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Leaders as Decision Architects
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEveryone from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes-for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing... -
100 Years of HBR
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHBR turns 100 this year, and to mark the anniversary, we're taking both a look back--and a look forward. In the essay, "Improving the Practice of Management--Then... -
What Inspiring Leaders Do
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Life's Work: Admiral Mike Mullen
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Helping an Employee Overcome Their Self-Doubt
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How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader Without Burning Out
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleServant leadership was a crucial stepping-stone to a more humane world of work, but “noble-purpose leadership” is better suited for today’s chaotic environment. -
The Explainer: Level 5 Leadership
How to combine fierce resolve with personal humility. -
The Revolution Will Be Managed
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhy some movements succeed and others fail. -
A New Model for Ethical Leadership
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Defining Your Organization's Values
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat are the bedrock principles underlying your company's mission? This issue's Spotlight package examines how understanding and openly recognizing them... -
The Art of Asking Smarter Questions
Interpersonal skills Magazine ArticleThese five techniques can drive great strategic decision-making. -
Managing Through Crunch Time — Without Burning Out Your Team
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Learning Is a Learned Behavior. Here's How to Get Better at It.
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's effectively a type of project management. -
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Danger of Comparing Leadership Styles
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDon't ask what leadership style works. Ask why it works, and for whom. -
Why We Follow Narcissistic Leaders
Leadership & Managing People ResearchWhile it can have some advantages, it also comes with a lot of downsides. -
Leading Like Nelson Mandela
Linda Hill, Harvard Business School professor, shares her memories of meeting the leaders of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, and what she learned... -
Leading in a World Where AI Wields Power of Its Own
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleAI has been subtly influencing us for years, but a new generation of vastly more capable technology is now emerging. These systems, the authors write,... -
Are You Spending Your Parenting Time and Energy Wisely?
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When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset - and When They're a Liability
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFor start-ups or companies in desperate need of a refresh, a larger-than-life leader may be worth the risk. -
As Your Team Gets Bigger, Your Leadership Style Has to Adapt
Leading teams Digital ArticleThe core principles are the same, but the day-to-day changes a lot.
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Building Uber's Product: The Human Challenge of Product Management
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case follows Mina Radharkrishnan's career as a product manager and product executive in various digital environments. She launches her own start-up... -
Comprosa
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Jose Angel Medina, had previously been involved in many turnarounds; this one was different. Comprosa, a Spanish manufacturer of packaging films, had... -
Suicides at France Telecom
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case deals with a dramatic series of suicides at France Télécom between 2008 and 2009. Over a period of 18 months preceding the date of the opening... -
Coaching and Its Application in the Corporate Context
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MicroFridge: The Concept
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Robert Bennett, who has a Master's degree in engineering, wants to exploit his idea to combine a refrigerator, freezer, and 500-watt microwave into an... -
Bentington Industries
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the situation facing Paul Bentington, the president, CEO, and member of the owning family of BIND, PLC, a large and successful family-owned... -
The Northwest Passage
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Following dozens of failed expeditions to "discover" the NW passage, a Norwegian adventurer employs a new approach that emphasizes rigorous preparation,... -
DaVita Responds to COVID
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Early in August 2021, DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez was assessing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his firm, which provided life-sustaining... -
HBR Guide to Collaborative Teams Toolkit
79.95View Details Break down the barriers to effective collaboration. For cross-functional projects to work, you need to bring together diverse ideas and resources from... -
Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details A relatively inexperienced professor struggles with managing a case discussion in a class based on numeric analysis. The class is lethargic and time is... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads for CEOs (with bonus article "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy" by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns)
24.95View Details As CEO, you set the vision, the strategy, and the tone of your organization. You establish priorities, anticipate and address challenges, champion and... -
How Much? (C)
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Managing a Public Image: Rob Thomas
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Rob Thomas describes some of the challenges he has faced as a white, middle-aged man who is managing director of a mid-size consulting firm where he is... -
The National Geographic Society (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This case was written as an update to the case "The National Geographic Society," HBS No. 311-002, published in 2011. The (B) case describes the 2015... -
Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A-1)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Gaylord Division of Americhem, a large chemical company, is in the midst of the first use of a new zero-base budgeting system. The general manager... -
The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership
32.00View Details Get ready to make the biggest jump of your career. The chasm separating managers from leaders is widening as the skills required to be an effective leader... -
Alain St-Pierre: The Man Who Fought More Than Fire - Part A
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case tells the story of Alain St-Pierre, fire captain and the most decorated firefighter in Montréal's history, from childhood through retirement.... -
Andrea Jung: Empowering Avon Women (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In October 2005 Andrea Jung is coping with a 30% decline in Avon's stock price--the biggest test of her leadership since she became CEO in 2000. -
A Duty to Leak?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the challenge faced by the executive director of a (disguised) human rights watchdog agency. The state wants to increase the number... -
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? With a New Preface by the Authors: What It Takes to Be an Authentic Leader
18.00View Details Are you an authentic leader? Too many companies are managed not by leaders but by mere role players and faceless bureaucrats. What would it take to replace...
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Leaders as Decision Architects
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEveryone from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes-for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing... -
Building Uber's Product: The Human Challenge of Product Management
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case follows Mina Radharkrishnan's career as a product manager and product executive in various digital environments. She launches her own start-up... -
Comprosa
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Jose Angel Medina, had previously been involved in many turnarounds; this one was different. Comprosa, a Spanish manufacturer of packaging films, had... -
Suicides at France Telecom
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case deals with a dramatic series of suicides at France Télécom between 2008 and 2009. Over a period of 18 months preceding the date of the opening... -
100 Years of HBR
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHBR turns 100 this year, and to mark the anniversary, we're taking both a look back--and a look forward. In the essay, "Improving the Practice of Management--Then... -
Coaching and Its Application in the Corporate Context
Management Case Study8.95View Details Industry and Background Notes for case CB0297 -
MicroFridge: The Concept
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Robert Bennett, who has a Master's degree in engineering, wants to exploit his idea to combine a refrigerator, freezer, and 500-watt microwave into an... -
What Inspiring Leaders Do
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInspiration is what people want. Here's how to give it to them. -
Bentington Industries
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the situation facing Paul Bentington, the president, CEO, and member of the owning family of BIND, PLC, a large and successful family-owned... -
Life's Work: Admiral Mike Mullen
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAlthough the first ship he ever commanded crashed into a buoy, Mullen rose through the ranks to serve two presidents as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...