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- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
work, or you’ll be so distracted while you’re at work you won’t get much done. For a lot of frontline lower-wage jobs, companies have a rule that if someone is late to work three times in a month or has an un-preplanned absence three... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
Even in firms that have public shareholders or corporate parents, removing the firm leader can only be done effectively with the consent of the senior stars. If the stars don't like the idea, the consequences for the CEO's successor and the shareholders can be an... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
on digital photography would inevitably distract the mainstream managers. Fund in stages. Establishing a freestanding venture is a good first step, but it's no guarantee that the people in charge will manage the business as an independent... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
award from the Association of American Publishers—that in the early '90s our publisher, John Wiley, asked us if we would develop a new, updated edition. Steve and I did some preliminary thinking about this, even prepared a possible chapter outline, but then got View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
academic freedom—the opportunity to focus on big ideas without the distraction of grant writing—is also a competitive advantage in recruiting faculty. Consequently, our work is pathbreaking and has impact on both practice and management... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
luxuries. After all, just because consumers are cutting back doesn't mean that they do not still enjoy products that give them pleasure and entertainment—or even distraction from the difficult times around them. The third category of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
distraction the better—so it’s just my voice-over, informal and without a script. I also try my best to give students deeper intuition rather than just learning things by rote. I can also sometimes be a bit eccentric, which I think the... View Details
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
ancillary benefits raise questions about how to structure and price ShopRunner's offering. Meanwhile, an investment from Alibaba presents new opportunities in China but risks distraction from the core business. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
What’s the secret to the success of the videos? I try not to talk down or be judgmental, I’m not staring over your shoulder making you nervous. I remain off camera—the less distraction the better—so it’s just my voice-over, informal and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Leadership on a Global Stage
lost all five fingers on his left hand while trying to protect his men from a defective distraction grenade that exploded prematurely. Jefferson was hospitalized for months and then well for the first time in years, he didn’t know what... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
Abstract—High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
to be friends and want to be open and can teach you things and can learn from you? It’s just not going to happen again. And so there’s always a million reasons to be grumpy or skeptical or distracted at every stage in your life, and I... View Details
- 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... View Details
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
either respond to some of this nonsense that comes from external institutional investors, such as "Should we have a staggered board?" or "How many boards can directors serve on?" Things like that really don't have much to do with anything. So boards... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
than eliminate or relax it. The analogy to the keiretsu system has been widely touted in the Internet era. Companies such as CMGI billed themselves as new economy keiretsu. We are seeing a similar outcome as in Japan. The model turned out to be more of a hindrance and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
influence their everyday work life, but to date, little is known about how weather affects individual productivity. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we predict and find that bad weather increases individual productivity and that it does so by eliminating potential... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
When the pandemic forced employees to flee offices and work from home in droves last year, many business leaders worried that productivity might take a dive. Would remote workers be too tempted by the lures of Netflix or too distracted by... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
Draper Fisher Jurvetson. While she recalls the administration initially voicing concerns that the contest might distract students from their studies, the trio persisted, offering solutions to concerns and securing sponsorship from... View Details
- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
house. There are so many distractions and I also don't like my toddler feeling trapped inside. What’s the best part of being a mom? Becoming a mother has helped center me, keeps me focused, and helps me prioritize. It forced me to be in... View Details
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
removing distractions or unnecessary time pressures, managers can help free up employees' creative impulses and guide them down the path of real innovations that can help the company. "In contrast to the creative process, the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding