- 08 Mar 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Successful Negotiation
Can you out-negotiate Wal-Mart? Can women overcome gender stereotypes to win equitable pay? Recent research from Harvard Business School looks at important factors to consider before sitting down at the bargaining table. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
The economic crisis is tapping the inner reserves of experienced leaders and introducing a new generation of managers to crisis management. These previous WK articles explore leadership, the role of the Board, the emotional needs of managers, and the risk to corporate giving programs. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
Nothing like a global recession to test your change-management skills. We dig deep into the Working Knowledge vault to learn about building a business in a down economy, motivating the troops, and other current topics. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
The ability to lead teams is fast becoming a critical skill for all managers in the 21st century. Here are four HBS Working Knowledge stories from the archives that address everything from how teams learn to turning individual performers into team players. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 15 Jan 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance
Achieving a life that balances the pleasures and demands of work and life has never been easy. Here are four HBS Working Knowledge stories from the archives that address everything from spirituality in leadership to understanding when "just enough" is truly enough. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 28 Aug 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters
Business history is a rich source of knowledge and inspiration for today's executives. Do we pay enough attention to the past? Here are four Working Knowledge articles that provide lessons from history about leaders, leadership, and business organization. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 23 Jul 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Balanced Scorecard in Action
Introduced by Harvard Business School professor Robert Kaplan and colleague David Norton, the Balanced Scorecard has been used by thousands of organizations to align business activities with the strategy. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 27 May 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
- 30 Apr 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management
Should I trust my brand to a sports endorser? Does B2B branding work? What does mystery writer James Patterson know about branding that I don't? Here are some recent Working Knowledge articles on issues that keep brand managers up at night. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 26 Mar 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
- 25 Feb 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
- 10 Jan 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
- 05 Dec 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
- 24 Oct 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
The most difficult task for socially responsible companies is how to report the value of their work to a diverse group of stakeholders. Here's a starting place. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.