Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The gaps between what CEOs earn and what workers do are startlingly large around the world. To achieve this, Zhengfei believes that if employees own the company they will be motivated to act as entrepreneurs and initiate more projects that could help all of them to earn more and diminish differences in wealth creation considerably.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 23, 2010

I have the feeling that the disaster in the Gulf will be fodder for leadership case studies for years to come. In other words, the crew felt safe in calling out issues that were in their immediate control, but feared reprisals from the leaders in the home office if they ran their concerns up the chain of command.

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Executive Coaching Open-book Blog Report 167

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. When Ken had asked Rising Sun’s CEO, Daishi Isharu, for permission to do so, his boss had laughed heartily.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! Inspire and motivate. I call this ‘managing yourself smart,’ and here are some guidelines to help navigate social media.

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Guidelines Management Media Newsletter 62

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2017

It’s your job to figure out your customer’s motivations: “What would it take to get your boss to sign off on a project or to get your clients excited about what you have to offer?” Case Study #1: Develop an understanding of your customer’s needs, and show empathic concern. ” says Edinger.

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Skills How To Brainstorming Case Study 21

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

Futren Corporation is a private-club management and operations company with around 200 employees, based in Marietta, Ga. We try not to just say that we care, or rely on gimmicks or cheerleading,” said Futren CEO and President Mitch Rhoden. “We One small business in Georgia continues to overcome these hurdles.

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Strategy White Paper Human Resources Case Study 133

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

The assumption that people are motivated differently around the world — especially in Asia — and that leaders must adapt their behavior accordingly is wrong. I'd like to point you to two well-known case studies — one from Asia, one from America. Europe and Asia. These people were no doubt well-intentioned.

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Airlines Mentor Environment Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Cultivating compassion for these kinds of colleagues, however trying they may be, is a good place to start, according to Rich Fernandez, the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Ask yourself: “What motivates this person? Case Study #1: Be kind and be curious about your colleague’s perspective.

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Development How To Self-aware Stress 15

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Show me a CEO with a bad attitude and I’ll show you a poor leader. As a CEO, how can you expect to inspire, motivate, engender confidence, and to lead with a lousy attitude? Leaders are not perfect, and as CEO, trust me when I tell you that you’re going to have your fair share of bad days.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 419

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Social Nation : How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business by Barry Libert It’s time to join Social Nation and prosper! As the Chairman and CEO of Mzinga, a company that provides social software to businesses. Quite literally, it’s my job to be social media savvy.

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Media Follow-up Software Newsletter 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

How do you motivate someone much older or much younger than you? Younger people, for instance, typically don’t have many outside obligations; work-wise, they are motivated by new experiences and opportunities. Case Study #1: Leverage your young workforce’s expertise. What the Experts Say. Principles to Remember.

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Management Mentor Human Resources Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Another ousted from the CEO role by a co-founder, former boss, and seed investor. That founder himself booted from the CEO role later on by VCs, only to watch the company’s initial CEO return to the day-to-day operations alongside yet another chief executive, who joined well after the founding. Sound like anyone you know?

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Succession Leadership CEO COO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2014

It was Friday afternoon in Paris and I had spent the morning teaching a group of Chinese CEOs how to work effectively with Europeans. I asked the class: “What steps should the team leader in this case study take to manage different attitudes towards confrontation on the team?”.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

“If you identify talented, motivated people who have been there a long time, that is a very good signal.” Case Study #1: Talk to outside sources and observe culture firsthand. “Joe,” the CEO of the new company, asked Brad to come on as chief strategy officer. And what gets in the way?’”

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How To Incubator Due Diligence Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier Maes, the CEO of Contect, wrapped up his year-beginning speech to all the company’s employees. Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. And he thought independence was a great motivator.

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Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. What made their ascent possible?

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Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 13

Chart Your Course

JUNE 10, 2013

Futren Corporation is a private-club management and operations company with around 200 employees, based in Marietta, Ga. Futren President and CEO Mitch Rhoden is a second-generation executive. One small business in Georgia continues to overcome these hurdles.

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White Paper Case Study Class Newsletter 100

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate.

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Company Agility Innovation Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

“That mindset changes your motivation,” he says. Case Study #1: Seek encouragement and reset your colleagues’ expectations. Amanda Sowadski, a former corporate director of business operations based in Minneapolis, first realized she was a workaholic after landing in the ER with a panic attack. .

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How To Case Study Learning-by-Doing Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In fact, research by Ashley Hardin, a professor at Washington University’s Olin Business School, shows that when you allow coworkers to discover more about your personal life, they are more motivated to meet your needs. Case Study #1: Reassure coworkers and maintain boundaries. ” Case Study #2: Ask for what you need.

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Crisis Case Study Brainstorming Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

” Another way to ease out of micromanaging is to discretely seek feedback from other coworkers about how your team is operating, says Dillon. ” In the latter case, you need to “find a way [to support the work] that doesn’t involve peering over your employees’ shoulders.” ” Build t rust.

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Skip Prichard

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Study some of the most interesting and diverse group of companies such as Google, Twinings, Dropbox and even Wimbledon and you end up with fascinating stories, case studies, and research useful to every brand. When you study the world’s brands, what is one lesson that you’ve found executives the most surprised to learn?

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Wilde Brand Open-book Creativity 66

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2017

“Dealing with colleagues who don’t listen is both hard and frustrating,” says Sabina Nawaz, a global CEO and executive coach. ” Case Study #1: Underscore the importance of your message and follow up in writing. Case Study #2: Show compassion and understand what motivates your colleague.

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How To Follow-up Norton Case Study 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

If this is the case, Jen Su recommends carving out time to connect with the person more regularly. “Those five extra minutes can really matter — especially to people who are motivated by feeling involved and having rapport.” Case Study #1: Adjust your management style and focus on peer coaching.

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Management How To Brainstorming Micromanagement 8

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

By analyzing the true motives for networking (yours and other people’s), one can avoid hurt feelings and letdowns. There is no converting them to your more enlightened way of thinking and operating. Lesson Learned: Understand your true motives for going the distance. Spot them and avoid them.

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Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Solution : Make gender balancing a strategic initiative, led by the CEO, framed as a lever to achieving business strategy, not as a separate initiative for already overburdened executives. This is not the best motivator of men that I know. This election has just given us a case study of the tangible returns of gender bilingualism.

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Diversity Balanced Scorecard P&L Committee 8

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

He explains why this is so by dissecting and analyzing his own experiences—using himself as a case study. Lakhani (Harvard Business School Press, 2020) AI-centric organizations exhibit a new operating architecture, redefining how they create, capture, share, and deliver value. Blog Post ). Blog Post ).

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Books Leadership Simon Learning-by-Doing 449

The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

100 Ways to Motivate Others: How Great Leaders Can Produce Insane Results Without Driving People Crazy. Tatum discusses the 5 critical success factors for managing, driving and sustaining growth, along with case studies of companies that succeeded or failed during No Man’s Land. Enjoy the holidays and happy reading!

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Books Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing 113

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

When I asked him to do research for me on case studies that proved our concepts in a practical manner, he brought me a textbook and asked me to "define" what I meant by practical, as he was looking up terms I was using and couldn't find them. One such example was a young man who was on my team with a Ph. D from Columbia.

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