Managing Yourself - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

times," he observes. Richard C. Whiteley (MBA '68), a management consultant and author who is writing a book titled "ReSpiriting Work," notes, "Another important factor is the aging of the American population. The baby... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

managers at the expense of investors and tax authorities.” My comments below provide an overview of the financial and tax accounting systems and their treatment of incentive compensation. Independently, the topics of financial accounting,... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

recommendations ." Gerald Nanninga posed an interesting question: "Today's workforce is evolving ever more closely to a 'contract employee' model . So, if you think of yourself as your boss and your supervisor as your client,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

21 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 21

Publications October 2014 Harvard Business Review Press Aligning Strategy and Sales: The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors That Drive Effective Selling By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—There are many books that provide strategy advice and selling methodologies. But... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

good.’” To learn more, see Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Lovers, Loved Ones, and Lotteries. And if you have resolved not to obsess over resolutions this year, behavioral science supports you. Are you giving yourself a break when it comes... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

11 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

then at least in the fog” "We negotiate, if not in the dark, then at least in the fog," says Michael Wheeler, a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and retired MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice, who taught... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

employees in Sweden were. Russ Fradin, of Hewitt Associates, said that early in his tenure he spent three-quarters of his time going around. I think he met with 72 clients in the first 100 days, just hearing what they had to say. Making View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

Retailing, supply chain experts Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman explain how to use analytics to better manage your inventory for faster turns, fewer discounted offerings, and fatter profit margins. Featuring case studies of retailing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

speculation—and then, hopefully, sell it? “One of the top questions screenwriters talk about in their online communities is whether to pitch or to spec,” says Luo. In her paper published by Management Science, When to Sell Your Idea:... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

IT Links for Boundaryless Companies

control. With the path-based approach you've got to have your eye out for how easily is this thing going to integrate with things I haven't even thought of yet. "A key question to ask yourself as you are building systems for this... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

opportunities and promise where others see only defeat.” At each stage of aviation's business life cycle—start-up, growth, maturity, decline, rebirth—new types of leaders emerged, such as entrepreneur C.E. Woolman at Delta in the 1920s and '30s; professional View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

20 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

management of financial communication? Greg Miller: The French group Total and the British BP are both major players in the oil and gas industry, which is increasingly moving into the center of public interest due to its booming oil and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

have to ask yourself whether there's enough pie for everyone." In other words, it makes sense to welcome battles for market share that make the pie bigger for everyone; but battling for a bigger slice of a pie that's not growing is a... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

09 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

otherwise difficult to get an interview. I also had a cubicle at Intel in Santa Clara for fourteen months, and I also visited some of their sites including their fabrication facilities, which are incredible manufacturing operations. Q: So you really immersed View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

billion people don't know they're being profiled They're sharing very, very personal information and maybe you don't want that information profiled about yourself and yet people are doing it. That's the concern. Even if advertisers love... View Details

Keywords: Re: Andi Wang

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