Managing Yourself - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?

McKinsey, serving as managing director of the Boston office and leader of the global merger integration practice during that period. “These dilemmas will happen, and they will happen faster and sooner than you expect.” “There are few... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consulting

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Overview - Doctoral

Overview New Ideas for a Changing World PhD Programs Accounting & Management Business Economics (Includes Finance) Health Policy (Management) Marketing Organizational Behavior Strategy Technology & Operations View Details

09 Apr 2024
Book

Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning

the day by taking a long shower, imagining work anxiety swirling down the drain with the suds. Interestingly, studies show that when anxiety creeps in, it’s not effective to tell yourself or others to calm down. Doing so often creates... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Oct 2023
Book

Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week

solve difficult problems. Denouncing Mark Zuckerberg’s informal Facebook motto, “move fast and break things,” partners Frei and Morriss combine their decades of consulting experience—Frei as the UPS Foundation Professor of Service View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Research Community - Doctoral

creation of the School's intellectual capital. Current Students & Alumni Ta-Wei "David" Huang Marketing Omar Olivarez Technology & Operations Management Justine Murray Organizational Behavior Faculty Professor Maria Roche Strategy... View Details

13 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

firm specializing in improvisational collaboration and communication in high-performance teams. In their case, "Miles Davis: Kind of Blue", they reflect on the beauty of the music as well as the unusual story behind its creation. And they suggest that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

11 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

individual executives. Lock down your management team. As an outsider, you’ll need to surround yourself with a mix of respected and dedicated senior executives (ones who have no interest in challenging you... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Lifelong Learning - Alumni

Career Management Climate Change Diversity and Inclusion Economy, Government Entrepreneurship Finance and Operations Governance and Boards Happiness, Purpose and Meaning Health Care Management and Leadership... View Details

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Class Profile - Doctoral

Education 89 Undergraduate Institutions GMAT & GRE All applicants are required to take either the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Additional information regarding... View Details

14 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Clay Christensen’s Milkshake Marketing

says. He adds that this marketing paradigm comes with the additional benefit of being difficult to rip off. Nobody, for example, has managed to copy IKEA, which helps its customers do the job of furnishing an apartment right now.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Service; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

12 Sep 2023
Book

Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

they’re leading a whole bunch of other people. So emotional management is even more important.” Brooks says the country, and maybe the world, is in a happiness slump. This epidemic predates the COVID-19 pandemic (though lockdowns and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

negativity bias. Now this is an opportunity to use to use metacognition to understand yourself and to manage yourself. Because a lot of times, it's maladaptive. Look I got it in the caveman times it's really... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

Program

Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

brand equity Measure, monitor, and communicate corporate performance while driving critical change Lead authentically and ethically at all levels and nurture a culture of accountability Build confidence in yourself as a leader,... View Details

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms

Choose a subject area: Digital Transformation Marketing Business Essentials Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society Now Offering Launching Tech Ventures On-Demand – Start... View Details

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Operations and the Competitive Edge

out the waste, and focus on how to differentiate yourself from your competitors in meaningful ways. But the tools available to—and the challenges facing—companies are so much greater now than before, that View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2023
News

The Imposter Among Us

better when I am getting enough sleep and allowing myself to explore and find excitement and mastery outside the workplace. —Samantha Trotman Burman (MBA 1993) Bitte? When the subsidiary north of Toronto was divested, the incumbent HQ invited me to work in Switzerland... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

Profile

Brittani Rettig

Your Twitter bio reads like that of a superhero ("Management consultant by day, fitness instructor & wellness blogger by night"). Can you tell us about your day and evening jobs? "By day I'm a manager at Deloitte... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Services; Health Care

05 Sep 2023
Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

economy, managers need to send the message that they support employees even when they make mistakes, she says. “Each and every one of us is a fallible human being. That’s not a choice or a judgment, that’s just a fact,” Edmondson says.... View Details