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- November 2022
- Teaching Note
Proximie: Using XR Technology to Create Borderless Operating Rooms
By: Ariel D. Stern, Alpana Thapar and Menna Hassan
Founded by Nadine Hachach-Haram in 2016, Proximie was a digital medicine platform that used mixed reality and a host of digital audio and visual tools to enable clinicians, proctors, and medical device company personnel to be virtually present in operating rooms (ORs),... View Details
- 10 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
Who Has Potential? For Many White Men, It’s Often Other White Men
innovative, and, ultimately, competitive, she says. Unlike assessment cultures, development-oriented firms: Encourage candor and risk-taking. Employees feel safe to share what they know and don’t know. They’re not afraid to offer new... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
employees depends on its willingness to listen to them and act on what is learned. “Allowing employees to safely speak truth to power enables senior management to learn about barriers to performance that employees see clearly—but that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 15 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World’s Largest Democracy?
Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Maya Reddy
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
communicated to employees. Managers who meet the defend drive well: Create a psychologically safe environment Treat people fairly. Encourage team members to speak up and listen to what they say. Overcommunicate. Even without economic... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
that, at the end of the day, those are also the communities with the least amount of power.” Is short-term hubris clouding my judgement? As a market leader, Google might have felt invincible enough to ignore major shortcomings in key products, but ChatGPT is a reminder... View Details
- 23 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Could Bring Globalization Down?
cables to Germany, after war broke out in 1914. The Lusitania (which was sunk on May 7, 1915) is simply a good symbol for the end of this first age because so much had previously depended on safe navigation between New York and Europe. Q:... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
the one that existed in early March. How will the COVID-19 crisis change the landscape of the industry, and what do restaurants need to do to survive? And, what should consumers, desperate to return to their favorite restaurants but wary about whether it is View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
reminds us that, “a recent tidal wave of harassment claims highlights the costs of failing to create a psychologically safe workplace for women.” Edmondson has the numbers to back up her arguments. She has, for example, conducted many... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jun 2021
- HBS Case
Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm
long-term success may depend on how much its customers feel safe going back into the water. When the company first shut down in March 2020, many cruise executives were hopeful that governments would lift restrictions, and they would sail... View Details
- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
garage, a safe and secure neighborhood, interior walls in good condition, and natural light. Of the 20 attributes tested, 17 of them were rated significantly less necessary for the lower-income family. "The gap emerged for things... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
the antigen. What we're hoping to be able to do with these different approaches is to create a vaccine that we can study quickly that can be both safe and effective and can be durable. Those are three different issues. No one knows for... View Details
- 13 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions
in their paper, Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers. Cole says he was especially surprised to find that the nature of the incentive actually changed participants' perceptions of whether an application was... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
direction,” Beer says. “But they should say, ‘This is what we want to do.’ Then ask: ‘What are the barriers?’ You can’t find out what stands in the way after the fact as well as you can beforehand.” Make it safe to share the whole truth.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Have We Lost Sight of Integrity?
the NTSB later flagged for omitting pivotal facts, Boeing said that its customers “have our assurance that the 737 MAX is as safe as any airplane that has ever flown the skies.” Just five months later, another 737 MAX—Ethiopian Airlines... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 22 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning
we want our children to be safe and get an excellent education,” said Minson. Finally, expressing a positive emotion also played a role in how the speaker is perceived. Focusing on the elements that contributed to being viewed as... View Details
Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette
- 29 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?
messages that can come with these cash exchanges have deep roots in history. During the Middle Ages, feudal lords traveling beyond their territories would toss coins to beggars in hopes that these acts of kindness would ensure safe trips.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
runs), and scaling (the development of a full-fledged new product or service). "Becoming a corporate explorer is not a route to a safe or easy career." The authors share the stories of influential explorers, such as retired IBM manager... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
notion that a large segment of consumers might prefer automobiles that were safe and fuel-efficient. Coca-Cola ignored evidence that "New Coke" would fizzle and launched it anyway. Companies in the mechanical-watch and... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
contracts. Trust may develop naturally over time, but negotiators rarely have the luxury of letting nature take its course. Thus it sometimes seems easiest to play it safe with cautious deals involving few tradeoffs, few concessions, and... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra