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- 17 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring
A year of COVID-19 limbo has turned the notion of self-care into a mainstream pursuit. After all, with the pandemic’s end on the distant horizon, we all just need to hang in there a little longer—even CEOs. Earlier this month, we looked at the worries occupying the... View Details
- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
Kanter says. "One member of the team had actually built several successful IT companies and so knew a lot about marketing. But because he had been hired for a technology job, the CEO would listen to him... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
economic thought and contested antitrust law, ultimately tailoring federal policy to accommodate state regulations. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49787 Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
The Reinvention of Kodak | Information Technology
find sustained market growth amidst digital advancements. The focus is on CEO Jeff Clarke's decision on whether to continue film production or close the factory permanently. Professor Ryan Raffaelli on location at Kodak headquarters in... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
CEOs to military officers to presidential candidates, Mukunda says. Read an excerpt from the book "Are individual leaders truly responsible for the end result, or do they just happen to be there, for better or worse?" Mukunda asks. "We... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
Now, the former Air Force officer is drawing on his military, White House, State Department, and humanitarian aid experience as cofounder and CEO of Executives Without Borders, an organization that matches business leaders who volunteer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) Subramanian and Pelet, on the runway with Aero (Courtesy Uma Subramanian) When Uma Subramanian (MBA 2008) joined Aero Technologies as CEO in March 2019, the company... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
A Man without a Pause
Schroders, later to become the very successful president and CEO of its New York–based banking arm, known as Schrobanco. He made friends with some of the most powerful businesspeople and artists of the day.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
BAZERMAN: There are many examples of predictable surprises at the corporate level. In a succession of wakeful nights after the attacks of 9/11, HBS professor Max Bazerman began to ponder the question of how the terrorists’ actions could... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
getting the job done. Over the years he transformed Joh. A. Benckiser SE (JAB) from a small, privately held German company into a successful global powerhouse. In addition to serving as chairman and CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
same time, the Los Angeles Rams “morphed from a plodding exemplar of mediocrity” to an explosive conference winner, also with the help of a modern, creative offensive system, helmed by the youngest coach in NFL history, Sean McVay. The immediate View Details
- 08 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights
to start immediately? What’s the bottleneck? Independent Studies: I had the opportunity to work with Professor Jeff Bussgang diving into YCombinator - we work with hundreds of YC companies at Pilot! Finance: At a successful startup, the... View Details
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
outcroppings near Dadan, a regional capital in the center of AlUla in the sixth-century BCE. And to the south, a 10th-century stone citadel overlooks the eponymous city of AlUla. “AlUla has 200,000 years of history, and it’s nearly untouched,” says Amr AlMadani (PLDA... View Details
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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog
successful health care entrepreneurs University of Miami Professor of Orthopedics and Bioengineering, Lee Kaplan , MD Visiting Lecturer Ben Creo , M.Div. Executive Fellow Brian Walker, MPH , Ph.D. in women’s health Overview The... View Details
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The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog
success. In this course, you will think about: How should teams be structured? How can a founder see his or her own blind spots? Can you augment a founder’s weaknesses by hiring a complimentary team? When should a CEO be replaced? We... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
increased focus on initiatives that instill confidence and dignity,” Shumway reports. All Ideas on the Table Implementing a long-planned succession strategy, Shumway stepped away from his CEO role at Cicero... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 22 Jan 2019
- News
Remembering Walter Shipley
Walter Shipley (AMP 73, 1976), the former chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank, died on January 11, 2019, at the age of 83, prompting a flood of fond remembrances in the media. Over his 40-year tenure, Shipley is... View Details
- 15 Feb 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective
example of a non-high-tech company we study is H.E. Butt Grocery Company. This is a large, very successful privately held chain in southern Texas that has used technology to combat some of the threats of its competitors, including... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
gaining access to venture capital, the benefits of acquiring and transforming existing businesses, the challenges of leading diverse organizations, and the successful management of community-based ventures. Several alumni participated on... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
diversified from there. Now, as CEO and managing director of Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, he oversees thirty-two department stores in fifteen cities. "Ordinary people are buying what the rich can afford," he said, adding... View Details