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The Abrasive Personality
Motivating people Magazine ArticleThe corporate president stared out the window of his skyscraper office. His forehead was furrowed in anger and puzzlement. His fingers drummed the arm of his chair with a speed that signified intense frustration. The other executives in the room waited expectantly. Each had said his piece. Each had come to his and her own […] -
Designing High-Performance Jobs
Power and influence Magazine ArticleImproving the performance of key people is often as simple—and as profound—as changing the resources they control and the results for which they are accountable. -
Becoming Powerful Makes You Less Empathetic
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From Do It Yourself to Do It Together
Organizational culture Digital ArticleChris Anderson continues to explore the edges of the Big Shift playing out around us. Having introduced us to The Long Tail and the growth of Free as a business model, Chris has just published a new article called “Atoms Are the New Bits” in the current issue of Wired. This article, highlighting the move […] -
How to Plan Your Own Networking Event (and Invite the Right People)
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStrategies for extroverts, introverts, and everyone in between. -
How to Figure Out How Much Influence You Have at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleConduct an audit of your informal power. -
How to Give a Data-Heavy Presentation
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Learning Charisma
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany believe that charisma, the ability to captivate and inspire an audience, is innate. But through research in the laboratory and in the field, the... -
How to Lead When You’re In with the In Crowd
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Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership
Leadership Magazine ArticleLeaders are at the top of their game when they act from their deepest values and instincts. Usually they tap into these fundamental qualities during a crisis, but it’s possible to do so anytime—in the right frame of mind. -
If You're Feeling Unappreciated, Give Someone Else Credit
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen you stop keeping score, you change the game. -
How a 2-Minute Story Helps You Lead
Business communication Digital ArticleLeaders gain trust and teach people what’s important to them by telling stories. But these days there’s so much to attend to — now! — coming at us so fast. You might be tempted to let slide your soft skills, like how to tell a useful story. Just get to the point and move on […] -
Research: When Being Close to Your Employees Backfires
Communication Digital ArticlePeople tend to respond less quickly to managers they're friends with. -
Defend Your Idea Without Being Defensive
Difficult conversations Digital ArticleGetting behind an idea means imbuing it with our conviction and our passion. Such commitment is vital when pushing for an initiative or suggestion that you think is important to implement. This enthusiasm also helps you bring others to your cause. But it can also be your worst enemy when someone, such as your boss, […] -
How to Communicate Like Ben Bernanke
Leadership Digital ArticleFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not have solved the economic crisis but his reappointment by President Barack Obama demonstrates that his boss has confidence in him. One reason may be Bernanke’s ability to connect with others. At Fed meetings, Bernanke’s habit, in contrast to his predecessor Alan Greenspan, is to “speak last.” As New […] -
Why the News Is Not the Truth
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe news media and the government are entwined in a vicious circle of mutual manipulation, mythmaking, and self-interest. Journalists need crises to dramatize... -
How Experts Can Help a General Audience Understand Their Ideas
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThree ways to present them more persuasively. -
Resource Scavenger - A Common Innovation Job
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleOnce executives get beyond the well-understood processes of exploiting a core business, many seem to have absolutely no clue how to institutionalize other... -
The Art of the Elevator Pitch
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Power Failure in Management Circuits
Business communication Magazine ArticleThe position, not the person, often determines whether a manager has power.
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Dawn Riley at America True (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Dawn Riley and America True are based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. The senior management team will be meeting in August... -
Unilever Philippines: Making the Philippines Great Again
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case tells the story of the turnaround of Unilever Philippines (ULP) between 2013 and 2016. The Philippines Leadership Team (PhLT) set a vision to... -
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Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 396156. Presents a series of multiple choice options to be distributed and discussed in class. -
The Good Commissioner
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A high-ranking district administrator in India, upon taking office, is informed that his predecessor agreed to acquire a plot of land for a local jail.... -
Andy Chew at Siemens Nixdorf: Change from the Middle
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Andy Chew, a British manager reassigned to Germany by a large German computer company, is in the middle of carrying out a project as a designated "change... -
The Indego Africa Project
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Two young attorneys found and begin to build the Indego Africa Project, an NGO partnering with women's cooperatives in Rwanda. Indego connects the cooperatives... -
Leadership and Independence at the Federal Reserve
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Paul had opposed the Fed for decades and had offered several bills to dismantle it, dating back to 1983. As with all of his previous attempts, the 2009... -
Negotiating Corporate Change: Confidential Information, Helen Freeman, VP, Small Appliances Division
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case provides the confidential role information necessary for one person in a four-person negotiation simulation about a major corporate change.... -
The Mosquito Network: Global Governance in the Fight to Eliminate Malaria Deaths
{{MajorSubject}} Case Study11.95View Details Malaria, a deadly disease transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes, had been effectively eliminated from the developed world since the end of the... -
Jeanette Clough at Mount Auburn Hospital
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Jeanette Clough, the CEO of Mt. Auburn Hospital, successfully leads a turnaround for the struggling local hospital. When she assumed leadership of Mt.... -
New Manager's Ebook Collection
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Nadine Vogel: Negotiating Life and Work
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Even as a teenager, Nadine Vogel knew she wanted to be an executive with a FORTUNE 500 company. This case chronicles her journey and her life and career... -
HBR Women at Work Boxed Set (6 Books)
125.00View Details Inspiring conversations, advancing together. The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself 2-Volume Collection
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Power and Impact (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Differences at Work: Emily (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In Differences at Work: Emily (C) HBS Case No. 9-408-047 describes how the original email author apologizes to her acknowledging that his behavior was... -
Executive Women at Link.Com
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Consists of eight separate parts. These parts can be used separately, a few at a time, or all eight at once. Link.Com: A Silicon Valley Legend is a short... -
To Catch a Vandal: A Power & Influence Exercise
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This exercise is based on the popular group game "Mafia" and is designed to give students a broad introduction to multiple theories of influence and to... -
HBR Classics Boxed Set (16 Books)
150.00View Details Build your professional library and advance your career with these 16 timeless business classics. The classic Harvard Business Review articles every manager... -
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Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Designed to serve as background reading for the "Managing Your Career" module of the second-year MBA elective Power and Influence. Describes the way in...
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The Abrasive Personality
Motivating people Magazine ArticleThe corporate president stared out the window of his skyscraper office. His forehead was furrowed in anger and puzzlement. His fingers drummed the arm of his chair with a speed that signified intense frustration. The other executives in the room waited expectantly. Each had said his piece. Each had come to his and her own […] -
Insights From Preferability Letters
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleScholarly literature has discussed why entities make voluntary accounting changes, and practice grapples with which change might be appropriate and when.... -
Dawn Riley at America True (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Dawn Riley and America True are based in Auckland, New Zealand, where racing will begin in six weeks. The senior management team will be meeting in August... -
Designing High-Performance Jobs
Power and influence Magazine ArticleImproving the performance of key people is often as simple—and as profound—as changing the resources they control and the results for which they are accountable. -
Becoming Powerful Makes You Less Empathetic
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHave you crossed a line? -
From Do It Yourself to Do It Together
Organizational culture Digital ArticleChris Anderson continues to explore the edges of the Big Shift playing out around us. Having introduced us to The Long Tail and the growth of Free as a business model, Chris has just published a new article called “Atoms Are the New Bits” in the current issue of Wired. This article, highlighting the move […] -
How to Plan Your Own Networking Event (and Invite the Right People)
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStrategies for extroverts, introverts, and everyone in between. -
How to Figure Out How Much Influence You Have at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleConduct an audit of your informal power. -
How to Give a Data-Heavy Presentation
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleTell a clear story with your numbers. -
Learning Charisma
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany believe that charisma, the ability to captivate and inspire an audience, is innate. But through research in the laboratory and in the field, the...