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- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
What lessons could the humid shores of the Caribbean, the freezing heights of the Himalayas, or the farthest reaches of Earth's atmosphere hold for your company or organization? Although those places couldn't be more different, all were... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
like. So you’ll be more effective, more joyful. You’ll bring along more successful people, and you’ll have more career endurance. Morrell: Thirty-three million Americans have quit their jobs since the spring of 2021. What can good leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Cheese Moving: Effecting Change Rather Than Accepting It
Behavior best-seller list—thanks in part to corporate managers who distribute it to their employees as a lesson in accepting and anticipating change gracefully. But is that really the best message to send? Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Aug 2022
- Book
University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed
America to China by William C. Kirby, published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Copyright © 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Used by permission. All rights reserved. You Might Also Like: A Great Teacher's View Details
- 09 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages
the company was able to maintain its position as one of the top three food distribution companies in the US among rivals Sysco and Performance Food Group, capturing 10 percent of market share. US Foods’ strategy provides valuable lessons... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
tougher, especially when there is no opportunity for in-person interactions. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons... View Details
- 15 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others
published this week in Science suggests that the specific types of connections job-seekers make online matter in terms of their ability to secure new positions. “Your digital network can have lasting implications on how your career... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
stories from his own work experiences and the careers of CEOs and nonprofit leaders who navigated challenges. His advice for emerging leaders: Discover yourself. Test your “crucibles” to find your moral compass and calling. For instance,... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
discipline and intimidation, which some critics say goes too far. Knight was fired from a long career at Indiana University for grabbing a student, and prior to that he was filmed clutching one of his own players by the neck. And then... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
Reinvent Your Work: How to Rejuvenate, Revamp, or Recreate Your Career and principal of Dallas-based Zimmerman Communication. If you take the time to really understand your team's responsibilities, you can bring a fresh perspective on how... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 20 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way
Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your EdgeLife isn't fair, especially in the workplace. Laura Huang offers a new strategy for uncovering and showcasing your unique value in the face of obstacles. A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading Thomas... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
chapters and a more prescriptive style to reflect today's world of expanding globalization, accelerated change, and increased complexity. This excerpt discusses the importance for young managers to continue to develop as professionals via wise View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Birth of the American Salesman
Influence People, published originally in 1937, remains one of the most popular and draws in part on lessons the author learned working as a salesman for Armour. Q: You trace the world of selling in America and the salesman from the... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
called the brand Gillette for Women. "Having a line that was distinctively marked for women protected male Gillette users from the feminization of their brand," Avery says. "It was moments like that in my career that... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
Do relationships between colleagues raise the bar? A new analysis of how physicians who know each other provide better patient care could impart wide-ranging lessons for the business world. Specialists who received referrals from primary... View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
history, and the lessons learned to date. It discusses the current challenges faced by policy makers wanting to further improve the program. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811100-PDF-ENG Continental Media Group:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
one small way he could do his part, according to his new book Better, Not Perfect: A Realist’s Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness. In the book, Bazerman shares lessons from his own experiences and provides practical advice to help... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
typically take years to achieve, and they typically come only through sustained outstanding performance. It's tough to perform at an outstanding level for a sustained period if you don't enjoy what you're doing! This is a critical lesson... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
careers at the Harvard Business School, we discovered that the turnover of CIOs ran at around 30 to 40 percent per year. As a result of our research, we described the driving cause as the rapid change of IT through the operation of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
fill people’s intrinsic motivational needs as opposed to making it simply contractual.” In the executive education courses DeLong teaches at Harvard, he has conducted a simple exercise—asking participants to write down the initials of people in their business View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding