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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

dynamics and leadership of effective teams. You’ll define psychological safety and cover various elements of leading effective teams, including decision-making, navigating... View Details

11 Oct 2012
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Do Maintenance

20 Mar 2019
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

The window for meaningful policy action is short—we have less than 10 years to transition to clean energy, and to get there we must enact effective policies in the coming two years. This short timeframe... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

June 2010
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The China Rules: A Practical Guide for CEOs Managing Multinational Corporations in the People's Republic

By: Lynn S. Paine

To achieve growth and profitability in the world's third-largest economy, multinationals need strong leadership--but China is tough on top executives. Pulsating with opportunity, China attracts foreigners, yet HR professionals continue to rank it as one of the most... View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership; Management Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; China

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04 Oct 2010
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Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees

study with professors Adam M. Grant of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and David A. Hofmann of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Their article, "Reversing the Extraverted Leadership Advantage: The Role of Employee... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Jul 2010
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Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

orders (parcels versus documents), time of delivery (8 a.m. versus afternoon), and other variables. There is also an unfair assumption in "fair" pricing policies: You do not determine what is fair,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

10 Feb 2014
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Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

the required Leadership and Organizational Behavior course (commonly known as LEAD), which focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of the enterprise. The Elements Of The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2025
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Leprino Foods is another, converting 2.3 million pounds of milk into cheese every day. Just down the road, Lambert’s parents, Mary and Chris, and her brother, Stratton, run Badger Creek Farm and Quail Ridge Dairy, home to some 6,000 Holstein cows. As much as Lambert... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photos by Vance Jacobs. OPEN CONCEPT: Lambert at Quail Ridge Dairy in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

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Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations - Recruiting

widely recognized that diversity in teams has a positive impact on an organization’s output. Therefore, attracting and hiring employees from different backgrounds (including, but not limited to, race, gender, and ability) should be a... View Details

01 Aug 2005
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Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

market value of all CEOs is driven by companies hiring leadership from the outside rather than promoting it from within. In other words, there is a market premium paid for outside hires. Hiring from outside... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Dec 2020
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Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

Series How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

18 Jun 2012
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Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups

don't want to discriminate, or don't want to treat people differently based on their demographic characteristics—fall into these stereotype traps because stereotypes have something to do with how the world is," says Bohnet. "As long as we don't see women... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

01 Feb 2008
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How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

of any organization." Carol Holding associated brand value with sustainability: "As brand value will soon be included in a company's valuation ... we can more than ever monetize sustainable behavior." Others see the market... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Jan 2018
Blog Post

HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

or social work, there are diverse opportunities to make a meaningful impact. For MBA students who want to make a difference in the world, Africa is a great starting point. A GO Fellowship would have helped me take greater risks. After... View Details

December 2016
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Public Mission, Private Funding: The University of California, Berkeley

By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby

UC Berkley, long known as one of the leading public universities in both the U.S. and the world, has seen turbulent times recently. While student enrollment and costs have increased steadily in recent years, the school, which has been fiercely proud of its public... View Details

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20 Dec 2022
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7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

to assess where your recruiters’ time is best spent.7. Resolve to Make the ConnectionOne “trend” in recruiting has stood the test of time, and that is personal connections. If your recruiting strategy hasn’t... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Sep 2008
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In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care

because it is a small, well-managed country and in part because it is in effect starting from scratch, Rwanda is achieving good results. Said Porter, “I’m optimistic that the... View Details

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

23 May 2011
Op-Ed

Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society

Editor's note: Please see related story, Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It's Effective. To what extent companies contribute to a sustainable society is a question increasingly important, not only to the companies themselves, but also to investors, the countries... View Details

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

discipline to its operations. That direction enabled him to move forward with clarity. If the board is serious about its responsibilities, it should form a committee to oversee the company’s leadership development process, taking the... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

05 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction

board, however, the outside directors should show their independence by filling the separate chair position with non-executive boardroom leadership of their own choosing. This is an effective solution to a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey

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