Executive Leadership - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

analyzing that data and designing strategy around it. That’s one reason eight HBS professors pooled resources in June to launch the Competing on Business Analytics and Big Data Executive Education program. “It was unprecedented to engage... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi

already survived a serious auto accident, became convinced he should run for office after Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and a number of executives died in a plane crash in Croatia in 1996, a flight Checchi missed only because of a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

refused, saying, “There is a need in our society for fairness creams, so we are meeting that need.” The view from business The cosmetic company's position drew support from many of the 150 business executives in Deshpandé’s View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

overlook our most powerful tool for effecting change: our own thoughts. Through a variety of exercises called Think Keys, Zaltman guides the reader through the mind’s most important unconscious and conscious dynamics. Zaltman has used these techniques with View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Leadership Fellows HBS News MBA Executive Education More HBS RSS Feeds: Alumni Baker Library New Books Executive Education HBS Alumni Bulletin HBS News HBS Working Knowledge... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Competing in the Age of AI

Above: Karim Lakhani discussed GenAI with alumni during his presentation at When Professor Karim Lakhani leads discussions about generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), he often begins by asking audience members to stand if they’ve used an AI tool like ChatGPT or... View Details

Keywords: April White

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HBS - The year in Review

virtual Executive Education programs 14,000 hybrid classroom hours across 16 classrooms Harvard Business Publishing Leadership Change In February 2021, Harvard Business Publishing announced the retirement of... View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

counterproductive. Companies should save the benchmarking surveys for commoditized processes or services. Benchmarking became popular several decades ago as part of the total quality management movement. An IBM executive defined it as... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

30 May 2023
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Finding PRIDE

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Anthony Gerace In the late 1970s, a dozen or so gay men found one another at HBS and decided to band together, calling themselves the Alternative Executive Lifestyles group. They posted... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 3

looks to build a mobile technology product development team by executing an "acquisition-hire" (i.e., "acqui-hire") to acquire New York City-based start-up Stamped, a mobile application company launched by former... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to develop leadership skills critical for modern governance. The program is designed to build on the HBS commitment to lifelong learning while contributing to the impact of the nonprofit sector through rigorous examination of the... View Details

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Cash House | About

space houses the School’s Executive Education programs as well as the Office for Community and Culture. About the Name Cash House was re-named in 2020 to celebrate and honor the contributions of James I. Cash, James E. Robison Professor... View Details

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

innovation outcomes as well as the ongoing performance of existing products. We find that ambidextrous organization designs are relatively more effective in executing innovation streams than functional, cross-functional, and spinout... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

assist you when you need help later. DeLong urges executives to create support networks of "truth speakers." Within your organization, you should seek out two or three people "who will tell you the things you don't want to... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

members at Cape Cod Retreat The HBS Africa Business Club has a special place in my heart. I currently serve as the CFO of the club and it has been great to plan events for the school year with other devoted executive team members. Some... View Details

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

speaks to Ranjay Gulati—his former college classmate and his eventual HBS Executive Education professor—about how Panera has faced the myriad challenges of the pandemic, the leadership values that guide him,... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

meaning from our work; we bring meaning to our work.” Relating his extensive past in high-ranking executive roles, Rowan offers the reader the opportunity to ponder new perspectives and see business as a chance to serve God by... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

an increase of more than 20 percent compared with fiscal 2022. Executive Education also delivered custom programs to more than 4,500 participants, onboarding 23 new clients across a diverse mix of industries. Internationally, the group... View Details

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

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

are in a leadership role, or any role where your input is required, you will be asked things that you might not be prepared for. Once you have the skill of gracefully and factually answering unexpected questions, you will be able to... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

Management Essentials Negotiation Mastery Organizational Leadership Personal Branding Power and Influence for Positive Impact Strategic Financial Analysis Strategy Execution Sustainable Business Strategy... View Details

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