Leadership

The CFO of a plastics company has been asked to moderate a heated internal debate over a revolutionary technology. The head of R&D thinks the company...

It's not just a bunch of hippy-dippy nonsense.

BP doesn't need an engineer at the helm. It needs a leader. Of course engineers matter, when the task is stemming damage from the largest oil spill in...

One clarifying comment in a coaching conversation can help shift a person's perspective.

The position, not the person, often determines whether a manager has power.

Do you and your team feel chronically overwhelmed and reactive?

Many organizations have statements of mission and values. Unfortunately, most of them sound alike. Who could quibble with the importance of "respect"...

Why failing to give feedback does long-term damage.

He should start by spending time in the field, not the corporate office.

Denial dogged my travels around the world these past weeks. At a World Economic Forum gathering in Dubai just before Dubai World’s debt problems made headlines, the head Sheikh touted Dubai’s superiority over the West for problems that Dubai had seemingly avoided. But the idle cranes and empty buildings I saw were monuments to denial […]

Recently, I posted a list of 12 Things Good Bosses Believe. Now I’m following up by delving into each one of them. This post is about the eighth belief: “One of the best tests of my leadership — and my organization — is “what happens after people make a mistake?” I have authored or co-authored […]

People with certain cognitive conditions may not do well in job interviews-but they may have exactly the talents you need for an open position in your...

A fictional bank CEO must make a fast decision in the face of an unthinkable crisis. What would you do in his place? Editors’ Note: This fictional case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, and your comments will be considered for publication in the magazine. We’ll email you if your […]

You just have to put in the work.

Just a few days ago James Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, was riding high. Not only did he pick up Bear Stearns in what amounted to a fire sale – shares that only a year ago fetched $159 a piece were going for $2 – he was heralded for doing so. Seen as a savior, […]

Leadership transitions go awry with alarming frequency, often the result of an emotionally charged power struggle between the CEO and his would-be heir. Four practices, however, can help successors defuse the crisis—and make it to the top.

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Great leaders know when hard power is not enough.

They're simple but overlooked in health care.

“It’s okay if other people think you’re God, but you’re in trouble if you start believing it.” David Cornwell, a sports attorney, recalled that quote as one uttered by his father, a surgeon. While Cornwell was speaking on Larry King Live about Tiger Woods’ foibles, the quote has relevance to anyone in a leadership position, […]

This one-paragraph case adds to the data presented in the (A) case. A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-006.

In early 2021, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) agreed to pay US$573 million to end US state-level investigations into claims that it had helped exacerbate...

The cases describe the demise of Arthur Andersen, a firm that had long set the industry standard for professionalism in accounting and auditing. Once...

Describes the outcome of Erik Peterson's meetings over the course of two days with a number of senior executives from the parent company. Students should...

Frank Addante is a 28-year-old serial entrepreneur who is in the process of building his fifth venture. Of his first four ventures, two were sold, one...

The cases describe the demise of Arthur Andersen, a firm that had long set the industry standard for professionalism in accounting and auditing. Once...

This case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children...

This case is part of a four part series that examines the merger of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Military Center at Bethesda...

Personal history of David Alpert, with emphasis on psychoanalytic developmental issues.

Goldman Sachs' five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to provide practical business and management education to 10,000 women around the globe...

On October 28, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg, founder, chief executive officer, and chair of Facebook Inc. (Facebook), announced Facebook's name change to Meta...

Syllabus for Managing Change and Transformation 2021 EC Course

The case is about a micro to small manufacturing setup, Microsign Products, which has been in existence for the last thirty five years. Microsign Products...

As part of its efforts to recover from hyperinflation and an oversized public sector, the government of Argentinaspecifically the province of Buenos Airesseeks...

Reprinted from J. Wiley & Sons.

In April 2018, after it became known that Google was collaborating with the US Department of Defense on Project Maven, over 3,000 employees signed an...

Although most cases on the sustainability of supply chains focus on environmental impacts, this case assesses the role of producers and the social impact...

This case is part of a four part series that examines the merger of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Military Center at Bethesda...

This 10th anniversary issue of the Balanced Scorecard Report contains the following articles: "Linking Strategy to Operations: Part 2--Theme Teams and...

This one-paragraph case adds to the data presented in the (A) case. A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-006.

Introductory slides for product #8867.

The CFO of a plastics company has been asked to moderate a heated internal debate over a revolutionary technology. The head of R&D thinks the company...

It's not just a bunch of hippy-dippy nonsense.

Teaching Note for 3214

In early 2021, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) agreed to pay US$573 million to end US state-level investigations into claims that it had helped exacerbate...

The cases describe the demise of Arthur Andersen, a firm that had long set the industry standard for professionalism in accounting and auditing. Once...

BP doesn't need an engineer at the helm. It needs a leader. Of course engineers matter, when the task is stemming damage from the largest oil spill in...

How can risk management be fixed? Banking executive Jack Klinck (and former chairman of BSC Hall of Fame company Mellon Europe), offers two solutions,...