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First, Let's Fire All the Managers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleExecutives don't realize it, but a hierarchy of managers exacts a hefty tax on any organization: Managers are expensive, increase the risk of bad decisions,... -
When Failure Isn't an Option
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSome teams, by the very nature of their work, must consistently perform at the highest levels. How do you--as a team leader, a supervisor, a trainer,... -
It’s Time to Define Your Company’s Principles
Corporate strategy Magazine ArticleMission, vision, and values are not enough. -
The 3 Things Employees Really Want: Career, Community, Cause
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAccording to an analysis of Facebook employees. -
Transforming Giants
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleLarge corporations have long been seen as lumbering, inflexible, bureaucratic - and clueless about global developments. But recently some multinationals... -
What Is the Purpose of Your Purpose?
Business and society SpotlightYour why may not be what you think it is. -
Values in Action
Strategy & Execution VideoGetting the budget right is critical because it Defining your values in a mission statement is a powerful basis for team collaboration. -
How to Create Company Values That Actually Resonate
Mission statements Digital ArticleFive tips to help you avoid cliches and write something memorable. -
Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System
Finance & Accounting HBR BestsellerThe balanced scorecard revolutionized conventional thinking about performance metrics. When Robert Kaplan and David Norton first introduced the concept... -
The Best Entrepreneurs Are Missionaries, Not Mercenaries
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAsk three questions to figure out which one you are. -
How to Fix HR
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleHR departments should be held responsible for their companies' performance, not just for programs that provide services and support to staff. -
Don't Let Opportunism Compromise Your Corporate Mission
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleStrategy begins with a clear decision about what business you're in. -
How to Reframe What Work Means to You
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleTransform your job from something you endure to something that brings you meaning. -
Defining Your Organization's Values
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat are the bedrock principles underlying your company's mission? This issue's Spotlight package examines how understanding and openly recognizing them... -
The Eight-Word Mission Statement
Organizational Development Digital ArticleDay one of the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine was a polyglot delight. Presentations covered topics as far afield as the establishment of jaguar preserves... -
What Does Your Company Really Stand For?
Organizational Development SpotlightThe authors conducted dozens of studies designed to determine how a clear view of one's values can affect decision-making, motivation, relationships,... -
Narrow the Gap Between Company and Employee Purpose
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleBy personalizing purpose, businesses can boost productivity and job satisfaction. -
To Craft a Purpose That Motivates Your Team, Balance Pragmatism and Idealism
Leadership vision Digital ArticleFour key questions to ask as part of the process. -
Can You Say What Your Strategy Is?
Competitive strategy HBR BestsellerIt’s a dirty little secret: Most executives cannot articulate the objective, scope, and advantage of their business in a simple statement. If they can’t, neither can anyone else. -
Learning in the Thick of It
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe U.S. Army's Opposing Force (OPFOR) is a 2,500-member brigade whose job is to help prepare soldiers for combat. Created to be the meanest, toughest...
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Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Outlines the history of the Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation... -
Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case follows the Children Cancer Hospital in Egypt, also known as Hospital 57357, as it goes through the roll-out of a new performance management... -
Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Provides an overview of the Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser), a nonprofit organization that was created in the 1970s to run... -
Investing at Pivotal Ventures
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Launched in 2015 by Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation company. The company... -
McDonald's Corporation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details McDonald's newly appointed CEO Chris Kempczinski, who assumed office on November 4, 2019, is the protagonist of the case. With $21 billion in sales (in... -
Merck: Managing Vioxx (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This two-class case series allows students to stand in the shoes of CEO Ray Gilmartin during the unfolding stages of a reputational crisis. Merck's mission... -
GRIT Fitness
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In December 2018, GRIT Fitness was a growing chain of boutique fitness studios offering a variety of workout classes, including weightlifting, high intensity... -
Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Case B describes Tingle and Pierre-Jacques' decision to commit fully to Harlem Capital as their post-graduation job. The case explores the results of... -
Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The case concerns the sale of Mae Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working... -
The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Transformation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This note discusses the experience of some companies undertaking a corporate transformation process. In particular, it presents some roles that the board... -
Runa: Driving Social Change through Passion and Profit
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Near the end of 2008, Tyler Gage and Dan MacCombie enrolled in an entrepreneurship course at Brown University. During the class, they refined the business... -
Dans la rue: Balancing the Heart and the Pocketbook
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case study of social innovation and entrepreneurship looks closely at the growth of a not-for-profit enterprise. Dans la rue was founded in 1988... -
Opportunity International: Measurement and Mission
Leadership & Managing People Case Study6.95View Details After a "first career" in business, HBS graduate Christopher Crane becomes CEO of a worldwide microfinance network. The organization's twin challenges... -
MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This is an abridged version of "MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?" HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a... -
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance
Management Case Study8.95View Details The founders of Dutch professional services firm Schuberg Philis, and the new leadership team entrusted with the day-to-day management, must set the path... -
Tata Group in 2021: Pursuing Profits through Purpose
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details October 8, 2021: Tata Sons won a bid to acquire India's national carrier Air India, marking the airline's return to its original owners after 68 long... -
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety? (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In 2016 and 2017, Apple refused to help the FBI access the iPhones of two mass shooters. These refusals highlighted Apple's stated policy of supporting... -
Google and Earnings Guidance
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case explores Google's communication strategy with Wall Street analysts. In particular, the case focuses on Google's commitment to a no-guidance policy... -
Intermon Oxfam: The Conflict Between Efficiency and Values
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Intermon Oxfam is a Spanish nongovernment organization that is almost 50 years old. Explains the tensions that arose during its growth--in a short time... -
Worldreader: Helping Readers Build a Better World
Innovation & Leadership Case Study15.05View Details Founded in 2010, Worldreader was an international nonprofit organization that promoted reading to children around the world. For many years, Worldreader...
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First, Let's Fire All the Managers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleExecutives don't realize it, but a hierarchy of managers exacts a hefty tax on any organization: Managers are expensive, increase the risk of bad decisions,... -
Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Outlines the history of the Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation... -
Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case follows the Children Cancer Hospital in Egypt, also known as Hospital 57357, as it goes through the roll-out of a new performance management... -
Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Provides an overview of the Corporacion de Desarrollo Social del Sector Rural (Codesser), a nonprofit organization that was created in the 1970s to run... -
When Failure Isn't an Option
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleSome teams, by the very nature of their work, must consistently perform at the highest levels. How do you--as a team leader, a supervisor, a trainer,... -
Investing at Pivotal Ventures
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Launched in 2015 by Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation company. The company... -
McDonald's Corporation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details McDonald's newly appointed CEO Chris Kempczinski, who assumed office on November 4, 2019, is the protagonist of the case. With $21 billion in sales (in... -
Merck: Managing Vioxx (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This two-class case series allows students to stand in the shoes of CEO Ray Gilmartin during the unfolding stages of a reputational crisis. Merck's mission... -
It’s Time to Define Your Company’s Principles
Corporate strategy Magazine ArticleMission, vision, and values are not enough. -
GRIT Fitness
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In December 2018, GRIT Fitness was a growing chain of boutique fitness studios offering a variety of workout classes, including weightlifting, high intensity...