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- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
efficiency, because some schools are strategic players that rank students in order of preference, while others order students based on large priority classes. Therefore it is desirable for a mechanism to produce stable matchings (to avoid View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
open-minded to new candidates and skills. “If you recognize that individuals are greater than the sum of their previous experiences, then you can think more broadly about competencies, rather than just credentials, as you’re slotting someone into their next role. This... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 15 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: A Generalized Theory Calibrated to Survey Evidence on Normative Preferences Explains Puzzling Features of Policy
Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
prospective buyers may be necessary to facilitate the sale. Such disclosures can, of course, be protected in principle through a confidentiality contract which gives the seller the right to sue for unauthorized use of the disclosed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
time in the workplace and can be addressed wisely—or poorly—says Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Christina Wing, whose forthcoming book Unspeakable offers advice for managing weighty interactions. She has also created a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
and the way unexpected crises can emerge rapidly, leaders must move faster and display more strategic agility than ever before. Much of Watkins’ advice about how company officials should assume a leadership post still holds true. It’s... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
from it and just offer whatever I was doing. Offer it. Goldberg: But how? How? Winfrey: I say, this is what I'm doing. This is what I would love for you to receive it in the manner in which I'm giving it. If you don't receive that, then... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
Recharge Your Life—and Your CareerBurning out and ready to quit? Consider an extended break instead. Drawing from research inspired by his own 900-mile journey, DJ DiDonna offers practical advice to help people chart a new path through a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
day makes me optimistic that I might last another forty. But the darkness of each night makes me realise that, if any one thing goes wrong, I will not survive.” The circadian rhythm appears to be very important. Advice on adverse... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
consultants who provide advice on changing an organization’s culture generally estimate that the chances of success are low, typically one in three or four attempts. Those odds aren’t encouraging. But what isn’t clear in those statistics... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Can Financial Advisors Thrive in Shifting Markets? Diversify, Diversify, Diversify
How can financial planners expand their businesses as their core population ages and young investors flirt with novel financial products like cryptocurrency? The most profitable path forward is to follow the very advice they often View Details
- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
“Work hard, and you’ll be successful.” How often do we tell children that the key to success is putting forth effort? That advice might seem like admirable inspiration to encourage kids to work hard as they pursue their goals. However,... View Details
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
cultural change and provides a playbook to help leaders hire productive employees, organize around teams and values, and lead by inclusion. In a nod to the times, he devotes space to tips for creating and maintaining culture in remote settings. The book is peppered... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
mentoring mindset in whatever field they’re in. “Not everybody wants to do that. Many refuse,” he writes. “But for those who make the jump, the reward is almost always enormous.” For Brooks, that leap landed him at Harvard, writing a column for The Atlantic, hosting a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
looks like,” he says. Here, Fubini explains five key pieces of advice for business leaders. 1. Avoid half-truths and misperceptions “When you are an advisor to an organization, as I was for three decades,” he says, “this is one that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
book Step Back: How to Bring the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life. “We often get advice to reflect, and we often give the advice to reflect. But what is reflection?”... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
me to achieve my top priorities?; (3) Do I give subordinates timely and direct feedback they can act on? Have I developed a succession roadmap?; and (4) Is my leadership style still effective, and does it reflect who I truly am? This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governing the Family-Run Business
board of directors was too dominated by the family which had kept it paralyzed and unable to give the chairman pointed, critical feedback. This family business had the right structures in place; they just weren't working properly. By... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
will you gain by resigning, and what will you give up? Are your skills in such strong demand that you are already being approached by recruiters? Meet with the boss. No one likes a surprise exit, so don’t walk into the boss’s office,... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch