Strategic Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Nov 2020
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In Harmony

After an unsatisfying stint as a consultant at Strategic Planning Associates in Washington, DC, Mark Weinstein (MBA 1981) developed a new strategic plan for his life with the goal of finding a job at the... View Details

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Online Learning Track Programs | HBS Online

HBS Online is currently offering a Learning Track in: Leadership & Management Strategy Entrepreneurship & Innovation Business in Society Finance & Accounting Marketing What You Earn Certificate of Specialization By completing any three... View Details

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

effort. "To maintain a leadership position globally, the United States needs high value-added products and services to be the engine of its economy," says HBS professor emeritus Kent Bowen, organizer of the colloquium. "One... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

01 Oct 1996
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At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top

faculty member to CEO, everyone in the workshop is intensely involved in the learning experience." During the May workshop, a total of ten sessions focused on topics such as near-term organizational challenges; the creation of a strategic... View Details

Keywords: Jon Prestage

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Aaron Mitchell

look at all the other contributing forces, enhancing the value that I bring as an HR professional. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS has given me a way to think about approaching HR strategically... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Services

25 Apr 2016
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Just Rewards

Michael Darrington (PMD 27, 1974) believes in putting people first. As CEO of Greggs, which he led for 24 years to become the United Kingdom’s baking industry leader and in previous positions where he oversaw strategic turnarounds. He has... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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New Releases

satisfaction, and vice versa) constitute a service profit chain that can form the foundation for strategic service vision and help guide managers in their operations and marketing. The authors explain how any service industry firm can... View Details

01 Dec 2007
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How Business Schools Lost Their Way

will recognize their obligations to society.” As in the 1920s, however, the strongest public advocate for professionalization in the most comprehensive sense of the term was HBS Dean Wallace B. Donham, who was appalled by the lack of national View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit

expanding leadership in operations and research and development (R&D) could drive innovation and align the company with global industry trends. Leadership’s Strategic Vision Our discussions with Tata... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Takes One to Know One

2010, has assumed a new role as Strategic Advisor, External Relations. Cahill is responsible for managing all aspects of the School’s alumni relations, development, and alumni marketing and communications activities in support of the more... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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Marked Managers

biotech industry. At HBS, Higgins currently teaches Self-Assessment and Career Development in the MBA curriculum and Strategic Human Resource Management in the Executive Education Program. What is a career imprint? Organizational career... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Career Imprints; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Feb 1997
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Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

increases - instead, the institution will bear the risk. Corporations are also using contract technologies for strategic purposes. To illustrate, Merton cited a hypothetical example of a company with widespread crude-oil reserves and a... View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

21 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

instructor, and later as a strategist for the Pentagon: O: Observe O: Orientate D: Decide A: Act Boyd's insight came from the need to develop a strategic approach—simple in nature, easy to execute and communicate—that made up for the fact... View Details

Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo

01 Sep 2003
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New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO

evening’s other honoree was Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami and secretary of health and human services during the Clinton administration. The club presented her with its 2003 Leadership Award. Proceeds from the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Field Course: Business of the Arts - Course Catalog

opportunities and the potential to develop new business and build market share.” Business of the Arts (BOTA) is designed to introduce students to the key issues faced by leaders in this important economic sector. Career Focus: This course is intended both for students... View Details

July 2010 (Revised November 2011)
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Zensar: The Future of Vision Communities (B)

By: David A. Garvin and Rachna Tahilyani

Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows,... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Leadership Style; Employee Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Business or Company Management; Expansion; Information Technology Industry; India

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Europe’s green transition | Institute for Business in Global Society

Europe’s green transition Global Leadership Roundtable Paris, France October 2024 In partnership with the HBS Europe Research Center . More Global Leadership Roundtables A new world of risks and... View Details

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

something lasting,” said Josh Kraft, who is president of Kraft Family Philanthropies. The fund has raised nearly $30 million to support community groups and coalitions that fight racism and racial inequity in Massachusetts. Among its core View Details

17 Nov 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?

as good or bad outlooks you're born with but as mindsets to adopt as situations demand." When testing strategic plans, deploy defensive pessimism, imagining all the things that can go wrong in the future. But when the task requires... View Details

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Sara Roedner

environment, because we have diverse interests. And we all want to expand our networks, both professionally and personally." Luxury goods and leadership "There are so many opportunities at HBS that stand out," says Sara.... View Details

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