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- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
question in my mind of whether it is too simplistic to think of leaders seeking to manage up to a line between pride and arrogance. Surely it matters how leaders wield organization power and handle successes when they are achieved.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Nov 2006
- What Do You Think?
What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?
this brings to mind include: What can we do to make performance reviews more productive and less distasteful? Should their objectives be scaled back to just one or two? Should they be disengaged from the determination of compensation and,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
cautions that it’s definitely a lower-bound estimate: First, the count includes only the instances that have been documented by a regulator who visited a facility, detected a problem, then imposed a fine—the very tip of the misconduct iceberg. “Also keep in View Details
- 25 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout
points, not to supplant the ethical considerations, but to provide a more complete picture.” For those ready to deal with the problem, says Goh, a range of interventions have been shown to be successful, including mindfulness exercises... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
contractors they can work 20 hours per week and still get paid for 40. “Work is not the only thing on people’s minds right now. Their families, their bills, childcare and school closures, the economy we are all trying to manage a lot,”... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
employees to do their due diligence and advocate for higher pay. “If all else is equal, you are better off finding out as much information as possible and asking for a raise,” she says. "Equity is something that happens when everything is out in the open." Employees... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 12 Jan 2023
- News
‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data
weren’t evaluating merely what was written on paper. “They were looking at him and applying subjective character tests. Do you look trustworthy? Do you fit the image in my mind of a successful businessperson?” The solution, Ballard... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer
join us. The list of guests was quite mind blowing, and we included Bobbi Brown of Jones Road Beauty, Tracee Ellis Ross of Pattern Beauty, Julianne Hough of KINRGY, Jerry Lorenzo of Fear of God, Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank and Christina... View Details
- 02 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Applying to the JD/MBA Program
here; so come in with an open mind and don’t be afraid to take some risks! Bhargav: Not much...both schools do a great job of letting you know what you're getting into! One small thing I wish I had known was that scheduling classes... View Details
- 24 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Career Advice for Minorities and Women: Sharing Your Identity Can Open Doors
identity out there, it appears to activate different things psychologically in people’s minds than when people infer your identity from your name.” "They're thinking ... 'If I care about not being prejudiced, I should maybe take a little... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
from your boss about your expanded duties, Battley recommends. "This can be a subtle and effective reminder," she says; it keeps your new duties in the forefront of your superior's often frazzled mind while ensuring that you are... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
At Consoleya, a coworking space in Cairo’s former French Consulate, multiple levels of meeting rooms and workspaces operate at capacity, from a ground-floor café to a rooftop deck. The scene—coders bent over laptops, concepts scrawled on whiteboards, clusters of people... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Square Labs “All of the panelists believe that the disruption that we’re seeing with technology, particularly in and around AI, will continue. One says our lives will look totally different—the way we do almost everything will be different in 10 years. It blows your... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
the mind and body work is thought provoking. For example, in Everything is Obvious, Once You Know the Answer: How Common Sense Fails Us, sociologist Duncan Watts' thesis is that, in predicting outcomes and acting accordingly, we give far... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
resources, and incentives to bring multiple perspectives and multiple minds together to carefully analyze what went wrong and how to prevent the occurrence of similar failures in the future are lacking in most organizations. Conducting an... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
never mind narcissism and all the disorders of greed We can't fix the world with economic systems too big a job all we tiny ones have is our love and conscience." Etienne Douaze maintains that the concept is alive and well in Germany's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
his love of a provocative argument and a good discussion, as well as the powerful breadth and depth of his mind. "He always said he didn't mind that people thought he was wrong if they listened long enough to give him a shot,"... View Details
- Blog
Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked
for career growth. But keep in mind that program format should not be the key consideration when selecting a program. Hitoshi Yamasaki, a past program participant from Mitsubishi Corporation, who has attended both virtual and on-campus... View Details
- 21 Nov 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values
about the case, Stella McCartney came to mind because she’s the most prominent player when it comes to the green fashion movement. Her story is very inspiring. She broke conventions. She challenged the system. She introduced a different... View Details
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
minds on this important subject. TOP 10 MOST POPULAR WORKING PAPERS OF 2010 The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making What psychological consequences do luxury goods have on people? In... View Details
Keywords: by Staff