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What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
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What Is Psychological Safety?
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The Case for a Chief of Staff
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Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
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... -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the past decade, the author has watched more than 100 companies try to remake themselves into better competitors. Their efforts have gone under many... -
What Leaders Really Do
Change management Magazine ArticleThey don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it. -
Leader's Framework for Decision Making
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Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
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Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
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Employees Are Losing Patience with Change Initiatives
Organizational change Digital ArticleA Gartner survey found that employees’ willingness to support enterprise change fell from 74% in 2016 to just 43% in 2022. -
What Makes a Leader?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
Three Differences Between Managers and Leaders
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStop thinking about your tasks and start talking about your vision. -
Begin with Trust
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleTrust is the basis for almost everything we do. It's the foundation on which our laws and contracts are built. It's the reason we're willing to exchange... -
How Our Brains Decide When to Trust
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The Key to Inclusive Leadership
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOvercome unconscious bias using humility and empathy. -
The Leadership Odyssey
Leadership Magazine ArticleIt’s not easy to become less directive and more empowering. Here’s how to navigate the challenges. -
The Hard Side of Change Management
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEveryone agrees that managing change is tough, but few can agree on how to do it. Most experts are obsessed with "soft" issues, such as culture and motivation,... -
AI Should Augment Human Intelligence, Not Replace It
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What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation
Communication Digital ArticleFive tips to set yourself apart.
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Why Real-Time Leadership Is So Hard
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Lessons from Large Family Firms About Choosing a CEO
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Leading in a World Where AI Wields Power of Its Own
AI and machine learning Magazine ArticleNew systems can learn autonomously and make complex judgments. Leaders need to understand these “autosapient” agents and how to work with them. -
Conservative CEOs Pursue Riskier International Deals Than Liberals Do
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Leading in the Flow of Work
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Leaders Must React
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The Leadership Mindset
Leadership Magazine ArticleExemplary leadership involves more than mastering a repertoire of skills and executing high-level tasks. The secret to it is achieving an enlightened inner state in which you tap into your greatest potential—and inspire your employees to do the same. -
The New Rules of Executive Presence
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The Leadership Mindset
Management Digital ArticleExemplary leadership involves more than mastering a repertoire of skills and high-level tasks. The secret to it is tapping into the right intentions,... -
6 Kinds of Board Members — and How to Influence Them
Boards Digital ArticleDifferent personalities require different approaches. -
Getting Along: How Can I Step Up in My Boss’s Absence — Without Stepping on Their Toes?
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How to Get the Honest Input You Need from Your Employees
Leadership development Digital ArticleA five-step process for leaders to tap into the unspoken insights of those around them. -
The Outsized Benefits of “Minimalist” Leadership
Employee engagement Digital ArticleMinimalist leaders let employees shine, put the good of the company above their own egos, and ultimately build stronger and more-innovative businesses. -
8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders
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What Innovators Who Create New Markets Do Differently
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How GenAI Could Accelerate Employee Learning and Development
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What It Really Takes to Become an Executive Coach
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How Leaders Fake Psychological Safety
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When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset — and When They’re a Liability
Leadership Digital ArticleFor start-ups or companies in desperate need of a refresh, a larger-than-life leader may be worth the risk. -
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.
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An Overview of Risk and Risk Management
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note was developed to summarize how some managers and firms are approaching risk management, and to provide a risk assessment tool that can be used... -
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... -
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... -
MicroFridge: The Concept
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Robert Bennett, who has a Master's degree in engineering, wants to exploit his idea to combine a refrigerator, freezer, and 500-watt microwave into an... -
Leader as Coach: Restoring Employee Motivation and Performance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Kiera, a young, enthusiastic sales rep, was recently promoted to manager of a sales team of five. In her first year on the job, she tackled a major revamp... -
Chem-ARC: Playing the Blame Game
Management Case Study8.95View Details The turnaround coordinator at Chem-ARC Industries (Chem-ARC) had to solve a dispute involving multiple stakeholders within the Turnaround Scheduling and... -
GE South Africa: Londvolota's Contextual Leadership for Creating Shared Value
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In January 2019, one of the founding members and current board members of Londvolota, a South African trust formed by General Electric South Africa (GESA)... -
Roustam Tariko, Russian Entrepreneur: An Iconoclast in a Maelstrom
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case looks at entrepreneurial leadership and business development on several levels. It addresses issues that typically arise in new ventures and... -
Global Healthcare Exchange
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Founded in March 2000 at the height of the dot-com bubble, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) was one of 90 online marketplaces in the health care industry.... -
Leading Across Cultures at Michelin (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details A French executive with Michelin is expatriated from Clermont-Ferrand to South Carolina. Initially confident in his leadership skills, the protagonist... -
Reading the Material
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note is intended to aid students preparing for The Moral Leader course. Given the unique nature of the materials used in the course (history, literature,... -
Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Frank Addante is a 28-year-old serial entrepreneur who is in the process of building his fifth venture. Of his first four ventures, two were sold, one... -
Hewlett-Packard-Compaq: The Merger Decision
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Hewlett-Packard's proposed $24 billion acquisition of rival Compaq marked the largest merger in the history of the computer industry. The merger was Hewlett-Packard's... -
Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life
"For nearly thirty years, my life's work has been to help people like you find ways to bring the often warring aspects of life into greater harmony."--Stew... -
HP-Cisco Alliance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 2002, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems strove to develop their long-standing partnership into a strategic alliance with increasing impact. Critical... -
Breaking the Silence at Work (B): Explore Your Own Stories
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Set Your Team Up for Success
Teams are the building blocks of organizations. Learn how to gather the right mix of people around a compelling goal. -
ChatChat (VC Version)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This is a role-play case, intended for use in a leadership development course for MBA students. The case has four roles: two for students playing the... -
The Art of Social Entrepreneurship: Dakshina Chitra and Madras Crafts Foundation (MFC) in India
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The case traces the milestones of a 26-year history of a social entrepreneur creating a social enterprise, Madras Craft Foundation (MCF). The story leads...
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What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Managing yourself Digital ArticleDebunking three common misconceptions. -
What Is Psychological Safety?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA culture of trust and belonging doesn't just happen. Here's how you make one. -
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... -
Understanding Leadership (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe would-be analyst of leadership usually studies popularity, power, showmanship, or wisdom in long-range planning. But none of these qualities is the... -
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... -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn the past decade, the author has watched more than 100 companies try to remake themselves into better competitors. Their efforts have gone under many... -
What Leaders Really Do
Change management Magazine ArticleThey don’t make plans; they don’t solve problems; they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it. -
Leader's Framework for Decision Making
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleSnowden and Boone have formed a new perspective on leadership and decision making that's based on complexity science. The result is the Cynefin framework,... -
Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
Emotional intelligence Digital ArticleIt’s far more than just being nice. -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleLeaders who successfully transform businesses do eight things right (and they do them in the right order).