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Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)

In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details

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10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

grow tired of. Kanter likens the typical change effort to "putting lipstick on a bulldog." Here, the business leader sees something that's ugly, such as a process or a product that needs improvement. The leader wrestles with the... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

must wrestle with the downsides of that, too," says Weiss. "On an individual basis, it might seem OK to say this rule doesn't make sense, so we won't follow it, but at what point does this practice become a problem?" One... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

greater work-family conflict have a tougher time transitioning to their work roles, and as a result, a long commute takes a bigger toll on these workers. Gino and her colleagues found that the employees who wrestle the most with commuting... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

protesters, they found a group that cared deeply about preserving the culture of the city, and that wrestled with how they might understand and change the underlying conflicts. "They realize that they are operating in a remarkable... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

13 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

selling season may cause the customer to pass on buying a product that she really liked, only to find out that she doesn’t like any of the subsequent products either,” Ferreira says. Beyond flash sales and fast fashion, the research has practical implications for any... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Fashion

08 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy

is designed to help an executive frame a decision-making process to answer an issue he or she is wrestling with and move forward with actionable steps." View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

wrestling with profound feelings of loss as they climbed the ranks. A scope for sanity Despite evidence of universal misery, none of the companies—largely professional services firms—that Ely has observed in her career have shifted the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

18 Jun 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Why Leaders Need Great Books

percentage of my sleep right off the top. — So I'm telling you, okay?" So go the first lines to author Allan Gurganus's short story, "Blessed Assurance." As one of the works of literature that HBS MBA students wrestle with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

stock of his corporate sponsors dropped, as did sales of Nike golf balls. A college’s well publicized scandal can open the eyes of prospective students. Source: SIphotography But Luca reasoned that many colleges wrestle with drinking and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

19 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 19

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512085-PDF-ENG Sarvajal: Water for All John D. Macomber and Mona SinhaHarvard Business School Case 211-028 Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 9, 2008

Harvard Business School Case 509-031 Having bought Shaklee Corporation from Yamanouchi, Roger Barnett, its owner and CEO, wrestled with the question of how to grow the company and its reputation for environmental sustainability. In... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto

assess the decision-making process at their companies. How often should leaders do such self-assessment? A: They should use the litmus test—in real time—as they wrestle with all major strategic decisions. This is not as often as it... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

little experience competing for resources and bucking inappropriate processes within a stable, efficiency-oriented operating culture. In order to be confident that managers have developed the skills required to succeed at a new assignment, one should examine the sorts... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Raynor

14 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Are You Managing To a ‘T’? Time To Break With Tradition

successful T-shaped manager must learn to live with, and ultimately thrive within, the tension created by this dual responsibility. Although this tension is most acute for heads of business units, any T-shaped manager with operating unit obligations must View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen & Bolko Von Oetinger

09 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

broaden its appeal. These new products undercut the integrity of the Starbucks brand for coffee purists. They also challenged the baristas who had to wrestle with an ever-more-complicated menu of drinks. With over half of customers... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

05 Apr 2004
What Do You Think?

Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?

terms: "Acquisitions are a macho exercise, not an intellectual one. Think World Wrestling Federation, not a chess tournament." Stephen Alexander adds: "Those promoting an acquisition are often dealmakers whose interest in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

"don't touch the brand" school of thought, admitted Schroiff. Yet Henkel also wrestled with questions of economies of scale and consumer penetration. "If you were to flood Europe with standardized products under a few brand... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

12 Dec 2016
HBS Case

Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

forward to today. The Rock has become a household name as both a wrestling legend and a global movie star. Perhaps less well known is that Johnson and his business partner, Dany Garcia, have quickly gained ground in Hollywood as... View Details

Keywords: Re: Anita Elberse; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation

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