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- June 14, 2023
- Article
How New CEOs Establish Legitimacy
By: Nitin Nohria
CEOs are given the authority to lead by the rules of corporate governance. They gain additional influence and credibility by demonstrating competence. CEOs who achieve legitimacy have a higher level of trust and influence. This legitimacy will be gained by consistently... View Details
Nohria, Nitin. "How New CEOs Establish Legitimacy." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 14, 2023).
- 21 Feb 2014
- News
In a New Culture, Wait to Cut to the Chase
- June 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
The Perfect CEO
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
A venture capitalist must decide among three highly qualified candidates to be CEO of a start-up software company. Each has unique strengths and weaknesses and will take the company in very different directions. Whom should he recommend to the board? View Details
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "The Perfect CEO." Harvard Business School Case 805-156, June 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
What’s New in Educational Innovation? A Few Highlights
provides a thorough understanding of the principles of finance — a toolkit for making smart financial decisions. Negotiation Mastery Participants are introduced to analytical tools and interpersonal techniques for dealing effectively with different bargaining View Details
- 28 Jul 2021
- News
Squarely in Their Corner
Amrita Ahuja (MBA 2007) witnessed the hard work and challenges involved in running a small business: Her first job was working as a summer camp day counselor at her parents’ daycare center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Appointed CFO of Square, Inc. in 2018, Ahuja says... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Are You a High Potential?
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
For most of the past 25 years, Jeff Sagansky has followed the same ritual every morning. He gets up early and pores over the previous day's Nielsen ratings, those omnipotent numbers that detail who's watching what on television from dawn to prime time. "I love the... View Details
- 24 Jan 2023
- News
Guy Raz on What Great Business Leaders Have in Common
- 02 Mar 2021
- News
What Black Leaders Bring to the Table
- Profile
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
business issues. She'll bring a leadership style that has matured through her HBS experiences. "I've learned to discover more about the people within a team — how their backgrounds shape their... View Details
- 07 Jun 2021
- News
How to Get Your Team to Stop Asking You Every Little Question
- 21 Jan 2021
- News
Why Your Values Belong at Work
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Pathfinder
Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson (MBA 1941), the Boston Consulting Group is one of a trio of well-known consulting firms that includes McKinsey and Bain. Many MBAs do an early-career stint in consulting—so many that it might almost be considered a second degree. Rich... View Details
- September 2009
- Case
Peter Schultz at The Scripps Research Institute
By: H. Kent Bowen, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Courtney Purrington
Peter Schultz, Professor of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute, managed an extremely productive lab. This case examines how Schultz recruited, motivated and inspired the students and scientists that worked with him. View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Research and Development; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Leadership Style
Bowen, H. Kent, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld, and Courtney Purrington. "Peter Schultz at The Scripps Research Institute." Harvard Business School Case 910-408, September 2009.
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
decision-making, a higher sensitivity to risk, and a more empathic communication style, all of which have contributed to more effective leadership by women leaders. Know when leadership requires ‘tightness’... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)
students as I lead them through a workout. In both the HBS classroom and my fitness class, I never fully know what to expect, but I do the best I can to remain confident and give it my all." What HBS case (or cases) are most memorable and why? "Several cases in View Details
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
she continues, “because they encourage that style of management, both internally with my team at KAGR and in our approach to helping client companies gain an edge on competitors. In sports and in business, the key to good View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 21 Jul 2021
- News