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- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Mullane said, noting that last year saw record numbers for participation and revenue for Executive Education. “People want to connect; they want to be back on campus,” Mullane said, noting that one of the organization's strategic... View Details
- 13 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles
different from managing their work. Leading is fundamentally about identifying where the group needs to go (developing a compelling vision for the future), strategizing how to get there, and getting people... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis
- 07 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 7
industry, had begun to operate in an increasingly privatized environment.) At the center of the new model was a series of "vision workshops"-structured conversations in which employees at all levels of the company took part in developing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
About Rock Advisory Board The Rock Center’s Advisory Board is responsible for providing strategic direction for the Rock Center and its staff. The Advisory Board includes HBS entrepreneurial alumni, HBS faculty, and HBS staff. Paul Baier... View Details
- Blog
Leading Successful Digital Transformation
minimal due to lack of cohesion and strategic direction. Establishment of independent units: Senior managers often believe that it is hard to create disruptive innovations within the bureaucracy of a large organization. To avoid this... View Details
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
know how to do it." The third thing is team. We look for engineering vision and execution, sales, and entrepreneurship in a team. Typically, it's at least two people; sometimes it's three. In the early stages, I tend to invest behind... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
however. The thousands of deals that academics, consultants, and businesspeople lump together as mergers and acquisitions actually represent very different strategic activities. Acquisitions occur for five reasons: to deal with... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 14 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World
forecasting, strategic planning, and statistical decision making have not prepared them for this amount of flux in the environment. In short, these rapid-fire changes are putting extreme pressure on business leaders to lead in ways not... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
In business, good advice is priceless. Managers who are anxious and confused when confronted with corporate challenges can find that a piece of sound advice from a colleague can instill a sense of calm and clarity that leads to more thoughtful and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech
to revisit their strategies for recruiting, managing, and retaining talent." We asked Wu about the implications of a ban on non-competes for firms and employees in tech and what strategic levers businesses might consider should such... View Details
- 18 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers
more strategic answer, he adds. Toxic workers whose glass is half full However, the toxic worker’s qualities aren’t all bad, presenting companies with an apparent trade-off. “It turns out that, on average, they’re actually very good... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
grapples with a number of strategic tensions: between innovations and the traditional business, between global and local, and about increased partnering or proprietary advantages. He must continue to lead and develop the team to support a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Publications August 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review The Art of Strategic Renewal By: Binns, Andy, J. Bruce Harreld, Charles A. O'Reilly, and Michael L. Tushman Abstract—In recent years, we have seen well-established companies such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
by nearly 1,000 female sales agents across the country. How did Walker journey from the cotton fields to the status of an enterprising businesswoman, perhaps even the first self-made African American millionaire in the United States? Her obstacles, shrewd View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Edmondson : Received the IOC Vision of Excellence in Leadership Award from the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital in 2021. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups from... View Details
- 14 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures
investments. Through Solara’s IoT-enabled systems with dynamic pricing, digital payments, and booking features, farmers can operate their own irrigation businesses, serving their non-pump owning neighbors water at rates below current diesel-irrigation prices. Our View Details
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
last twenty years my colleagues at TruePoint and I have asked leadership teams to define a strategic direction (business strategy and values) and then commission a task force of their best performers one to two levels below them to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
presents a process for asking the big questions that will enable you to diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your career. He lays out areas of inquiry, including questions such as (1) Do I clearly articulate my View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
the parties. Thus, even after controlling for various attributes of the exchange relationship and the dispute, the choice of contracting structure has important strategic implications. The Globe: The China Rules: A Practical Guide for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace