. Senior leaders in the Chilean government provided resources to support the on-site efforts. How senior leadership triggered extreme... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

23 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Strategy-Focused Organization

bureaucratic, and ineffecient into the leader in its industry." Perhaps the most puzzling and problematic aspect of creating Strategy-Focused Organizations is how to sustain the effort. Many companies have managers who have read... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni

Network HBS Executive Education programs supporting Women Leaders Women on Boards: Women on Boards empowers participants to break into corporate board roles by navigating the selection process, building strategic networks, and... View Details

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