Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have produced movies and started organizations to tackle climate change and promote renewable energy. For gems and minerals, Verde Nieto sees a range of challenges from the energy required in production to general availability. Celebrities are more invested than ever in sustainability.

Brand 8

Brand Supply Chain Apparel Tourism 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

. “To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

Company 11

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

This post is part of the HBR Insight Center, The Next Generation of Global Leaders. The case study written about Aravind has been required reading for all Harvard Business School students for over a decade. North Stars align our energy, emotions, and actions in the service of our vision. Aravind now sees 2.7

Self-aware 15

Self-aware Franchising Quality Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2011

Around the world, the most effective executives are the ones who draw energy from a clear sense of purpose and a set of deeply held personal values. I'd like to point you to two well-known case studies — one from Asia, one from America. Thus, great leadership looks the same wherever you are.

Airlines 15

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.

Report 12

Report Policies Risk Management Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2017

And you might fret that others will perceive your firing as a stain on your record, says Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at global executive search firm Egon Zehnder and the author of It’s Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeed by Surrounding Yourself with the Best. But don’t draw attention to it either.

How To 8

How To Letter Learning-by-Doing PR 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Even the promise of future help, if and when it's needed, can be enough to convince a mentor to give up his time and energy. Case Study #1: Using multiple mentors. Martin was much more of a direct, operational, and continuous mentor," she said. Case Study #2: When you think you don't need it.

Mentor 16

Mentor Career Long-term Advice 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 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. That’s why we’re part of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values. Last time I looked, it wasn’t the ‘Global Alliance for Banking on Selected Values.’

Case Study 8

Case Study Banking Ethics Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

If the cloud were itself a country, it would rank fifth in the world on energy demand behind the U.S., There is no doubt that data centers require a tremendous amount of energy to run, and the demand for electricity is only likely only to grow. Google has invested almost $1 billion directly in renewable energy.

Energy 15

Energy Efficiency Industry Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

As its victims know all too well, “death by PowerPoint,” the poor use of the presentation software, sucks the life and energy out of far too many meetings. No surprises here — this is sadly a global reality that we’re all too familiar with. Write a declaration of (machine) intelligence.

Software 8

Software Learning-by-Doing Technology Compliance 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. The News Media. The Auditing Firm Employed by Enron.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57