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- 11 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."
hobby-class radio-controlled cars. Jackson went on to attend Auburn University for his undergraduate education, earning a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, Jackson worked as a jet engine engineer and then operations View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
recommendations ." Gerald Nanninga posed an interesting question: "Today's workforce is evolving ever more closely to a 'contract employee' model . So, if you think of yourself as your boss and your supervisor as your client,... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
working mother had an unusual start. Gruver, a vice president at Bain Consulting, found out she was pregnant just when her husband was being relocated to Chicago from Boston. She didn't want to stop working, so flew back and forth for a few months before asking her... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Ready for Departure
times) to help cleaning supervisors deploy resources as and when needed. “This shift in approach—from scheduled maintenance toward dynamic, on-demand cleaning—will be progressively applied to other areas of airport maintenance, and in... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)
getting the help they need.” To that end, Simons created a free online job design optimization tool. Try it out to see if your job is offering a healthy mix of responsibility and support. If the answer is no, then talk to your supervisor... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
One-on-One Meeting The one-on-one meeting between supervisor and staff is an invaluable tool for managing, but requires much attention to detail. Julia B. Austin explains best practices for getting the most out of the 1:1. Why Brexit is a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
don't mean that your style needs to be the same as that of your boss, but you should be in sync and try to make sure your skills complement each other. For example, if your supervisor is a "big-picture" thinker, you could... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- Web
1.9 Course Registration | MBA
own with a faculty supervisor Registration takes place at the start of each term and is not part of EC Preregistration. Non-MBA Courses See Cross-Registration *In Spring 2025, there are 27 sessions with 14 in Q3 and 13 in Q4. Immersive... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal
O’Neal returned to Doraville, working as a supervisor at the GM facility. When he was accepted at HBS, GM gave him a no-strings-attached scholarship. “I was naive, but I was also undaunted,” says O’Neal of his arrival at Soldiers Field —... View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
comes to coaching, even resilient managers often have trouble helping staff members deal with a crisis. Many supervisors react with a soft, reassuring, and consoling approach, while others opt for a harder pep-talk method with a how-to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Hiring Process | Employment
References Our final step in the evaluation process involves reference and background checks. We ask that all finalists provide three professional references including at least one direct supervisor (current or past). Additionally, we... View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm
to better pair employees on teams to improve idea quality, according to Koning. Consider team composition. Whether or not they actually administer a personality test, supervisors generally have an idea of where team members fall on scales... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-102.pdf Cases & Course Materials (None this week.) Publications Managing Up Author: Linda A. Hill Publication: Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, forthcoming Abstract Managing up is not political game playing. Rather,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
(and improve) line operations as temporary issues arose; it prevented unproductive distractions and provided workers with increased focus; and it let the line experiment with new ideas prior to explaining them to management. Indeed, the workers did purposefully share... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
viral spread. “She also talked about the protests and policing,” says Adams. “She said when she had worked on the city’s board of supervisors prior to becoming mayor, they eliminated the chokehold. She said it was not easy, but a start.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
"adapting," I don't mean that your style needs to be the same as that of your boss, but you should be in sync and try to make sure your skills complement each other. For example, if your supervisor is a "big-picture" thinker, you could... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
with Laura, to Columbus, Indiana, and then to Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Rogers was impressed with the emphasis on values as well as profit at Cummins, where he worked both as a customer-service supervisor and as a purchasing agent. "I... View Details
- 18 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups
available, you're much more likely to be able to compare different attributes of the shoes." Next Steps The researchers are currently testing their theory at a large company. Instead of submitting promotion recommendations to upper management individually, View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
goes wrong; measuring success against unrealistic or ever-increasing standards; and worrying constantly about potential negative outcomes. If you’ve ever had a supervisor or employee who behaved like that, you already know the negative... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
Chizen) and out (a former supervisor from her days at Hewlett-Packard). And Chizen himself taps Intuit chairman Bill Campbell for advice and support.2 All along the ladder of experience, people can coach those who are less experienced. So... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap