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Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?
Delegating Magazine ArticleThe burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them. -
What Is Psychological Safety?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA culture of trust and belonging doesn't just happen. Here's how you make one. -
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... -
How to Conduct a Great Performance Review
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat to do before, during, and after the meeting. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat organizations tend to get wrong — and how to get it right. -
What Leaders Really Do
Change management Magazine ArticleThey don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it. -
The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome
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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond
Business management Digital ArticleAmid a looming economic downturn, employers can expect another tumultuous year. -
Consulting Is More Than Giving Advice
Management Magazine ArticleBy building on a hierarchy of goals, consultants and managers can work toward mutual interests. -
Employees Are Losing Patience with Change Initiatives
Organizational change Digital ArticleA Gartner survey found that employees’ willingness to support enterprise change fell from 74% in 2016 to just 43% in 2022. -
Writing a Rejection Letter (with Samples)
Communication Digital ArticleA quick no is better than a long maybe. -
Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleEven the largest and most complex teams can work together effectively if the right conditions are in place. -
When Great Minds Don't Think Alike
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTemple Grandin on how to harness different kinds of thinking for creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. -
The Right Way to Fire Someone
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The Performance Management Revolution
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHated by bosses and subordinates alike, traditional performance appraisals have been abandoned by more than a third of U.S. companies. The annual review's...
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"Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way": The Challenges Facing the New Chair of Ophthalmology
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the challenges facing Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, the newly appointed Chair of UMass Memorial Health Care's Department of Ophthalmology.... -
The Fall of the "Fabulous Fab"
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Fabrice Tourre, a mid-level trader at Goldman Sachs, seeks to understand how he was one of the only executives of any Wall Street firm held accountable... -
Netflix and Dave Chappelle (B)
Management Case Study8.95View Details In late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave... -
GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The M-Budget Card case study is about mastering the challenges of an exploratory strategic initiative in a context marked by time pressure and frequent... -
Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Traces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine... -
Bay State Milling Co.
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Flour milling in recent years has had a great deal of consolidation. The fourth generation of a privately held firm is debating how to protect themselves... -
Patient Care Delivery Model at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Examines the implementation of a new patient care delivery model at Massachusetts General Hospital. Uses clinical and financial data to examine different... -
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
Columbia's Final Mission V2 (Multimedia Case)
Management Tool25.00View Details On February 1, 2003, the Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, and the seven astronauts onboard lost their lives.... -
Live from the Met: Opera in the 21st Century (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This two-part case looks at the issues related to the Metropolitan Opera's decision to start transmitting its productions in high definition (HD) to movie... -
Fiat-Chrysler Alliance: Launching the Cinquecento in North America
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Fiat ended its 27-year absence in the North American automobile market when the first Cinquecento (500)-a very small, iconic Italian car that had strong... -
Allen Distribution Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study6.95View Details A new credit department manager plans to set the tone of his department by reviewing marginal accounts. -
Lehigh Steel
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Lehigh Steel is a specialty steel manufacturer that plummeted from record profits to record losses in less than three years, driven by an inability to... -
Zappos.com (B): Strategy Powered by Culture and People
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NerveWire: A Tale of Two Executives, Video
Leadership & Managing People Case Study150.00View Details A series of five segments that include NerveWire, Inc., A Day in the Life of Malcolm Frank, A Day in the Life of Kirk Arnold, Employee Observations of... -
Manage a Difficult Boss
99.00View Details If you love your job but find your boss's behavior difficult, it's up to you to manage the situation. By tailoring your tactics, you can overcome your... -
Present Your Financial Analysis
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Poland's A2 Motorway
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Influence Tactics
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New Product Development Imperative
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Introduces students to the best practices for managing new product development projects. Includes concepts and tools related to structuring teams consistent...
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Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?
Delegating Magazine ArticleThe burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them. -
What Is Psychological Safety?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA culture of trust and belonging doesn't just happen. Here's how you make one. -
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... -
How to Conduct a Great Performance Review
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat to do before, during, and after the meeting. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat organizations tend to get wrong — and how to get it right.