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October 2011
Exercise

Energy Necklace Sculpture Challenge: Leader-2 Instructions

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Anthony J. Mayo

Explains the exercise and role of the team leader for the Energy Necklace Sculpture Challenge. View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Managerial Roles; Management Teams

Profile

Shaun Miller

from many different places. What makes HBS special is the perspective it brings to students and graduates - a truly unique way of looking at the world that can only be forged through the near endless exchange of ideas we experience. I've developed a personal View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Consulting; Nonprofit / Government

Allen H. Neuharth

When Neuharth joined Gannett, its business consisted of acquiring and managing small-town newspapers. During his tenure, he grew the publishing company into a billion-dollar business through his aggressive and professional View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

December 1997 (Revised February 2002)
Case

Franco Bernabe at ENI (A)

By: Linda A. Hill, Jennifer Suesse and Mara Willard

Describes Franco Bernabe's ascent to leadership at ENI, Italy's national oil and gas company. Illustrates Bernabe's early career experiences in academia, as the chief economist at Fiat. Then describes his arrival at ENI during the early 1980s, where he became first the... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Personal Development and Career; Management Teams; Management Style; Strategic Planning; Crisis Management; Privatization; Italy

August 2005 (Revised October 2005)
Case

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (A)

By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock

What happens when an MBA buys a football team and hires a bunch of MBAs and a coach with an economics degree to run it? In this case, a historic three Super Bowls in five years. The end run Bob Kraft (HBS '65) used to acquire the New England Patriots. Why Kraft ignored... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Leadership Style; Sports; Management Teams; Sports Industry; United States

Keywords: Digital Health;#13;#Biotech & Life Sciences;#16;#Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#30;#Fashion, Beauty, Apparel, & Retail;#35;#Food & Beverages;#43;#Healthcare;#64;#Software/App;#71;#Travel, Tourism, & Hospitality;#75;#Venture Capital;#238;#Fintech;#237;#Artificial Intelligence

(seed-Series B+), I help these leaders understand how their leadership style has to adapt and how to navigate both the growth and turbulent phases of scaling. This includes, thinking about culture, hiring and firing, pivots, growth vs.... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

Moving Mountains

father did, and yet my consensual style gets the same or better results." "I don't manage our employees in the autocratic way that my father did, and yet my consensual style... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

05 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’

as what the new leader needs to know about the inherited leadership team and the challenges that the new leader will face. Team members may also raise questions that they would like to have addressed by the new leader, such as management... View Details

Keywords: Re: Dorothy A. Leonard; Banking

June 2001
Case

Cerner Corporation (A)

By: D. Quinn Mills and Matt Salloway

The CEO thinks people are not working long enough hours. He sends a memo. This series describes the backlash. View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Style; Leadership Style; Nonverbal Communication; Employees; Organizational Culture; Health Industry

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

management style has left in its wake a long line of unhappy stakeholders: regulators, competitors, drivers, customers, and even some partners. Kanter, who wrote a case study on the company after featuring... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

February 2018
Case

Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (A)

By: Gautam Mukunda, Nien-hê Hsieh and David Lane

In September 2008, Robert Steel presided over the sale of Wachovia, a top U.S. bank, less than three months after becoming its CEO. Wachovia’s exposure to risky home loans led depositors and creditors to flee the bank on Friday, September 26, after the FDIC seized and... View Details

13 Feb 2015
News

Lessons in Perseverance

turmoil of a military dictatorship, hyperinflation, and a guerrilla war that killed 70,000 Peruvians. Then, with the country stable, she faced a pressing issue and turned to HBS for help. Accepted into the Owner/President Management (OPM)... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

November 1992
Case

Primerica: Sandy Weill and His Corporate Entrepreneurs

By: Andrall E. Pearson and Philip M. Rosenzweig

As CEO of Primerica, Sandy Weill has built a $6.6 billion company from acquisitions and underperforming firms. The case examines Weill's distinctive approach to building, managing, and leading an organization that seeks the benefits of scale without the problems of... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Business or Company Management; Acquisition

May 1984 (Revised May 1989)
Case

Cleveland Twist Drill (B)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Describes events at Cleveland Twist Drill between April 1982 and February 1983. Jim Bartlett's approach to the union and the implementation of the "move strategy" are described. Students are asked to evaluate these actions and to develop plans for dealing with current... View Details

Keywords: History; Management Style; Leadership Style; Standards; Power and Influence

2014
Working Paper

Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards

By: Edward Ludwig, Elise Walton and Michael Beer

Over the past years, forward-looking CEOs have adopted a higher-ambition approach to strategy and leadership. These "higher-ambition CEOs" are driven by a sense of purpose that goes beyond achieving financial success. They aspire to build organizations that succeed in... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Leadership Style; Management Teams

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2005
Class Lecture

The Power of Supporting Players in High-Performance Industries

By: Thomas J. DeLong

Keywords: Management Style; Groups and Teams