Goal Setting - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

goal. “My dream, of course—and not just for me, but for everyone here—is to play in the NBA one day,” he says. Should Yasser achieve his dream, he would join a rising tide. This past season, the NBA featured 14 African players on opening-night rosters, a record the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

Understanding Boards of Directors: A Systems Perspective By: Lorsch, Jay W. Abstract—In this essay, my goal is to explore why, despite the tireless efforts of talented people, research on corporate governance has been slow and uneven, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact

from Harvard Medicine's website. Troy Ameen Troy Ameen has set his sights on becoming a surgical administrator, a profession he thinks will well prepare him to one day run an urban hospital. In such a position, this rising fourth-year... View Details

13 Apr 2021
Book

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

managers about the gender biases that influence hiring decisions. Companies should also anonymize resumes, diversify interview panels, and evaluate candidates as a group against a set of defined criteria. Integration. Create opportunities... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

mature industries, nascent markets offer little certainty and plenty of ambiguity—undefined customers, unclear products or features, uncertain customer demand, and even an ill defined set of competitors. Yet, for these startups to have... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

03 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

entitled "The Future of MBA Education," and Srikant and I were responsible for preparing and leading it. Our initial goal was simply to gather enough material to conduct a day-long conversation with our faculty drawing on interviews with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

Web

2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Takeaways will include greater professional self-awareness, goal setting and action steps. Slides Crafting Your Life: Are You Living Consistent with What Matters Most to You? Professor Leslie Perlow 11:45... View Details

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

literally last night, Lycos Labs. Our goal will be to partner with angels, VCs, universities, in a fashion whereby several young companies will get the opportunity to start their business on our campus here in the Waltham area."... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

to get her adjusted to our new life. In my second semester, I wanted to get more into the social / student life and lean into my true personality. By setting goals for each semester, and adjusting swiftly... View Details

Person Page

Course Development

By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

extraordinary goals higher than those thought achievable for the coming year. It was to set outlandish, almost unthinkable goals that business groups might achieve in the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Sep 2017
News

Living the Quantitative Life

a little bit more thoughtful. So when I began, it was just a single Excel page tracking how long I was running for, and how much I was sleeping, and a couple other things related to overall wellness. And it was really just a way to have some small View Details

02 Feb 2007
What Do You Think?

Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?

"holy grail" as opposed to goals (often merely financial), missions or visions, or even a set of values. As Mourkogiannis puts it, "Let others play with 'strategy' and 'tactics' and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

27 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

through on our goals and wishes. And yet, even when we have spent time developing our plans and are fully committed to our best intentions, our decisions often veer off course in unexpected ways. Greg set... View Details

15 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

We Have Better Ways to Break Habits Than Willpower. Why Don't We Use Them?

repercussions for failing to achieve a goal, such as committing to donating to a charity—perhaps even a cause the person disagrees with. “The idea is that to be self-controlled, you have to put aside activities you’d rather be doing, which can be difficult in the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

include: How does a team leader win the confidence of the group? What's the best method for developing team goals? How can individual performers be developed into team players? How do teams learn? When Goal View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Dec 2018
News

Averting Crisis

data, the project also convenes researchers, policymakers, and financial executives to exchange ideas with BFFS faculty. The goal is to empower the project’s research to have broad real-world impact, sharing knowledge that could help... View Details

14 May 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

leader are more negative when the leader micromanages; provides nonconstructive negative feedback; fails to clarify roles and objectives; and avoids addressing problems. What's the best method for developing team goals? When Goal View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Dec 2008
News

The CEO and the Functions of Leadership

a number of categories that will prove important when considering the CEO’s role: Direction: A core function of leadership is setting the strategy for the organization, and setting specific financial View Details

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