Coaching - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

Harris said companies can help entrepreneurs get started by showing them where to go for a small loan or coaching them on how to dress. New Success Stories Habiby said companies can also serve as models for aspiring entrepreneurs. Before... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

School) How to Make Furloughs More Humane (Harvard Business Review) Coaching Your Team Through Uncertain Times (Harvard Business Review) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Consistent messaging to customers A problem with... View Details

Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes

01 Aug 2019
What Do You Think?

Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?

was unforgettable—I never forgot where I was when it happened. And I was someone who for years coached others at Harvard and elsewhere in case method teaching. Imagine the task of preparing large numbers of budding discussion leaders to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

pair had been studying Silicon Valley mentor-capitalists (successful entrepreneurs who have cashed out of their own companies but serve as business coaches to fledgling enterprises) and wondered if a similar phenomenon were taking place... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

20 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All

greater in coach when passengers were subject to “situational inequality” by boarding from the front—where they walk through first class and are reminded of their “relatively disadvantaged status”—versus boarding from the middle, where... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Air Transportation; Sports; Travel

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

if you want to go deeper on a topic, let’s schedule a specific time to discuss and include others as needed.” Set boundaries for early-timers when they try to end-around new bosses Be open to listening to their ideas or complaints, but redirect them to their new bosses... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

17 Nov 2015
First Look

November 17, 2015

that improved player development. In 2014 Hopp, who had personally invested 300 million in the club, built a “footbonaut,” an automated training environment that collected data on players’ skills and strengths. The tool, one of three in the world, helped scouts and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Jul 2024
Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

global executive and coaching experience—explains how people can use these five Cs to find their own “treasure,” that personal or professional achievement that spells success in their own eyes and have greater impact in the world. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

evidence for this proposition using a fine-grained dataset from the National Basketball Association. In this highly competitive industry, team performance is positively associated with coaches’ subsequent exercise of racial bias: players experience more favorable... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 10, 2008

key points in the motor coach industry such as market size, categories of buses, reasons for purchasing, and the basis for competition amongst motor coach manufacturers. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Why dot.coms Will Rise Again

success and failure. Mentor capitalists put their own money into a startup and try to provide coaching and expertise. "They want to give back," Leonard said, "but mostly they're people who don't want to live the 24/7 CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

versus the board knowing enough to fulfill its independent governance responsibilities. I have observed that improved director insight invariably clears the air, reduces behind-the-scenes speculation about senior management deficiencies, and gives the board better... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

"massive availability of real estate" have made location differentiation a moot point. Retailers looking to differentiate on selection have fared no better, considering that the latest Coach bag can be found at Macy's,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down

ingrained and destructive. Effective change leaders provide opportunities for employees to practice desired behaviors repeatedly, while personally modeling new ways of working and providing coaching and support. In our studies of... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

14 May 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

coach who has great individual parts but can't get them to synchronize. From HBS Alumni Bulletin. Key concepts include: A potentially great team with strong individual contributors can quickly be undone by issues around trust, conflict,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

03 Feb 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?

the right coaching in order to help to achieve a high self esteem...” Having inspired the question in the title, Joel then seemed to answer it by saying, “I think the answer lies in the demands of the role you hoped they’d fill. As a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

forecasting, consumer spending habits, and effective store layout. HBS Cases: When Good Teams Go Bad Know when teamwork doesn't work—and how to fix it. Professors Jeff Polzer and Scott Snook teach "The Army Crew Team" case and the dilemma faced by a rowing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

didn't have a gun, either, but said he'd ask around. He tried several coaches and the operator of a baseball camp, but these leads came up dry. Then, out of the blue, he got a call from someone else looking for a favor, a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training

separated into three groups: a “negotiation group” in which female Zambian coaches used the customized curriculum to teach negotiation skills during after-school sessions, a “safe space group” that attended group game and study sessions... View Details

Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn

03 Oct 2018
What Do You Think?

How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?

coach or program of study, perhaps seeing things through diverse eyes and experiences might address a fundamental anchoring bias. I see the world through only my eyes. It takes more than the leaders to facilitate such progress ” His... View Details