Talent - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

Aristotle's rhetorical elements." Nohria also feels that leaders are able to distill their message, however complex it may be, to something that is accessible to those who may not share their knowledge or background. Joe Badaracco agrees. "You need a View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

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Interviews - Recruiting

Hire Talent Interviews Hire Talent Interviews HBS-Coordinated Interviews Let HBS manage your first-round interview logistics so you can focus on what matters: finding the right candidate for your position.... View Details

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

perfect internship or the perfect next job. But HBS students and alumni are incredibly talented and can find the connective tissue from one step to the next step. For me, it was from consulting, then to corporate strategy in consumer... View Details

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

jump to different conclusions about a leader depending on whether the person shares slipups or not. Listeners who heard the entrepreneur talk only about her achievements automatically attributed the person’s success to talent alone, and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Advent International

Accelerating the Careers of Diverse Rising Stars div class="shim15"/> "We believe that having a group of talented executives with diverse backgrounds is going to make us better as an organization." David Mussafer Chairman and Managing... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

relationship. Keywords: Change ; Disruption ; Competency and Skills ; Talent and Talent Management ; Customers ; Customer Satisfaction ; Decision Making ; Demographics ; Ethics ; Governance ; Corporate... View Details

08 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

Too often, there's a huge gap between a company's overall business strategy and the way its salesforce operates in the field. In fact, says Frank V. Cespedes, articles and books about strategy rarely take sales into consideration at all. "Everybody talks about the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Women at HBS - Alumni

HBS alumni with tools to enhance their professional skills. Baker for Business – This three-tiered service (self-service; assisted search; and fee-based research services) combines the talent and expertise of Baker Library researchers... View Details

07 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

PublicationsI Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else's Maze Author:Malhotra Deepak Publication:Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2011 Abstract If you were a mouse trapped in a maze and someone kept moving the cheese, what would you do? Over... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The Caring Company

solutions Mitchell Hartman 30 Jan 2019 | Marketplace Workplaces Aren't Paying Attention To The Growing Caretaking Crisis, And It's Costing Them Talent Sarah Kathleen Peck 24 Jan 2019 | Forbes Caregiving Benefits Tend to Miss the Mark... View Details

2014
Working Paper

The Unfairness Trap: A Key Missing Factor in the Economic Theory of Discrimination

By: Jordan I. Siegel, Naomi Kodama and Hanna Halaburda

Prior evidence linking increased female representation in management to corporate performance has been surprisingly mixed, due in part to data limitations and methodological difficulties, and possibly to omission of a fairness factor in the economic theory of... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Fairness; Performance Productivity; Gender; Japan

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10 Feb 2020
In Practice

6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy

involving artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and the Internet of Things are changing the way business leaders think about strategy. Here’s what they said: 1. Talent and data are more critical than ever “Traditionally,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

experiences to succeed. I excelled despite these doubts. I found the atmosphere to be positive and supportive, with diverse and accomplished students who were not competitive, but rather sources of support. Everyone was different and View Details

02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

PublicationsManaging the New Primary Care: The New Skills That Will Be Needed Author:Richard Bohmer Publication:Health Affairs 29, no. 5 (May 2010) Abstract Developing new models of primary care will demand a level of managerial expertise that few of today's primary... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 26

Publications August 2014 Management Science Smart People Ask for (My) Advice: Seeking Advice Boosts Perceptions of Competence By: Brooks, A.W., F. Gino, and M.E. Schweitzer Abstract—Although individuals can derive substantial benefits from exchanging information and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2013
Working Paper

How Major League Baseball Clubs Have Commercialized Their Investment in Japanese Top Stars

By: Isao Okada and Stephen A. Greyser

When a Major League Baseball club signs a Japanese star player, it obviously tries to commercialize its investment in the player. The initial focus is on home attendance (ticket sales) and television audiences, plus merchandise sales. These elements are similar to... View Details

Keywords: Commercialization; Sports; Revenue; Sports Industry; Japan; United States

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05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council recently marked the grand opening of "The House"—a new permanent club headquarters and collaborative space located in Dubai and open to all HBS alumni living in or visiting the Gulf region. According to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

reminder of management's failure to translate its words into action. In the years that followed, Champion's management orchestrated one of the most effective organization development efforts we have seen in several decades. With the help of a few very View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

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People - Advancing Racial Equity

Co-President, African American Student Union Michael Hemment Senior Director of Baker Research and Publishing, Baker Library Manouchka Jacques Assistant Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Kielyn Jarvis-Herbin Online Learning... View Details

16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

Like: Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

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