Leadership Development And Career Planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 14

whose role is to listen to and help resolve employees' work-related problems. It offers perspectives from two business experts who have opposing viewpoints on a family like corporate culture and on whether... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed With Your New Boss

series of conversations These conversations begin before you accept the new position and continue through the time before entry and on into your transition. It is critically important that you cover certain... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Business leaders can't develop and execute effective strategy without first gathering the right information, says Harvard Business School professor Robert Simons. In his new book, Seven Strategy Questions: A... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

company are faced with developing and implementing a plan to increase revenue in a travel service business. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

Faculty & Research Faculty & Research September 2025 Journal of Development Economics Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption:... View Details

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup

person and we know they have the skills for the job and they’re a great fit for our culture.” Hiring Interns at HBS Is your company a quickly growing startup that would benefit from hiring an HBS summer... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

family informed about these. Help the family reach decisions and speak with one voice about its goals. Keep the board of directors informed about family views about the company and maintain a dialogue with... View Details

20 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com

specialized customer experience. Rather than only recommending bestsellers, they developed personal relationships with customers by helping them discover up-and-coming authors and unexpected titles.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel (with video by Amelia Kunhardt); Retail

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

this “working on material” session (as comedians would call it) with a sneak peek into how we are reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us... View Details

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Education Club, Latin America Club Adriana Garcia Ceja As Adriana makes plans for her future – “growing a business through operations and investments” – she reflects on the key View Details

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

tells the life stories of leaders making a difference in the world. 30 Years and 40 Stories With 900 possible storylines to track, in 1992 Singer and Hackett sought out input from classmates to choose the 40... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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General Management - Faculty & Research

more innovative subject areas in favor of incumbent vested interests. About the Unit The General Management Unit is concerned with the leadership and management of the enterprise as a whole. This concern... View Details

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Tools & Training - Alumni

Careers Tools & Training Careers Tools & Training No matter where you are in your career, professional development is an ongoing process. Use the tools below to explore... View Details

18 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

development interests on asset management, risk management for global investment, and negotiation and deal structuring. He also served in a variety of View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

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Middle East & North Africa - Global

Center in Istanbul in 2013, followed by offices in Dubai and Cairo. Separately an office was opened in Tel Aviv in 2016 reporting to the Europe Research Center. All play an important role in helping HBS View Details

2011
Book

I Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else's Maze

By: Deepak Malhotra

Now a Wall Street Journal Best-seller! If you were a mouse trapped in a maze and someone kept moving the cheese, what would you do? Over a decade ago, the best-selling business fable Who Moved My Cheese? offered its answer to the question: accept that change is... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Success; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Creativity

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01 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

actors serve and uplift underserved populations across developing countries. He said, “With the support of the Goldsmith Fellowship, I hope to pursue my passion of improving access to healthcare globally.”... View Details

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

through fast-track promotion programs and their colleagues don’t. So, in discussing a promotion or a work-related reward, a manager might consider tossing in a setback encountered earlier in the person’s View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Effectiveness (63) Performance Efficiency (6) Performance Evaluation (19) Performance Expectations (6) Performance Improvement (20) Performance Productivity (41) Performance (196) Personal Characteristics (77) Personal Development View Details

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