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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Administration Robert S. Kaplan Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus Shirley Lu Assistant Professor of Business Administration Mindy Lubber President & CEO, Ceres Mindy Lubber President & CEO, Ceres... View Details
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

across multiple types of necessary evils: Have pairs or teams perform these tasks together. Create ample time and space after these tasks for people to decompress and debrief. Provide the right physical environment—a quiet, private area... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Bobby Tuohy

team of twelve, Bobby split his time between field operations and headquarters, where he led the charge for acquiring necessary resources. “It was the service and leadership I wanted.” Deepening tech skills... View Details
  • Web

Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

New Venture Competition Eligibility & Rules 14ms The venture must have an HBS alumnus as a founder. The alum must be involved in the day-to-day operations in a leadership role and must be represented at all events and be the pitch lead.... View Details
  • January – February 2011
  • Article

Are You a Good Boss-Or a Great One?

By: Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
Private moments of doubt and fear come even to managers who have spent years on the job. Any number of events can trigger them: an initiative is going poorly; you get a lukewarm performance review; your new assignment is daunting. HBS professor Linda Hill and executive... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks
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  • 17 Jan 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

of Thoracic Surgery Effective Leadership of Surgical Teams: A Mixed Methods Study of Surgeon Behaviors and Functions By: Stone, J., E. Aveling, M. Frean, M. Shields, C. Wright, F. Gino, T. Sundt, and S.J. Singer Abstract—The importance of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 22

  Publications August 2013 PLoS ONE Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance By: Anik, Lalin, Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton, and Jordi Quoidbach Abstract—In three field studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2011
  • Case

Daniel Kim's Dilemma (A)

By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred
Daniel Kim was considering "blowing the whistle" on his friend, the CEO of a fast-growing startup where Kim had spent most of his professional career. When Kim joined the company, called Cardio-Metric, in 2002, it consisted of seven young engineers (including its two... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Fairness; Corporate Accountability; Emotions; Behavior; Leadership Style; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Disclosure
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  • 11 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

Building Her Leadership Style At Nike, the seed was planted for Leahy to develop her own leadership style and values. “I found this smart, talented, ambitious group of leaders at Nike who also had a very... View Details
  • January 2021 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

Aptiv PLC Board of Directors (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Aptiv’s board must decide whether a joint venture with an auto maker is the right next step in the company’s efforts to develop and commercialize a production-ready autonomous driving system. While many commentators believed that Aptiv’s self-driving technologies had... View Details
Keywords: Automotive Industry; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Board Decisions; Board Dynamics; Corporate Boards; Innovation And Strategy; Legal Aspects Of Business; Spin Off; Strategic Alliances; Strategic Change; Strategic Evolution; Supplier Relationships; Technological Change; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Innovation Strategy; Going Public; Joint Ventures; Leadership; Restructuring; Technological Innovation; Transformation; Auto Industry; Europe; United States
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  • 02 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women

leadership roles, but also create a lose-lose situation for all women in the workplace, as neither assertiveness nor conforming to stereotypes leads to success. To address these issues, companies will need to reimagine the negotiation... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 10 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business

management. To take advantage of unpredictable windows that might open and close quickly, and to spot and avoid unpredictable threats, leadership is required "beyond one larger-than-life executive," he says. An inseparable partnership... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 26 Jan 2022
  • News

Making Peace with Anger

also realized was that the expectation that I had for the group to turn around their operations either the next week or the next month, or even in that quarter, were wildly unrealistic and unfair. But by stepping back, I gave the team the... View Details
  • 12 May 2023
  • News

Alabama's Yella Fella

he took inspiration from an HBS case about Frank Perdue's efforts to brand chicken with the tagline, "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken." From the 1980s and 1990s, Rane sponsored NCAA football teams and hired college coaches... View Details
Keywords: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; Wholesale Trade
  • Blog

Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, has long studied the performance of teams in the workplace. Her latest book is The Fearless Organization:... View Details
  • 17 Feb 2022
  • Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

a team of agile, imaginative and analytical individuals.” Ovia’s CEO, Paris Wallace, grew up on government assistance in California’s Marin County, one of the wealthiest areas in the United States. Raised by a mother who was single and... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
  • May 2013
  • Case

Wendy Peterson

By: Linda A. Hill and Alisa Zalosh
Wendy Peterson was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales at the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack, an accounting software and services company. To penetrate a perceived market niche, Peterson hires Fred (Xing) Wu, whose familiarity with and access to Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Conflict Management; Salesforce Management; Rank and Position; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Accounting Industry; Texas
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  • 18 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

millions of African farmers and their families achieve food security and lift themselves out of poverty. By 2008, AGRA had assembled a strong leadership team and had funded numerous small projects ranging... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2015
  • Book

Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective

By: Rebecca Henderson, Ranjay Gulati and Michael Tushman
The business case for acting sustainably is becoming increasingly compelling—reducing our global footprint to sustainable levels is the defining issue of our times, and it is one that can only be addressed with the active participation of the private sector. However,... View Details
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  • 10 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

conditions and the paramount importance of doing the right thing—some leadership teams have committed themselves to two guiding principles: act now to protect and run the business today, and plan now to... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden