Career Transition From Consulting To Operating Role - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

people—particularly star performers—making major career transitions to management. As firms have become leaner and more dynamic, new managers have described a View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jun 2023
HBS Case

This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions

feels unable to resolve it without help, the team can reach out to one of its 20 coaches, whose role is to support teams without stepping in... View Details

Keywords: by Annelena Lobb; Health

May 2011
Article

A veteran top executive at two giant mutual fund companies, the author has also been an attorney, a government official, a law school professor, and a business school professor-sometimes simultaneously. Over the years, he has devised a number of principles and... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Time Management; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity; Personal Development and Career

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Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise

responsibility to society? This program focuses specifically on the choices facing the rising generation in the context of a successful family enterprise. Some members of the new generation will decide to... View Details

10 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

highlights the key insights from the rich firm-level literature on MNCs. We then focus on how financial conditions in host countries affect the extent of FDI-related capital inflows, shape the operations of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Oct 2023
Book

Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week

organization forward at the speed of change. One is running better meetings.” Frei: “Another is removing ‘work in process’ from the system, an idea based on Little’s Law. Instead of working harder, find ways View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Placement - Doctoral

Career Success and HBS Career and Professional Development . Students on the Job Market Every year, the HBS Doctoral Programs produces an impressive list of students who are preparing View Details

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Leadership for Senior Executives

ways to lead organizational change Identify the factors that are standing in the way of innovation Learn from stories about organizations that have successfully or unsuccessfully adapted View Details

14 Feb 2018
Blog Post

Meet HBS Leadership Fellows: Verdell Walker, Sesame Workshop

runs. It’s been eye-opening to see the work that goes into securing philanthropic funding, developing and implementing impact programs, and managing the operations of a nonprofit. Why is the Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

31 Mar 2022
Op-Ed

Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

in large firms. However, the transition from informal to formal management is difficult and changes the culture of the firm. Several firms find it difficult View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda

14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016

Wicked Problem Solvers: Lessons from Successful Cross-industry Teams By: Edmondson, Amy C. Abstract—Companies today increasingly rely on teams that span many industries for radical innovation, especially to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School, and fellow researchers compared the outcomes of flexible work arrangements at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The team found that employees with liberal “work View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Agribusiness Seminar

countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Current and rising leaders, ranging View Details

Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

must consider—and then act upon—ranging from predicting extreme operational changes, to anticipating new strategic ways to compete, View Details

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Families in Business

practices, and family structures. Collaborating with family members and colleagues to build an action plan for your business, you’ll shape your family’s future and prepare to lead your business through each... View Details

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Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization

major transitions successfully, you will expand your ability to diagnose what is not working or could be working better at your company, overcome inertia, and revitalize the organization and its culture... View Details

13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

purchase that follows an ad-click (CPA). Our analysis extends classic auction results by allowing players to make bids using two different pricing schemes, while the driving information for bidders' endogenous selection—the conversion... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

his career studying survival. “We are all day-to-day survivors. We are alive today because from childbirth our behaviour has adapted to our own particular environment,” Leach... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

06 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Leaders Lose Their Way

and introspection because many people get into leadership roles in response to their ego needs. It enables them to transition View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

19 Jan 2021
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Marc Duranteau (MBA 2019)

What was your undergraduate university and major? I have an MSc in mechanical engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, France) and another MSc in aerospace engineering from Supaéro (Toulouse,... View Details

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