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Suchita Prasad
taught me hard skills such as finance and marketing, but also softer skills such as owning my point of view, persuasive communication and thoughtful debate. I have also been impressed by the kind of... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
thought of as a school, and the problems that managers have confronted within it constitute the "curriculum" that was offered in that school. The skills that managers can be expected to have and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
variety, process flexibility and even the path of industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software industry. Our research takes advantage of a natural experiment, in that we observe products... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change
in order to avert danger, the report said. Such a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions will require the cooperation of China and India, which depend heavily on coal, Calderón said. Persuading them to rely... View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
felt incredibly passionate about the work and strongly believed in its impact, I also began to observe the risks, limitations, and skewed incentives foreign aid creates within local governments. I began... View Details
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
When news broke March 24 that a young co-pilot for Lufthansa's low cost-airline Germanwings had intentionally crashed a passenger jet into the French Alps, killing himself and 149 others, people struggled for answers. What would make... View Details
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Alexander Kamenskov
aspirations. My generation was praised to have the brightest future, a very happy and fulfilling life... ...that day proved to be just another milestone. Despite many achievements, the transformation is far... View Details
- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
Figuring out the culture component again requires some self-examination, to determine what specific values and what unique lens on the world you bring to situations in order to leverage your unique voice... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
employees to take better control of both their workdays and their lives. Excerpt From sleeping With Your Smartphone It all began with an experiment that my research associate View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 19 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
What to Expect During Your Second Year at HBS
classes became the first order of difficult business. Should I take classes along my career track? Oh wait, I don’t have one just yet. Should I continue my foray into accounting View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
in support of eight things that great service leaders know and do. Great service leaders know that (1) leading a breakthrough service is different, and they take steps to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
downtime. Departmental specialists can assist customers during busy periods and order merchandise and arrange their sections during slack hours. The results? Customers receive... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
cities to impose a home shelter order and priorities shifted due to COVID-19, the project was quickly retooled to address the pandemic. “It is critical to enable residents to access COVID-19 resources... View Details
- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
cities to impose a home shelter order and priorities shifted due to COVID-19, the project was quickly retooled to address the pandemic. “It is critical to enable residents to access COVID-19 resources... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
It's that paradox—that struggle can be both something to overcome on the way to success and something to embrace for the meaning it gives our lives—that motivated Harvard Business School Professor Joseph Badaracco to View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
radio or PBS television, 87 percent). Companies that undertake the difficult and costly task of policy advocacy should receive credit for their hard work, while corporations that "game the system" should be penalized. In View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
was frustrating and discouraging to the women at Soldiers Field. "We knew this was a great story. We knew it would be much richer, much more alive, with company input. But we could not get in," said Koehn. Looking back on the... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
crucial to the subsequent response of those on the receiving end. "We define a necessary evil as a work-related task that requires a person to cause physical, emotional, or material harm to another human being in order to advance a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
platform, AngelList, for example, allows these private angel investors to pool their money and invest in larger equity stakes in companies than a single angel investor might be willing to take on by himself.... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
peers were being promoted. Instead, he concentrated on strengthening his technical proficiency, taking numerous in-house courses and seminars. He also chose his assignments judiciously, consciously avoiding... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas