Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Women Negotiating in the New Millenium

solution to one woman's problem. Afterward, panelist Deborah Kolb discussed some possible alternatives with the group. In the "dilemma," Jane is a partner in a mid-sized accounting firm. She believes, as do others in the company, that she has View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2007
News

Learning to Lead

Authored by Assistant Professors Boris Groysberg and Chris Marquis, the case is taught in the first-year course Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD). After just a few days on the job, Keller (MBA ’05) is taken off one project and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management

31 Jul 2019
News

Honoring the Code

Michael G. Mullen (AMP 109, 1991) was the 17th Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired in 2011 following a distinguished military career. He is also a 2019 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview, he talks about his View Details

15 Nov 2016
News

Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad

discovered while doing fieldwork in São Paulo, Brazil, in some countries, proximity to one’s neighborhood can be a more influential factor when deciding where to shop. During FIELD 2, part of the Required Curriculum course Field Immersion Experiences for View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

October 19, 2020
Article

Today's Leaders Need Vulnerability, Not Bravado

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Few myths are as pervasive as the notion that leaders ought to appear tough and confident. Or at least, that was the case prior to the current pandemic, which has exposed the many weaknesses of forceful, dominant leaders and highlighted the superiority of those who... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Style

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01 Mar 2017
News

Talent: The Best Employee Perk?

its business model and strengthen its leadership position over the last ten years.” —From Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team’s Productive Power, by Michael Mankins and Eric Garton (MBA 1996) View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle

In Israel, getting into business is not so much a matter of what university you went to but rather what military unit you served in. And that may be the single thing you need to understand about what makes Israel a leading center of entrepreneurialism and tech View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Dec 2018
News

A Force for Good

could look like.” —Sara Marcus (MBA 2019), Co-President, Social Enterprise Club Leadership Fellows Program Since 2001, the Leadership Fellows program has placed 173 recent graduates in high-impact management... View Details

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

existence of passive leadership constitutes a substantial barrier to candid dialogue and debate within organizations. Leaders can and should take concrete steps to build conflict into their decision-making processes. For instance, they... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2021
News

A Playbook for Progress

Skydeck, Adams and Stewart speak with contributing host and fellow alum Chitra Nawbatt (GMP 6) about the transformational opportunity that business has to engage women of color. READ MORE Chitra: Inclusive leadership has been something... View Details

25 Jun 2019
News

Ann Sarnoff To Lead Warner Bros. Studio

Former BBC executive Ann Sarnoff (MBA 1987) has been named the CEO of Warner Bros.—the company’s first-ever female CEO. As detailed in the New York Times, Sarnoff’s career “has included leadership roles at Nickelodeon, the Women’s... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

06 Dec 2021
News

Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS

community informed, doing monthly debriefs with leadership across the School and kicking off a “Lunch and Learn” series for staff. EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READ MORE STORIES EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READ MORE STORIES What... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2017
News

Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

made her a perfect candidate to lead Catalyst, a nonprofit that advances women in business leadership roles. “When being mentored and paying it forward is part of your company culture, you have the foundation for inclusion, where... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Ink: Your Best Self

now have a holistic framework to think about being more effective and driving my performance, and also to really think about what drives my satisfaction and my own inner joy.” What do you do in the moments when you realize you aren’t living up to your own View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2004
News

Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979)

The eldest in a family of six daughters (four of whom attended HBS), Elaine L. Chao came to New York City from Taiwan at the age of eight. She adapted to her new home quickly, learning English and excelling academically. Since attending Mount Holyoke and HBS, she has... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2001
News

Leng Lim: The Spiritual Face of Business

themselves fully heard and recognized.” This degree of openness is equally apparent when Lim describes the reasoning behind his application to HBS, where he has served as copresident of the Leadership & Ethics Forum. “It dawned on me that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down

through his own leadership of the meeting. The purpose of these rules was to introduce new standards of interpersonal behavior and, in the process, to combat several dysfunctional routines. One serious test of Levy's ability to reinforce... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

03 Feb 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?

In Hiring, Should We Give Self-Confidence a Greater Weight Than Humility? Summing Up A respondent to this month’s column, Joel, provided the question for this summary. As he asked, "should we be focusing on hiring people who exude more confidence than their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2010
News

Islam’s Great Culture Is Dying

and national, intertwined with racial or ethnic identities and loyalties. Certainly not the “universal civilization,” united by a sense of the sacred, it once was. Why did this come to be? Allawi points to a lack of political, religious, academic, and social View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

21 Dec 2021
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