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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. -
Three Differences Between Managers and Leaders
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStop thinking about your tasks and start talking about your vision. -
The Key to Inclusive Leadership
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleOvercome unconscious bias using humility and empathy. -
The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World
Leadership Digital ArticleThey’re all hard to improve because they run counter to our instincts. -
How to Become a Better Listener
Communication Digital ArticleSharpen these seven skills. -
How to Demonstrate Your Strategic Thinking Skills, French Version
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDon't be shy about bringing your ideas to the table. -
Strategic Leadership: The Essential Skills
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe more uncertain your environment, the greater the opportunity--if you have the leadership skills to capitalize on it. Research at the Wharton School... -
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Gender Magazine ArticlePersistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Here’s how to correct the problem. -
5 Principles of Purposeful Leadership
Leadership development Digital ArticleUnderstanding why you’re in the room is more important than being the smartest one in it. -
Anyone Can Learn to Be a Better Leader
Leadership development Digital ArticleYou just have to put in the work. -
What Great Managers Do
Managing employees Magazine ArticleGreat leaders tap into the needs and fears we all share. Great managers, by contrast, perform their magic by discovering, developing, and celebrating what’s different about each person who works for them. Here’s how they do it. -
The Future of Leadership Development
Leadership & Managing People SpotlightCompanies spend heavily on executive education but often get a meager return on their investment. That's because business schools and other traditional... -
How Leaders Create and Use Networks
Power and influence Magazine ArticleSuccessful leaders have a nose for opportunity and a knack for knowing whom to tap to get things done. These qualities depend on a set of strategic networking skills that nonleaders rarely possess. -
What New Team Leaders Should Do First
Leadership development Best PracticeYour agenda for the first few weeks. -
Becoming the Boss
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEven for the most gifted individuals, the process of becoming a leader is an arduous, albeit rewarding, journey of continuous learning and self-development.... -
Assessment: What’s Your Leadership Style?
Leadership AssessmentGet feedback on your strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots. -
What Makes a 360-Degree Review Successful?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt has to start with buy-in from the top. -
Leadership That Gets Results
Emotional intelligence HBR BestsellerNew research suggests that the most effective executives use a collection of distinct leadership styles—each in the right measure, at just the right time. Such flexibility is tough to put into action, but it pays off in performance. And better yet, it can be learned. -
How to Minimize Stress Before, During, and After Your Vacation
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStart planning weeks ahead of time. -
How to Develop Your Leadership Style
Leadership & Managing People HBR BestsellerBosses often sense that something is missing in an employee's tool kit but can't put a finger on what it is. They say something like "You need certain...
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Leader(ship) Development
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Designed for use in the first year of an MBA program, can be included within a core course on leadership or used more broadly to orient students to their... -
Global Healthcare Exchange, Spanish Version
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.... -
Bill Wilson: Changing the World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the life choices of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. A young man with tremendous potential, Wilson hit rock bottom... -
Scarborough YMCA: Getting Back on Track
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The newly appointed general manager at the Scarborough YMCA was discussing her plan of action with the YMCA senior leadership team of the Greater Toronto... -
The Fall of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Strategy & Execution Case Study14.00View Details On January 16, 2009, after a dismal holiday season, Circuit City was forced into liquidation. Unable to meet creditors' demands, and with no acquirer... -
Leadership Transitions and Team Building: Leadership Collection (2 Ebooks)
50.00View Details The Leadership Transitions and Team Building Collection includes two important books: "The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded," by Michael D. Watkins,... -
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.--2002, Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Carlos Ghosn, a former executive vice president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38%... -
Medellín Reborn (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2003, mathematics professor Sergio Fajardo was elected mayor of Medellín, Colombia - one of the most violent cities in the world at that time. As mayor,... -
Gazi (C): Getting organized
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Ostensibly there are two issues to be resolved: How to organize for the future, and the future roles and responsibilities of Gazi himself as the organization... -
Buro Happold (Abridged)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 1996, Ted Happold, the founder of the engineering services firm Buro Happold passed away and Padraic Kelly became the firm's new Managing Director... -
Sy Friedland and JF&CS
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Radically innovative thinker Sy Friedland was a decade or more ahead of the trends when he took the reins of Boston's venerable Jewish Children & Family... -
Citibank: Weathering the Commercial Real Estate Crisis of the Early 1990s, Russian Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details As the commercial real estate market began to crash in early 1990, heavily exposed banks like Citibank and Chase Manhattan were left largely undercapitalized.... -
Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (A): Becoming Truly Global
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Since the 1980's, Procter & Gamble had leveraged its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to create a global company. When P&G faced difficult times... -
You, the Leader (HBR Women at Work Series)
24.95View Details It's time for female leaders to stand out. Women often aren't seen for their leadership potential. We face a double bind, forced to choose whether to... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Vol. 2 (Paperback + Ebook)
Leadership & Managing People Special Offer34.95View Details Stay on top of your leadership game. Leadership isn't something you're born with or gifted as a reward for an abundance of charisma; true leadership stems... -
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (C1): Project Explore
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details The third in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Describes... -
The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self--Every Day
You can be the leader you want to be--today and every day. Do you find yourself wishing you had more hours in the day? Do you want to do more, yet feel... -
Public Services Canada (A): Mattie Johnsen
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Mathilde Johnsen was a highly motivated environmental systems engineer in the real property branch of Public Services and Procurement Canada. Johnsen... -
Rebooting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Strategy & Execution Case Study14.00View Details David Kappos is confirmed as Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in August 2009. The primary activity... -
Uria Menendez (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Uria Menendez, the pre-eminent law firm in Iberia, is at a critical point in its long and distinguished history. Its newly appointed second generation...
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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. -
Three Differences Between Managers and Leaders
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStop thinking about your tasks and start talking about your vision. -
The Key to Inclusive Leadership
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleOvercome unconscious bias using humility and empathy. -
How to Make Great Decisions, Quickly
It’s a skill that will set you apart. -
The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World
Leadership Digital ArticleThey’re all hard to improve because they run counter to our instincts. -
How to Become a Better Listener
Communication Digital ArticleSharpen these seven skills. -
How to Demonstrate Your Strategic Thinking Skills, French Version
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDon't be shy about bringing your ideas to the table. -
Strategic Leadership: The Essential Skills
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe more uncertain your environment, the greater the opportunity--if you have the leadership skills to capitalize on it. Research at the Wharton School... -
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Gender Magazine ArticlePersistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Here’s how to correct the problem. -
5 Principles of Purposeful Leadership
Leadership development Digital ArticleUnderstanding why you’re in the room is more important than being the smartest one in it.