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How to Write a Cover Letter
Cover letters Best PracticeAdvice for tackling one of the toughest parts of the job-hunting process. -
How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
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A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself
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3 Strategies to Boost Sales and Marketing Productivity
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleNew research from Bain shows what the most productive companies do differently. -
How to Give a Killer Presentation
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleFor more than 30 years, the TED conference series has presented enlightening talks that people enjoy watching. In this article, Anderson, TED's curator,... -
4 Areas of Cyber Risk That Boards Need to Address
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleHow companies can build a long-term strategy that will keep them secure. -
How to Fight a Price War
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticlePrice wars are a fact of life, whether we're talking about the fast-paced world of knowledge products, the marketing of Internet appliances, or the staid,... -
The Balanced Scorecard—Measures that Drive Performance
Balanced scorecard Magazine ArticleWhat you measure is what you get. Senior executives understand that their organization’s measurement system strongly affects the behavior of managers and employees. Executives also understand that traditional financial accounting measures like return-on-investment and earnings-per-share can give misleading signals for continuous improvement and innovation—activities today’s competitive environment demands. The traditional financial performance measures worked well […] -
Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleToo many applicants are screened out because they don’t fit a particular pattern. -
What Is Strategy?
Strategy Magazine ArticleFor starters, it’s not the same as operational effectiveness. -
How to Keep Working When You're Just Not Feeling It
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMotivating yourself is one of the main things that sets high achievers apart, and it's hard. How do you keep pushing onward when your heart isn't into... -
Know Your Customers' "Jobs to Be Done"
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleFirms have never known more about their customers, but their innovation processes remain hit-or-miss. Why? According to Christensen and his coauthors,... -
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Managing yourself Digital ArticleDebunking three common misconceptions. -
How AI Will Transform Project Management
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSteps you can take now to prepare for the future. -
The Case for a Chief of Staff
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleNew CEOs are typically focused on creating and implementing a strategy, building a top team, and driving culture change. Optimizing administrative workflow... -
How Apple Is Organized for Innovation
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen Steve Jobs returned to Apple, in 1997, it had a conventional structure for a company of its size and scope. It was divided into business units, each... -
How to Tap the Full Potential of Telemedicine
Health and wellness Digital ArticleBy using new technologies and services, U.S. health providers can take virtual health care to the next level. -
The Surprising Power of Questions
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMuch of an executive's workday is spent asking others for information--requesting status updates from a team leader, for example, or questioning a counterpart... -
How to Choose the Right Forecasting Technique
Financial analysis Magazine ArticleWhat every manager ought to know about the different kinds of forecasting and the times when they should be used. -
The Leader as Coach
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the face of rapid, disruptive change, companies are realizing that managers can't be expected to have all the answers and that command-and-control...
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Globalization of CEMEX
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details CEMEX is a Mexican company that has become a major international competitor in cement while maintaining a higher level of profitability than other, longer-established... -
Designtex, Inc. (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for case UV1814 -
Fate of the Vasa
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details In 1628, the royal warship Vasa was launched. It was Sweden's most expensive naval vessel ever built, costing over 5% of GNP. On its maiden voyage, the... -
Canadian Tire: Selecting a Social Marketing Program
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Canadian Tire is a large retailer of automotive, hardware, and houseware products. As part of the company's marketing strategy, the executive director... -
Founder-CEO Succession at Wily Technology
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Before he accepts the new CEO position, Dick Williams wants founder Lew Cirne to step down as chairman. While considering Williams' incredible demand,... -
China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case discusses the housing registration system that was implemented in China in the late 1950s and categorized individuals into two groups: urban... -
Keller Fund's Option Investment Strategies
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details A closed-end mutual fund's decision to study option trading provides an opportunity to study the profit profile and pricing of multiple option investment... -
Senior Leadership Teams: What it Takes to Make Them Great
An organization's fate hinges on its CEO--right? Not according to the authors of "Senior Leadership Teams." They argue that in today's world of neck-snapping... -
Manan Publishing: Raising Funds for Not-for-profit
Management Case Study8.95View Details Subir Shukla, the Principal Coordinator in Ignus Pahal, was involved in improving education for marginalized children. After working for many years at... -
Wells Fargo: Setting the Stagecoach Thundering Again
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case raises contemporary issues pertaining to strategy and leadership. It helps to demonstrate that (a) sound economic rationale is a necessary but... -
Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In February 2003, P&G hosted two meetings-one with its largest woman- and minority-owned suppliers and one with its largest non-minority-owned suppliers.... -
A Problem-Solving Approach to Designing and Implementing a Strategy to Improve Performance
Strategy & Execution Case StudyThis note helps teams work through a problem-solving process that facilitates the design and implementation of a strategy for continuous improvement. -
Webster Industries (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Restoring Trust at WorldCom
Organizational Development Case Study6.95View Details Examines the changes in corporate governance at WorldCom/MCI as proposed by the company's court-appointed corporate monitor, Richard Breeden. Following... -
Dan Stewart (C)
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Naked Retreats: Evolution of a Brand
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Naked Retreats, a hotel management company that adhered to a localized brand positioning strategy, made its debut in the Chinese hotel market in 2007.... -
Bayonne Packaging, Inc.
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details A printer and paper converter produces customized packaging used by industrial customers to deliver promotional materials, software, luxury beverages,... -
Rural Taobao: Alibaba's Expansion into Rural E-Commerce
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Alibaba's Rural Taobao initiative had been launched in 2014 as a public service initiative to increase e-commerce adoption in China's remote rural areas.... -
C.W. Post
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 1906, C.W. Post had to move his latest breakfast product--corn flakes--from store shelves into cereal bowls nationwide. Post genuinely believed his...
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How to Write a Cover Letter
Cover letters Best PracticeAdvice for tackling one of the toughest parts of the job-hunting process. -
How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Health and wellness Digital ArticleA guide for employees and managers. -
A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself
Communication AdviceThink: present, past, future. -
3 Strategies to Boost Sales and Marketing Productivity
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleNew research from Bain shows what the most productive companies do differently. -
How to Give a Killer Presentation
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleFor more than 30 years, the TED conference series has presented enlightening talks that people enjoy watching. In this article, Anderson, TED's curator,... -
4 Areas of Cyber Risk That Boards Need to Address
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleHow companies can build a long-term strategy that will keep them secure. -
How to Fight a Price War
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticlePrice wars are a fact of life, whether we're talking about the fast-paced world of knowledge products, the marketing of Internet appliances, or the staid,... -
The Balanced Scorecard—Measures that Drive Performance
Balanced scorecard Magazine ArticleWhat you measure is what you get. Senior executives understand that their organization’s measurement system strongly affects the behavior of managers and employees. Executives also understand that traditional financial accounting measures like return-on-investment and earnings-per-share can give misleading signals for continuous improvement and innovation—activities today’s competitive environment demands. The traditional financial performance measures worked well […] -
Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleToo many applicants are screened out because they don’t fit a particular pattern. -
How to Follow Up with Someone Who’s Not Getting Back to You
Business communication AdviceYou’re probably not being ghosted.