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- 02 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
If you choose to pursue a career in business, I can guarantee that you will experience moments that will test you as never before. At times like those, what quality will you need more than any other? I believe that quality is courage.... View Details
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
opportunity to develop and grow. Key concepts include: In a crisis, remember your internal compass of values: When crisis strikes, leaders often look for an "at-any-cost" quick fix in attempting to save face, says George. To ensure that... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Program
The Women's Leadership Forum
Summary While today's companies are making a concerted effort to grow leaders from within, many are missing a crucial opportunity by not fully utilizing the talents of executive women. In this women's leadership program, you will join an... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
differences-revealing the business strategies and practices they pioneered while building their firms. David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano have studied these three leaders and their companies for more than 30 years, while teaching... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2024
- Op-Ed
Why Boeing’s Problems with the 737 MAX Began More Than 25 Years Ago
Boeing’s culture. The first was acquiring archrival McDonnell Douglas in 1997, a leader in military aviation with its fighter jets and Boeing’s major competitor in commercial aviation. In contrast to Boeing’s culture of engineering... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
committed. Even if they had wanted to sell in chain stores, the Lauders could not afford the large sales force necessary to service such outlets. Because she wanted to reach women who did not necessarily have much experience with makeup,... View Details
- Aug 2017
- Conference Presentation
To Highlight or Downplay Differences? A Threat-Matching Model for Crafting Diversity Approaches
By: J. Lees and E. Apfelbaum
We integrate organizational and psychological scholarship to devise the threat matching model, a contingency theory that illustrates when, how, and which diversity approaches—frameworks leaders provide employees to understand and respond to diversity—promote... View Details
Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Inclusion; Diversity; Gender; Race; Ethnicity; Equality and Inequality; Leadership
- June 2011
- Article
The Paradox of Excellence
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong
Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied than they could be? We argue that it's often because they're afraid to demonstrate any sign of weakness. They're reluctant to ask important questions or try new... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Innovation and Invention; Strength and Weakness; Performance Productivity; Risk and Uncertainty; Motivation and Incentives; Satisfaction
DeLong, Thomas J., and Sara DeLong. "The Paradox of Excellence." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 6 (June 2011).
Race, Work, and Leadership
Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations... View Details
- 10 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest
underserved communities. What has been the highlight of your HBS experience thus far? The highlight of my HBS has been co-planning and moderating a panel on health equity during the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference during the spring of my... View Details
- Program
Creating Brand Value
growth strategy CEOs, CMOs, and other senior leaders who recognize the asset value of their brands and want to invest in them This program welcomes individuals or teams. Attendance by multiple company representatives will foster... View Details
- Web
Summer Venture in Management
was so enriched by the exchange of perspectives and ideas.” AMIR WILLIAMS (SVMP 2017) WHAT DID YOU LEARN AT SVMP? “SVMP taught me that HBS is a place that cultivates leaders who are already doing amazing things in their communities and... View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program
you more insight, we checked in with leaders from the WSA to learn out more about their experiences and viewpoints. Here are the six most important things they thought you should know about being a woman at... View Details
- May 1994 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Motorola: Institutionalizing Corporate Initiatives
By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
Motorola became a recognized quality leader in large part by becoming a leader in employee education and by encouraging "participative management." Through the Motorola Training and Education Center, later Motorola University, the company invested substantial resources... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Customer Satisfaction; Training; Human Resources; Leadership; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Corporate Strategy; Education Industry
Zuboff, Shoshana, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Motorola: Institutionalizing Corporate Initiatives." Harvard Business School Case 494-139, May 1994. (Revised October 1994.)
- 12 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards
nonprofit board member must be cognizant. Some of the more important items are discussed in this section. Similarities There are a number of similarities between for-profits and non-profits which make people with for-profit experience... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
oversee the outcomes. A development plan should be prepared for each person to provide the varied experiences required if they are chosen, with opportunities to shine in different roles and exposure to the external challenges they would... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
What do leaders this year and the next need to be doing differently than last year, and last decade, and last century? The rapidly changing business world means dramatic changes are afoot in time-worn notions about leadership, according... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?
enough female leaders from whom to choose for our boards." Research tends to agree with the women on this one. In a recent assessment of US boards, Groysberg and Bell discovered that female board members actually had far more operational... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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High Potentials Leadership Program
program across the company Mentors who can help build the next line of leaders Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive View Details
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Real Estate Management Program
leaders in different segments of the industry, you will develop a new ability to make informed decisions that help you make the most of new opportunities. This program is presented jointly with the Harvard University Graduate School of... View Details