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      • 19 Jan 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Engaging Community to Create Proactive, Equitable Public Safety

      Saint Paul, Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter swept into office in 2018 promising equity. He wanted a new public safety framework that would be rooted in community. Then, with the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out much of the city’s budget and the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by a police officer in neighboring Minneapolis sparking calls to defund the police, how would Mayor Carter make these changes happen? Professor Mitch Weiss discusses the challenges and rewards of “possibility government” in his case, "Community-First Public Safety."  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      • 17 Aug 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

      by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

      The Stockdale Paradox and survival psychology contain wisdom for how leaders can manage the coronavirus crisis, according to Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 04 Jun 2020
      • Book

      It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

      by Kristen Senz

      By unleashing the full potential of their teams, leaders increase safety and inclusion in the workplace. Co-author Frances Frei discusses her new book, "Unleashed." Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 02 Mar 2020
      • What Do You Think?

      Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP: Have core leadership values been declining in recent years? If so, how do we get them back? James Heskett's readers provide answers. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 10 Feb 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Fostering Perceptions of Authenticity via Sensitive Self-Disclosure

      by Li Jiang, Maryam Kouchaki, Francesca Gino, Reihane Boghrati, and Leslie John

      By making sensitive self-disclosures, leaders can enhance how authentic their followers perceive them to be, leading to positive interpersonal outcomes and potentially organizational ones as well. Aside from the obvious costs of disclosing weaknesses, leaders may also reap surprising benefits from doing so.

      • 03 Feb 2020
      • What Do You Think?

      Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP: Staffing your organization with "rebel talent" can produce energy, loyalty, productivity, and creativity. But is there such a thing as too many rebels? asks James Heskett. Readers respond. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 25 Nov 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      When Your Passion Works Against You

      by Dina Gerdeman

      Passion is supposed to be the secret sauce that transforms average managers into dynamic leaders. The reality is more complicated, says Jon M. Jachimowicz. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 21 Aug 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style

      by Michael Blanding

      Tarun Khanna and Prithwiraj Choudhury use machine-learning technology to look for links between a CEO's communications style and company performance. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 May 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

      by Michael Blanding

      Are product sales affected by the CEO's stance on political and social issues? Michael Toffel and Aaron Chatterji study how consumers react to vocal chief executives. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 30 Jan 2019
      • What Do You Think?

      Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP. In the wake of the loss of two great CEOs, James Heskett asks which schools are ready to turn out the next generation of transformative leaders? Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 26 Nov 2018
      • Book

      Make Your Employees Feel Psychologically Safe

      by Martha Lagace

      To do their best work, people need to feel secure and safe in their workplace. In a new book, Amy C. Edmondson details how companies can develop psychological safety. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 31 Oct 2018
      • What Do You Think?

      What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

      by James Heskett

      SUMMING UP Is the use of fear by managers ever justified? For James Heskett's readers, the answer is not so simple. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 30 Apr 2018
      • Book

      How to Be a Rebel Leader

      by Carmen Nobel

      In the book Rebel Talent, Francesca Gino argues companies should encourage rebellion in their workplaces. Quiz: Discover what type of rebel you really are. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 27 Apr 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence

      by Jennifer M. Logg, Uriel Haran, and Don A. Moore

      People are most at risk of making overly positive self-assessments when their assessment criteria are not clearly defined. Yet, even within ambiguous domains, providing clearly defined criteria for what makes a productive employee, an effective leader, and an efficient team, may help people better calibrate their self-perceptions with reality.

      • 20 Sep 2017
      • Research & Ideas

      The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

      by Carmen Nobel

      Every successful social movement requires three distinct leadership roles: the agitator, the innovator, and the orchestrator, according to institutional change expert Julie Battilana. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 24 Apr 2017
      • Op-Ed

      Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

      by Bill George

      Courageous leaders inspire employees, energize customers, and position their companies on the front lines of societal change. Bill George explains why there aren't more of them. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Jan 2017
      • Research & Ideas

      Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

      by Christina Pazzanese

      Harvard Business School professors weigh in on how Donald Trump’s nearly 50 years of experience in building a global corporate empire (and zero years of political experience) might shape his approach to leading a nation. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 23 Aug 2016
      • Working Paper Summaries

      CEO Personality and Firm Policies

      by Ian D. Gow, Steven N. Kaplan, David F. Larcker, and Anastasia A. Zakolyukina

      This study analyzes the linguistic content of the Q&A portion of more than 70,000 conference calls in order to explore the relationship between individual traits of senior executives, the investment and financing choices made by these executives, and firm performance. Among the findings, openness is positively associated with R&D intensity and negatively associated with net leverage. Conscientiousness is negatively associated with growth. In performance tests, extraversion is negatively associated with both contemporaneous and future return on assets and cash flow.

      • 08 Aug 2016
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

      by Dina Gerdeman

      Many of us respond with a knee-jerk reaction when adversity hits, but a more considered approach is better for a successful resolution. Joshua Margolis discusses the resilience regimen. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 06 Jul 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      The Truth About Authentic Leaders

      by Bill George

      Is "Be yourself" terrible advice for a leader? Bill George, the creator of the "authentic leadership" approach to management, answers critics and outlines the path for executives to be more effective. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 13 Jun 2016
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome

      by Julia Hanna

      What can MBAs learn from the Roman emperors Tiberius and Claudius? All Roads Lead to Rome, a course taught by HBS professor Frances Frei and Harvard history and classics professor Emma Dench, surfaces insights into the age-old issue of leadership. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

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