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- 17 Jun 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Excellence Comes From Saying No
counter-intuitive such as a focus on individual achievement." The Courage To Be Bad At the core of Frei's philosophy is an appeal that Harvard MBAs are not used to hearing: in order to achieve excellence, you need the courage to be...
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by Michael Blanding
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
countries and the future role of technological innovation in international efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, amongst many other issues. Publisher's Link: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=383865 Is Life Nasty, Brutish, and Short? View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
to go in the future." Launched in autumn 2006, GMP is a new executive education comprehensive leadership program designed to address the needs and concerns of precisely these managers. GMP's innovative teaching View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
Business Review article that describes his philosophy to building, leading, and managing teams. (I am pretty sure it will be necessary to visit a few more Manchester United matches to collect additional data). I am also hoping to complete...
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- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
Summing Up Why Not Turn "No Surprises Management" On Its Head? If "managing up" with a "no surprises management" (NSM) philosophy is popular, "managing down" with NSM makes just as much sense,...
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by James Heskett
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
conditions and the paramount importance of doing the right thing—some leadership teams have committed themselves to two guiding principles: act now to protect and run the business today, and plan now to retool the business for the...
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- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
economic development. Spreading prosperity through the gappon business model It is less Shibusawa’s track record as a serial entrepreneur than his views on the purpose of business that have attracted renewed interest. The Confucian View Details
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
integration of all stakeholders in that sense of purpose; conscious leadership devoted to the higher purpose and stakeholder integration; a conscious culture with shared values that reflect the higher purpose. Organizations that meet...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
the organization’s core activities, sharpen the performance of its leadership team, and rebalance where necessary. This finding came to light when we studied Big C and Small C change in professional sports—specifically, how coaches who...
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- 20 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism
deal with what is in front of us today. Yes, all these other players matter, in some cases a great deal. But not as much as business matters—in the form of both large global corporations and small-scale entrepreneurial enterprises. This is not View Details
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by Nancy Koehn
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
customers?' he said, 'My employees. That's who I obsess about.'" Southwest Airlines' philosophy is fun, frugality, and family, DeLong added. "The B players are valued." Standing Up For B Players Managers who are high...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
in how their jobs affect the customer in how their jobs can be improved in getting work done more effectively is most definitely welcome." Birgi Martin said, "I think self-management is needed at all levels of staff." Lavinia Weissman characterized...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
schedules slip and targets are missed...." Above all, leadership is generally thought to be critical to the successful application of stretch. Edward Hare reminded us that "the essence of great management, View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
Think About Limits? To achieve multifaceted, lasting success in a world of moving targets, it is not enough to soberly reject celebrity as the only leadership style. You have to understand the baseline assumptions behind celebrity, and...
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by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 04 Feb 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?
signal that the best times are over for the company). Among these, CEO Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg have written a book, subtitled How Google Works. It is of particular interest for several reasons, not the least of which is that Schmidt inherited day-to-day...
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- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
efficiency, innovation, quality, and responsiveness to customers—even as one also finds adaptations to cultural differences." These comments tend to question whether management leadership has a "geographic home" as opposed...
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by James Heskett
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
homogeneous teams can feel more effective.” Challenges to rebel leadership One of the challenges of employing rebel talent is that the process of developing a cadre of rebels quite likely has to begin at the top if the View Details
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by James Heskett
- 08 Sep 2011
- What Do You Think?
What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?
facing down the pressures of investors and Wall Street analysts. As Gaurav Goel puts it, "Steve's successors would need courage and confidence to do things differently." In particular, there will be a critical period until the new View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Important are Big Ideas?
exercise unless management approaches them with military discipline." Mike Kirkeberg goes even further in saying, "All new management philosophies and strategies work ... until they don’t. ... It seems very simple: Make a good...
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by James Heskett
- 21 Aug 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Under the Magnifying Glass: The Benefits of Being a Case Study
strength was not a secret, so therefore we do not have any fears about a case study. We know that our strength is in our philosophy and in our values." In any event, he pointed out, the Internet allows information to reach everybody...
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by Martha Lagace