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- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
All this makes for a case study of the moral courage of ordinary Japanese citizens in times of crisis. There are lessons to be learned here by the rest of us. W. Carl Kester, George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
Boeing CEO has focused on short-term earnings, increasingly at the expense of franchise value and safety. Will the company’s new CEO have the courage to return Boeing to its former position as the world leader in aviation? Wells Fargo:... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
that their exclusive purpose is to produce ever-higher shareholder returns. So it is the extraordinary leader who has the courage to break out of that frame and define a higher ambition. The public company leader simply has more headwind... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
leadership has the courage to initiate the measures necessary to do so. We've discovered that standard initiatives such as employee surveys, interviews by external consultants, and even relatively straightforward, one-on-one conversations... View Details
- 15 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
A New Model for Business: The Museum
reviews of dozens or more user-customers," he says. Just as a modern art museum is clearly a modern art museum, so should a firm be clear about what it does and doesn't offer. "Occasionally an organization does a great job of articulating what it does and whom it's... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
emergency interventions damaged the market’s credibility? A: I believe that the bigger question is if the political leadership will have the courage to move from a command economy to something that looks more like a market economy. Their... View Details
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
company. The new moral contract also asks a lot from employees, they write. "It requires that [employees] have the courage and the confidence to abandon the stability of lifetime employment and embrace the invigorating force of continuous... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
2017 New York: Scribner Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times By: Koehn, Nancy F. Abstract—An enthralling historical narrative filled with critical leadership insights that will be of interest to a wide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
better equilibrium-but courage will be needed to put such reforms in place. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/06/the-price-of-wall-streets-power/ar/1 August 2013 European Business Review The Magic of Innovation By: Thomke, Stefan, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding
economically self-sufficient and prosperous through entrepreneurship, the event was the seventh in a nationwide series. I think we need people with that kind of courage and vision, and they need those of you who have capital to invest.—... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
book deals with two of the biggest problems in business: Why do sane, smart leaders often refuse to accept the facts that threaten their companies? And how do they find the courage to resist denial when facing new trends, changing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen
species' survival by triggering learning and adaptation; it can have the same effect on organizations. Businesses and the people inside them don't learn to change unless they have the courage to confront difficult truths. Because most... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
political will to push for alternative energy sources. Yet even in the midst of gridlock in Washington, economic anxiety around the world, and government liquidity crises in Europe, technology marched on, seemingly impervious to global events. Technology companies with... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
the challenge. Globalization, the Internet, and instant communications combine to subject every corporate action to scrutiny whether the company communicates or not. This reality puts every company's reputation and brand at risk. The challenge is whether every... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
about how they are perceived in society; they have the courage to pursue their mission no matter the adversary. "This was a learning specific to the context of Japanese business, and to actually hear and talk to the CEOs made a... View Details
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
their government—a distinct contrast to the current sentiment in the United States. Almost all the Chinese executives I met believe that their nation's leaders possess the foresight and the courage to think long term. These executives are... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
executive branch and in Congress—who lacked the courage to risk political damage and take a stand on the issue. Sometimes, leaders actually set themselves up for predictable surprises. A classic example is the 1998 decision by a coalition... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
"The fact that they are reporting employee views as a group gives them the legitimacy and courage to be candid about sensitive issues blocking business performance. In over one hundred profiles implemented in seven or eight... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
van Wyk said, "It is also the case that ... [the truly successful leader] ... has the courage to hold close even the fiercest critics." Gad Gasaatura suggested the use of the "name optional approach" to encourage... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
around you to support you and be there for you, or to give you the courage to step up. Perhaps not be shot at like Dr. King was, or put in jail for 27 years like Mandela was, but certainly to be attacked and criticized from all sides.... View Details