Leadership

It’s no longer enough to keep your board happy and appease shareholders.

Most managerial work happens through talk--discussions, meetings, presentations, negotiations. And it is through talk that managers evaluate others and...

Researchers found that it supersedes charisma, influence, power, personality, attractiveness, and genius.

Debunking three common misconceptions.

Effective leaders take a personal interest in the long-term development of their employees, and they use tact and other social skills to encourage employees to achieve their best. It isn’t about being “nice” or “understanding”—it’s about tapping into individual motivations in the interest of furthering an organizationwide goal.

Past performance isn't always the sole measure of what someone can really do.

Virtual tools allow for learning to be integrated into executives’ daily work.

Executives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed,...

Stop thinking about your tasks and start talking about your vision.

When asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally...

We are programmed at an early age to think that failure is bad. That belief prevents organizations from effectively learning from their missteps.

We have the tools, we just don't use them.

Over the past decade, I have watched more than 100 companies try to remake themselves into significantly better competitors. They have included large organizations (Ford) and small ones (Landmark Communications), companies based in the United States (General Motors) and elsewhere (British Airways), corporations that were on their knees (Eastern Airlines), and companies that were earning […]

In the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control...

Check your ego, be courageous, and practice transparency.

New CEOs are typically focused on creating and implementing a strategy, building a top team, and driving culture change. Optimizing administrative workflow...

Wise executives tailor their approach to fit the complexity of the circumstances they face.

Real-life coaching sessions with leaders working to overcome professional challenges.

Understanding why you’re in the room is more important than being the smartest one in it.

Three moves can catapult your career.

The Gazi B case focuses on two issues: First, it provides a bottom-up perspective on each of Gazi's main lines of business, namely, the Avis/Budget car...

Supplements the (A) case.

Oprah Winfrey believed in sharing the experiences that shaped her development and enabled her to become the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry...

Are you ready to lead? Will you pass the test? Despite all the effort through the years to understand what it takes to be an effective leader, the challenges...

Maria Rodale, heir apparent to Rodale Press (Runners' World, Bicycling, Organic Gardening, Prevention Magazine) is about to begin a sabbatical to prepare...

Set in 2013, the case documents the challenges encountered by an emerging economy multinational enterprise (EMNE) when accessing R&D knowledge from its...

The Best of Peter F. Drucker on Non-Profits and the Public Sector. Peter F. Drucker's classic and timeless insights on improving effectiveness in the...

Greg Dyke, the new director general of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), has launched an ambitious change program, called Making It Happen, with the...

The night before she assumes her new role as vice chairman of Rodale Press, Maria Rodale prepares her coming-out speech and polishes her 90-day plan for...

Legacy, Transition, and Growth: The Case of BRIDGE Housing Corporation" concerns the issues that a leading regional nonprofit housing company faced after...

Supplements the (A) case.

Sidhi was a cooperative society aimed at rehabilitating destitute tribal women living in one of the poorest states in India. Most of these women were...

In the book, Open Services Innovation, the concept of co-creation with one's customers is touted as a best practice for companies. This is also the prescription...

The Naukri case deals with the talent retention challenge that most Indian companies are facing. The case explores different personnel retention scenarios...

This Note introduces the Module on Responsibilities to Customers taught in Leadership and Corporate Accountability, a required course in the Harvard Business...

Snap Inc.'s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company's unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming...

Analyzes the results of the Thomas Cook turnaround plan after the first year under Harriet Green's leadership (November 2013).

Ostensibly there are two issues to be resolved: How to organize for the future, and the future roles and responsibilities of Gazi himself as the organization...

In 1995, Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., considers whether to push for a more aggressive launch of the Toyota Prius--an automobile that...

Designed to help students identify patterns in their approaches to developing networks of relationships. A "network" refers to the set of relationships...

It’s no longer enough to keep your board happy and appease shareholders.

Most managerial work happens through talk--discussions, meetings, presentations, negotiations. And it is through talk that managers evaluate others and...

Researchers found that it supersedes charisma, influence, power, personality, attractiveness, and genius.

Debunking three common misconceptions.

Effective leaders take a personal interest in the long-term development of their employees, and they use tact and other social skills to encourage employees to achieve their best. It isn’t about being “nice” or “understanding”—it’s about tapping into individual motivations in the interest of furthering an organizationwide goal.

Past performance isn't always the sole measure of what someone can really do.

Virtual tools allow for learning to be integrated into executives’ daily work.

Executives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed,...

Stop thinking about your tasks and start talking about your vision.

When asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally...