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The Abrasive Personality
Motivating people Magazine ArticleThe corporate president stared out the window of his skyscraper office. His forehead was furrowed in anger and puzzlement. His fingers drummed the arm of his chair with a speed that signified intense frustration. The other executives in the room waited expectantly. Each had said his piece. Each had come to his and her own […] -
You Might Not Be Hearing Your Team's Best Ideas
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEven the loudest voices leave things unsaid. -
How to Persuade People to Change Their Behavior
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMake it their decision, not your directive. -
From Do It Yourself to Do It Together
Organizational culture Digital ArticleChris Anderson continues to explore the edges of the Big Shift playing out around us. Having introduced us to The Long Tail and the growth of Free as a business model, Chris has just published a new article called “Atoms Are the New Bits” in the current issue of Wired. This article, highlighting the move […] -
When a New Manager Takes Charge
Organizational restructuring Magazine ArticleManagers who take the helm of new businesses or large divisions must go through predictable stages before they’ve truly mastered the job. -
How to Lead When You’re In with the In Crowd
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Realizing What You’re Made Of
Crisis management Magazine ArticleWhen I became permanently paralyzed, life as I knew it was over. This is the story of my journey from victim to survivor to resilient leader. -
How to Ask for What You Want
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Feeling Ambivalent About Your Boss Hurts Your Performance Even More Than Disliking Them
Psychology ResearchBeing conflicted is exhausting. -
Strengthen Your Ability to Influence People
Leadership & Managing People ResearchRight from the start. -
How a 2-Minute Story Helps You Lead
Business communication Digital ArticleLeaders gain trust and teach people what’s important to them by telling stories. But these days there’s so much to attend to — now! — coming at us so fast. You might be tempted to let slide your soft skills, like how to tell a useful story. Just get to the point and move on […] -
Defend Your Idea Without Being Defensive
Difficult conversations Digital ArticleGetting behind an idea means imbuing it with our conviction and our passion. Such commitment is vital when pushing for an initiative or suggestion that you think is important to implement. This enthusiasm also helps you bring others to your cause. But it can also be your worst enemy when someone, such as your boss, […] -
How to Communicate Like Ben Bernanke
Leadership Digital ArticleFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not have solved the economic crisis but his reappointment by President Barack Obama demonstrates that his boss has confidence in him. One reason may be Bernanke’s ability to connect with others. At Fed meetings, Bernanke’s habit, in contrast to his predecessor Alan Greenspan, is to “speak last.” As New […] -
Power Failure in Management Circuits
Business communication Magazine ArticleThe position, not the person, often determines whether a manager has power. -
Two Women, Three Men on a Raft (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe Outward Bound raft trip in 1977 was meant to build better teamwork and teach the art and techniques of survival under difficult conditions. Over the... -
What You Need to Stand Out in a Noisy World
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThere are three foundational elements, and you need at least two. -
Major Sales: Who Really Does the Buying? (HBR Classic)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleWhen is a buyer not really a buyer? How can the best product at the lowest price turn off buyers? Are there anonymous leaders who make the actual buying... -
6 Kinds of Board Members — and How to Influence Them
Boards Digital ArticleDifferent personalities require different approaches. -
5 Principles of Purposeful Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleUnderstanding why you're in the room is more important than being the smartest one in it. -
Have You Mapped Your Key Relationships?
Strategy Digital Articleby Madeleine Homan
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Next-Level Negotiating (HBR Women at Work Series)
Communication Book24.95View Details Build trust--and create more value. Whether you're negotiating a salary, a deal with a supplier, or your workload, thoughtful preparation increases your... -
Network Assessment Exercise: Abridged MBA Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Designed to help students identify patterns in their approaches to developing networks of relationships. A "network" refers to the set of relationships... -
HP-Cisco Alliance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2002, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems strove to develop their long-standing partnership into a strategic alliance with increasing impact. Critical... -
Uber: #WhatDoYouDo?
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This public-sourced case is based on a 2017 blog post by a former Uber employee, Susan Fowler, in which she was brutally honest about the sexual harassment,... -
Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Breaking Through Action Plan
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The "Breaking Through Action Plan" is a developmental tool based on the book, Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America... -
Control in an Age of Empowerment (Harvard Business Review Classics)
9.99View Details In "Control in an Age of Empowerment," Robert Simons explains how to give employees the freedom to innovate while protecting your firm from loose cannons.... -
How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be
30.00View Details Fame is like lightning. Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Leonardo da Vinci, Jane Austen, Oprah Winfrey--all of them were struck. Why? What if they hadn't been?... -
Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
HP-Cisco Alliance (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Differences at Work: Martin (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In Differences at Work: Martin (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-019 is set in Italy. Martin, a gay man who has not disclosed his sexual orientation at his Italian... -
ADP(A) - Condensed Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details GSI is a computer services company, the leader in payroll outsourcing in France. The company founder sees the value in selling computer services to create... -
HBR Classics Boxed Set (16 Books)
150.00View Details Build your professional library and advance your career with these 16 timeless business classics. The classic Harvard Business Review articles every manager... -
Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
19.99View Details 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... -
Peter Isenberg at Fischer Stevens (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
HBR Emotional Intelligence Ultimate Boxed Set (14 Books) (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
250.00View Details How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of... -
Order out of Chaos: Win Every Negotiation, Thrive in Adversity, and Become a World-Class Communicator
Management Book30.00View Details Learn how to become a world-class communicator and, in doing so, become the best negotiator you can be. As one of the world's most experienced kidnap-for-ransom... -
Assessing and Enhancing Individual Power in the Family Business System
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Describes how to assess and enhance an individual's bases, sources, and levels of power in a family business system. Relies on Franch and Raven's framework... -
Elsa Blix (A): A Freezing Reception
Management Case Study11.95View Details Elsa Blix, (fictitious), a political appointee in the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sweden, tackles two undersecretary positions. In the first (Case A),... -
Henry Silva: Aspiring Change Agent for a Start-up Company
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Henry Silva, a soon-to-be Columbia MBA graduate and aspiring change agent, wrestled with the decision about whether to join New Power LLC, an innovative...
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The Abrasive Personality
Motivating people Magazine ArticleThe corporate president stared out the window of his skyscraper office. His forehead was furrowed in anger and puzzlement. His fingers drummed the arm of his chair with a speed that signified intense frustration. The other executives in the room waited expectantly. Each had said his piece. Each had come to his and her own […] -
You Might Not Be Hearing Your Team's Best Ideas
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEven the loudest voices leave things unsaid. -
How to Persuade People to Change Their Behavior
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleMake it their decision, not your directive. -
Next-Level Negotiating (HBR Women at Work Series)
Communication Book24.95View Details Build trust--and create more value. Whether you're negotiating a salary, a deal with a supplier, or your workload, thoughtful preparation increases your... -
Network Assessment Exercise: Abridged MBA Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Designed to help students identify patterns in their approaches to developing networks of relationships. A "network" refers to the set of relationships... -
From Do It Yourself to Do It Together
Organizational culture Digital ArticleChris Anderson continues to explore the edges of the Big Shift playing out around us. Having introduced us to The Long Tail and the growth of Free as a business model, Chris has just published a new article called “Atoms Are the New Bits” in the current issue of Wired. This article, highlighting the move […] -
When a New Manager Takes Charge
Organizational restructuring Magazine ArticleManagers who take the helm of new businesses or large divisions must go through predictable stages before they’ve truly mastered the job. -
HP-Cisco Alliance (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2002, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems strove to develop their long-standing partnership into a strategic alliance with increasing impact. Critical... -
Uber: #WhatDoYouDo?
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This public-sourced case is based on a 2017 blog post by a former Uber employee, Susan Fowler, in which she was brutally honest about the sexual harassment,... -
How to Lead When You’re In with the In Crowd
Organizational culture Digital Articleby Lauren Keller Johnson