Hard Power - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

expenditures); nor had the company announced its exit to the outside world. Because divisional and operating managers—as well as customers and capital markets—have such a powerful impact on the realized strategy of the firm, senior... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

lean—conditions that make it hard for leaders and their employees to take the risks required for innovation. Unfortunately, according to our survey, only 5 percent of executives consider the employee experience one of their top two... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

01 May 2013
What Do You Think?

Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?

respondents, (2) it works, and (3) there are a number of reasons why others don't or can't practice it. Timothy Lynn Burchfield provided an eloquent endorsement of the concept this way: "Those who serve (vs. power or buy) their way... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 Nov 2015
First Look

November 10, 2015

of research, the authors have concluded that four biases stand in the way: we focus too heavily on success, are too quick to act, try too hard to fit in, and rely too much on experts. Each of these biases raises challenges, but each can... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Nov 2017
What Do You Think?

What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

team (had been given) sufficient power and resources to do their work.” “Former Employee” maintains that “Wells Fargo has no HR presence at the local level, which means there is no buffer between rogue managers and conscientious... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

08 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 8

nuclear agency, recently asserted, "The iceberg of sanctions is melting while our centrifuges are still working." To mitigate the risk of such "deal drift," the United States and its allies should set a realistic, hard... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

an Impact Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan to found Framebridge, a custom framing company. When Tynan couldn’t find a reasonably priced place to frame her beloved posters, she launched a business, which took off after years of... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was devastated by three reactor explosions and two core meltdowns in the days following a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami that produced waves as high as 17 meters. The world is familiar with Daiichi's... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

to change. Daily work often drains energy needed for change," she says. "Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in every encounter." TELLING THE View Details

Keywords: Management

22 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

From Coercion to Excitement Authors:Peter Tufano and Daniel Schneider Abstract We review a wide variety of programs that support savings by families, in particular by low- and moderate-income families. These programs range from ones that literally compel families to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

natural gas market. Diversification into water utilities and broadband soon followed, as did expansion to other countries that promised to deregulate and privatize energy production and distribution. Unfortunately, applying the company's middleman skills to other... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

expertise. The Disruptive Journey from Detroit to Boston Senior Lecturer Chet Huber (MBA 1979) + More Info – Less Info Why is it so hard for successful, established organizations to sustain their success? How do they miss the threats and... View Details

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

great," he says. Thomke, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration, wrote the case with Harvard Business School's Jan W. Rivkin, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration, and Daniela... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

31 Oct 2018
What Do You Think?

What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

PeopleImages What kinds of fear, if any, are appropriate in leading others? Fear has a place in leading and managing others. But if used for short-term achievement, as a negative motivator, or as a source of power over others, it can have... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

promote, another 43 percent said they were unsure, and 15 percent said they would not. In fact, many of the respondents said they only follow influencers who openly disclose their endorsement deals. “Sometimes it’s hard to tell which... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

18 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

While gains were focused at the executive and investor levels, these cuts fostered a transactional relationship between businesses and their workers. So, it should be a shock to no one that in recent years, the power dynamic has switched... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

27 Jul 2020
Book

Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity

first of the three fundamental approaches to reflection has traditionally been called contemplation, or downshifting from time to time. At work, many people tend to focus on output, and their minds act like race car engines, firing on all cylinders at 200 miles an hour... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership

In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

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HBS Health Care Initiative - Blog: Health Supplement

[...] Read more 07 Feb 2025 Student Spotlight: From Nigeria to HBS: Reigniting My Passion for Healthcare Innovation Kasite Ugo-beke Author MBA Students tag Health Care Innovation Health Care at HBS Kasite Ugo-beke’s journey from Nigeria to Harvard Business School is a... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Women Leaders and Organizational Change

powerful who are resistant to change. Most people resist change, even when change might be in their interest, because change is threatening; it involves taking risks and experimenting, not knowing the outcome. This is View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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