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Five Ways to Spot a Leader in the Wild

LDRLB

The psychology of stewardship is a hot topic in management studies. Emotional intelligence takes the practice of awareness a step further; true leaders control their emotions and manage the emotional turbulence around them. Indeed, Davis et al. Paying attention can dramatically change the way people respond to you. Over to you.

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Robert Steven Kaplan: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Robert Steven Kaplan is the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. Prior to joining Harvard Business School in September 2005, Rob served as Vice Chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with […].

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Why Amazon Should Unbundle Prime

Harvard Business Review

In 2005, Amazon introduced its Prime service, which provides members with unlimited “free” two-day delivery (as well as discounted overnight delivery) on eligible products for $79 a year. Amazon’s challenge provides two key pricing lessons to all managers. First, understand and respect that customers have different needs.

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Disrupt Yourself

Harvard Business Review

For example: when I left Wall Street in 2005, I was writing a children's book and pitching a reality TV show about soccer in Latin America: neither transpired. If, for example, after leaving Wall Street in 2005, I had continued to gauge my success based on money earned, I was nothing short of a failure.

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The Dell Deal Explained: What a Successful Turnaround Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

How Dell went from dorm room startup in 1984, to the world''s largest PC maker in 2005, and then saw its stock plummet precipitously the next year, is the subject of a lengthy Harvard Business School case study by HBS professor Jan Rivkin. A Short History of Dell. This simple strategy proved wildly successful.

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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

London was announced as host city on July 6, 2005 to wild celebrations. The more test events completed, the better prepared organizers will be to manage spectators' security come Games-time. The role of the Olympic Games leaders is to build, sell, and safely deliver the event. The brief has been challenging since the start.

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HPU: A Case Study in the Extraordinary

Mark Sanborn

In fall 2021, HPU ’ s freshman class was larger than the entire student body was in 2005 and will have access to 62 majors and 64 minors. . Qubein, an alumnus of High Point University, became the seventh president of this 94-year-old institution in 2005. We ’ ve invested $200 billion in our campus since 2005.”