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How to decide whether this job is actually the right fit - and make the most of this rare moment of leverage.

You can’t move away from what scares you.

The company and you have parted ways- now what? In an uncertain economy, one of the things you can predict is that there will be people who lose their corporate affiliation – either through downsizing, or because they elect to take early retirement, or for some other reason – and decide explore the self-employment instead […]

New research suggests that social entrepreneurs may benefit from short bursts of business exposure.

Despite the high rate of churn in the labor market today, many companies pay scant attention to offboarding employees. That's a mistake, say the authors,...

Six things to consider when applying.

You should update it every time you apply for a role.

You can't navigate a new world with an old map.

Success involves knowing how to turn your losses around.

Make a compelling case for getting paid more. Then stop talking.

If you don’t step outside your comfort zone, you’ll never grow.

The glass ceiling appears sooner than we thought.

Undeniably, many people who reach executive levels in organizations do so at the expense of their personal lives. They spend long hours at difficult and tension-filled jobs and retreat to their homes not for comfort and sustenance but for a place to hide or to vent feelings left over from a bad day at the […]

Strategies for extroverts, introverts, and everyone in between.

The recruiting process is broken, and if we need evidence we only have to look at any job listing.

A study of 1,000 early-career scientists.

And strategies to help smooth the transition.

"I hate networking." It's a familiar refrain. But in today's world, networking is a necessity-and fortunately, an aversion to it can be overcome. Drawing...

What's an elevator pitch? An elevator pitch is a brief e-mail summary of your business. Or a short story that you can tell in the course of a elevator...

Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority. If you’re like most managers, you’re facing this sort of challenge more often these days because of flatter management structures, outsourcing, and virtual teams. For […]

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Alex Montana sat at his desk pondering the career decision before him. Alex was director of the North American division of ESH Manufacturing, a $4.6 billion,...

Angel Torres is a college sophomore placed in their first summer internship. While Angel hoped the Internship might lead to a full-time job after graduation,...

The case opens in August 2020 as Moulay Mhamed Elalamy (Mhamed), CEO of the Saham Group (the Group), a pan-African investment company that operates a...

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This case traces the evolution of the personal networks of Russell Mehta, CEO of Rosy Blue, as he steps out of his father's shadow to run one of the largest...

Trying to figure out where you want your career to go--and get a job that'll take you there? That's no easy task in a fiercely competitive market. How...

MBA student Monroe Davies is asked by a potential employer to determine his own compensation package. This case follows Jim Hummer, President and CEO...

A second-year Harvard MBA student considers the pros and cons of three job offers. He identifies several concerns and evaluates each job in terms of how...

Luis Arrese is about to get the role he has dreamed of since childhood: general manager (CEO) of the European subsidiary of a multinational company. Luis...

Networking can be incredibly effective, with research suggesting that people who receive training in the field are more likely to receive promotions and...

Manage the competing demands of working motherhood. As a working mother, you often draw the short straw. You carry most of the burden of caregiving and...

Are you at the top of your game--or still trying to get there? Take your cues from the short, powerful "9 Things Successful People Do Differently," where...

The pressure to "be digital" has never been greater, but you can meet the challenge. The digital revolution is here, changing how work gets done, how...

This case illustrates the leadership and management challenges of starting a new firm based on a new business model and how success creates pressures...

The case follows the professional and personal lives of John and Andrea Rice, illustrating the challenge of "juggling" the multiple aspects of life (career,...

Describes Peoplestreet, an Internet business being developed at Cambridge Incubator. Peoplestreet is attempting to hire a VP of business development and...

Case A describes the challenges a multinational corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., faces in an emerging market in developing new products specific to local...

The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames...

How to decide whether this job is actually the right fit - and make the most of this rare moment of leverage.

You can’t move away from what scares you.

The company and you have parted ways- now what? In an uncertain economy, one of the things you can predict is that there will be people who lose their corporate affiliation – either through downsizing, or because they elect to take early retirement, or for some other reason – and decide explore the self-employment instead […]

New research suggests that social entrepreneurs may benefit from short bursts of business exposure.

Despite the high rate of churn in the labor market today, many companies pay scant attention to offboarding employees. That's a mistake, say the authors,...

Six things to consider when applying.

You should update it every time you apply for a role.

You can't navigate a new world with an old map.

Supplement for product #CB0224

Success involves knowing how to turn your losses around.