Strength and Weakness - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Aug 2022
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Understanding the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard

leverages the School’s strengths and resources. It encompasses rigorous research, immersive learning, and cutting-edge practical applications that arise from cross-disciplinary... View Details

01 Dec 2005
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Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories

play for, and which coach would you hire to turn around your basketball program if you were a college president? The contrast between the two coaches sparked a broad discussion of leadership. “I’d play for both,” one panelist said, while... View Details

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06 Jan 2017
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Mental Illness and the Workplace

health condition, provided the same compassion and support that somebody suffering from cancer has. So really, it's a wholesale change from thinking about mental health as a weakness View Details

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

leaders only when we intimately know our own strengths and weaknesses and know how they are expressed in behavior toward others. We can be... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

exploitation and brutality in Guatemala, Algeria, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Guadeloupe. From many vantage points, contributing authors discuss different reparative strategies and... View Details

10 Aug 2015
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Helping the Unemployed Find Work and Self-Esteem

In the late 1990s, when the UK recruitment firm started in 1960 by his father, Sir Alec Reed, won a government contract to provide welfare-to-work employment services, James Reed (MBA 1990) knew success would require some innovative thinking. “Our View Details

01 Feb 1998
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Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together

gave them a rare chance to reflect on their daily work and to think about their managerial strengths and weaknesses. Says Garvin, "The project has given me many useful... View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine

25 Feb 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

made momentous turnarounds. Through her deeply researched framework, Huang shows how we can turn weaknesses into strengths and create an edge in any situation. Think Outside... View Details

25 Jan 2018
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Living and Learning in a Local Context

birth to five years old. And we provide a free, hearty, nutritious meal that has most of it grown on our farm. “What underpins a lot of our work is Appalachian culture and heritage. We're very true to trying... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

inadequacies and missteps than on our strengths and unique talents. He explains why this is so by dissecting and analyzing his own... View Details

15 Jun 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020

come by on your toughest days. When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they’re often told to try harder. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born View Details

01 Dec 1998
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Africa's Way

corporations - Dow Chemical, for instance - are putting down important roots in South Africa, others such as Hilton Hotels, Coca-Cola, and McDonald's are boosting their presence throughout the sub-Saharan area. As noted, South Africa's... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

great business cultures, building on over a century of academic thinking. They share a simple, highly predictive measurement tool, the Total Motivation (ToMo) Factor, which enables managers to measure the strength of their business... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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Women at the Top

respective offices, where overflowing in-boxes, back-to-back meetings, and the impromptu international trip are the order of the day, Busch, Bourneuf, and Broom reflected on their four-day sabbatical in the... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

15 Nov 2016
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HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking

for us to combine our strengths and unleash discovery in ways that truly benefit society and the world,” said HBS Dean Nitin Nohria. “It will be transformational, not just for... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

and come away with a deeper understanding of the greatest strengths and vulnerabilities of the nation’s democracy as well as its resilience over time. He adapts the case method... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

measurement tool, the Total Motivation Factor, enables managers to measure the strength of the company culture and track improvements over time. They explore their original research into how Total Motivation... View Details

25 Mar 2021
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Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

Nohria after stepping down. “They truly are the measure of the School, and I am deeply grateful for their wisdom and their support. So much of the progress we made together during this last decade can be... View Details

27 Oct 2015
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The Art of the Pitch: To Brag or Not to Brag

20 Oct 2022
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