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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Lessons in Leadership
HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn found the leadership lessons in the ill-fated voyage of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance so valuable that she wrote a case study on it. HBS Working Knowledge senior editor...
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Antarctica
- Awards
Best Business Books 2018: Leadership
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times (Scribner, 2017) was selected by Strategy + Business as one of the Best Business Books on Leadership in 2018.
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- 30 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership That Defines you – Reflecting on my Time at HBS
friends I've made and the experiences we've shared have been nothing short of transformative for me both personally and professionally. However, my time at HBS was a whirlwind of an experience – I felt like I learned so much but didn’t...
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- February 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Culture in Changing Times
By: Michael Beer, Rakesh Khurana and James Weber
HP had been a highly successful and respected company for decades. It was well known for its company culture and management practices--the HP way--which emphasized both profits and people. Changing markets, strong competitors, and the growth of its computer business,...
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Acquisition;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Human Resources;
Leading Change;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Effectiveness;
Adoption;
Competition
Beer, Michael, Rakesh Khurana, and James Weber. "Hewlett-Packard: Culture in Changing Times." Harvard Business School Case 404-087, February 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- Web
Leadership Initiative - Leadership
cutting-edge research and course development projects about leadership and leadership development, both within Harvard Business School and through collaborations with other organizations. We foster a global...
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- 05 Jul 2016
- News
Being a Good Boss in Dark Times
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
lot since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. At sort of its most basic level, how has this crisis changed how we communicate? Rachel: Well, this is an important time for human connection, a great opportunity for leaders to innovate...
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Zoom
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
effectively lead an agile enterprise—can be aptly applied to the type of leadership required in the current environment. The authors highlight the importance of a rapid...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Nancy F. Koehn
My research focuses on crisis leadership and how leaders and their teams rise to the challenges of high-stakes situations. Using the lens of history, my work examines how individual leaders from business, government and other walks accomplish important—often seemingly...
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- 2011
- Book
What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential
By: Robert Steven Kaplan
Successful leaders know that leadership is less often about having all the answers-and more often about asking the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Organizational Development;
Reaching Your Potential;
Career Planning;
Management Styles;
Interpersonal Communication;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Personal Development and Career
Kaplan, Robert Steven. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.
- November 2005 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Leadership Development at Goldman Sachs
By: Boris Groysberg, Scott A. Snook and David Lane
In November 1999, 11 of Goldman Sachs' finest gathered to put the final touches on a revolutionary leadership development plan. Following Goldman's explosive growth during the 1990s and its eventual IPO in 1999, a diverse group of leaders from across the firm were...
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Initial Public Offering;
Leadership Development;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Skills;
Organizational Design;
Planning
Groysberg, Boris, Scott A. Snook, and David Lane. "Leadership Development at Goldman Sachs." Harvard Business School Case 406-002, November 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
- Article
Timing is Everything: The Importance of Finding the Right Moment in Leading Teams
Great team leaders have superb timing. We explore in this article two different types of timing that leaders need to help their teams. First, they understand when teams are naturally open to help, and what kinds of help to give teams at predictable times in... View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
progress that the effect of such an agreement may have been fatally compromised. But at least it was discussed and publicized. Is it time to revisit stretch? For example, if the concept had been employed...
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by Jim Heskett
- 05 Dec 2022
- What Do You Think?
How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?
business faced incredible barriers at the time (and arguably still do)—there had only been two women CEOs in the Fortune 500 at that point. As we gathered for lunch, Welch arrived a few minutes late and...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
Scott Snook "ALD helped me grow both roots and wings. I grew roots that firmly planted me in a worldview and a leadership view, but I also grew wings—the confidence to go out into the world and act with...
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- Web
Black Women in Leadership - Blog: RaGE Report
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- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
those papers for a volume devoted to that topic, a Part Two to accompany the Handbook. This June, we're convening a conference titled Imagining the Future of Leadership to address the kinds of skills, knowledge, and identity that will be...
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- July–August 2018
- Article
How CEOs Manage Time
By: Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria
In 2006 Harvard Business School’s Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria launched a study tracking how large companies’ CEOs spent their time, 24/7, for 13 weeks: where they were, with whom, what they did, and what they were focusing on. To date, Porter and Nohria have...
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Keywords:
CEOs;
Executives;
Time Management;
Attitudes;
Managerial Roles;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture
Porter, Michael E., and Nitin Nohria. "How CEOs Manage Time." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 4 (July–August 2018): 42–51.
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
corporation's business strategy. Mapping Board Performance Currently, prior to a typical board meeting, members receive reams of paper that are difficult to wade through and make sense of. Once the meeting is in progress, board members...
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by Robert S. Kaplan
- Program
Senior Executive Leadership Program—India
Summary India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. To seize opportunities and sustain success under shifting global business conditions, companies need executives who are exceptional leaders—confident...
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