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- 17 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Teaming in the Twenty-First Century
shift in how we think about and use teamwork. Edmondson has been studying teamwork for two decades. In that time, "we've seen fewer stable, well-designed, well-composed teams, simply because of the nature of the work, which is more uncertain and dynamic than before. As... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 25 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Importance of Teaming
influential perspective, well-designed teams are those with clear goals, well-designed tasks that are conducive to teamwork, team members with the right skills and experiences for the task, adequate resources, and access to coaching and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
are meaningful consequences associated with it. The head of strategy for one consulting firm suggested: "Rather than thinking about it as a 'deliverable' we think about joint problem solving." In other words, sharing accountability for the View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
tenets of effective leadership are familiar, but everything is happening much, much faster. And the task is not to cross the finish line and turn off the engine, but to get comfortable—as a leader and as a company—with this new pace and... View Details
- 06 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Truth About Authentic Leaders
with others. They don’t hide behind their flaws; instead, they seek to understand them. This lifelong developmental process is similar to what musicians and athletes go through in improving their capabilities. How leaders develop their authenticity Rather than trying... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
business leaders came to us over and over to say, ‘We have a cultural problem and an inability to perform. How can we create a more effective organization?’” Beer says. “We’ve seen this process work.” Getting the ball rolling To start, a senior team should appoint a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change
because it leads to disconnects at two levels: Individually, it can make leaders exhibit more bias. Organizationally, it does not move leaders to confront biased HR systems and corporate cultures. What this means is that a company might... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- What Do You Think?
Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?
interesting take on this notion: " there is a great deal of ambiguity in defining what strong leadership means interestingly, the 'servant' concept is not considered 'weakness' when applied to a company's relationship with clients... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies 1 and 2) and real View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
regulations needed to be based on hard science and engineering knowledge. To achieve this, collaboration with the Swedish government was seen as instrumental and joint R&D was regarded as a means to share knowledge and costs. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
organized systems for improvement. Traditional structures and cultures within AHCs, although well suited to the tripartite missions of teaching, research, and clinical care, are not easily adaptable to the tasks of measuring, reporting,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
your computer screen and take a break from accomplishing task after task. Another suggestion involves simply slowing down physically in order to slow down mentally. One busy executive who managed 1,500 people said when she had meetings... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
imbalances is an important shortcoming of the recent literature. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-009.pdf No Margin, No Mission? A Field Experiment on Incentives for Pro-Social Tasks Authors:Nava Ashraf, Oriana... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11
Business Administration in the Strategy unit and Senior Associate Dean for Research. Balancing design and identity Whereas organizational design is concerned with how tasks are prioritized, structured, and coordinated across individuals... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to tax, it had no means to repay them. The Founders... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
Google and Groupon, for instance, a higher percentage of employees work in sales than engineering or data mining. And at Facebook the salesforce's ability to translate 'likes' into advertisers will make or break that company's valuation and fortunes going... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 29 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Do Employees Work Harder for Higher Pay?
do a one-time, four-hour data entry task via the Internet labor market oDesk.com, which allows for online recruitment of freelancers from around the world. "Keep in mind," Malhotra said, that "all of these people previously made less than... View Details
Keywords: by Chuck Leddy & Harvard Gazette
- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
jury." The appeals court is scheduled to report within weeks. Q: What does Enron's collapse mean for the future governance and control of public companies? A: The lessons of Enron relate to Strengthening board oversight Avoiding... View Details
- Research Summary
Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management
The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details