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About the Project - U.S. Competitiveness

and improve the competitiveness of the United States—that is, the ability of firms operating in the U.S. to compete successfully in the global economy while supporting high and rising living standards for Americans. The Project focuses especially on the roles that... View Details

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

differences-revealing the business strategies and practices they pioneered while building their firms. David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano have studied these three leaders and their companies for more than 30 years, while teaching... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

and strategies required to successfully drive change. Read recent testimonials from participants. Strategy for Health Care Delivery Improving value is the only solution to the global health care challenge. Bringing together top management and View Details

16 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Advice on Advice

how a leader can make critical big decisions without getting advice." Plus, many executives believe that if they seek advice, they will be viewed as incapable of making decisions on their own. Research shows that people who seek too... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Janice Hammond Business Analytics Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing and Senior Associate Dean for Culture... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

business and civic leaders helped the city clean up its act, but by the early 1980s, most of the smokestacks had shut down anyway, as manufacturing jobs moved out of the area. People left in droves. Visitors today see a different... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Loeb House | About

banking and brokerage firm Carl M. Loeb & Company, later called Loeb, Rhoades & Co., where John Loeb served as a senior partner from 1955 to 1977. He was widely regarded as a leader in the investment... View Details

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

Investment Fund, PFA Asset Management, and Oaktree Capital Management. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professors Victoria Ivashina Alternative... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

Team Leaders Entrepreneurs Leadership Principles Past Participants Prepare for the next phase of your leadership journey, whether you’re expanding your overall scope of responsibilities or taking over a larger department or organization.... View Details

27 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 27

Lowell, LLP Cameron Trebbi is a senior executive overseeing accounting policy at a large global auditing firm. His role is to lobby the firm's position with various accounting rule-making bodies worldwide. The firm is close to acquiring... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

widespread and the timing and nature of the end of the virus as we know it so uncertain that it is impossible to know what the parameters of such an end state. Business leaders should, instead, think in terms of a “next normal.” Their... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Jun 2023
News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

entrepreneurs-in-residence. Murday was at the i-lab the day Harvard’s campus-wide COVID-19 shutdown was announced. “That was a curveball,” she notes, but adds that the Harvard Innovation Labs moved quickly to set up virtual resources. She credits Rebekah Emanuel (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

4+2 = Sustained Business Success

the fundamentals of business. But what does it mean to excel in these areas? There are myriad tools and techniques available to help executives master these practices. To improve execution, for example, leaders can employ TQM, Kaizen, or... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, William Joyce & Bruce Roberson

12 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment

When evaluating whether to invest in a new idea, senior executives often rely on experts. But these advisers often favor ideas that are easy to execute over tough-to-pull-off but potentially groundbreaking plans. The risk for companies:... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Aerospace

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

share in taking responsibility, since there is a role for senior leaders who made the decisions as well as the managers who carried them out, and trust needs to be repaired at both levels. 2. Explain the... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Executive Education for Nonprofit Leaders Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation-Virtual Designed to help nonprofit leaders use performance measurement to enhance their organization's ability to... View Details

09 Jan 2020
Book

Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

integrated 21-inch tablet computers have become a fitness sensation. For $39 per month, Peloton offers access to live-streamed classes where members can track their performance on a leader board, virtually connect with fellow classmates,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

as the control group, but also an additional hour-long presentation, which varied according to the group. For the individual identity condition, a senior leader at Wipro spent 15 minutes discussing ways in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications

23 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Power of Conversational Leadership

Instead, they are adopting a conversational approach. In their new book, Talk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organizations, Groysberg and communication professional Michael Slind show how several global... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Apr 2022
Book

How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

while the book was in process. Today, strong ethics are a central issue for business leaders, knowing consumers are drawn to companies that do the right thing while steering clear of businesses that break ethical boundaries, Nelson says. As business View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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