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- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
offerings and consumer needs has been challenging the effectiveness of both mechanisms. Q: What kinds of consumer habits does consumer empowerment work against? A: Consumers typically tend to adopt ritual lifestyles, and to develop...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
an unremitting love for company and conversation. Given the choice between being right and being memorable, Schumpeter never hesitated.” Each morning, after the elaborate ritual of dressing himself, Schumpeter would walk the six blocks to...
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- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
"Comparison-shopping" was the genial answer. "Look," my friend said, "the Durango actually has better headroom." Desperate not to lose my friend's business, the Ford salesperson went through the ritual of...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
burnout reconnect with what made their jobs meaningful in the past, which can provide guidance for how to restore meaning at work in the present. Developing organizational social rituals and traditions can help create organizational...
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- 01 Jun 2001
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Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
Early — much too early — on a rainy March morning, I find myself once again among a throng of bleary-eyed students trooping toward Aldrich Hall. The ritual of the herd, familiar to me and every HBS alum, certainly brings it all back. It’s...
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Commencement 2020 Address | About
satisfaction. So, consider adding this simple ritual to your day. It may bring you as many benefits as other life-enhancing habits like regular meditation or exercise. To get you started, let us engage in this exercise now, and count the...
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- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
relationships where can you pull someone up or will you be pulled down, or vice versa. Hi my name is Megan Pasricha, potentially long lost cousin. We'll see. And I'm Section I, 2012. My question is that, for your kids, what are some of the daily View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
authors map these trends and profile the battle between low-cost index and exchange-traded funds, on the one hand, and the higher-fee hedge funds and private equity, on the other. “I have no rituals for writing other than needing long...
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- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
Managers who meet their teams’ bonding needs: Make employees feel a part of the team Are people-oriented Care about employees on a personal level. Start meetings with a check-in or opening ritual before diving into business. Think about...
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- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
Managers who meet their teams’ bonding needs: Make employees feel a part of the team Are people-oriented Care about employees on a personal level. Start meetings with a check-in or opening ritual before diving into business. Think about...
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Commencement 2015 Address | About
say about leadership and the future of space travel. But what stuck with me was one of his comments that dealt with Perspective. He described a nightly ritual where he unwinds by listening to music and looking out at the earth. The...
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- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
services different, but what’s unique to the rituals of other communities in the area. BR: I learned, for example, in the Hmong community, they believe you should not have more than one dead body in a building at a time. So if you had a...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
and in office moving forward. Building culture in all environments is critical. AND less travel and more video calls from now on!” —Jessica Gelman (MBA 2002) “The power of routines and rituals to anchor my day/week. Also, it’s great...
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- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
structure the organization, design jobs, and allocate roles and responsibilities—that shape how people who work in the organization experience their jobs. Second, leaders engage in symbolic actions—through the stories they tell, the symbols and View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
the one and only true God. Pure Skin: Discover the Japanese Ritual of Glowing by Victoria Tsai (MBA 2006) Clarkson Potter Your skin is your body’s biggest organ, as vital to your health as your heart. That’s why Tsai, the founder of...
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- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
emerge successful post-pandemic with top talent intact requires more attention to the human side and reaffirmation of mission and values. Perhaps companies will adopt recognition-rich recommitment rituals (akin to renewal of wedding...
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