Leader Experience - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Nov 2017
What Do You Think?

What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

If that’s the case, there must be an educational treasure trove in the recent experiences at Wells Fargo, regarded as one of the best-managed banks in the world. A case about Wells Fargo might well contain some of the following. For... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

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Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Until recently, having full sets of outcome measures for clinical conditions a was major limitation to implementing this part of the value-based health care agenda. That was changed in 2012 when leaders at Harvard Business Sschool, Boston... View Details

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Mid-US - Global

relationships with business and civic leaders in these regions. It serves as a key source for new case writing across a wide range of fields, supports faculty research and student programming, contributes to admissions efforts, and... View Details

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Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based... View Details

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

business leaders adopted already, and which styles are likely to be most successful in the future? In a talk in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 at the invitation of The Star/BizWeek publication and the Harvard Club of Malaysia, Mills explained... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

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Volunteer - Alumni

MBA Admissions There are various opportunities to share your experience with admitted students in order to help them decide whether HBS is right for them, such as by being a mentor or hosting a small event. Make a Gift INVEST IN View Details

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Leadership Fellows

expertise to roles where they produce immediate results and build long-term capacity within the organization while gaining exposure to senior leaders within the sector. Hear from Leadership Fellow students and organization participants... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

“It’s important for US business leaders to respect the countries where they do business, by appreciating their language and culture. In high school, I learned Spanish; in college, I learned Arabic; and at HBS, I found a tutor to teach me... View Details

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Community Values | About

leadership in a changing global society. Leadership and Organizational Behavior focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise. Additionally, more than 500 cases developed by HBS faculty... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor

In the half-century since his graduation, Theodore Roosevelt IV (MBA 1972) has earned widespread respect as both a forward-thinking investment banker and an influential activist through his efforts to address climate change and preserve public lands. For much of that... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; climate change; investment banking; leadership; carbon tax

27 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Share Their DEI Data (Even When It’s Unflattering)

share had doubled from two years earlier, after the murder of George Floyd thrust deep racial disparities into the national spotlight, prompting business leaders to reevaluate their DEI efforts, say the researchers. The role of business... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

24 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

executive teams can be world class or “legacy” leaders who can’t move with the times. There are many tradeoffs when factoring leadership into the decision process of startup versus mature. Startup founded by serial entrepreneurs. This can... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Finance Finance May 2014 Article Dynamics of Demand for Index Insurance: Evidence from a Long-Run Field Experiment By: Shawn A. Cole , Daniel Stein and Jeremy Tobacman This paper estimates how experimentally-manipulated View Details

29 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side

the implications of your research so far for business leaders who want to enhance creativity in their organizations? A: My answer to the previous question suggests managerial implications concerning time pressure. More broadly, our... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Fine Arts

07 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

would help them succeed in their business school experience to become civilian leaders that make a difference in the world." Quent Dickmann (MBA 2024), Co-President (Careers) "The veteran community at HBS... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

Retirement gig: “I just made my rst personal investment in a startup, a female-led company in the energy sector. After I retire, I’ll just do that: invest my own capital. I’ll be the limited partner and the general partner, so no more bosses.” A leading question:... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

12 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Bridging Science and Business: My Summer Internship at Eli Lilly

growing urgency for versatile business leaders who can operate at the intersection of science and society- and as MS/MBA’s, we are up to that challenge. This summer, I had the privilege of joining Eli Lilly's Genetic Medicines External... View Details

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

What makes a successful entrepreneurial leader? Is it the technical brilliance of Bill Gates? The obsessive focus on user experience of Steve Jobs? The vision, passion, and strong execution of Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo? Or maybe... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

Although it isn't part of the admissions criteria, experience playing with LEGOs can come in handy at Harvard Business School. When Stefan H. Thomke teaches his new case about the iconic toy company, he gives students eight-studded LEGO... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

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Clubs - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Clubs 46ms Student-led clubs and activities give students the opportunity to become better informed about and engaged in issues and possible career paths. A number of clubs focus on the link between business and environment... View Details

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