Coaching Tip

MARCH 25, 2014

Before making an important decision, prudent managers evaluate the situations confronting them — and often fall into one of the eight traps of faulty thinking. The path to reciprocity is indirect: reciprocity ensues from the social capital built by making contributions to others. The Antidote. The Prudence Trap. Schoemaker.

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Cialdini Social Capital Influence Real Estate 138

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Pricing and revenue modeling. Performing market assessments.

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Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

The rise of Tata in India, Koç Holding in Turkey, and Grupo Carso in Mexico have some management thinkers contending that the conglomerate is back at the expense of the focused firm. In that same period PPG’s share price has risen by a compound average rate of 6.6%, compared to 5.1% for the S&P 500 Industrials. in the U.S.,

Social Capital 8

Social Capital Chemicals Industry Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Avis has taken an interesting (and bold) step by acquiring Zipcar, absorbing an innovative but struggling competitor at what is likely to be seen as a bargain price while acquiring a small but desirable customer base and gaining a foothold in the rapidly growing world of collaborative consumption.

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Disaggregation Hammer Mass Marketing Gordon 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

For example, a decision to invest in growth, which might be better for longer-term shareholders, can often come at the expense of a higher dividend, which might suit short-term investors; a choice to pay higher wages and make employees happy and allow for price reductions, the benefits of which go to customers, impossible; and so on.

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CEO Short-term Long-term Objective 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In the upcoming issue of HBR, our Synthesis column dives into Hakim's new book , and two others on the topic, to understand what this concept means for managers. Women, she says, are more charming, more graceful in social interaction, and have more social intelligence than men, but they don't exploit those advantages.

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Human Capital Social Capital Education Career 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Black has no management experience in education — her entire career has been spent in magazine publishing — and her contact with the public school system in New York has been very limited. The contretemps over this appointment brings to mind three classic management issues, and research about them that is too often ignored.

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Tacit Knowledge Festinger Social Capital Education 12