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.
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...
Scale AI Scales Up
- JUNE 2025
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- Case
Scale AI, the data labeling and AI infrastructure company, had grown rapidly since it was founded in 2016; however, as Scale’s generative AI business was taking off, Alexandr Wang, Scale’s founder and CEO, became concerned that Scale was slowing down. Wang and the Scale team began to focus...
How to Manage for Collective Creativity
14 Sep 2014
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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
The Skills and Habits Aspiring CEOs Need to Build
Re: Nitin Nohria
- 12 Jun 2025
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- Harvard Business Review
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