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Leadership, Innovation, and Strategic Change: A Conversation with Michael Tushman
By: Michael L. Tushman, Sorah Seong, Yeongsu Kim and Gabriel Szulanski
Continuing the emerging tradition of the Knowledge and Innovation (K&I) Interest Group at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) Conference to interview foundational scholars in strategic management, we invited Professor Michael Tushman from Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Technological Change; Management Education; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Change Management; Business Education
Tushman, Michael L., Sorah Seong, Yeongsu Kim, and Gabriel Szulanski. "Leadership, Innovation, and Strategic Change: A Conversation with Michael Tushman." Journal of Management Inquiry 24, no. 4 (October 2015): 370–381.
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Questionable Contributions
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Keywords: Organization Behavior; Feedback; Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Organizations; Performance Evaluation
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Questionable Contributions." Harvard Business School Case 416-035, December 2015.
- October 2019 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chairman & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Ellen J. Kullman, the retired Chairman and CEO of DuPont, describes how she guided the storied science and technology company through a contentious proxy battle with activist investor Trian Partners, which acquired DuPont shares in 2013 and sought to break up the... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Institutional Investing; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chair & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015." Harvard Business School Case 320-017, October 2019. (Revised February 2025.)
- January 2024 (Revised December 2024)
- Case
It's Not Mutual: The Conversion of Eastern Bank to Stock Ownership
By: David S. Scharfstein and Robert Ialenti
Scharfstein, David S., and Robert Ialenti. "It's Not Mutual: The Conversion of Eastern Bank to Stock Ownership." Harvard Business School Case 224-064, January 2024. (Revised December 2024.)
- May 2000
- Supplement
Bain & Co., Inc.: Phyllis Yale in Conversation with MBA students
By: Ashish Nanda
Phyllis Yale, chairman of Bain's Compensation and Promotion Committee (CPC), discusses how the CPC decided on four promotion cases. She reflects on the impact of the promotion decision-making process on the firm. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Bain & Co., Inc.: Phyllis Yale in Conversation with MBA students." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 800-503, May 2000.
- Article
A Conversation with Jay Lorsch: Is the Minority Yelling Too Loud?
By: Jay W. Lorsch and William J. Holstein
Keywords: Groups and Teams
Lorsch, Jay W., and William J. Holstein. "A Conversation with Jay Lorsch: Is the Minority Yelling Too Loud?" Q&A. Directorship 33, no. 1 (February–March 2007).
- 2020
- Book
Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy
By: Michael Beer
Is Silence Killing Your Strategy?
In his thirty years of working in corporations, Harvard Business School professor Michael Beer has witnessed firsthand how organizational silence derails strategic objectives. When employees can't speak truth to power, senior... View Details
In his thirty years of working in corporations, Harvard Business School professor Michael Beer has witnessed firsthand how organizational silence derails strategic objectives. When employees can't speak truth to power, senior... View Details
Keywords: Honesty; Communication; Organizational Culture; Trust; Strategy; Performance Effectiveness
Beer, Michael. Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.
- 2003
- Working Paper
Ensure Your Survival by Leading an Organization Wide Conversation That Matters
By: Michael Beer and Russell Eisenstat
- 18 Oct 2012
- Other Presentation
Two Decades of Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: A Conversation with Michael Porter
Michael Porter at the TCI Conference 2012 View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Two Decades of Research on Competitiveness and Clusters: A Conversation with Michael Porter." 15th TCI Annual Global Conference, Spain, October 18, 2012.
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: Adjusting as a CEO
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: Adjusting as a CEO." Harvard Business School Case 416-036, December 2015.
- February 1996
- Supplement
Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students - Nov. 21, 1994, Video
By: Ashish Nanda
Nanda, Ashish. "Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students - Nov. 21, 1994, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 396-512, February 1996.
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Case of the Ineffectual FD
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Keywords: Communication; Organization Behavior; Interpersonal Interactions; Interpersonal Communication; Organizations
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Case of the Ineffectual FD." Harvard Business School Case 416-031, December 2015.
- 2013
- Chapter
Silent Killers of Team Performance: How Honest, Collective and Public Conversations Can Overcome Them
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Silent Killers of Team Performance: How Honest, Collective and Public Conversations Can Overcome Them." Chap. 1 in Developing and Enhancing Teamwork in Organizations: Evidence-based Best Practices and Guidelines, edited by Eduardo Salas, Scott Tannenbaum, Deborah Cohen, and Gary Latham. Jossey-Bass, 2013.
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Friend Who Asked for Feedback
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Friend Who Asked for Feedback." Harvard Business School Case 416-032, December 2015.
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
The Impact of the SIC-NAICS Conversion on Industrial Organization Metrics: Evidence Building from Establishment Data
By: Glenn Ellison, Edward Glaeser and William R. Kerr
- August 2000
- Supplement
A Conversation with Dirk McMahon: Head of Ground Operations at Northwest Airlines, March 16, 2000
A classroom appearance dated March 16, 2000, at Harvard Business School, by Dirk McMahon, head of Ground Operations at Northwest Airlines. View Details
Hallowell, Roger H. "A Conversation with Dirk McMahon: Head of Ground Operations at Northwest Airlines, March 16, 2000." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 801-802, August 2000.
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Partner Who Didn't Take Part
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Keywords: Organization Behavior; Interaction; Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Organizations; Interactive Communication
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: The Partner Who Didn't Take Part." Harvard Business School Case 416-033, December 2015.
- Book Review
Book Review of Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations edited by David A. Whetten and Paul C. Godfrey
By: J. Polzer
Polzer, J. "Book Review of Identity in Organizations: Building Theory Through Conversations edited by David A. Whetten and Paul C. Godfrey." Administrative Science Quarterly 45, no. 3 (September 2000): 625–628.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Feeling Seen: Leader Eye Gaze Promotes Psychological Safety, Participation, and Voice
By: Nicole Abi-Esber, Alison Wood Brooks and Ethan Burris
Psychological safety is a hallmark of effective team functioning. Although prior work shows that characteristics of the leader influence employee judgments of psychological safety (and subsequent decisions to speak up), we know very little about “the specific behaviors... View Details
Keywords: Eye Gaze; Psychological Safety; Voice; Participation; Nonverbal Behavior; Verbal Behavior; Ostracism; Conversation; Groups; Groups and Teams; Social Psychology; Safety; Leadership; Behavior
Abi-Esber, Nicole, Alison Wood Brooks, and Ethan Burris. "Feeling Seen: Leader Eye Gaze Promotes Psychological Safety, Participation, and Voice." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-048, January 2022.
- June 2018
- Case
Candor at Clever
By: Ethan Bernstein and Om Lala
Clever, a high-growth EdTech company based in San Francisco, had grown quickly in market share and headcount. As with many high-growth companies, however, early employees (many of whom had never managed people before) had been given the opportunity to manage teams, and... View Details
Keywords: Performance Feedback; Talent Development And Retention; Talent Management; Feedback; Difficult Conversations; Radical Candor; Scaling Start-ups; Scaling And Growth; Developing Effective Managers; Effective Managers; First-time Managers; Kim Scott; Clever; Bay Area; Silicon Valley; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry; Education Industry; San Francisco; United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Om Lala. "Candor at Clever." Harvard Business School Case 418-087, June 2018.