Publications

01 Dec 2001
News

Cable Gal

in cable and telecom equipment sales — a field where few women are found — it was a wake-up call. "My son basically said, 'You're not doing your job,'" McCollough told the Roanoke Times (September 23, 2001) in a lengthy article that examined the View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information

08 Nov 2024
HBS Case

What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

of biographical case studies for his MBA class, Changing the World, that includes several protagonists whose management chops are battle-tested. “There’s a discipline in the military that is sometimes lacking in commercial organizations,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

30 Aug 2010
News

Dallas on a Roll

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

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

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

Profile

Nassima Belkadi

the mountains with my friends, trying to win an endless race until one of us fell and started crying. Who is one person from your life that you admire the most today? A previous manager from McKinsey. I admire her leadership View Details

December 1997
Case

Franco Bernabe at ENI (B)

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

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

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

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

01 Sep 2020
News

Righting the Ship

Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell You wrote recently that the story of British explorer Ernest Shackleton, who led an expedition to Antarctica in 1914, is highly relevant for leaders during this pandemic era. What makes... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Faculty Books

think about these subjects. High Commitment, High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage by Michael Beer (Jossey-Bass) Drawing on many management studies and his work with senior managers, Professor... View Details

Keywords: Management; Management; Management

February 2008 (Revised February 2008)
Case

University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

By: Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin and James Weber

The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business offered a discipline-based, flexible MBA program to full time, evening, weekend, and executive MBA students. At a time when other MBA programs were introducing significant changes to their curricula, Chicago felt... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Higher Education; Training; Management Style; Problems and Challenges; Education Industry

Profile

Francesca Ioffreda

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I came to HBS to expand my skillset and be pushed outside of my comfort zone. I wanted to hone my personal leadership style via FIELD courses and team projects. For me, one of the most... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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