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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
Seattle, Isaiah Kacyvenski (MBA 2011), all 250 pounds of him, was motoring full speed downfield on kick-off coverage, intent on destroying the St. Louis Rams returner. That's when a huge blindside block leveled him, probably rendering him... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
were preparing to go back to school after COVID lockdowns, they made a decision as a family that Toedebusch would leave his job as a marketing director at Amazon and spend time as a stay-at-home parent so Bond could focus more intently on... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
for recovering businesses has been insufficient and eligibility guidelines often too rigid, despite the best intentions of city, state, and federal bureaucracy. And, she notes, small-business owners sometimes are simply too undermanned or... View Details
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
adapt, despite the intentions of senior management. The structures, processes, and behaviors defined in the book are designed to break inertia, and maintain strategic alignment in times of change. Q: To plan or not to plan? Your own... View Details
- 30 Apr 2025
- News
A Social Enterprise Talk in DC; Canadian Alumni Talk Trade; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Colorado
DC Panel Looks at Social Enterprise in a New Government Landscape The HBS Club of Washington, DC teamed up with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) on April 2, to present an alumni panel discussion on social impact titled “New Perspectives in Social Enterprise,”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
(co-benefits) model that Dr. Allen and his team have developed, which makes the inclusion of health benefits intentional – quantifying the health benefits enables the capture of “immediate and local benefits to influence decision-making... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage
principles in all of economics is that of comparative advantage, first articulated by the British political economist David Ricardo in 1817. Intent on persuading British lawmakers to abandon their protectionist trade policies, Ricardo set... View Details
Keywords: Re: David A. Moss
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup
around what the output is going to be is key to success for both the intern and for the company. The team at Mori has also found it important to be intentional about integrating interns into the company, whether they are joining remotely... View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
Some of this perception was likely a result of his public confidence. Some may have resulted from his bluntness and his stated intent to cut through the red tape of Washington, along with its perceived stagnation, dominance by big money,... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
margin market? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811047-PDF-ENG Just an MOU or a Real Deal? Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth FindlayHarvard Business School Note 312-018 Notwithstanding the professed intention of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
start out assuming good intent and goodwill. I do think there was that element, but I think he also just had this belief and understanding that if you treat people as a friend, they will like you, they will trust you. But he did... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
difference for connection. Also, particularly as people started to return to work, a lot of people complained about going into the office just to be on Zoom with people, which doesn't really do much. So, as an organization, being View Details
- March 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
When Should CEOs Speak Out Publicly? The 2021 Georgia Voting Law
By: William W. George, Hubert Joly and Amram Migdal
This case describes the March 2021 passage of a voting and elections law in the U.S. state of Georgia and reactions by corporations and corporate leaders to the law. Included are a brief history of voting rights in the United States and Georgia and an overview of the... View Details
Keywords: Voting Rights; CEO Activism; Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Forms of Communication; Announcements; Spoken Communication; Decision Making; Judgments; Voting; Demographics; Nationality; Race; Geography; Geographic Location; Geopolitical Units; Country; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Government Legislation; Political Elections; History; Law; Laws and Statutes; Rights; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Management Skills; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Social Psychology; Status and Position; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; United States; Georgia (state, US)
- April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
- Case
Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal
The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Care and Treatment; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Labor; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Failure; Success; Personal Development and Career; Strategic Planning; Adaptation; Competition; Alignment; Business Strategy; Retail Industry; Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Sunil Gupta, and Amram Migdal. "Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 524-072, April 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) grew up in Rego Park, Queens, the son of Spanish immigrants. As a boy in the 1940s, he would watch the airplanes fly over his backyard and into LaGuardia Airport,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
intentions are a start, but they have to be followed by careful, hard-thought plans about how to achieve the purposes that you've set out and by constant learning about how to achieve and a focus on performance," notes Leonard. This kind... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
governments rely on honest reporting. Proof of honest intent is typically provided through signature at the end of the document, e.g., tax returns or insurance policy forms. Still, people sometimes cheat to advance their financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
women." Leaders need to set bold goals and provide the resources for people to reach those goals. It doesn't help to have legislation with a very grand sounding name like No Child Left Behind and not give it enough funding so that schools can actually live up to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2018
- News
Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
meth, and he went to work doing that. And he spent $25 to $30 million of his own money to figure that out and to create a campaign. And so some of those ads were scary, but that was not their intent. Their intent were to be reality based,... View Details
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
of those networks, influencing both word-of-mouth intentions and consumption. Consumers were exposed to friend- or family-related products (e.g., game consoles or refrigerators); when asked to list the first people they knew who came to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne