Leader Experience - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Aug 2021
Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

and services inextricably linked to bosses with outsized personalities. Think Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Steve Jobs of Apple, and Elon Musk of Tesla. All these leaders have one thing in common: charisma—and in fact, today it’s a quality that... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

experiments to optimize customer experience—and their own return on investment. “Very few people know they are participants in this massive experimentation ecosystem,” says Thomke. And it’s not just online. Retailers such as Walmart and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Events - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Events 1ms HBS BEI Events Business and Environment Kickoff : An opportunity to learn about all the business & environment activities at HBS and how you can get involved. (September) BEI Events Page : Keep up to date on the... View Details

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Funding Opportunities 2ms Career and Internship Support While many options exist to address environmental issues through traditional for-profit careers, some students make their marks on the world through other types of... View Details

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Reunions - Alumni

interest in any of these volunteer opportunities, click on the Volunteer Now button above. An HBS staff member will follow up with you. Interested in Volunteering? Login to Volunteer Make a Gift INVEST IN LEADERS & IDEAS GIVE TO HBS... View Details

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Class or Section Secretary - Alumni

per month keeping in touch with classmates. Visit Class Notes online for examples. To express interest in this volunteer opportunity, click on the Volunteer Now button above. An HBS staff member will follow up with you. Interested in Volunteering? Login to Volunteer... View Details

28 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Making an Impact on the Media Industry with my MBA

you decide an MBA was the next step for you? I spent a solid amount of time building a real foundation and taking on new responsibilities at WME while witnessing a lot of change on an industry level. After such an incredible experience... View Details

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

managers have to learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to motivate, and to strike the right balance between delegation and control. Many fail to make the transition successfully. In this book, I trace the View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 2, 2009

books, and movies has increased sharply. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-132.pdf Firsthand Experience and the Subsequent Role of Reflected Knowledge in Cultivating Trust in Global Collaboration Authors:Mark... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

high point in his journalism career, Schwartz said, having written for such prominent publications as The New York Times, Newsweek, and New York magazine, Schwartz co-wrote what became a best-selling book, The Art of the Deal, with real estate mogul Donald Trump. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

Four decades after HBS became the first business school in the country to require the use of personal computers in the MBA Program, the School is undergoing a different kind of technological transformation, one that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

on-premises businesses have implemented pre-booking to control customer flow. They use temperature-detection technologies, wearables, and apps to identify customers in near real-time who are at high risk of carrying the virus. Experiments... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

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Health Care Curriculum - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

care delivery thinking, but can also serve as a platform for other efforts by universities to contribute to local or national health care reform. It opens the potential for field projects in which students and faculty work with delivery organizations, and faculty can... View Details

20 Jan 2022
Op-Ed

3 Steps to Help Companies Rebuild Trust During the Pandemic

struggled with whether to lay off or furlough employees. Business leaders have had to make tough calls amid rapidly changing conditions with official guidance that keeps changing, and their decisions have run the gamut from trust building... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

impactful than other online business programs, and 91 percent stated HBS Online had a positive impact on their careers. What sets HBS Online apart? Our learning model is active, social, and features real-world cases . Real-World Cases Apply your learning through... View Details

04 Oct 2021
What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

Collins added—requires an emphasis on selecting, training, measuring, and rewarding with a greater emphasis on humility and empathy, according to Battilana and Casciaro. Easier said than done? For example, research has documented the conclusion that those who View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

its emphasis on individual heroes, cycling is very much a team sport, one where the team supports the leader and works for his success. Riders help shield their leader from other cyclists in tight packs,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Engagement Opportunities 1ms Harvard University Climate Leaders Program Provides students with an opportunity to engage with others across Harvard who share a professional interest in... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

to some perfect ideal in our minds,” Whillans says. “We have to disconnect the experience from money, since that doesn’t adequately measure its value.” Use it or lose it Tending to our time takes careful thought and planning, since it’s... View Details