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Leader's Framework for Decision Making
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The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome
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Business Process Transformation at the CIA (A)
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Business Process Transformation at the CIA (B)
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Hurricane Katrina (A): Preparing for 'The Big One' in New Orleans
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Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (B1)
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Mercedes and the Moose Test (A)
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"Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way": The Challenges Facing the New Chair of Ophthalmology
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The Fall of the "Fabulous Fab"
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Hurricane Katrina (B): Responding to an 'Ultra-Catastrophe' in New Orleans
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Netflix and Dave Chappelle (B)
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GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative
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Mercedes and the Moose Test (B)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Public Speaking and Presenting (with featured article "How to Give a Killer Presentation" By Chris Anderson)
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Merck, Darmstadt: Sustaining Legacy Beyond 350 Years
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How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
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What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
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Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?
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What Is Psychological Safety?
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The Case for a Chief of Staff
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleNew CEOs are typically focused on creating and implementing a strategy, building a top team, and driving culture change. Optimizing administrative workflow... -
How Apple Is Organized for Innovation
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each... -
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAs the demands of the workplace keep rising, many people respond by putting in ever longer hours, which inevitably leads to burnout that costs both the... -
The Surprising Power of Questions
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMuch of an executive's workday is spent asking others for information--requesting status updates from a team leader, for example, or questioning a counterpart... -
Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn 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...