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March 2024
Supplement

Teamworks: Tackling a Forecasting Fumble (B)

By: N. Louis Shipley, Stacy Straaberg and Tom Quinn

In late March 2018, Teamworks CEO Zach Maurides learned Q1 2018 sales were at risk for a large forecasting miss. Founded in 2004, Teamworks’s software application assisted support staff in messaging, scheduling, and sharing documents with collegiate and professional... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Technological Innovation; Sports; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Valuation; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; United States; North Carolina

Citation

Purchase

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

Professors Ananth Raman and Roy Shapiro are two members of the HBS faculty team that developed the new Executive Education program, Managing the Supply Chain: The General Manager's Perspective. In this conversation with the Executive... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

28 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni

With recruiting events, networking, interview prep, travel, it’s important to recognize that navigating recruiting with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, and mental health challenges can also bring about... View Details

15 Dec 2015
Blog Post

One MBA's Path to Boston Consulting Group

These days it seems like many MBAs are focused on launching the next big startup. Entrepreneurship is awesome but you might call me a traditionalist. Consulting was my goal for my summer internship from the start. I have always been analytical and enjoy working on... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products / Retail

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

organizations fail to learn from what happened in New Orleans, that may be the ultimate tragedy of a series of events that evoked feelings ranging from anger to embarrassment from the largest group of respondents to any of these columns... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Blog

Evolving Executive Education: Five Lessons from the Senior Associate Dean

Online education was not new for HBS, as we had developed asynchronous learning and had been developing the HBS Live Online Classroom optimized for remote learning. We are now welcoming students back to campus, and we couldn't be happier... View Details

30 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

operating room, have been studied by HBS faculty. Amy Edmondson has looked at organizational learning in hospital intensive care units; Gary Pisano and Robert Huckman studied technology adoption and teamwork in hospitals; and Edmondson,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off

as the delivery of parts, affected their work. The high-performance teams often refused to admit people whom they thought to be below their level of expertise, leading to disparities among the teams. There was reduced mobility between... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

the company's direction in many locations over a long period. Peter Sands at Standard Chartered Bank worked with his immediate leadership team to define the bank's values and strategic direction and then engaged his top 300 staff in the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

Economic Journal Global Collaborative Patents By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for U.S. public companies, where the inventor team is located both... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

focusing a lot on financial analysis for the team and putting together various communications documents for them to help demonstrate their value across the park service. We presented to senior leadership and were able to secure some major... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

6:30 PM – 8 PM EST, 27 Jan 2015

Connect with HBS in Toronto

Members of the HBS Career & Professional Development team will share insights into current HBS initiatives and innovations, as well as provide an overview of the career development programs and resources available to you. This event is hosted by Onex Corporation. View Details

Program

Investment Management Workshop

risk managers, portfolio managers, investment advisors, wealth managers, and principals Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every... View Details

Program

Senior Executive Leadership Program—India

confidence in yourself as both a leader and a decision-maker Develop enduring bonds with accomplished peers who span functions, industries, and countries Take advantage of resources for lifelong learning as a member of the global HBS... View Details

08 Nov 2024
HBS Case

What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

“[These leaders] learned a tremendous amount from the mission focus and discipline that came from the military,” says Simons, a Baker Foundation Professor and Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus. “There is a... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

Program

The Women's Leadership Forum

success. Key Benefits Offering exceptional opportunities for feedback, networking, and learning from peers, this program will help you lead with lasting impact and build strategic advantage for your company. Equipped with new... View Details

10 Jan 2018
Blog Post

EXPERTS SHARE 5 TIPS TO BECOME A BETTER MANAGER

How can you become a better manager? What are the steps you need to take to get there? Below, we've compiled five management tips from Harvard Business School faculty and industry leaders who are featured in the new HBX course Becoming a Better Manager to help you get... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, has long studied the performance of teams in the workplace. Her latest book is The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the... View Details

21 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

For Harvard Business School students eager to make a positive impact on the world, one exciting path forward is investing in mission-centered businesses. Areas like healthcare, education, energy, and the environment attract innovative and entrepreneurial minds, and... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

10 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

Colleges and universities are learning what companies have known for a long time—when scandal breaks, business can take a significant hit. New research from Harvard Business School concludes that high-profile scandals on college... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

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