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What Makes a Leader?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
The Leadership Odyssey
Leadership Magazine ArticleIt’s not easy to become less directive and more empowering. Here’s how to navigate the challenges. -
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe author, whose biography of Steve Jobs was an instant best seller after the Apple CEO's death in October 2011, sets out here to correct what he perceives... -
The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture
Organizational Development SpotlightExecutives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed,... -
The Top 20 Business Transformations of the Last Decade
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNetflix, Adobe, and Amazon top the list. -
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHumor is widely considered essential in personal relationships, but in leaders, it's seen as an ancillary behavior. Though some leaders use humor instinctively,... -
From Purpose to Impact
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleOver the past five years, there's been an explosion of interest in purpose-driven leadership. Academics, business experts, and even doctors make the case... -
Structure Your Presentation Like a Story
Communication Digital ArticleTo win people over, create tension between the status quo and a better way. -
5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleHow you respond to a crisis will have repercussions for years to come. -
How to (Actually) Change Someone's Mind
Communication Digital ArticleThree strategies to turn your adversaries into allies. -
A New Model for Ethical Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleRather than try to follow a set of simple rules ("Don't lie." "Don't cheat."), leaders and managers seeking to be more ethical should focus on creating... -
Leadership That Gets Results
Emotional intelligence HBR BestsellerNew research suggests that the most effective executives use a collection of distinct leadership styles—each in the right measure, at just the right time. Such flexibility is tough to put into action, but it pays off in performance. And better yet, it can be learned. -
Adaptability: The New Competitive Advantage
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleTraditional approaches to strategy assume that the world is relatively stable and predictable. But globalization, new technologies, and greater transparency... -
How to Intervene When a Manager Is Gaslighting Their Employees
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat leaders can do when they spot this bad behavior. -
How to Develop Your Leadership Style
Leadership & Managing People HBR BestsellerBosses often sense that something is missing in an employee's tool kit but can't put a finger on what it is. They say something like "You need certain... -
You Need Two Leadership Gears
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe debate about the best way to lead has been raging for years: Should you empower your people and get out of their way, or take charge and push them... -
Find Your Purpose in Your Most Challenging Experiences
What are those challenging moments that have tested you, but also reveal who you are? You may discover your sense of purpose by revisiting your past. -
When IBM Changed Its Meeting Culture
In the mid-1990s IBM's style was very command-and-control. Then one day, the CEO interrupted a senior leader's presentation and demanded a discussion.... -
Six Components of a Great Corporate Culture
Organizational Development Digital ArticleFrom a vision to your people, the foundation for shaping - or changing - your organization. -
Maintain Your Mental Well-Being
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThis week the US government revised the food pyramid - that diagram that's been with us for decades that is supposed to remind people how to eat well....
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Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (B1)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Should follow Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (A). The plant manager has been promoted and students must decide what kind of individual--background,... -
MicroFridge: The Concept
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Robert Bennett, who has a Master's degree in engineering, wants to exploit his idea to combine a refrigerator, freezer, and 500-watt microwave into an... -
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying... -
Empowering Language
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note describes ways in which managers can learn to empower their employees through the way they communicate with them. The note is intended as a... -
GRIT Fitness
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In December 2018, GRIT Fitness was a growing chain of boutique fitness studios offering a variety of workout classes, including weightlifting, high intensity... -
Sheikh Mohammed and the Making of 'Dubai, Inc.'
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has converted Dubai from a sleepy little coastal village into a world-class city, famous for its ambition, drive,... -
Waking the Bear (B): "Danonizing" the Bolshevik Biscuit Factory
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1056. Direct foreign investment in Russia was only 1% of GDP in 1999, and Russian industry was only half as productive in that year... -
Herschend Enterprises: Unifying and Communicating the Voice of Ownership
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case features a family business working to better integrate the voice of the whole family into corporate governance. In November 2019, the Herschend... -
Elon Musk at Tesla
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case gives an overview of Elon Musk's career arc through the lens of the 2003 founding of Tesla and its growth through 2022. Background information... -
Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details CEO Francesco Starace is considering what is next for Enel SpA, one of world's largest energy companies. From 2014 to 2022, he has wrought a dramatic... -
Alain St-Pierre: The Man Who Fought More Than Fire - Part B
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case tells the story of Alain St-Pierre, fire captain and the most decorated firefighter in Montréal's history, from childhood through retirement.... -
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein's Transformation of NYC's DOE, Day 1
25.00View Details Joel Klein takes over NYC's public schools and begins to reform the nation's largest system by depoliticizing, rationalizing management, and confronting... -
Barenboim: Adaptive leadership (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The four-part case study (text cases A, B, C, and video case D) illustrates key concepts and lessons about leading adaptive change in the context of some... -
Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High
30.00View Details The best leaders, in the biggest moments, know how to read the situation, respond in the most effective way possible, and move forward. You can, too.... -
Microsoft IT India
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Raj Biyani faced tough challenges managing Microsoft IT India: leading a remote development organization in which key decisions were made in Redmond,... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers (Paperback + Ebook)
Management Special Offer34.95View Details Collaborator. Communicator. Connector. Coach. As a mid-level manager, you're being tasked with more than ever before. You're expected to lead innovation,... -
Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details This B case, set in summer 2022, was designed as a companion to "Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility," a case set in 2018. The purpose... -
The Chopra Center: Expanding the Consciousness of One Billion People
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case presents a decision point in the development of the California-based Chopra Center from the considerations of the center's Chief Operating Officer.... -
Kvadrat: Leading for Innovation
Organizational Development Case Study6.95View Details In 2013, Anders Byriel, CEO of the family-owned Danish textiles company, Kvadrat, considered the firm's strategic plan. In 2000, Byriel and Mette Bendix,... -
Concordia Casting Co.
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes five years of development in a centralized data processing activity serving a highly decentralized corporation. Data processing manager discovers...
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What Makes a Leader?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
The Leadership Odyssey
Leadership Magazine ArticleIt’s not easy to become less directive and more empowering. Here’s how to navigate the challenges. -
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe author, whose biography of Steve Jobs was an instant best seller after the Apple CEO's death in October 2011, sets out here to correct what he perceives... -
The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture
Organizational Development SpotlightExecutives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed,... -
The Top 20 Business Transformations of the Last Decade
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNetflix, Adobe, and Amazon top the list. -
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHumor is widely considered essential in personal relationships, but in leaders, it's seen as an ancillary behavior. Though some leaders use humor instinctively,... -
From Purpose to Impact
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleOver the past five years, there's been an explosion of interest in purpose-driven leadership. Academics, business experts, and even doctors make the case... -
Structure Your Presentation Like a Story
Communication Digital ArticleTo win people over, create tension between the status quo and a better way. -
5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleHow you respond to a crisis will have repercussions for years to come. -
How to (Actually) Change Someone's Mind
Communication Digital ArticleThree strategies to turn your adversaries into allies.