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- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
the results provide new evidence of the impact of rank and file employees on firms' financial reporting choices. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49026 forthcoming Strategy Beyond Markets Navigating Natural...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2024
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and...
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Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-704, January 2024.
- 02 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017
predictably difficult situations need to understand that human judgment is still one of the most important tools. Company leaders need to offer better employee training on all these points. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52591 April...
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Carmen Nobel
- February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and...
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- 13 Feb 2020
- Book
Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations
underlying reason why: Leaders often get stuck in echo chambers that merely reinforce their own ideas, says Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer. Meanwhile, lower-level employees are often fully aware of the problems that plague a company or the reasons a...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- March 2022
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and...
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Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 422-046, March 2022.
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
strategies. The strategy map for a support unit typically includes a financial objective to improve its efficiency in supplying services to the enterprise. This objective is usually measured by the cost of services provided and a...
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- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
made its threat credible. This may be more than enough of an incentive for you to decide not to bid after all. As the CEO's strategy illustrates, increasing the costs you will incur by not following through on your threats can persuade...
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by Deepak Malhotra
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
their ecosystem. They rapidly adapt and sometimes shift their value proposition to reflect ever-evolving demand conditions and discover new growth opportunities. They adapt their approach toward HR management to preserve business...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
to old ways of doing things, and company performance doesn't improve. To fix these problems, senior executives and their HR departments should change the way they think about learning and development, and because context is crucial,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding
from virtual onboarding to managing anxiety and stress. Over the next few months, I will try to tackle them one by one in this space. COVID-19 has turned many companies into federations of remote workplaces, but without much guidance on how this new virtual reality can...
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by Boris Groysberg
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
Communities (A) David A. Garvin and Rachna TahilyaniHarvard Business School Case 311-024 Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond. The following excerpt describes strategies and tactics to overcome another party's counterproductive behavior and keep the deal on track. These are ideas that...
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by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 28 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, February 28
success factors for managing business experiments at the “incubation moment,” which appear to improve the prospects of success. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52307 forthcoming Strategy Science...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles
Strategy Unit. “They’re not sending resumes in. They’re being recruited, often through online platforms like LinkedIn.” Indeed, the rise of digital platforms now enables firms and recruiters to source potential candidates anywhere in the...
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- 17 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Being the Boss
not just about having the right strategy but also about being able to do these breakthrough innovations more than once. Book Excerpt From being The Boss: 3 Imperatives For Becoming A Great Leader By Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
their value proposition to reflect ever-evolving demand conditions and discover new growth opportunities. They adapt their approach toward HR management to preserve business viability while maintaining employees’ safety and well-being....
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- 02 Aug 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?
and sometimes outside of work.” He added, “Everybody needs to be touched by someone who cares.” Of course, this takes time that many managers don’t feel they can spare. As Guy put it, “Improving employee engagement is not done through some blanket program run out of...
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by James Heskett
- 03 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion
ways in which organizations met the challenges of 2020. What strategies and actions worked better than others? What can we learn from these? While many companies reduced payor headcount, some pledged at the outset of the crisis to do...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of companies, including SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Microsoft, have reformed their HR processes in order to access neurodiverse...
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