Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?
by Kara Baskin
- 14 Sep 2023
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- Research & Ideas
Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You
by Avery Forman
- 12 Sep 2023
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- Book
Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs
- 05 SEP 2023
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- Research & Ideas
When we slip up, we are often filled with shame, and our instinct is to hide. Instead, people and businesses should applaud smart risk-taking, even when things don't work out, and closely examine their failures to learn from them, says Amy Edmondson.
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
- 05 SEP 2023
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- Research & Ideas
We tend to avoid failure at all costs. But our smarter missteps are worthwhile because they can force us to take a different path that points us toward personal and professional success, says Amy Edmondson.
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
- 05 JUL 2023
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- HBS Case
Executives who confront new challenges with old formulas often fail. The best leaders tailor their approach, recalibrating their "action orientation" to address the problem at hand, says Ryan Raffaelli. He details three action orientations and how leaders can harness them.
From Prison Cell to Nike’s C-Suite: The Journey of Larry Miller
- 31 MAY 2023
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- HBS Case
VIDEO: Before leading one of the world’s largest brands, Nike executive Larry Miller served time in prison for murder. In this interview, Miller shares how education helped him escape a life of crime and why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a second chance. Inspired by a Harvard Business School case study.
As Social Networks Get More Competitive, Which Ones Will Survive?
- 29 AUG 2023
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- Cold Call Podcast
In early 2023, TikTok reached close to 1 billion users globally, placing it fourth behind the leading social networks: Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Meanwhile, competition in the market for videos had intensified. Can all four networks continue to attract audiences and creators? Felix Oberholzer-Gee discusses competition and imitation among social networks in his case “Hey, Insta & YouTube, Are You Watching TikTok?”
(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?
- 15 AUG 2023
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- HBS Case
Generative AI has captured the collective imagination for the moment, eclipsing the once-hyped metaverse. However, it's not the end of virtual reality. A case study by Andy Wu and David Yoffie lays out the key challenges immersive 3D technology must overcome to be truly transformative.
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
- 16 MAY 2023
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- In Practice
Silicon Valley Bank's failure in the face of rising interest rates shook founders and funders across the country. Julia Austin, Jeffrey Bussgang, and Rembrand Koning share key insights for rattled entrepreneurs trying to make sense of the financing landscape.
What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks
- 24 APR 2023
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- HBS Case
The market for cannabis products has exploded as more states legalize marijuana. But the path to success is rife with complexity as a case study about the beverage company Cann by Ayelet Israeli illustrates.
Ryan Serhant: How to Manage Your Time for Happiness
- 15 AUG 2023
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- Cold Call Podcast
Real estate entrepreneur, television star, husband, and father Ryan Serhant is incredibly busy and successful. He starts his days at 4:00 am and often doesn’t end them until 11:00 pm. But, it wasn’t always like that. In 2020, just a few months after the US began to shut down in order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Serhant had time to reflect on his career as a real estate broker in New York City, wondering if the period of selling real estate at record highs was over. He considered whether he should stay at his current real estate brokerage or launch his own brokerage during a pandemic? Each option had very different implications for his time and flexibility. Professor Ashley Whillans and her co-author Hawken Lord (MBA 2023) discuss Serhant’s time management techniques and consider the lessons we can all learn about making time our most valuable commodity in the case, “Ryan Serhant: Time Management for Repeatable Success.”
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
- 21 AUG 2023
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- Book
Younger workers are rejecting the idea of sticking with one employer for the long haul and are instead finding happiness by job-hopping and creating dramatically different boundaries with work. In a new book, Christina M. Wallace maps out a step-by-step guide to building a flexible and fulfilling life that includes rest, relationships, and a rewarding career.
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
- 05 SEP 2023
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- Research & Ideas
We tend to avoid failure at all costs. But our smarter missteps are worthwhile because they can force us to take a different path that points us toward personal and professional success, says Amy Edmondson.
This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions
- 23 JUN 2023
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- HBS Case
Dutch home health care organization Buurtzorg avoids middle management positions and instead empowers its nurses to care for patients as they see fit. Tatiana Sandino and Ethan Bernstein explore how removing organizational layers and allowing employees to make decisions can boost performance.
Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues
- 04 APR 2023
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- Book
Executives going back to George Cadbury and J. N. Tata have been trying to improve life for their workers and communities, according to the book Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership by Geoffrey Jones. He highlights three practices that deeply responsible companies share.
Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them
- 17 JAN 2023
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- Book
It's time for leaders to go beyond "check the box" compliance programs. Through corporate cases involving Walmart, Wells Fargo, and others, Eugene Soltes explores the thorny legal issues executives today must navigate in his book Corporate Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions.
Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action
- 03 JAN 2023
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- Book
Power dynamics tied up with race and gender underlie almost every workplace interaction, says Tina Opie. In her book Shared Sisterhood, she offers three practical steps for dismantling workplace inequities that hold back innovation.
Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work
- 15 NOV 2022
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- Book
People routinely overlook wrongdoing, even in situations that cause significant harm. In his book Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop, Max Bazerman shares strategies that help people do the right thing even when those around them aren't.
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