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  • 13 Oct 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Building a Business in the Context of a Life

When MBAs start the second semester of their second year at Harvard Business School, most have already lined up new jobs--but that doesn't mean they have a clear idea what they want out of the rest of their lives. The same could be said for many business practitioners... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education
  • 27 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

We’re told that the secret to success is hard work. But the truth is, hard work alone doesn’t always pay off. After all, career advancement isn’t always neatly tied to your skills, effort, or even the quality of your work. Some people... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 16 Jul 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

imitate, McGinn says. So when these daughters grow up, they often follow in the footprints of their working mothers. “Having an employed mom makes daughters think that employment is compatible with parenting,” McGinn says. “If you’re... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Compilation

Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B)

By: Leslie A. Perlow
According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Time Management; Work-Life Balance; Gender; Information Technology Industry
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  • 20 Feb 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

Americans are working longer hours than ever before, with the office increasingly stealing our leisure time. But according to new research by Anat Keinan, this hectic way of life is, for many of us, far from... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

STRENGTH TO STRENGTH: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks, published on February 15th 2022 by Portfolio, an imprint of the Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Compilation

PEARL Project, The: Work Patterns at Ditto (A)

By: Leslie A. Perlow
Describes life on a product development team, the behaviors that are rewarded, and the difficult tradeoffs members often have to make as a result. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Motivation and Incentives; Information Technology Industry
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  • September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
  • Compilation

Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C)

By: Leslie A. Perlow
According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log of how Max spends his time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Time Management; Groups and Teams; Work-Life Balance; Information Technology Industry
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  • 05 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

trouble began when the company went public. 15. The Inner Life of Leaders "Even when leaders try to hide and disguise their character, their traits are recognizable to others," says HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 06 Mar 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Who Should Manage Our Work Time?

stuff." In much more detail Pozen advises us on such things as creating and following standard routines so that part of our working life is on "automatic" as well as proactively managing the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 08 Apr 2019
  • Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle. Today, lack of leisure time may just be the real status symbol. Does Le Pliage Help or Hurt the Longchamp... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion
  • 15 May 2006
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

They always have to think about this work in the context of a broader life and a broader view of success. Q: How will the program change in the future? What did you learn from participants? A: The overall... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
  • 1979
  • Book

Life in Organizations: Workplaces as People Experience Them

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and B. A. Stein
Keywords: Working Conditions
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  • June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
  • Case

Tradeoffs: Juggling Careers in Professional Services Firms with Private Life

By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda, Scot Landry and Scott M O'Neil
Balancing professional and private lives continues to challenge single and committed partners alike. Professionals are expected to work long hours. It is simply part of the ethos of professional service firms. This case focuses on the lives of three couples connected... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Problems and Challenges; Service Industry
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  • 29 Nov 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

send a signal that, not only do you care about the time workers spend on productive tasks,” Whillans says, “but also that you care about the quality of their life outside of work.” About the Author Rachel Kim Raczka is a writer based in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Kim Raczka
  • 2011
  • Book

Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar

By: Chet Huber
Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details
Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry
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  • 23 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?

reported in their recent working paper, "Superstars and Underdogs: An Examination of the Long-Tail Phenomenon in Video Sales," and have significant implications not only for the types of films studios decide to fund in future,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 23 Jun 2023
  • HBS Case

This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions

Is it possible to truly empower employees to make their own decisions—even when those decisions could mean life or death? That is the question posed by Dutch home healthcare organization Buurtzorg, which has radically avoided almost all... View Details
Keywords: by Annelena Lobb; Health
  • 30 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

and find a routine that works for you, so that you can get stuff done even when you have kids around and life is not normal. Do you think companies will stick with remote work... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • November 2006 (Revised March 2007)
  • Case

Liz Claiborne and the New Working Woman

By: Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
At age 47, with two decades of experience as a lead designer for a Fortune 500 fashion company, Liz Claiborne put her life savings on the line to form Liz Claiborne, Inc., a partnership that included her husband. A decade later, in 1986, Claiborne was CEO of her own... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Leadership; Gender; Brands and Branding; Personal Development and Career; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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