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03 Oct 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

7 Effective Ways to Lead Teams

making a simulated climb up Mount Everest. ‘Big Teaming,’ Audacious Innovation, and the Uncompleted Dream of a Smart City How do you organize a project that spans professions, industries, and even nations? Related Research Papers Research Paper: View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

2024
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Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You

By: Teresa M. Amabile, Lotte Bailyn, Marcy Crary, Douglas T. Hall and Kathy E. Kram

Retirement, as a major life transition, can be both thrilling and challenging in unexpected ways. Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical financial and health-related advice on retirement,... View Details

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04 Jan 2022
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Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

prepared for such an event. It “contained a provision that would let McDonald’s recoup severance payments it if later determined the employee should have been fired for cause.” After a year of legal wrangling, we recently learned how the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

Had he not chosen to dope, Hamilton may not have achieved the victories he did. But the cost of following Armstrong was personal disgrace. "This is not a free ride," says Rose. "You have to be prepared to live with the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
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NOWaccount

By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley

It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Finance; Entrepreneurship

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The best teachers are leaders, and the best leaders are teachers. Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than 40 years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes... View Details

01 Jan 2010
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James Dimon, MBA 1982

hatches to prepare for tough times ahead; and as a charismatic leader who focuses on recruiting, training, and developing the people in his organization. While competitors imploded during the economic downturn, with Dimon at the helm,... View Details

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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Openings Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

organizational models for transforming the way health care is delivered, measured, and reimbursed. Empowered with new insights and capabilities, you will return to your organization prepared to implement and oversee a value-based health... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

dirt roads. His excellence on the field was due to his preparation in the off-season.” First job: An independent video store. “I loved that job because I love the power of storytelling. I always wanted to tell customers about an amazing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

of that, due to COVID, I started all of my Required Curriculum (RC) classes virtually—including this one—and I was not in a classroom setting frame of mind. I remember feeling prepared to discuss the case but after I was cold-called and... View Details

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Diversity on Boards - Alumni

https://www.exed.hbs.edu/women-boards-succeeding-corporate-director/ Preparing to Be a Corporate Director https://www.exed.hbs.edu/preparing-corporate-director/ Making Corporate Boards More Effective:... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

Ford Foundation (A) (220026) by Shawn Cole , Michael Norris and T. Robert Zochowski FEBRUARY 2020 (REVISED JANUARY 2022) Darren Walker and his staff have been preparing for months to present the final proposal for Mission Related... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

Assistant, which helps new sellers prepare professional-looking online listings, and its Turbo Lister service, which tracks and manages thousands of bulk listings on home computers. The company has also established and maintained... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

18 May 2012
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Organization Design for Distributed Innovation

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By: Ethan C. Rouen

Relying on empirical archival methodologies—as well as techniques in data science—to develop and structure new sources of data by which to approach questions of looming disclosure changes, Professor Rouen has focused on one of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... View Details

10 Aug 2016
Blog Post

3 Benefits of the Case Method

among the primary reasons that HBS was such a transformative two years for me. This style of learning has numerous benefits, but I particularly appreciated these three aspects. 1. The distinctive academic rhythm made the learning more meaningful Each class session... View Details

03 Jan 2023
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How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

of General Motors because of her skills at turning around a large organization. My colleague Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, knowing that I was preparing materials... View Details

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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

broader issues at hand: when and how should corporate leaders respond to societal crises? How can they best prepare their organizations to deal with urgent and often unpredictable calls for action from employees, customers, or other... View Details

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

makers, HBS faculty members, and leading HBS alumni to examine and reflect on the events of the fall of 2008. In preparation for this event, the Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Project (BFFS) at HBS conducted the 2018 Financial... View Details

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