Leadership

In 2011, the PNC Financial Services Group announced the addition of $250 million to the $100 million that it had pledged to its early childhood education...

Founded in 1965 by Jim Thompson, the Crown Worldwide Group ("Crown") began as a small moving company in Japan, shifting its headquarters to Hong Kong...

This case frames a common business situation in which the protagonist (in this case a commercial lender who has made a mistake which might cost him his...

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Hassina Sherjan was born in Afghanistan but grew up and was educated in the United States. A trip to Afghanistan when she was an adult inspired her to...

A team led by Vivienne Cox, Executive Vice President for Gas, Power, and Renewables, identifies and launches a new business, BP Alternative Energy. Investing...

This is a case organized around the theme of preserving an entrepreneurial culture in the face of rapid growth, including over 800 employees and several...

This technical note provides novel ideas and best practices for developing power in the virtual business world. Building upon the framework of the Power...

Despite real progress, women remain rare enough in elite positions of power that their presence still evokes a sense of wonder. In "Through the Labyrinth,"...

The a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B) case updates company changes since the (A) case. Key updates include leadership and management appointments...

In mid-2003, CEO Chris McCormick felt L.L. Bean was in a good position to begin to grow again. For nearly 90 years, the company sold clothing and gear...

This is a role-play case, intended for use in a leadership development course for MBA students. The case has four roles, two each for students playing...

How to Resolve the Really Hard Problems. Every manager makes tough calls--it comes with the job. And the hardest decisions are the "gray areas"--situations...

This case focuses on the introduction of the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule in 2018 and General Motors' (GM's) challenge regarding...

Having made managing director at an elite investment bank, Peter Isenberg struggles to understand his new role in the firm. He feels as though little...

Setting a strategic direction for a business school, initiating a culture change, and overcoming a massive financial deficit were challenges faced by...

Presents the final outcome of the events. The Richard Jenkins at SciMat case presents a description from the executive vice-president's point of view...

Describes several principles for improving the effectiveness of internal task forces. Suggests a number of guidelines for starting up a task force, conducting...

An academic and medical practitioner leaves Harvard Medical School to join the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as dean of the School...

In 1996, Ted Happold, the founder of the engineering services firm Buro Happold passed away and Padraic Kelly became the firm's new Managing Director...

In a wide-ranging interview, the former Dean of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management describes his 15-year run at the helm of Canada's...

An analysis of company performance and the career trajectory of S&P 500 CEOs revealed how a background in supply-chain management helps companies weather...

Last week, there was a wonderful essay in The New York Times about a leadership program created by the old Bell System back in 1952. The all-powerful telephone company worried that its executives needed a broader perspective, not just on business but also on society, even life itself. “A well-trained man knows how to answer […]

The 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 […]

In 2011, the PNC Financial Services Group announced the addition of $250 million to the $100 million that it had pledged to its early childhood education...

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Does social technology produce business value? Can it transform organizations and change customer relationships? In The Social Organization, Gartner analyst Mark McDonald explains how social technology fosters and capitalizes on customers’ and employees’ collective efforts. Deployed effectively, social media unleashes collaborative power at all levels of a company’s value chain. In this interactive Harvard Business […]

“After 18 months our troops will begin to come home.” – President Obama speaking to the nation on his strategy for Afghanistan, December 1, 2009 In his West Point speech about the future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, President Obama did four important things. First and most importantly, he took personal responsibility for winning the […]

Few activities in a workplace polarize like performance reviews. Some see them as subjective and ungrounded, one-sided and boss-dominated and something we should do away with entirely, an opinion put forth most recently in a Wall Street Journal article. Others find them an invaluable tool to develop employees and move the company forward. Our view? […]

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