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- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
may not help since it will depend on the style and type of leader ...." In Linda Joy Ortiz' words, "I do not think individuals would benefit from classes on followership ... following is basically an instinct and has more to do... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Additionally, wearing a heavy backpack affected participants' behavior. Specifically, it led them to be more likely to choose healthy snacks over guilt-inducing ones and boring tasks over fun ones. It also led participants to cheat less. Importantly, self-reported... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are implementing do not require... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
PublicationsWhat to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential Author:Robert Steven Kaplan Publication:Harvard Business Publishing, 2011 Abstract Successful leaders... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
studies the direct effects of managers' biases and nonstandard preferences on their decisions. We review relevant psychology, economic theory and predictions, empirical challenges, empirical evidence, new directions such as behavioral... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
clashed as decision-making power, pay and incentives, and clout were altered and redistributed. JLL realized that its organizational structure was hindering the firm in achieving key strategic goals, such as rapid scalability of corporate accounts and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best
Learning Effects of Monitoring by Dennis Campbell and Francisco de Asís Martinez-Jerez of HBS and Marc Epstein of Rice University, are the result of an extensive study of the culture and management style at... View Details
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
box gets us new ideas. On the other hand, I cringe at the thought of effectively managing a ‘herd of cats.’” Santosh Patil added that “as much as I like the rebels in my team, it is essential for me to have order since I am very organized... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
John Croft felt that "the idea of different leadership styles among men and women is poorly thought through . People forget that leadership is about the people being led, not the leader . I think you would only find sex-based... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
who doesn’t understand the nuances of the business or how to effectively manage its people. In recruiting Bob Nardelli from GE, Home Depot’s board failed to choose someone who understood the retail business enough to recognize that the... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- December 2022
- Article
Divergence Between Employer and Employee Understandings of Passion: Theory and Implications for Future Research
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Hannah Weisman
There is an increasingly prevalent expectation in contemporary society that employees be passionate for their work. Here, we suggest that employers and employees can have different understandings of passion that potentially conflict. More specifically, we argue that... View Details
Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Human Capital; Performance Effectiveness; Management Style
Jachimowicz, Jon M., and Hannah Weisman. "Divergence Between Employer and Employee Understandings of Passion: Theory and Implications for Future Research." Research in Organizational Behavior 42 (December 2022).
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
leadership style to “drain the swamp” of the Washington bureaucracy and deliver results for the American people. The United States is not a company, of course, and its citizens are not employees, but voters still were drawn to his... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
with optimists. As a determined optimist who has grown a bit more pessimistic during my life, I do want to share one important finding from my 35 years of field research: Effective long-term planning and investment requires an optimistic... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
because of poor eyesight, McNamara wanted to be close to the action in 1943 and helped man the US Office of Statistical Control in London, where he applied the statistical methods he had honed at HBS to monitor troop and supply movements, measure the View Details
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
diversification and lower costs. So-called index funds became so popular that just before his death Bogle warned that their ubiquity could have a problematic effect on stock markets. Nevertheless, they were a primary factor leading to... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
schools of thought in the modern high tech and versatile business environment." David Wittenberg said: " an effective leader must be true to himself. Personalities differ, so leadership styles... View Details
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
sense of self. Thus the decision can be laden with emotional factors that are less important in decisions to buy books, music, groceries, and electronics. Ample evidence suggests that current B2C sites are unable to characterize their products adequately to allow... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
shows that hooking up with the right mentor can quickly increase your value. On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K” Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski were arguably the two most successful college basketball coaches in the country. But their leadership View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
how can you step up to make the most immediate and positive impact on the issue? Think about what effect your efforts will have on the people around you. And consider what you can do to encourage those hanging back to pitch in. Reach: How... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
the meeting starts, it's a signal that the person in charge hasn't laid the groundwork for a productive use of time. There should be adequate time in advance for everyone to prepare for a thoughtful discussion. All meetings should have an View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg