Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

This is true whether the speaker is Albert Einstein imagining himself on a train nearing the speed of light to explain relativity or John F. Likewise, understanding the context, business model, competition, and leadership of a client or an employer makes your understanding of content more useful.

Skills 15

Skills Morale Ethics System 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

The firm effectively trains its people to hire and work with the world’s best and brightest algorithms. Human leadership defers to demonstrable algorithmic power. They use machine learning software to better train machine learning software. Their results should humble those who privilege human agency.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2014

We asked him how he sees leadership: “You’ve got to understand an issue very well and be able to simplify it and make people understand it and believe in it the way you do. But he does everything from corporate trainings to stand-up to memoir. ” Leadership Career planning' Don’t give me this b t.’”

Career 13

Career Learning-by-Doing Hedge Creativity 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

And why does a top hedge fund manager "earn" enough to pay for thousands of teachers? One day, in the far-flung future, our so-called not-really-leaders-in-anything-but-name might get their act together and begin to patch up this clapped out, wheezing train wreck of a so-called economy. Is there a trade-off between meaning and money?

Sharpe 21

Sharpe Follow-up Short-term Hedge 21

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

Whether that kind of leadership positions a company for long-term success is a different question. A far greater factor is U.S.-based based companies using questionable corporate practices that are entirely legal. Of course, corporate leaders claim that they are legally bound to do everything possible to maximize shareholder value.

Politics 8

Politics Short-term Long-term Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

And why does a top hedge fund manager "earn" enough to pay for thousands of teachers? One day, in the far-flung future, our so-called not-really-leaders-in-anything-but-name might get their act together and begin to patch up this clapped out, wheezing train wreck of a so-called economy. Is there a trade-off between meaning and money?

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Follow-up Short-term Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In one hedge fund, the highest performing portfolio managers had higher total motivation. What the chart shows is that while we tend to think that leadership matters most to motivation, other processes can have an even bigger impact. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

All of this indicates that Uber leaders prioritized immediately useful services like recruitment over, for example, legal compliance systems, audits, and leadership development. Too often, leaders view such investments as costly training on things that seem to be “common sense” or issues they can afford to get around to later.

Compliance 11

Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We offer such a roadmap here, the outcome of a research project , at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership, with 25 CEOs and their practices for mastering short-term pressures and creating long-term social and economic value, even in the toughest conditions. This value-based leadership paid off.

CEO 9

CEO Short-term Long-term EPS 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

I ( Whitney ) went from studying music to equity research to co-founding a hedge fund and couldn't be happier now writing, speaking and advising on innovation. More and more women are embracing unusual, self-directed career paths that play to their strengths and are aligned with their values.

Career 9

Career Learning-by-Doing Hedge Class 9