Individuals And Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

managing teams within the project. Before HBS, I was an engineer at Ford Motor. As a project leader on a team of engineers from both Mazda and Ford, I experienced many of the... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

21 May 2012
Research & Ideas

OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?

never seen," Toffel laughs. "They were Memorex tapes about three-quarters of an inch tall and six inches square. We had to hire someone to make them machine-readable." The team brought on Matthew Johnson,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Nov 2022
News

Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me

everything that they do.” In a press release announcing the sale, Hermand Waiche noted that, “We have significantly grown our business over the past decade, and are excited to bring our technology, purchase experiences, inclusive... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

significantly improve the performance and satisfaction of workers and boost the chances of hiring them permanently, according to the results of the study by Harvard Business School professors Iavor I.... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

2025
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Leapfrog Leaders: Accelerating Systems Leadership Skills

By: Laura Cabrera, Derek Cabrera and Hise O. Gibson

We need leaders who can execute at the Strategic, Operational, and Tactical (SOT) levels. But, research shows it takes time for skills to develop at all three levels—too much time. Why does it take too much time? First, because expertise is borne of experience. An... View Details

Keywords: DSRP; VCML; Strategy; Operations; Leadership Development; Decision Making; Organizational Structure

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01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

So many boxes. Drew Dixon (MBA 2004) moved into this Brooklyn Heights apartment just a few days ago, as evidenced by the ratio of boxes emptied to those still filled. The living room, though, is an island of unpacked order, bobbing above a cardboard sea. It’s late... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

27 Nov 2006
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What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?

day-to-day scorecard on individual qualitative and quantitative performance and feed back impressions to employees on an ongoing basis? Should periodic performance reviews be... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Planning a Class Session - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Students.) In planning for a specific case session, instructors may be able to draw on published teaching notes and on teaching plans previously developed by others or themselves. They may also enjoy the support of teaching groups View Details

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

team concluded that learning directly from these leaders about what was important to them and how they had developed would give us much richer insights than prior studies. Indeed, this proved to be the case,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Financial Aid - Alumni

give specifically to financial aid . Some donors prefer to set up their own fellowship fund, which they can designate for students with a specific background or interest. Individual named funds require a minimum gift: $250,000 for... View Details

04 Aug 2010
News

A Lonely Crusader

We’ve all read stories about those rare individuals who saw the financial crisis coming and profited handsomely from their contrarian insights. Add to that list of contrarians hedge fund manager Bill Ackman... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; subprime mortgages; Finance; Real Estate

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

work on what they've told you." Not sure the assessment is accurate? Call a few close friends or loved ones and see what they think. Most likely, Kaplan says, they'll agree with your subordinates. "Leadership is a View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Jan 2022
News

Making Peace with Anger

also realized was that the expectation that I had for the group to turn around their operations either the next week or the next month, or even in that quarter, were wildly unrealistic and unfair. But by stepping back, I gave the View Details

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

What used to be rare is now commonplace: traveling abroad to receive medical treatment, and to a developing country at that. So-called medical tourism is on the rise for everything from cardiac care to plastic surgery to hip View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

“[requiring] the most exhaustive investigation, careful thought, and conservatively weighted appraisals.” [10] Lehman Brothers also created an investment advisory service for wealthy individuals View Details

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Bobby Tuohy

team of twelve, Bobby split his time between field operations and headquarters, where he led the charge for acquiring necessary resources. “It was the service and leadership I... View Details

18 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech

and execute on their own independent projects. First, they need to autonomy to work creatively in areas of their own interest, for instance by intentionally allocating them free time on their own or in teams... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

24 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

A few years ago, Reshmaan Hussam and colleagues decided to find out why many people in the developing world fail to wash their hands with soap, despite lifesaving benefits. Every year more than a million children under the age of five die... View Details