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  • 31 May 2023
  • HBS Case

From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller

street, his past continued to haunt him, costing him an important job offer. Desperate for a fresh start, Miller hid his prison record for 40 years. However, his career took off and he eventually rose to lead Nike’s Jordan brand, as well... View Details
Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products
  • October 2023
  • Case

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: A Curriculum Provider Puts Itself on the Hook for Student Outcomes

By: John J-H Kim, Derek C. M. van Bever, Michael Norris and Max Hancock
Jack Lynch, CEO of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) since 2017, was leading the company’s transformation from a legacy textbook publisher to a digital-first student outcomes provider, which earned subscription revenue from digital products and curriculum. In 2023, HMH... View Details
Keywords: Edtech; Textbook; Publishing; Leading Change; Change Management; Transformation; Digital Transformation; Expansion; Business Strategy; Publishing Industry; Education Industry; United States
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  • 04 Apr 2023
  • What Do You Think?

How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

(iStockphoto/visualspace) When former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells how the company’s ad algorithm—the heart of its financial success—was revamped, here’s what he says: One Friday afternoon in May 2002, (company co-founder) Larry Page was playing around on the Google... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Feb 23 2017
  • Testimonial

Leading, Learning, and Growing—Together

  • Mar 07 2022
  • Interview

Becoming the Leader of the Future

  • 01 Feb 2022
  • Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

What if more managers at big corporations channeled some of the same magic that helped Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos lead their startups to great success? Large companies are actually fertile ground for innovation;... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • Feb 21 2023
  • Testimonial

Building a Network with Purpose

  • 12 Feb 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

Nobody likes being last. We avoid picking the cheapest wine on the menu or the final donut in the box. “And we hate being picked last in gym class,” says Harvard Business School professor Ryan Buell. “Humans are very social creatures, and we are driven to compare... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service

    John Jong-Hyun Kim

    John J-H Kim is a Senior Lecturer and part of the Social Enterprise Initiative at the Harvard Business School. He created and teaches the course Transforming Education Through Social Entrepreneurship—leaders and entrepreneurs who are improving the... View Details

    • 29 Sep 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

    everyone feels they are on the same team. 3. Supporting one another leads to what would otherwise be impossible. There are two key foundations of improv: trusting our inner voice and supporting others unconditionally. These ideas allow... View Details
    Keywords: by Francesca Gino

      Emily Truelove

      Emily Truelove is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches LEAD in the MBA program. She also teaches in executive education programs, including Leadership for Senior Executives,... View Details

      • 22 Mar 2021
      • Research & Ideas

      How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

      What if businesses could learn from their worst mistakes without actually making them? How might the same progress and innovation occur, without firms incurring the costs associated with such errors? The results of a recent study about close calls in health care... View Details
      Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

        Linda A. Hill

        Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. Hill is regarded as one of the top experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is... View Details

        • 29 Aug 2023
        • Cold Call Podcast

        As Social Networks Get More Competitive, Which Ones Will Survive?

        Keywords: Re: Felix Oberholzer-Gee; Entertainment & Recreation
        • 26 Sep 2016
        • Book

        Is Company Failure Inevitable?

        Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
        • March 2010 (Revised August 2010)
        • Case

        Systems Infrastructure at Google (A)

        By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
        This case describes how a senior vice president of engineering at Google, Bill Coughran, leads a high-performing engineering organization. The case focuses specifically on Coughran's encouraging two teams of engineers to develop competing solutions for application... View Details
        Keywords: Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Leadership Development; Product Design; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
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          HBS Working Knowledge: Is Company Failure Inevitable?

          Book excerpt and author interview from Lead and Disrupt coauthor Michael L. Tushman, who discusses how companies must continue to invest in their core products while innovating in new areas. View Details

            Paul M. Healy

            Paul Healy is the James R. Williston Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research covers a broad range of topics, including white collar crime, governance, business ethics, financial analysis, and Wall Street research. He joined the HBS faculty in 1998,... View Details

            Keywords: accounting industry; brokerage; pharmaceuticals
            • 05 Sep 2023
            • News

            Q&A With New Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Rupal Gadhia

              Michael L. Tushman

              Michael Tushman holds degrees from Northeastern University (B.S.E.E.), Cornell University (M.S.), and the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. (Ph.D.). Tushman was on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, from 1976 to 1998 where he was... View Details