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- 02 Apr 2024
- What Do You Think?
What's Enough to Make Us Happy?
your life will be judged”—one might add, both by others and by yourself. “Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved; worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.” Career View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
the company’s succession strategy. Keep the goal in mind. Do you just want to be heard, or do you want to accomplish something specific? Your approach should reflect your desired outcome. Steve wants to know if there’s a succession plan... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
his inner circle. Trusting a team to execute the plan is just as important in business, Gibson says. “Allowing others to operate is a skill [Sanders] has that is normal inside military organizations that’s not normal for most people,”... View Details
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
product planning strategy? No matter how radical a new product is, it will always be perceived initially in terms of some frame of reference.— Gerald Zaltman A: The insights offered by methods that probe the unconscious mind are relevant... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
forthcoming New York: Dey Street Books Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and Life By: Gino, F. Abstract—The world’s best chef. An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing. A magician... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
sustainable businesses whereby DSM could create value with differentiated offerings. Sijbesma emphasized innovation and moving into “sunrise” businesses that would fuel future growth by playing a positive role in the broader society. Sijbesma asked himself, did DSM’s... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
What is the Stockdale Paradox? Stockdale was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for seven-and-a-half years. Before meeting with the legendary soldier and statesman, Collins read Stockdale’s memoir and found its grim details hard to bear, despite his knowledge that... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023
Bühler Group, Stefan Scheiber is mapping a courageous plan to combat food waste and climate change. Ranjay Gulati hears from Scheiber about how he challenges his own company, its customers, and himself to face sustainability problems... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
criteria and approximately maximizes medical efficiency, i.e., life year gains from transplant, while simultaneously enforcing selected fairness constraints. Among the several case studies we present employing our method, one case study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2022
- HBS Case
How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)
way. We’ve got to do this.’” They invested their entire life savings—$225,000—into opening the store. The store sold all of its products within four days of opening, forcing it to temporarily close. Earning $1 million in total sales, the... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
this want/should pattern, and we briefly discuss survey results suggesting a potential explanation for this. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-078.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAEC Systems Business Plan Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
the company’s CEO was unemotional despite hearing on the phone that he would get millions of dollars. In contrast, the assistant treasurer, receiving a much smaller payout, told Stavros how his life would be changed by the money. “I... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, was planning to create an Angry Birds movie. Was Angry Birds a fad that would fade away or was Rovio on a path to build a media empire? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512033-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
require digital transformations to be more iterative than other forms of corporate change. Leaders need to catalyze change rather than plan for it. That means creating the initial conditions for the organization to achieve its ambitions... View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
From its early days, the book explains, IKEA set out to create "a better everyday life for the many." The retailer did this by addressing an unmet market need, offering customers an extensive range of practical, well-designed furnishings... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
DiDonna says they probably are better off not working there anyway. How to sabbatical DiDonna recommends that employees not wait until they are completely burned out before considering time off. “If you don’t take a sabbatical,” he says, “a sabbatical will take you.”... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
life of an early-stage business. When a situation is declared code red, startups should know who’s on point for communication with each stakeholder, who’s leading a process and how each process will be led. Also, View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
people. The world tells us how things have to be, and we don't push back enough. Q: Do you plan to use this book in the classroom? How would you like to see this book used in corporate organizations? A: In the back of the book, there are... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
people in the area regained confidence that life was returning to normal. Niinami’s company also donated lunch to Soma City elementary school students for three days in April before the school could get lunch service going again. When he... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million
Few companies in the past few years have rocketed to success faster than Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy, which together have transformed the way we hail a cab, plan a vacation, and shop for handmade gifts, respectively. In a previous HBS Working... View Details