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    • 03 Dec 2019
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Why CalSTRS Chooses to Engage with the Gun Industry

    Should large institutional investors divest or engage if they have an issue with a company? In a recent case study, Vikram Gandhi discusses how CalSTRS, the $200 billion pension plan for California public school teachers, chose to engage with gun makers and retailers.  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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    New research on business leadership from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including skills development, authentic leadership, and creating value.
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    • 17 Jun 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

    by Walter Kuemmerle

    Are you cut out to conquer the challenges facing today's entrepreneur? HBS professor Walter Kuemmerle has developed a litmus test to help you decide. Two key questions: Do you have the patience to start small? Are you a closer? Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 03 Jun 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    How to Succeed With Your New Boss

    by Michael Watkins

    We all know it's true: Managing up is as important as managing down. That's especially true when you are starting a relationship with a new boss. HBS professor Michael Watkins discusses the importance of clearly defining goals with your superior. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 03 Jun 2002
    • What Do You Think?

    Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

    by James Heskett

    Closed for comment; 11 Comment(s) posted.

    • 13 May 2002
    • Book

    Bringing the Master Passions to Work

    by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria

    Ambition, envy, self-deception. These "master passions" are everywhere, say Nitin Nohria and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu, co-authors of Master Passions: Emotion, Narrative, and the Development of Culture. In this excerpt, they describe what master passions mean for you. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 10 Mar 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

    by Michael Watkins

    Ponder this. Businesses are constantly involved in negotiations but rarely develop these skills in their leaders. Harvard Business School professor Michael Watkins explains the secrets of powerful negotiators. PLUS: Book excerpt. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 04 Mar 2002
    • What Do You Think?

    Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?

    by James Heskett

    Closed for comment; 15 Comment(s) posted.

    • 11 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Secrets of the Successful Businesswoman

    by Martha Lagace

    What are the secrets of successful women in business? In separate keynote talks, Gail McGovern, a recent pick as one of Fortune magazine's fifty most powerful women in corporate America, and HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn laid out the facts. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 11 Feb 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

    by Martha Lagace

    Think of a business leader and who comes to mind? A brash type like Jack Welch? But real leaders solve tough problems in all kinds of ways, and often quietly, says Harvard Business School's Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 26 Nov 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both

    by Martha Lagace

    In a frank discussion on diversity with a large group of Harvard University managers, HBS professor David A. Thomas explains why managers need to do more than just mentor. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 15 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

    by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

    As you weigh the options for your company's next step, how do you decide which way to turn? HBS professors David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto offer some tips in this excerpt from Harvard Business Review. Plus: Q&A with Garvin and Roberto Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 15 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Rethinking E-Leadership

    by Melissa Raffoni

    Old-school leadership practices are back in the spotlight, according to consultant Melissa Raffoni. The boisterous dot-com style has died down, she writes in this Harvard Management Update article, and now it's time to air out the tried and true. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 10 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Do You Have Change Fatigue?

    by Nick Morgan

    Many corporate change efforts are greeted with rolling eyes from employees. Harvard Business School professors David Garvin and Rosabeth Moss Kanter help identify the keys to a successful company transformation. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 10 Sep 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective

    by James K. Sebenius

    What turns merely effective negotiators into all-out expert negotiators? The ability to overcome six common mistakes, according to HBS professor James K. Sebenius. In this excerpt from the Harvard Business Review, he describes one of the most glaring. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 18 Jun 2001
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Why Leaders Need Great Books

    by Martha Lagace

    How do leaders get to be leaders? HBS professor Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.'s remarkable course uses works of literature instead of case studies to teach leadership. Find out what’s on his reading list. HBS Working Knowledge series on leadership and great books.--> Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 21 May 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

    by Martha Lagace

    What's up for leaders next year and in the next century? HBS faculty members Linda A. Hill, Christopher A. Bartlett, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter offer new insights in Management 21C: Someday We'll All Manage This Way, a new collection about 21st century leadership. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 02 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What Makes a Good Leader?

    by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

    Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes, and often from entirely unexpected quarters. In this excerpt from the HBS Bulletin, five HBS professors weigh in with their views on leadership in action. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 11 Mar 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Evolving for Success [Part Two]

    by Staff

    Grappling with rapid change is one of the greatest challenges facing companies now, says HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She tells how companies can forge ahead in part two of an interview about her new book, Evolve!:Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 26 Feb 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Evolving for Success [Part One]

    by Staff

    In part one of an interview about her latest book, Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow, HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter talks about how companies can get ahead, now and in the future. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 21 Aug 2000
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Under the Magnifying Glass: The Benefits of Being a Case Study

    by Martha Lagace

    What is it like for a company to go under the business school magnifying glass? According to executives from four Latin American enterprises that have been the subject of case studies at HBS and elsewhere, the process is both nerve-wracking and intensely enlightening. While case studies may be a great way to educate students in an MBA classroom, they said, their companies discovered unforeseen advantages for themselves, as well. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 23 May 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The Emerging Art of Negotiation

    by Martha Lagace

    A negotiation is rarely open-and-shut, but research is starting to reveal a number of ways that this complicated and often-volatile process might go a lot better for all concerned. HBS Professor Kathleen L. Valley, HBS Senior Research Fellow Max H. Bazerman and two colleagues point the way toward a new understanding of the psychology of negotiation. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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