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10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

to use strategic levers such as market power and channels of distribution, growth in demand leading to diffusion of the new technology through the population, and uncertainty. Thus, this is one example from which we can generalize lessons... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

15 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons Not Learned About Innovation

the plug on every idea brought their way. Q: You categorize these mistakes under the headings of strategy, process, structure, and skills. Could you summarize your remedies? A: Here are a few of the dozen lessons I offer in the article:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2015
Cold Call Podcast

Planning Change: Lessons from the World of Retail

Keywords: Re: Das Narayandas

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

solitary pursuit of writing, not jockeying for advancement in a business organization. Even so, according to HBS professor Teresa Amabile, a good look at Irving's life to date reveals fascinating lessons on how to think about the notion... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

It is tough to think positively in a crisis. Yet one overarching lesson in a new book by HBS professor Bill George, 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis (Jossey-Bass), is exactly that: See crisis as a chance to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

In the early 1990s, both Teradyne and Hewlett-Packard identified new technologies that had enormous potential to cause new-market disruptions. As with most disruptive innovations, these technologies offered to provide smaller and less expensive solutions for customers... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

May 3, 2011
Article

Leadership Lessons from the Saddle

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Keywords: Leadership; Learning

Citation

Read Now

16 Jan 2010
News

Lessons From NBC's Prime-Time Woes

19 May 2016
Blog Post

5 Lessons from Business School

1. Learning occurs both inside and outside of the classroom I realized after my first semester that business school provides much more than academic classroom learning. Learning takes place in nearly every aspect of life at HBS. The section experience provides a daily... View Details

13 Jul 2015
News

Applying lessons of team work

Alex Schultz (MBA 2016) believes that a lot can be gained from working with others and sees the powerful role that small, incremental changes can play in leadership. (Published July 2015) View Details