Leaders have always faced the job of inspiring others while making important decisions with incomplete information. Today's leaders are confronted with challenges and opportunities that have never been more dynamic or complex. We help leaders effectively understand and manage these forces.
ICARE: Frontline Leadership at Michelin
- JULY 2025
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- Case
In 2025, Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux reflected on the company’s transformation since taking the helm in 2019. Amid a volatile global landscape marked by inflation, rising competition, and geopolitical and sustainability pressures, Michelin had achieved strong financial and operational results....
New WOW at Equitable (A): A New Way of Working
- JUNE 2025
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- Case
Equitable CEO Mark Pearson executes a company-wide change management- transforming a sleepy but reasonably performing firm in a traditional industry not known for innovation, into an innovation-focused agile organization.
The Value of Art on Campus as a Vision for Educating Leaders Who Make a Difference
- JUNE 2025
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- Case
This case explores the debate surrounding the installation of a large contemporary sculpture, Inés by Jaume Plensa, at Harvard Business School under the leadership of Dean Nitin Nohria. Set in 2016, the case examines the role of physical campus design and public art in shaping a learning...
(Family) Size Matters: Nico Oprée and the Decreasing Power of Family Unity over Time
- JUNE 2025
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- Case
Nico Oprée, a fourth-generation (G4) member of his family’s heavy manufacturing business, found himself reflecting on how the firm would navigate a deepening shareholder conflict. While the second generation (G2) had managed the business in harmony, dynamics shifted dramatically by the third...
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Students exercise the leadership skills they will practice in business and beyond, and leave with lessons in leadership that are practical, priceless, and most importantly, real.

The Day After Trump Called Intel’s Chief ‘Conflicted,’ Former Directors Call for a New Company, a New Board and a New CEO
Re: David Yoffie
- 06 Aug 2025
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- Fortune

Experts Say Market Basket’s Next CEO Should Be from Outside Demoulas Family
Re: Christina R Wing
- 24 Jun 2025
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- Boston Business Journal
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