Effective Leadership In Turbulaent Times - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James As a professor of business administration in the Organizational... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

Although CEOs hold positions of power, many can feel powerless in certain ways—particularly when it comes to influencing the behaviors and performance of their employees. Yet perhaps they aren’t taking the View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

10 Dec 2009
Working Paper Summaries

State Owned Entity Reform in Absence of Privatization: Reforming Indian National Laboratories and Role of Leadership

Keywords: by Prithwiraj Choudhury & Tarun Khanna

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

positive image. For example, Union Pacific CEO John Koraleski called on team members an average of 59 times during earnings calls in one year, making him the most inclusive manager View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

27 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

percent increase in firm productivity annually and a .1 percent increase in sales growth over a five-year window. And while the study considered the possibility that some CEOs might work more efficiently... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

Asked for leadership advice, Terry Virts thought for a moment, letting his microphone float weightless in front of him before responding. "You have to adapt your View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

03 Jun 2015
What Do You Think?

Is the Time Right for Self-Management?

The more thoughtful of them provide a primer on applying the concept. Deborah Nixon's comment echoed several others when she said the idea has been around a long time in other forms, by other names.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

leader Free E-Book How to Become a More Effective Leader Learn about the difference between leadership and management, uncover the qualities and skills that characterize an View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

offices, kitchen tables, and bedrooms. Parents suddenly needed to juggle homeschooling while learning how to be effective remote workers. Working from home during a global pandemic has introduced new formats, patterns, challenges, and... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

01 Jun 2015
News

Leadership on a Global Stage

Fortunes, and Fidelity”—will be a major demonstration of his commitment to service and leadership on a global stage. He calls the summit the ultimate business development, info-gathering, and networking opportunity for US service academy... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR

leaders’ understanding of environmental challenges and assist them in developing effective solutions.” Compare this to our current mission: “to educate, connect, and mobilize current and future business... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety and diversity... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time is to be published today. Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In addition to her many years of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

Setting Up Your Team for Success Model of Team Effectiveness Key Challenges to Teams 7-9 hrs Module 3 Unleashing Potential in Yourself and Others Understand the dimensions, functions, and drivers of your... View Details

03 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The State of Customer Service Leadership

examine the most up-to-date best practices and explain how companies can put a smile on customers’ faces and keep them coming back for more. In a recent interview, they explained some of their findings. Aisner: Why is it so important to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail

02 Aug 2004
What Do You Think?

For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?

innovation is less likely to occur." Brian Donahue warns that "an assessment of internal controls by management at a point in time is not effective because the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

2016
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Alberto Mora and the Costs and Consequences of Torture

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Benjamin Summers

Alberto Mora's time as General Counsel of the Navy from 2001–2006 greatly influenced his mission to illuminate the policy consequences of torture. Mora's drive to restore the nation's awareness and conscience against torture was gaining traction. Prominent... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Skills; Torture; Costs And Consequences; Humane; Restraint; Human Dignity; Treatment Of Prisoners; Prison; Repression; Opposition; Revolution; Democracy; Communism; International Affairs; Public Service; September 11; War On Terror; Operation Enduring Freedom; Guantanamo; Cuba; Coalition; Working Group; Cruelty; Interrogation; Memorandum; American Law; Authority; Authoritative; Quadrennial Defense Review; National Defense Authorization Act; Public Engagement; Advocacy; Law; Accountability; Center For The Victims Of Torture; Human Rights; Public Policy; Legality; Morality; Legal System; Tactical Military Operations; West Point; NGO; Human Rights First; American Civil Liberties Union; Human Rights Watch; Amnesty International; Constitution Project; Center For Constitutional Rights; Strategic Military Effect; National Security; Weapon; Terrorism; Prisoners Of War; Abu Ghraib; Pentagon; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Rights; Policy; Public Opinion; United States

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17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Robin Abrahams is a research associate at HBS. [Image: iStock Photo] Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Uncompromising Leadership View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

02 Oct 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?

Summing Up What's the Future of the Authority Figure In Leadership? Leadership involves the effective management of tensions characteristic of all organizations. Are such... View Details