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What Makes a Leader?
Leadership & Managing People HBR BestsellerWhen asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
The Leadership Odyssey
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA paradox of business is that while leaders often employ a hands-on, directive style to rise to the top, once they arrive, they're supposed to empower... -
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Innovation Magazine ArticleSix months after Jobs’s death, the author of his best-selling biography identifies the practices that every CEO can try to emulate. -
The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture, Portuguese Version
Organizational Development SpotlightExecutives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed,... -
The Top 20 Business Transformations of the Last Decade, Chinese Version
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNetflix, Adobe, and Amazon top the list. -
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHumor is widely considered essential in personal relationships, but in leaders, it's seen as an ancillary behavior. Though some leaders use humor instinctively,... -
From Purpose to Impact
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleOver the past five years, there's been an explosion of interest in purpose-driven leadership. Academics, business experts, and even doctors make the case... -
Structure Your Presentation Like a Story
Communication Digital ArticleTo win people over, create tension between the status quo and a better way. -
5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership
Adaptive leadership Digital ArticleHow you respond to a crisis will have repercussions for years to come. -
How to (Actually) Change Someone’s Mind
Persuasion Digital ArticleThree strategies to turn your adversaries into allies. -
A New Model for Ethical Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleRather than try to follow a set of simple rules ("Don't lie." "Don't cheat."), leaders and managers seeking to be more ethical should focus on creating... -
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. -
Adaptability: The New Competitive Advantage
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleTraditional approaches to strategy assume that the world is relatively stable and predictable. But globalization, new technologies, and greater transparency... -
How to Intervene When a Manager Is Gaslighting Their Employees
Power and influence Digital ArticleWhat leaders can do when they spot this bad behavior. -
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... -
You Need Two Leadership Gears
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe debate about the best way to lead has been raging for years: Should you empower your people and get out of their way, or take charge and push them... -
The Revolution Will Be Managed
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhy some movements succeed and others fail. -
How to Present to a Small Audience
Communication Digital ArticleThe rules are different. -
Reaching Across Cultures Without Losing Yourself
Global Business VideoAndy Molinsky, author of "Global Dexterity," explains why it's important to customize your behavior in a new cultural setting.
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Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A-1)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study6.95View Details The Gaylord Division of Americhem, a large chemical company, is in the midst of the first use of a new zero-base budgeting system. The general manager... -
Waking the Bear (B): "Danonizing" the Bolshevik Biscuit Factory
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1056. Direct foreign investment in Russia was only 1% of GDP in 1999, and Russian industry was only half as productive in that year... -
The Adventures of an IT Leader, Updated Edition with a New Preface by the Authors
What does it take to lead and manage your company's tech? Becoming an effective IT leader and manager presents a host of challenges--from anticipating... -
Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook: Make an Impact, Inspire Your Organization, and Get to the Next Level
The one primer you need to develop your leadership skills. Put aside all the overhyped new frameworks, the listicles, the "10 best things you need to... -
What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the development of the Boeing 737 Max airplane model and the events leading up to two tragic plane crashes, in which a total of 346... -
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... -
Into the Raging Sea: Final Voyage of the SS El Faro
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Captain Michael Davidson of the container ship SS El Faro was determined to make his planned shipping trip on time-but a hurricane was approaching his... -
Bozoma Saint John: Leading with Authenticity and Urgency (Multimedia Case)
25.00View Details In this multimedia case, Bozoma Saint John recounts numerous defining moments from her childhood and work experiences. We learn what empowered and inspired... -
What Makes a Leader? (Harvard Business Review Classics)
9.99View Details When asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
Why Should Anyone Work Here?: What It Takes to Create an Authentic Organization
Imagine designing the best company on earth to work for... What would that company be like? How would you build and sustain it? As a leader, you need... -
Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
Many leaders consider "executive presence" a make-or-break factor in high-powered promotions. But what is this elusive quality, and how do you develop... -
Cheyef Halak: Driving Social Change in Lebanon
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In 2011, Lebanese television station LBCI partnered with Impact BBDO to develop Cheyef Halak, a marketing and social media program that aimed to create... -
Leadership That Gets Results (Harvard Business Review Classics)
A leader's singular job is to get results. But even with all the leadership training programs and "expert" advice available, effective leadership still... -
Steve Jobs: Changing the World
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case traces the life of Steve Jobs who throughout his career flaunted convention and chose an unusual path to success. The case describes how Jobs,... -
Barenboim: Adaptive leadership (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The four-part case study (text cases A, B, C, and video case D) illustrates key concepts and lessons about leading adaptive change in the context of some... -
Necessary Evils: A Diagnostic Exercise, Spanish Version
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Central to the work of leaders and professionals are tasks that entail harming one party to deliver benefits or advance valued and worthy goals. Sometimes... -
Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High
30.00View Details The best leaders, in the biggest moments, know how to read the situation, respond in the most effective way possible, and move forward. You can, too.... -
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... -
Own Your Time
Feeling overwhelmed? Learn how to make smart, intentional choices about how you spend your energy and attention. -
Terror at the Taj Bombay: Customer-Centric Leadership, Multimedia Case
Sales & Marketing Tool25.00View Details On November 26, 2008, heavily armed terrorists launched a series of attacks throughout the western-Indian city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). One of the...
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What Makes a Leader?
Leadership & Managing People HBR BestsellerWhen asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision--the qualities traditionally... -
The Leadership Odyssey
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA paradox of business is that while leaders often employ a hands-on, directive style to rise to the top, once they arrive, they're supposed to empower... -
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Innovation Magazine ArticleSix months after Jobs’s death, the author of his best-selling biography identifies the practices that every CEO can try to emulate. -
The Leader's Guide to Corporate Culture, Portuguese Version
Organizational Development SpotlightExecutives are often confounded by culture, because much of it is anchored in unspoken behaviors, mindsets, and social patterns. But when properly managed,... -
The Top 20 Business Transformations of the Last Decade, Chinese Version
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNetflix, Adobe, and Amazon top the list. -
Sarcasm, Self-Deprecation, and Inside Jokes: A User's Guide to Humor at Work
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHumor is widely considered essential in personal relationships, but in leaders, it's seen as an ancillary behavior. Though some leaders use humor instinctively,... -
From Purpose to Impact
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleOver the past five years, there's been an explosion of interest in purpose-driven leadership. Academics, business experts, and even doctors make the case... -
Structure Your Presentation Like a Story
Communication Digital ArticleTo win people over, create tension between the status quo and a better way. -
5 Principles to Guide Adaptive Leadership
Adaptive leadership Digital ArticleHow you respond to a crisis will have repercussions for years to come. -
How to (Actually) Change Someone’s Mind
Persuasion Digital ArticleThree strategies to turn your adversaries into allies.