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- September 2003
- Module Note
Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Outlines how instructors can facilitate discussion within the Managing the Competing Goals of Work and Life module to encourage students to begin a process of self-assessment that focuses on personal values, career development needs, and workplace culture. View Details
- 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
- 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
- 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
- September 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Compilation
Time Distribution and Interaction Patterns for PEARL Project Team: Work Patterns at Ditto (D)
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Provides data to enable students to analyze how software engineers spend their time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
- September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Teaching Note
Versity.com (TN)
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Teaching Note to (9-403-132), (9-403-133), and (9-403-134). View Details
- September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Teaching Note
Work Patterns at Ditto (TN) (A), (B), (C), and (D)
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Teaching Note to (9-404-055), (9-404-056), (9-404-057), and (9-404-058). View Details
- September 2003
- Teaching Note
Profiles of the Class of 1976 (TN)
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Teaching Note for (9-403-087), (2-403-081), (2-403-086), (2-403-084), (2-403-085), (2-403-082), and (2-403-083). View Details
- September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Teaching Note
Cat is out of the Bag, The: Kana and the Layoff Gone Awry (TN) (A), (B), and (C)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Teaching Note for (9-403-117), (9-403-118), and (9-403-119). View Details
- May 2003
- Article
Is Silence Killing Your Company?
By: Leslie Perlow and Stephanie Williams
Keywords: Business Ventures
- 2003
- Book
When You Say Yes But Mean No: How Silencing Conflict Wrecks Relationships and Companies
By: Leslie Perlow
“Saying yes when you really mean no” is a problem that haunts organizations from start-ups to multi-nationals. It exists across industries, levels, and functions. And it’s exacerbated by a down economy, when the fear of losing one’s job is on everybody’s mind and the... View Details
- February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Peter Jacobs at Versity.com
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Peter Jacobs is Versity.com's new professional CEO. This case provides a behind-the-scenes look at his thoughts and feelings about the company's evolution as he takes charge and tries to establish a new direction for the company. View Details
- February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Howie Cohen at Versity.com
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Howie Cohen is Versity.com's founder. This case provides a behind-the-scenes look at his thoughts and feelings about his company's evolution as they expand across the country and bring in a professional management team. View Details
Keywords: Leadership
- February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Versity.com
By: Leslie A. Perlow
Versity.com has grown from four college students working out of a dorm to a $125 million venture capital-backed company. The young founders and new professional managers struggle to create a company vision and grapple with the question of whether to acquire another... View Details
- January 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (A)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Vicki Amon-Higa, vice president of KANA, a publicly traded, midsize development company, was working with Bryan Kettle, KANA's CFO, to plan a layoff in which KANA would reduce the size of its workforce by nearly 40%. Despite the best of intentions, news of the layoff... View Details
- January 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (B)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- January 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (C)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- 2003
- Class Lecture
The Danger of Silencing Conflict at Work
By: Leslie Perlow
Keywords: Conflict Management
- November 2002 (Revised October 2003)
- Supplement
Anne F. Baird
By: Leslie A. Perlow and Thomas J. DeLong
Presents profiles written by six members of the HBS Class of 1976 from the 10th and 20th reunions. The six alumni represent a cross section of the class of 1976 and provide a snapshot of life at the time of the reunions. View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career