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- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
group The first two points are not as clear-cut as they might appear. While the leader's standard charge is to set direction, a leader also has to communicate a moral and strategic vision that actually... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions
Review article, “What’s the Optimal Workplace for Your Organization?” The article itself, with its two-by-two matrix of strategic space configurations, is an illustration of the value of face time. “This project would very much not exist... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
creation of a vision for the future that represents a significant departure from the past, one that requires breakthroughs for its realization; 2) the creation of a system that facilitates enrollment into and elicits voluntary commitment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
Summing Up Stretch—its meaning, uses, and pitfalls—could fill a book, judging from responses to this month's column. First, there appears to be limited agreement about what stretch is and how it works. Some saw it as a variation on long-range planning. Others saw it as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
Brand New also developed the ability to identify ability in others: organizational and strategic talent, as well as commercial imagination. Lauder, Schultz, and Dell—like the three entrepreneurs in the past—shared a willingness to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Steve Jobs Legacy
spurned because he is so harsh and demanding. He is in turn betrayed by his closest ally (John Sculley), but ultimately the clarity of his vision and charisma triumph, and he transforms the world. The transformation in communications he... View Details
- 22 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges in Leading Professional Services
the past, few leaders in PSFs took the time to gain commitment to the direction of the firm—they only talked about vision and then executed on it. Q: You note that senior partners have often preferred to respond to challenges and... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
arises from an ethical imperative that falls on the shoulders of the individuals that lead it. In addition to this tradition, in the 1990s there emerged a new vision regarding the role of private companies in society, by a new generation... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- What Do You Think?
What are the Lessons of New Orleans?
"Perhaps there's too much policy and procedure in place and not enough thinking." For David Brewster, lessons included the "failure of strategic planning to consider the small, frontline detail . . . a matter of getting... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Apr 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?
distinctly different cultures than their own, (3) created a third strategic vision based on a combination of those of the two merging organizations, (4) quickly identified, motivated, and retained key... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
versus improving their existing marketplace and how to pitch their evolving strategic vision to investors. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817103-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
PublicationsBlending Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul Publication:In Encyclopedia of Strategic Management, edited by D. Teece and M. Augier. London: Palgrave,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52939 forthcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Computer Vision Uncovers Predictors of Physical Urban Change By: Naik, Nikhil, Scott Duke... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
create platforms to automate peer-to-peer engagement, and leverage assets by sharing and renting vs. owning. They emphasize experimentation (“fail fast” without career limiting consequences) versus long-range strategic planning, operate... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
Sadun Abstract—Many senior executives struggle to describe how they make strategic decisions. That’s a serious problem since the process for making strategic decisions can shape the strategy itself. To... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2007
- What Do You Think?
Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?
Aggarwal asked, "How many businesses truly were established with the vision of making the world a better place?" Jassi Brar said, "One must be able to 'afford' the good." Steve Holton had a different take on this... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
investment, and the biggest donor of development aid. It also has the second reference currency in the world. European integration is facing its gravest crisis since its creation. This moment should be leveraged as an opportunity to push forward with a new vision—a... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
"platform") around the rapidly expanding online video industry. Simultaneously, CEO Jeremy Allaire was completing a major funding round that would enable the company to make strategic investments in some or all of several... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
the variables that align with different customer types. Given the competing priorities in any venture, we've found that an ICP process must come from the top team to be credible and effective. Conversely, the process itself often helps to reestablish a shared View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
sales from emerging markets. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311118-PDF-ENG Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan JohnsonHarvard Business School Case 311-119 In 1997 Nestlé committed to a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne