Senior Leaders - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

Business Administration "Leadership Principles is designed to help new and aspiring leaders unleash the potential in themselves and others, and cultivate high-performing teams." Anthony Mayo Leadership Principles Thomas S. Murphy View Details

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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

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

be constantly looking attentive for hours.” How managers can be mindful The pandemic workforce has created a significant challenge for managers, Sadun says. She offers three pieces of advice to leaders of remote workforces: Empathize with... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Sep 2023
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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

around the world. For the cohort she led, Senior Lecturer Nori Gerardo Lietz taught the case she coauthored, “Doing Business in Buenos Aires, Argentina,” during the classroom portion of the FGI course, which began in March. But even after... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

generations. What doors are opening? Which remain closed? The book, written by Harvard Business School's Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria, and Boston College's Laura G. Singleton, is the second in a trilogy on leadership and leaders from... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 1

in the future? By examining hundreds of job profiles developed by executive-search firm Heidrick & Struggles and interviewing numerous senior managers, the authors have identified some clear trends. One strikingly consistent finding... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2007
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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

training program at the venerable Ayala Corporation—the largest and most widely diversified conglomerate in the Philippines—and attending HBS, he accepted a short-term position at Ayala and never left. Today, Zobel embraces his role as the View Details

13 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. In this article, Davis discusses leadership roles. Part Two: Structuring Leadership Roles My previous... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

executives motivated who were asked to take a 50% salary reduction. Because we are now closed and have no revenue, we asked senior staff to take a 50% pay reduction until we reopen. Our CEO took a 100% pay reduction.” On the positive side... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

26 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

the face of a crippled economy. “Many Japanese companies are not that popular with Wall Street types because they are not as focused on gaining superior profitability and maximizing shareholder value,” he says. “They talk consistently instead about creating lasting... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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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

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Faculty & Research - Business History

the U.S. South declared secession from the Union. The trigger for the crisis was Abraham... 20 Feb 2024 News Honoring the History of Black Americans in the Military Re: Hise Gibson Senior Lecturer Hise Gibson talks about his experience in... View Details

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Academics - Health Care

This course is the premier value-based health care course geared toward executive management and physician leaders from health care delivery organizations, health insurers and government. It assembles a group of View Details

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Events & Presentations - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

competitiveness, strategies for business, creating shared value, and other topics. Recent & Upcoming Events November 16-18, 2022 November 2022 Strategy for Health Care Delivery HBS Campus, Boston, MA Bringing together top management and View Details

25 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

pricing for the poorest of the poor. By selling branded therapies alongside generics, Gilead could reach the billions of people who live at what Rangan calls the “base” of the economic pyramid. “These markets are not easy, and reaching them is not cheap, but one... View Details

Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council recently marked the grand opening of "The House"—a new permanent club headquarters and collaborative space located in Dubai and open to all HBS alumni living in or visiting the Gulf region. According to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society “Firms and business leaders around the world are helping to solve some of society’s greatest challenges, such as climate change and... View Details