Teamwork - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2016
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Escape from Alcatraz

taco bar—but local businesses have already discovered that it can also be a learning experience for professional teams, requiring real teamwork to advance through obstacle courses and solve absurd puzzles. It can take 10 to 20 or more... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 1999
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The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success

and competitive, while the Rabbits are more flexible, creative, and entrepreneurial. Monkey and Elephant cultures reveal a more inward focus, with Monkeys epitomizing teamwork and loyalty, while Elephants favor strong hierarchies,... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

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Sara Roedner

the ways you can connect with consumers," Sara says. "It's so much more compelling to have Joe Torre talk about teamwork than the usual CEO." After completing her BA, Sara accepted a position at The Boston Consulting Group... View Details

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Jonathan Evans

greater fluency in the integrative work critical to creating cutting-edge products with sound strategy and management. And it has also underscored a deep humility for the potency of teamwork to drive impact. What are you most looking... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media

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Jenny Tison

and fell in love with it,” Jenny says. “In my second and third years, I collected as much ice time as I could.” The hard work paid off: By the end of her senior season, she was the assistant captain of the Washington Little Capitals travel ice-hockey team. Applying... View Details

24 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

the new LOBs to a similar share over the next five years. SMI would harvest cash from its mature businesses to invest in the growth of the new businesses. SMI's executives recognized that this strategy required extraordinary alignment and View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail

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Rachel Honeth

"When you grow up as a triplet," Rachel says, "you have to do things to gain attention. But you also learn a lot about teamwork and dynamics." Her brother landed at Barclays Capital; her sister is a fashion blogger.... View Details

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Anastassia Fedyk

am trying to better understand how psychological biases affect decision-making in organizations and financial markets. I have been long interested in optimal incentive design for employees subject to self-control problems. For example, View Details

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Instrument of Pictorial Publicity - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

further incentive for advertisers to use it for public relations as well as advertising purposes.” 6 Thus, readers of Fortune magazine would see William Rittase’s documentary images of workers and factories in its editorial pages, and his “commercial” work—such as a... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee

prides itself on a handcrafted approach to coffee beverages that highlight natural flavors. Before coming to HBS, Keller served four years in the Navy; he cites teamwork as one of the greatest attractions of the work he did then and now.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Fumi Tamaki

extremely helpful. No matter what you want to do, there’s someone in your section who has experience in that industry, and they’re incredibly supportive. It’s amazing how dedicated people are, not just to their own success, but to each other’s success. It’s like... View Details

14 May 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

not underestimate or ignore undesired results. How Can Individual Performers Be Developed Into Team Players? HBS Cases: When Good Teams Go Bad Know when teamwork doesn't work—and how to fix it. Professors Jeff Polzer and Scott Snook teach... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Mar 2017
News

The Big Ambition Behind Educational Innovation

From designing a new yearlong required course on Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development to building “hive” class rooms that support the associated teamwork and projects, the first year of the MBA Program was transformed.... View Details

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Ari Medoff

measured. "Half the joint degree students participated," Ari says. "It demonstrates the self-motivation and teamwork the program engenders." In his own future, Ari sees parallel paths in the pursuit of public service.... View Details

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From the Director | Baker Library

HBS Archives to tell this story with great skill and creativity, despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every exhibition is the result of teamwork within Baker Library Special Collections. My sincere thanks to the... View Details

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-031.pdf Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments Authors:Melissa A. Valentine, Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract Objective. To identify, review, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1996
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Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire

at the tip of America's sword." A Yale College alumnus (Class of '86), Baldwin found the Navy the perfect place to learn not only about the importance of trust and teamwork but about the essential ingredients of effective leadership.... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

self-scrutiny to continuously improve, respect, and cooperation. Positive behaviors lead to good problem-solving based on information and facts, teamwork and speed, and creativity and courage; in turn, good problem-solving leads to... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

simple concept was a runaway success for the students who created it. "They could produce this map for a few cents, sell it in Harvard Square for a few dollars and turn a quick profit. From a financial revenue perspective it was very successful," says Mayo.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

09 Oct 2015
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3 Myths About HBS

is this competitive spirit that helped them to achieve success thus far in their careers. That being said, the culture at HBS is one that encourages teamwork and collaboration, very much mirroring situations encountered in the real world.... View Details

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