talent - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

iStock SUMMING UP Is 100 Percent the ‘Magic Percent’ of Rebel Talent Every Organization Needs? How much “rebel talent” is a necessary minimum? How much is too much? And how should it be deployed, especially when it comes to management?... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Jan 2021
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Does Your Definition of Leadership Exclude Women of Color?

01 Jun 2002
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Be Our Guest: HBS Show 2002 Goes Off without a Hitch

which ran April 17–20 in Burden Auditorium. Since its first production in 1974, the event has showcased the dramatic, musical, and theatrical talent of HBS students. This year's performance was no exception. Titled Infernal Rate of... View Details

Keywords: Lee-Ann Landis; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Feb 2022
News

If your job doesn’t give you purposeful work, you owe it to yourself to join the ‘Great Reshuffle’

March 2011
Teaching Note

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Tom Cruise

By: Anita Elberse

Teaching Note for 508057. View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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July 2019
Case

Bjarke Ingels Group

By: Boris Groysberg and Aldo Sesia

Danish-born Bjarke Ingels is regarded as a giant in the field of architecture. He started his firm—the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)—in 2005 in Copenhagen. Fourteen years later, the firm has additional offices in New York City, London, and Barcelona and employs over 500... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Design; Growth Management; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Talent and Talent Management; Urban Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Construction Industry; Service Industry; Real Estate Industry; Denmark; Spain; United Kingdom; United States; New York (city, NY)

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01 Aug 2005
What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

external CEO is probably the 'easiest, politically correct' option . . . where there would typically be two or three close [internal] contenders for the top job." A number of ways of meeting these challenges were suggested. Klopack's was: "Large companies may... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Profile

Emily Hannenberg

Point), Emily enjoyed a distinguished leadership career that culminated as a Company Commander "in charge of 103 soldiers and $17-18 million in equipment. I had the honor of mentoring and coaching young leaders under me, exceptionally View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

Portrait Project

Yaw Agyenim-Boateng

vulnerable amongst us. I plan to raise money over the next few years, build high-quality schools, design world-class curricula specific to Africa, recruit top teachers from all over the world, and teach talented African children... View Details

01 Sep 2013
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Alumni News | Book Briefs

exchange program for more than 1.5 million young people and teachers. He tells of the lessons he has learned about reforming support for children in foster care, young offenders, gifted and talented children, and schools in general. View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

Portrait Project

Paolo Tosato

Over time, I have come to realize that talents are rare and precious: "To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; each according to his own ability." In my life, I have received many, many View Details

07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2

suppose, attract that new wave of talent that you're seeing? JI: Yeah. Look. I think in two ways you've got to sell the mission harder. You know? And, and I think that's where big companies still have great strengths. Is that scale can... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Building business for a better Brazil

education. In 1991, with Sicupira and Telles, Lemann cofounded Fundação Estudar, a nonprofit organization supporting talented young Brazilians who show potential for contributing to Brazil’s development. At Harvard University, where... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the lives of the needy across Pakistan

talented professionals across the world to help evaluate and support these interventions. Over the past 10 years, ADP has funded more than 50 promising nonprofits to transform hundreds of thousands of lives by building schools, clinics,... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Two Decades of Social Progress

Rangan, HBS adopted a problem-focused approach toward understanding the managerial, leadership, and governance challenges associated with driving sustained, high-impact social change. For the past 20 years, SEI has been dedicated to that cause, leveraging the View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Inside Modern HR

(think data analytics) as global competition for skilled workers increases. Matthew Breitfelder’s (MBA 2002) transition to the field came midcareer, after stints as an international economist at the US Department of Commerce, a corporate strategist, and a management... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

March 2022
Case

DealShare: Social E-Commerce for the Indian Mass Market

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Malini Sen

Launched in September 2018, e-retail startup DealShare has created a tech-enabled model for the Indian mass market that allows customers to buy together, save money on good quality goods, and at the same time have fun. It targets customers who are still getting used to... View Details