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  • 08 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

with engineering on custom applications, and up-selling or cross-selling additional services. Allocation of sales talent should change. Focus on behaviors in selection. In many firms, this means upgrading... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

Decades ago, a talented young musician pursued his childhood dream of becoming the world’s greatest French horn player, studying with great teachers, attending music festivals, and always earning first... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 11 Feb 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

years ago. There were two things that prompted me to do so. One is that I had written a book called Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right (HBS Press, 1997) which is about big... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 30 Sep 2019
  • Book

6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees

that prevents African Americans from ascending to leadership roles. The data is indeed bleak. While an increasing number of African Americans are earning bachelor’s and graduate degrees, the number of black people in View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

that people from all over the country were moving to Memphis to help build this company.” But Bobo’s excitement had no real outlet. “We scour the planet to find athletic talent at an early age,” he says, “but we wait too long to cultivate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 2017
  • Interviews

Laura Morgan Roberts (2)

  • 06 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

which has a negative effect on all ventures, sensible and nonsensical. I would also reinforce the idea that entrepreneurship is critical around the world. We are confronted with many crises from health care to the environment to global... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government
  • 20 Aug 2020
  • Book

From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • December 2021
  • Case

Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his company’s transition from data company to product company. Burning Glass originated as a service that used artificial... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Job Search; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Employees; Retention; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Analytics and Data Science; Business Model; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States
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  • December 2011 (Revised May 2014)
  • Case

ReSource Pro

By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, Elisabeth Koll and David Lane
Matt Bruno, founder and general manager of ReSource Pro, left his job working for a New York City-based insurance program shortly after the World Trade Center bombing and arrived in China. Initially he planned to teach English, but soon the entrepreneurial spirit of... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Talent and Talent Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Insurance Industry; Service Industry; China
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  • Web

Leadership Fellows

Hire Talent Leadership Fellows Hire Talent Leadership Fellows What is the Leadership Fellows Program? The Leadership Fellows program offers nonprofit and public-sector... View Details
  • 21 Aug 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

markets." The War For Talent Professor Ashish Nanda teaches Professional Services as well as Leadership, Values and Decision Making. His research focuses on managing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • Web

Podcast - Business & Environment

of the Climate Rising series on climate resilience, features Sarah Russell, General Manager of Project Bellwether at X, The Moonshot Factory at Alphabet (formerly Google X). Sarah shares how geospatial data View Details
  • 25 Oct 2010
  • HBS Case

Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market

operandi has been to joint venture with a local retailer, acquiring good store locations and local management talent in the process. Tesco deserves credit for not taking a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • October 2020
  • Case

Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'

By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Michael Norris
In 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time—the highs and lows,... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Health; Success; Performance Improvement; Personal Development and Career; Family and Family Relationships; Sports; Competition; Sports Industry; United States; Baltimore; Arizona; Sydney; Athens; Beijing; London
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Value Creation Through Effective Boards

any industry, including: Members of corporate and public supervisory boards Members of managing and executive boards Top talent pools of listed... View Details
  • 20 Oct 2017
  • Blog Post

Taking Care to Prepare Leaders: Lessons in Leadership Development from DaVita Kidney Care

In September 2010, Lauren Coyle, HBS MBA 2010, entered the leadership development program at DaVita Kidney Care. Formally titled, “The Redwoods Program,” it would guide Coyle through a three-phase curriculum that concluded in April 2011, View Details
Keywords: Health Care
  • Web

Standards of Conduct - Recruiting

Hire Talent Standards of Conduct Hire Talent Standards of Conduct MBA Recruiting Standards of Conduct (2025-2026) Standards as of May 7, 2025 Ensuring a Level Playing Field HBS Career & Professional... View Details
  • 12 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

Stellar teamwork and star talent will be on display February 1 at the National Football League's annual Super Bowl, in Tampa Bay, Florida. For football fans, the much-awaited Super Bowl is the highlight of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports