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11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

a quick pulse check before the day begins. 9:30 AM: Our first class today is Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA), which examines the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. Today’s case was... View Details

06 Aug 2021
Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

careers of Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, and Jobs, who used their charisma to champion their ambitious vision, create revolutionary new products and services, and attain power and influence. In this excerpt from the book, Tedlow discusses how... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

in finance, marketing, executive leadership or with small businesses and start-ups. They connect candidates with full-time, part-time, or project-based roles. Second Shift The Second Shift was founded in 2014 to address the needs of both... View Details

January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
Case

Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen

CEO David Kenny led the transformation of the Weather Company from a television business to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until 2016, when IBM acquired its digital assets. This case discusses major decisions taken by Kenny starting in 2014 as he sought to... View Details

Keywords: Weather Company; IBM; Digital; Technology; David Kenny; Television; Weather Channel; Legacy Business; Mainstream; Newstream; Reorganization; Acquisitions; Transformation; Information Technology; Television Entertainment; Acquisition; Consolidation; Change; Leadership

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13 May 2019
News

The Industrialist's Dilemma: Hubert Joly, Chairman and CEO of Best Buy

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

(board member), the ELCA Fund for Leaders in Mission (leadership council), the Dartmouth College President's Leadership Council, and the Wake Forest Parents' Council, and is a guest lecturer at various business schools. He and his wife... View Details

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Jan 2019 Presentation Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Forest Faison Discusses The US Navy Value Based Health Care Pilot Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Forest Faison Discusses The US Navy Value Based... View Details

April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
Case

Bob Beall at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Sophie Hood

Bob Beall is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). CFF is an extremely successful organization, but Beall has to determine how to manage the organization through the financial crisis of 2008-2009. In this situation, donations are likely... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Crisis Management; Nonprofit Organizations

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06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

of the mediator, he opened discussions by announcing that the eventual outcome was obvious and that he was prepared to make a final offer: 3 percent, the most he could have offered. The union's leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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Our Values | About

investigation. But the protest has raised questions about how we address freedom of speech, hateful speech that goes against our community values, and security and safety for everyone at the School. In this context, I am reaching out to all members of the Harvard... View Details

09 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 9, 2015

Aligning Strategy and Sales By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract— Much current opinion asserts that strategy is less important (and may, in fact, be an impediment) in an era of constant change. This publication discusses why claims about... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2016
First Look

January 26, 2016

a set of practices to guide firms as they adopt ambidexterity. Senior leadership is crucial here. We discuss the importance of leading in a consistently inconsistent fashion. Readers will come away with a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

indicate they're trying to anticipate your likes and dislikes. Surprise Five: You Are Not The Boss Warning signs: You don't know where you stand with board members. Roles and responsibilities of the board members and of management are not clear. The View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

01 Sep 2021
What Do You Think?

Can We Train for Trust?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/jubaphoto) How many times have we discussed the contributions of employee engagement and the loyalty it produces to an organization’s performance? Trust is, as it is for many things in society, the bedrock for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Jul 2023
News

Home Economics

sticker from the nonprofit. While the women discuss their respective micro-enterprises and how they might invest their pooled savings, Cruz’s adopted daughter plays with some children nearby. For Trickle Up president and CEO Nathalie... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

journaling where they write their responses to the prompts below and then we discuss them together. Whether or not you have a coach with whom to process your answers to these prompts, you should find journaling your responses to be a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

02 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

leadership roles, but also create a lose-lose situation for all women in the workplace, as neither assertiveness nor conforming to stereotypes leads to success. To address these issues, companies will need to reimagine the negotiation... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Dec 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

They came to the United States with nothing but a great work ethic and a great attitude." As Martin Klinzing put it, "Essentially this discussion boils down to the fact that you can teach someone anything except to care."... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

15 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

nonprofits can document impact, would you say these organizations suffer from a leadership deficit? No, I wouldn't put it that way. Many nonprofit leaders are fantastic, more than is acknowledged. They work hard, and they are very... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

13 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

in 1990, describes the history of Walmart and asks what competitive strategies Kmart might adopt in response to Walmart's success. It discusses the strategy and organization of both companies in terms of HR practices, store location,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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