Discussion Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

increasing diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to bring their individuality and unvarnished opinions with them is a good start. Gino, who studies innovative leadership and wrote a 2018 book on successful rulebreakers, Rebel... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

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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

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

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

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

02 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When Goal Setting Goes Bad

governments create dysfunctional systems that can be predicted to lead to bad behaviors, I see the problem starting with the dysfunctional system. And I see the creating of optimal systems as a key leadership function. Q: Specifically,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was preparing to meet with his senior managers to discuss BBC WW's global strategy options. BBC WW exploited and exported BBC-branded content around the globe through all formats, including magazines,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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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16 Oct 2015
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

like a CEO and consider all components of what makes a business thrive – operations, the underlying financials, the importance of strong leadership – and gives you the skillset to address the unique challenges of each. It’s striking how... View Details

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

01 Sep 2023
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

associations on the continent, hosted an in-person event last fall in Johannesburg that featured a virtual discussion with Professor Debora Spar, the senior associate dean for Business and Global Society, who leads HBS’s Institute for the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

16 Nov 2023
News

Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Boston

Starting last fall and continuing through this coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On November 8, more than 170 alumni and guests gathered in Klarman Hall to hear the dean discuss how the School is addressing today’s... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

number of emotional intelligence exercises through FIELD 1. In addition, our discussion group provided each other with feedback on things like communication and leadership style. The results of those both... View Details

April 2020
Teaching Plan

Malcolm Turner at Vanderbilt

By: David G. Fubini, Amy Klopfenstein and James Barnett

This teaching plan serves as a supplement to the case “Malcolm Turner at Vanderbilt,” HBS 420-024. The case examines the early decisions of Vanderbilt University’s new athletic director, Malcolm Turner. A newcomer to college athletics, Turner made a series of... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Sports; Planning; Strategic Planning; Education; Higher Education; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Education Industry; Sports Industry; Tennessee