Weakness Of Will - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2003 (Revised July 2005)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (B): Making it Happen

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Douglas A Raymond

Greg Dyke, the new director general of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), has launched an ambitious change program, called Making It Happen, with the objective of unlocking creativity, building a sense of common purpose, and encouraging collaboration throughout the... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Media; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Leadership Development; Competition; Creativity; Relationships; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United Kingdom

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14 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

fellows will be a part of the next decade of life science venture creation. I am truly delighted to continue to be a part of the fellowship’s... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

hardball pullout option. Even with a worthy project, there will inevitably be opponents and naysayers; that is the nature of complex, multiparty contexts. But having an ongoing finger on the pulse View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

drove you to develop these behaviors, why they did or didn’t serve you in your role and how they will or won’t serve you going forward. NOTE: The act of physically releasing things can be very healing. Start... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

October 2023
Article

Finding New Business and Developing Relevant Sales Capabilities

By: Frank V. Cespedes

There are few alternatives to growth for most companies. It’s the rare firm whose goal involves getting smaller and, for employees, there is a strong correlation between their company’s growth rate, promotion opportunities, and job satisfaction. But a growth strategy... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Sales

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October 2022
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Margaret Thatcher: Changing the World

By: Robert L. Simons and Shirley Sun

This case traces the rise of Margaret Thatcher, the daughter of a shopkeeper, from a small industrial town in England to the longest-serving leader in the Western world. The case describes how she became interested in politics at an early age, attended Oxford, and... View Details

Keywords: Politics; Leadership Style; Personal Characteristics; Business ＆ Government Relations; Values And Beliefs; Work-life Balance; Mission And Purpose; Government Administration; Power and Influence; Great Britain; Europe

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September 2017 (Revised April 2022)
Supplement

Tempur Sealy International (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty

This case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous... View Details

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28 Jul 2020
News

2020’s States with the Highest & Lowest Credit-Card Debts

06 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Leaders Lose Their Way

they surround themselves with sycophants who tell them what they want to hear. Over time, they are unable to engage in honest dialogue; others learn not to confront them with reality. The Dark Side Of Leadership Many leaders get to the... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

12 May 2021
Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

worked their way through.” Fubini distilled their insights into 15 chapters, each containing a lesson that could apply to leaders of any organization. Ultimately, he hopes the book will help current and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

signature case method. Business leaders will share challenges they’ve faced. As the story unfolds, you’ll leverage course concepts, vital tools and frameworks, and the diversity of your peers’ perspectives... View Details

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

a book, Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation, that will be published in early 2026, which introduces the 3 roles of leading innovation at scale across organizations and ecosystems: architect,... View Details

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Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks: Cross Registration 2024 Fall

By: John D. Macomber

HARVARD | BUSINESS | SCHOOL

CITIES, STRUCTURES, AND CLIMATE SHOCKS

Senior Lecturer John D. Macomber

HBS 1487

Fall, 2024

Cross... View Details

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Recent Alumni Regional Events - Alumni

Association of the UK and the HBS Europe Research Center. This program for all class years will feature remarks from Dean Srikant Datar and other HBS leaders, as well as opportunities to reconnect and... View Details

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About - Business & Environment

Elective Curriculum course Tough Tech Ventures, which will include climate related topics. BiGS Climate Fellows Jonas Meckling Associate professor at the University of California Berkeley The political... View Details

May 2009
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Global Health Partner: Obesity Care

By: Michael E. Porter, Zayed Muhammed Yasin and Jennifer F Baron

Global Health Partner (GHP) was founded in 2006 as a privately owned health care provider in Sweden serving both public and private paying patients. In contrast to most providers in the country, GHP organized around specific service lines where it saw the potential to... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Outcome or Result; Quality; Competitive Advantage; Integration; Health Industry; Sweden

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19 Sep 2023
Video

Build the Life You Want: Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

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Micro Topics in Organizational Behavior

By: Alison Wood Brooks

Micro Topics in Organizational Behavior is a PhD seminar course exploring current and seminal research on individual, dyadic, small group, and intra-organizational behavior. Examples of topics at the individual level include emotions, cognition, and behavioral... View Details

23 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)

on, McAfee began to feel that the debate might be about something more than just the article. "It seemed to me that some of the people arguing against it were entrenched, and they were using Wikipedia's policies as doors, as barriers,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

October 1994
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Bankers Trust: Global Investment Bank

By: Andre F. Perold and Kuljot Singh

In October 1992, Eugene Shanks, president of Bankers Trust New York Corp., and Brian Walsh, head of the Global Investment Bank (GIB) business unit, are considering a proposal for a large and complex financing involving the North Sea Oil Co. (NSOC). The financing... View Details