Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Good Strategy, Bad Strategy is obviously the result of decades of practice developing strategy and the many case studies and classroom interactions made it personal and very readable. Cue the Chariots of Fire soundtrack, roll the reel of the good-looking diverse people of the company, and unleash the balloons.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

The company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities, including aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, coal, and diamonds. Sam Walsh: I was looking for a fresh challenge in a global company run from Australia.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s a testament to the values that have been established since our company’s founding: that our people are our most important assets, great ideas come from anywhere in the company, and we should treat others the way we would like to be treated. Looking ahead, what does the “future of work” at Adobe look like ?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 25, 2012

With an expanding global economy, a digital information explosion, and increasingly rapid pace of business, our world is too large, our organizations too complex. Since the 1990’s when Peter Senge popularized the notion of “learning organizations,” there has been a lot of discussion about attributes of great companies.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amidst all the revenue numbers and share valuations that companies wear as a badge of honor, the concept of employee relationship management has emerged as another undeniable sign of a successful organization. The UAW is also set to repeat history against Detroit’s Big Three automotive companies if their demands are not met.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2023

She spent over 30 years at Mars Inc before retiring in 2021 to focus on building her non-executive career with companies such as LEGO and Marks & Spencer. In his article for Management Today quoting this CMI research, journalist Stefan Stern urges companies to “stop creating accidental managers” by hiring more intentionally.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

It had appeared in a special online supplement of Businessweek on the subject of diversity, and it concerned the company's efforts to increase female and minority representation in management. Charles Begley, GlobeBank's managing director of diversity recruiting, was already reading it onscreen, dumbfounded. "We

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2015

This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and e-mail address. Or leave the company.

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HR Digest

JULY 14, 2021

Hence, they are better prepared to leverage a buyout that might be taking place in their current company. Stanford Graduate School of Business believes in diversity and has a leadership lab where practical experience and course work is taught with eh help of leaders in the industry and alumni.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2014

Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and e-mail address.).

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2011

As I describe in my book Career Mapping : Charting Your Course in the New World of Work , you first need to have decided that you want to work in the industry in which the company does business. You need to like, or at least want to learn, about the business the company is in. Second, do your homework on the company.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Sesame Street , in fact, is a great case study of a brand that has managed to remain powerful over decades and across cultures. I called Shari Rosenfeld, Vice President in Sesame Workshop's Global Education department. million (or 67% of its population) gaining access to mass media.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2016

Case studies we did for our report give weight to these findings. Our case studies also make clear why so many companies that have succeeded in diversifying their ranks fail to capitalize on that diversity: management too often elicits and endorses the ideas of people like themselves. Her insight?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. Prasad, CEO of Dr. Reddy’s, a 33-year-old global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India that produces affordable generic medication. But those procedures had also slowed the company down. One leader who understands this well is G.V. Harness networks.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

And recently, the head of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, called on all companies to explain how their businesses make “a positive contribution to society” beyond just financial performance. Apollo Hospitals focuses on medical service delivery through a geographically diverse network of CSCs.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

The conventional wisdom about strategy may be leading your company astray. Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. In this unpredictable economy, traditional approaches to strategy are a luxury most companies cannot afford. by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Let’s go after it.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Lena Klug, the CEO, was proud of the company’s global reach. There was even a dot in Samoa—a long way from the company’s Berlin office. Editor’s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Both women laughed.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

Many companies, big and small, are examining their own commitments to sustainability in light of America’s shift. Short-term rewards too often take precedence over the longer-term interests and viability of a company. They will help us answer questions like: How does sustainability fit into a company’s strategy?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2014

I asked the class: “What steps should the team leader in this case study take to manage different attitudes towards confrontation on the team?”. If you are leading a global team, this type of cognitive diversity can cause confusion, inefficiency, and general frustration. And Chinese put the year before month and date.”.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 16, 2023

Cary, NC – June 12, 2023 – The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), the global home of the Situational Leadership ® Model, announced today the release of Situational Performance Ownership , a flexible, multimodal program that empowers learners to own their role in the leadership process.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2011

They asked how we do knowledge management at frog design, since we have studios spread all over the world and work in a diverse range of industries. Collectively these forums generate a large amount of knowledge throughout a year, some of which has no obvious connection to what we as a company do at all — at least not yet.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

And, have faith in your abilities because “you likely have more experience than you know,” adds Andy Molinsky, professor of organizational behavior at Brandeis University International Business School and the author of the book Global Dexterity. Case Study #1: Break large meetings into subgroups to encourage open conversation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

I'd like to point you to two well-known case studies — one from Asia, one from America. The airline's tagline "Now Everyone Can Fly" says it all; anyone who joins the company knows they will play a role in providing affordable travel to as many people as possible. The first is Tony Fernandes, founder of AirAsia.

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Airlines Mentor Environment Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As one of the most serious industrial accidents in history, the Gulf explosion should be a great case study for corporate leaders across the globe who are trying to manage risk in hazardous activities involving complex technology. None examine in any detail how the local organization on the rig fit into complex global organizations.

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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. The Clearing is a brand consultancy helping global brands grow and make a difference.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

” Hanguk was a large, fast-growing company with diversified interests spanning electronics, biotechnology, shipping, construction, and chemicals. He’d always pushed Mark to advance in his career, and this was an internal promotion, on a three-year contract, so they’d still be working for the same company.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

A lot of companies are doubling down on efforts to finally “crack” the gender issue. Most companies now have more gender-balanced talent pools, especially at the early-to-mid-career levels, and are looking for ways to make sure progress continues at the mid-to-upper levels. The CEO is convinced that the one feeds the other.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

Business leaders know how to go about transforming their companies to seize opportunities or meet major challenges — even if that’s easier said than done. But they must also contend with threats that lie far beyond any company’s control and that require whole industries to be transformed.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

Among the recommendations is to make case studies, a dominant teaching method at some schools, more representative of today’s modern workplace: [S]howing diversity in leaders solving a wide range of problems is important to illustrate the wide range of diversity in the business community. So what needs to change?

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

But do make sure you’re not violating any of your current company’s policies or your employment contract. “If you have good rapport with your boss, tell him that you’re considering going out on your own, then ask, “If I did that, is there some way that I could continue my relationship with the company?’”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Problem 1: Calling it Diversity. Whoever came up with the idea of putting gender issues under the diversity umbrella? How did women, who are 50% of the population, control 60% of global spending, and represent 60% of university graduates, ever accept to be positioned as a "diversity" demographic?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you'd like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation and email address. Welcome, welcome."

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

Just as companies have books of business and corporate cultures, so do individuals, who in turn populate and influence organizations. Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). by Hank Moore.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2018

It is home to more fast-growing economies than any other region, hundreds of successful big companies, and an urbanizing consumer market whose spending outstrips that of India. How can companies navigate Africa’s many challenges and translate its growth trends into profitable, sustainable enterprises? lucydphoto/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Here at Machine Shop , the wholly owned innovation company of the alternative rock band Linkin Park, we identified the need to think differently years ago. When I looked at the global reach of Linkin Park, and the potential business opportunities outside the narrow category of music, I could see plenty of “blue ocean.”

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2014

He then pledged to double the number of business case studies that feature a woman as the protagonist up to a level of 20% over the next five years. But what exactly is the magnitude of the case study inequality problem across all business schools? Women feature as a protagonist in only seven case studies.

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