LEAD - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2010 (Revised March 2010)
Supplement

Leading Change at Simmons (E)

This case updates the “Leading Change at Simmons” series by examining Simmons' increasing debt under the ownership of Thomas H. Lee, a private equity firm. Charlie Eitel, the former CEO, wonders what the company's, and his, legacy will be after declaring bankruptcy... View Details

Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Private Equity; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Leading Change; Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Ownership; Performance Improvement; Consumer Products Industry

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9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 14 Aug 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Leading with Finance

Gain a deep understanding of the principles of finance - a toolkit for making smart financial decisions and the confidence to communicate those decisions to key stakeholders. Program Dates: August 14, 2019 - September 25, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 05 Jun 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Leading with Finance

Gain a deep understanding of the principles of finance - a toolkit for making smart financial decisions and the confidence to communicate those decisions to key stakeholders. Program Dates: June 5, 2019 - July 17, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EST, 16 Jan 2019
HBS Online

HBS Online Leading with Finance

Gain a deep understanding of the principles of finance - a toolkit for making smart financial decisions and the confidence to communicate those decisions to key stakeholders. Program Dates: January 16, 2019 - February 27, 2019 View Details

30 Apr 2019
News

Leading Schools That Change Lives

students.” Triage and Focus Just prior to his current job, Kennealey held a post with the Archdiocese of Boston, working on strategic initiatives for more than 40 Catholic schools under the leadership of Mary Grassa O’Neill, a senior lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

18 Mar 2021
News

Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition

upcoming book Blind Ambition: How to Go from Victim to Visionary. In this program, the two discuss how finding the courage to authentically lead offers us a path forward in life, regardless of our circumstances. View the recording from... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

Leading In a New Era

leading apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc. (LC) were coming off a sixteen-year high that had begun to wane in 1992. A combination of factors — the national recession, weak spending on women's apparel, increased competition, department... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

Program

Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation

Summary Today's leaders are evolving their approaches to leadership and innovation in response to quantum shifts in how we work and live. In the midst of economic, societal, and technological disruptions, leaders must build and lead agile... View Details

29 Jun 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change

Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I build my business in this environment? What should leaders communicate? My organization doesn't... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

03 Oct 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

7 Effective Ways to Lead Teams

Source: rawpixel Very few businesses today can exist today without effective team work. So it's surprising that while many managers are regularly coached on how to lead individuals, training in team leadership is much more rare.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Web

Charitable Lead Trust - Alumni

Giving Charitable Lead Trust Giving Charitable Lead Trust A charitable lead trust (CLT) enables you to support HBS and transfer assets to children or other heirs at a reduced... View Details