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- 09 Apr 2024
- Book
Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning
different ways,” he says, “to calm ourselves down, to amp ourselves up, and to connect with others.” Why rituals differ from habits Norton, the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration, first began thinking about the role of rituals in his own View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Jul 2016
- News
The Truth About Authentic Leaders
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Research Community - Doctoral
may lead. Students study business in motion, with all the variables operating at once and, like the companies they study, are not limited by traditional academic boundaries. Students acquire knowledge and research skills leading to mastery of a field of study and learn... View Details
- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
communications device or even a personal care product invokes deep thoughts and feelings about social bonding can be very helpful to R&D experts. In the case of a communications device, this suggests that tactile experiences of social... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- October 2020
- Article
What Goes Down When Advice Goes Up: Younger Advisers Underestimate Their Impact
By: Ting Zhang and Michael S. North
Common wisdom suggests that older is wiser. Consequently, people rarely give advice to older individuals—even when they are relatively more expert—leading to missed learning opportunities. Across six studies (N=3,445), we explore the psychology of advisers when they... View Details
Zhang, Ting, and Michael S. North. "What Goes Down When Advice Goes Up: Younger Advisers Underestimate Their Impact." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 46, no. 10 (October 2020): 1444–1460.
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Neiman Marcus Group, and president of General Cinema Company. Dana's professional and volunteer experience is focused on improving the quality of life for Boston's families. Her past professional View Details
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
The path for advancement for the younger manager will likely happen when the boss retires, but it feels impolitic to broach that topic. “It may suggest the boss is getting too old, is beginning to experience performance decline, or that... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- Career Coach
Juan Leung Li
Juan draws on his own career journey and his experience supporting tech entrepreneurs and executives to coach students. Most career paths look like a straight line in hindsight -- those cases are rare. In reality, discovering fulfilling... View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
potential. With diverse experience in hand and a deep passion for the company’s mission, Leahy is showcasing exactly why she is the right person for the job. The Beauty of Combining Art and Science In many ways, Leahy’s path to the... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- Career Coach
Meredith Hamilton
Meredith [she/her] has served as a mentor and coach to innumerable mid-career staff as well as several CEOs in the social sector. She is committed to creating a safe space for students and alumni to explore questions of professional identity and career progression... View Details
- 06 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS
unsolved problems. Now, one year out of HBS, Casey is the CEO and co-founder of MBAs Across America, a movement that pairs MBAs with entrepreneurs and local businesses across the country. Here, we ask Casey about his HBS experience and... View Details
- 05 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Meet The HBS African American Student Union
community building. One event we are proud of is our well-being series, which is focused on helping students find effective ways to cope with stress, such as journaling and breathwork. One of the highlights of the AASU experience is our... View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
with for the rest of my life. And this particular relationship occupies a special place in my life because we spent so much time together and we've grown and learned so much together, and I think it was nice for us to have HBS as a common... View Details
- 06 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What I Was Not Expecting: Rerouting Towards My Passion at HBS
mind. Nevertheless, already a year in the MBA program, I now realize that an MBA means lots of different things to different people and that it is my responsibility to make sure I tailor my experience to my own goals and passions. For the... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Ilana D. Weinstein (MBA 1995)
Weinstein: Standing tall and seeing all of the strategic possibilities in a highly competitive industry. I grew up in New York City and worked in every store along our 10-block radius. I learned how to sell and negotiate at a young age. There’s a scrappiness and... View Details
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
What is the Stockdale Paradox? Stockdale was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for seven-and-a-half years. Before meeting with the legendary soldier and statesman, Collins read Stockdale’s memoir and found its grim details hard to bear, despite his knowledge that... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 01 May 2024
- What Do You Think?
Have You Had Enough?
You’ve made the experiment work.” The column drawing the most comments from among the 287 columns was “Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?” in 2013. Many respondents posed the question of whether or not the term “servant... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty
Soon afterwards, his company was acquired and he began talking with career-focused individuals who had also taken sabbaticals. Despite the diversity of their backgrounds and the experiences had while off work, the sabbatical-takers... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Sam Walton: Great From the Start
States in 1945. Why wouldn't this one be among the many that didn't make it? Surely, any analyst of the situation in 1945 would have found in Walton a good candidate for failure. As he himself put it, "For all of my confidence I hadn't had a day's View Details