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30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of the bestselling books The Power of... View Details

03 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed With Your New Boss

of the boss in a startup is very different than in turnaround, realignment, or sustaining success situations. So you need to gain consensus on the type of situation. Then you have to think carefully about what role you would like your new... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

20 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

this want/should pattern, and we briefly discuss survey results suggesting a potential explanation for this. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-078.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAEC Systems Business Plan Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 20

governance, human capital, and informational frictions help account for the variation in management. Publisher's link: http://www.nber.org/papers/w20102 August 2013 Review of Economics and Statistics Does Planning Regulation Protect... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

do not inspire. Leaders who have proven that they will listen by going through this (sometimes very unnerving) process earn their people’s trust and commitment which, in turn, boosts company performance. Key to the success and survival of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online

other companies for investment purposes, and I’ve realized that I can make more informed decisions with my improved knowledge of company financials. Pankaj Prashant Medium Term Planning Engineer at Rio Tinto Prepare for the MBA classroom... View Details

06 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)

engineering role. At the back of her mind, though, was a nagging sense that engineering might not be right for her. Was she good at it? Yes. Did it offer a path for advancement, challenges, and secure income? All a resounding yes. But she wasn’t happy, despite... View Details

May 2021
Teaching Plan

Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads

By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko

Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 621-018. For decades, Gera Developments (Gera) was a boutique family-owned real estate development firm in Pune, India. But since 2000, managing director Rohit Gera had turned the company into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Construction; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Housing; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Family and Family Relationships; Urban Development; Customization and Personalization; Real Estate Industry; Maharashtra; India; San Francisco

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Structure and Process to Strategy Implementation Never Underestimate the Importance of Soft Skills in Executing Strategy Strategy The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution , Gary L. Neilson, Karla, L. Martin, and Elizabeth Powers... View Details

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Your Coach Will Help You Become a Better Leader

identify areas for further development, and create an action plan to help you succeed. These programs also offer group coaching for living/learning groups to ensure that everyone benefits from the small-group work—an important part of the... View Details

25 Jun 2012
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Collaborating Across Cultures

man to emperor Xuanzong and his consort. “To the extent that creativity is about the recombination of existing ideas, then combining ideas that haven't been connected before creates the potential to produce something new and useful" The View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Jul 2011
What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

have a guide to the subject, appropriately titled Adapt, written by Tim Harford. Its subtitle is Why Success Always Starts with Failure, immediately raising my suspicions about any assertion that contains the word "always."... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

28 Feb 2011
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The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior

inside of you, and you want to keep it balanced." Eventually, Gino and Margolis plan to work within several companies to discover particular ways to incorporate a prevention focus into their bottom line, while still encouraging... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

other local businesses, for example. The ABA also strengthened the collective identity of indie bookstores by helping its members share best practices, such as how to use social media to promote special events. Raffaelli plans to release... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel (with video by Amelia Kunhardt); Retail

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Advertising Bureau, where he continues to champion innovation in online advertising. Bonnie had guided the successful marriage of CNET Networks' authoritative, award-winning content with the power of technology, evolving the company's... View Details

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

all its emphasis on data and number crunching, conventional strategic planning is not actually scientific. It lacks the hypothesis generation and testing that's at the heart of the scientific method. To produce novel and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Find Past & Upcoming Events - Alumni

goal setting, and action steps. Apr 10 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 10 Apr 2025 Virtual Fireside Chat: Planning for a Successful Career Break and Return Whether you're actively considering a break or simply want to be... View Details

29 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

practicing medical doctor who is simultaneously immersed in public health policy and strategy. Therefore, this summer, I plan to further explore public health service as both a doctor and businessman. I believe this position opens the... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

leadership of James Austin on the importance of collaborative relationships to the success of nonprofits and Allen Grossman and V. Kasturi “Kash” Rangan on new directions in nonprofit strategy , we adopted a problem-focused approach... View Details

02 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

funny mix. When we review an investment opportunity, entrepreneurs have to have a pretty good story to tell about what they want to do. I think it helps to be cocky, there's no doubt about it, but if you're not sufficiently confident, you're not going to be View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Barley

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