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- October 2005
- Case
Tad Piper and Piper Jaffray
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2005, Tad Piper reflects on the successful spin-off from US Bancorp of Piper Jaffray, the investment bank founded by his grandfather. Profiles the development of Piper Jaffray from a Midwestern brokerage house to a national, diversified financial services firm. In...
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Leadership Style;
Management Style;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Tad Piper and Piper Jaffray." Harvard Business School Case 406-033, October 2005.
Rakesh Khurana
Rakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School. He is also Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, co-Master of Cabot House at Harvard College, and the Danoff Dean of Harvard College.
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executive search
- 23 Jan 2013
- News
Six Keys to Leading Positive Change
- September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over
By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber and Eliot Sherman
Describes the successful turnaround of the restaurant company Yum! Brands after its spin off from PepsiCo and covers how the company's leadership planned and executed on virtually every dimension of the employee experience. The main dilemma centers on what the company...
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Keywords:
Product;
Brands and Branding;
Service Operations;
Expansion;
Trade;
Leadership Development;
Business or Company Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry
Frei, Frances X., Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber, and Eliot Sherman. "Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over." Harvard Business School Case 606-041, September 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
would you want your children to be these people? Defining your own yardstick for success can often be quite difficult, according to Stevenson. "A ton of books on success all say, 'Choose your target and...
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by Martha Lagace
- September 2000
- Background Note
Professional Services Module Six: Succeeding in PSFs
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
Emphasizes the skills and values that we believe successful professionals possess: change management and leadership skills, a proactive career management approach, effective processes of giving and receiving feedback, a clear ethical perspective, balance between...
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DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Six: Succeeding in PSFs." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-012, September 2000.
- 12 May 2013
- News
Interview: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- August 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Skillz: Esports and Skill-Based Mobile Gaming
By: Andy Wu, David B. Yoffie and George Gonzalez
Founded in 2012, Skillz offered a platform for mobile app developers to monetize skill-based games via prized tournaments. Skillz had over 20,000 registered developers that had created thousands of Skillz-powered games played by over 30 million registered users...
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Keywords:
Video Games;
Mobile;
Esports;
Applications and Software;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Digital Platforms;
United States
Wu, Andy, David B. Yoffie, and George Gonzalez. "Skillz: Esports and Skill-Based Mobile Gaming." Harvard Business School Case 721-358, August 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- 04 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees
known as a "fixer." Both types of leaders, the extraverts and the introverts, can be equally successful or ineffectual, but with different groups of employees. “Often the leaders end up doing a lot of the talking and not...
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by Carmen Nobel
- November 2006 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
China: 'To Get Rich Is Glorious'
By: Richard Vietor and Julia Galef
In 1978, Deng Xiaoping assumed the leadership of an impoverished China, after Mao Zedong's disastrous Cultural Revolution. During the next 17 years, Deng applied pragmatic policies to liberalize the Chinese economy gradually while maintaining the power of the Communist...
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Keywords:
History;
Leadership;
Privatization;
Policy;
Macroeconomics;
Economic Systems;
Development Economics;
Government and Politics;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
China
Vietor, Richard, and Julia Galef. "China: 'To Get Rich Is Glorious'." Harvard Business School Case 707-022, November 2006. (Revised October 2017.)
- September 2019
- Case
JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership
By: Ethan Bernstein and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Nigel Le Quesne, CEO of Jersey-based financial services firm JTC, firmly believed that "shared ownership" was at the heart of his company’s successful track record. The firm had seen its revenues, profits, and number of clients and staff grow steadily throughout its...
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Keywords:
Ownership;
Employee Ownership;
Leadership Style;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Going Public;
Mission and Purpose;
Management Practices and Processes;
Human Resources;
Financial Services Industry;
Channel Islands;
Europe;
United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership." Harvard Business School Case 420-008, September 2019.
- 17 Jan 2020
- In Practice
6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart
their team’s best efforts. They’re great learners that view successful outcomes as both achieving specific objectives and improving their organization’s ability to deal with its next wave of challenges." Chester A. Huber, senior lecturer...
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by Danielle Kost
- March 1991 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Kyocera Corp.
By: John P. Kotter
Examines the three factors critical to this company's remarkable success in the high tech field. The first factor is the founder, Dr. Inamori's powerful leadership. The second is the strong corporate culture or philosophy of the firm. The third element in Kyocera's...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Information Infrastructure;
Leadership Style;
Management Systems;
Management Style;
Organizational Culture;
Practice;
Profit;
Planning;
Technology Industry;
Electronics Industry
Kotter, John P. "Kyocera Corp." Harvard Business School Case 491-078, March 1991. (Revised July 1993.)
- 2012
- Case
Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Olivia Leskinen
Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)
2009 AL Fellow
Bob Whelan developed an idea with partners that was a seed before his fellowship year and seemed to address a significant national challenge - college financing - with a creative concept and experience from...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Entrepreneurs;
Leadership Skills;
Student Loan Crisis;
Student Loans;
Students;
Low-income;
Postsecondary Education;
Debt-free;
Income-share Agreements;
ISA;
College;
Master’s Degree;
Google;
Purdue Research Foundation;
Kanter’s Law;
Elida Gonzalez;
13th Avenue;
Ed Lowry;
Flexibility;
National Student Debt Jubilee Project;
Fundraising;
Difficult Middles;
Investing In Student Success Act Of 2014;
State Engagement;
State Level;
Pay It Forward;
Student Movement;
Tuition;
Financing College;
Change Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Leadership;
Education;
Higher Education;
Financing and Loans;
Social Enterprise
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Olivia Leskinen. "Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-009, 2012. (Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
to be, says Sasser. Not everyone will be CEO some day, and having an enjoyable and challenging career doesn't have to mean becoming CEO. The key to career success is to draw on a variety of leadership styles...
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by Martha Lagace
- February 2014 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Komatsu in China
By: Krishna Palepu, Akiko Kanno and Nobuo Sato
Komatsu built a very successful business in China over the last two decades. But it is now facing rising competition from lower cost domestic Chinese companies which are themselves trying to become global players. Facing the same situation, Caterpillar is implementing...
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Keywords:
Leading A Global Business;
Building A Business In Emerging Markets;
Emerging Markets;
Construction Industry;
China;
Japan
Palepu, Krishna, Akiko Kanno, and Nobuo Sato. "Komatsu in China." Harvard Business School Case 114-004, February 2014. (Revised April 2014.)
- November 2008
- Case
Eden McCallum
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Robert G. Eccles
This case illustrates the leadership and management challenges of starting a new firm based on a new business model and how success creates pressures that challenge the work/life balance which was one of the original goals of its two founders. The case also raises...
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Gardner, Heidi K., and Robert G. Eccles. "Eden McCallum." Harvard Business School Case 409-060, November 2008.
- May 2022
- Case
Honeywell: Transforming a Century Old Industrial
By: William W. George, Michael Norris and John Masko
In late 2021, Darius Adamczyk, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell is considering the changes he has made to the company since he took over the top leadership position in 2017. The company he had inherited from his predecessor, David Cote, was seen by most as a...
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Keywords:
Business Conglomerates;
Transformation;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Business Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Organization;
Aerospace Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Technology Industry;
North Carolina;
New Jersey
George, William W., Michael Norris, and John Masko. "Honeywell: Transforming a Century Old Industrial." Harvard Business School Case 322-064, May 2022.