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Turning of Atlanta: A Conversation with Shirley Franklin
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen Shirley Franklin took over as mayor of Atlanta in 2001, city hall was flat broke, employee morale was in the basement, and the public had lost faith.... -
How to Answer “What Are Your Salary Expectations?”
Job interviews Digital ArticleStrategies to navigate this complicated (and awkward) question. -
4 Strategies to Prepare for a Late-Career Shift
Career transitions Digital ArticleStarting over can feel daunting, but your age and experience are assets. -
Choosing Between a Structured or Conversational Interview
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBoth approaches have pros and cons - and can yield different insights about a candidate. -
5 Ways to Stand Out in Your Next Job Interview
Job interviews Digital ArticleTell a story the hiring manager won’t forget — and other advice from our authors. -
Championing Change: An Interview with Bell Atlantic's CEO Raymond Smith
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleTransforming Bell Atlantic from a bureaucratic, monopolistic company into an efficient entrepreneurial competitor meant creating a new mind-set and sense... -
Management by Fire: A Conversation with Chef Anthony Bourdain
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen it comes to management styles, newer isn't always better, or so chef Anthony Bourdain tells us in his best-seller Kitchen Confidential and in this... -
How to Spot a Bad Boss During an Interview
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Trial-By-Fire Transformation: An Interview with Globe Metallurgical's Arden C. Sims
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleGlobe Metallurgical Inc., a $115 million supplier for specialty metals, is best known as the first small company to win the Baldrige Award in 1988. But... -
How to Show You’re Passionate in a Job Interview
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The Best Job Candidates Are the Best Storytellers
Career planning POVStop Googling “job interview tips” and master this skill instead. -
Unleashing the Power of Learning: An Interview with British Petroleum's John Browne (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleJohn Browne believes that all companies battling it out in the global information age face a common challenge: using knowledge more effectively than their... -
5 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Job
Job interviews Digital ArticleIdentify potential red flags about the company culture to make an informed decision. -
Job Rejection Doesn't Have to Sting
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's natural to feel disappointed. Here's how to move forward and position yourself for success. -
Beware the Interview Inquisition
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Do You Need a Career Coach?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhy you might want one - and how to find the right one for you. -
Reinvention with Respect: An Interview with Jim Kelly of UPS (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen you think of UPS, what comes to mind? Most likely, you conjure up images of brown delivery vans, but this $30 billion company is much more than a... -
What to Do If Your Job Interviewer Is Biased
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ABCs of Job Interviewing
Career planning Magazine ArticlePreparation, via a scenario, is the key. -
Driving Change: An Interview with Ford Motor Company's Jacques Nasser (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhat happens when the world is changing but your organization isn't? And what if that organization has 340,000 employees in 200 countries? In this interview,...
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Hiring Professionals in China: A Practitioner's Guide
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This note outlines how leading professional service firms operating in China revise their standard hiring practices to fit local challenges and customs.... -
Truebird - An AlleyCorp Venture
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In December 2018, Kevin Ryan and Wendy Tsu faced an important decision - to finalize the CEO candidate for Truebird, an innovative, automated coffee café... -
Name Your Price: Compensation Negotiation at Whole Health Management (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) and (B) cases. -
The Geography of Poverty: Exploring the Role of Neighborhoods in the Lives of Urban, Adolescent Poor
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In the American canon of anti-poverty programs, Moving to Opportunity (MTO)-a housing experiment conducted in the 1990s-stood out for its ambitious yet... -
GoDaddy and the Holy Grail: Equal Access to Top Performance Reviews (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details GoDaddy had long been known for polarizing television commercials that were focused on generating attention and buzz-CNBC called its brand "synonymous... -
Hiring Successful Professionals: One Process-Multiple Goals
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The best hiring practices help professional firms attract successful employees, equip newcomers with critical support networks, increase the firm's diversity... -
Name Your Price: Compensation Negotiation at Whole Health Management (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Uncharted Waters at Ventoso Ship Supply: A Sensory Marketing Dilemma (C)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details This is a three-part, disguised case series. In June 2009, Diana Zanzi was hired by Ventoso Ship Supply, an Italian sailboat manufacturer, to help... -
Customer Visits for Entrepreneurs
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Provides practical guidelines for conducting customer visits to explore and validate demand for an entrepreneurial offering. Reviews conditions under... -
Conflicting Loyalties: Friends Helping Friends? (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details As a senior project manager for the Colombian office of a consulting services firm, Lucia is responsible for hiring decisions regarding junior consultants.... -
PLBsearch: Growing with LinkedIn
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case is used in Darden's "Digital Marketing" course elective. It explores the experience of a niche search firm whose founder attributed her ability... -
Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing... -
Amy Kelly's 48-Hour Diary
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The response of former Self-Assessment and Career Development student Amy Kelly to the "48-Hour Diary" assignment. -
HBR Guide to Your Job Search
21.95View Details Land the job of your dreams. You're ready to take the next step in your career. But securing the right role can take a lot of work--and a lot of time... -
On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Bubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical... -
Recruiting at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co.
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Examines the recruiting process of Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (BHC), an investment banking firm known for its work with middle market companies. Specifically,... -
Recruitment of a Star
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Details power dynamics that unfold in the firm when one of its best and brightest threatens to leave. It focuses on the dynamics of attracting, hiring,... -
Jamie's Market: Challenges Hiring and Onboarding Temporary Workers
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, the flagship location of Jamie's Market, a specialty supermarket retailer in California, struggled to hire enough temporary workers to meet the... -
Name Your Price: Compensation Negotiation at Whole Health Management (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details MBA student Monroe Davies is asked by a potential employer to determine his own compensation package. This case follows Jim Hummer, President and CEO... -
Senreve
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the various challenges that Senreve faced in hiring and retaining talent as a rapidly growing organization. The case first describes...
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Turning of Atlanta: A Conversation with Shirley Franklin
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen Shirley Franklin took over as mayor of Atlanta in 2001, city hall was flat broke, employee morale was in the basement, and the public had lost faith.... -
Hiring Professionals in China: A Practitioner's Guide
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This note outlines how leading professional service firms operating in China revise their standard hiring practices to fit local challenges and customs.... -
How to Answer “What Are Your Salary Expectations?”
Job interviews Digital ArticleStrategies to navigate this complicated (and awkward) question. -
4 Strategies to Prepare for a Late-Career Shift
Career transitions Digital ArticleStarting over can feel daunting, but your age and experience are assets. -
Choosing Between a Structured or Conversational Interview
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBoth approaches have pros and cons - and can yield different insights about a candidate. -
5 Ways to Stand Out in Your Next Job Interview
Job interviews Digital ArticleTell a story the hiring manager won’t forget — and other advice from our authors. -
Championing Change: An Interview with Bell Atlantic's CEO Raymond Smith
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleTransforming Bell Atlantic from a bureaucratic, monopolistic company into an efficient entrepreneurial competitor meant creating a new mind-set and sense... -
Management by Fire: A Conversation with Chef Anthony Bourdain
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen it comes to management styles, newer isn't always better, or so chef Anthony Bourdain tells us in his best-seller Kitchen Confidential and in this... -
How to Spot a Bad Boss During an Interview
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTrust your instincts. -
Trial-By-Fire Transformation: An Interview with Globe Metallurgical's Arden C. Sims
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleGlobe Metallurgical Inc., a $115 million supplier for specialty metals, is best known as the first small company to win the Baldrige Award in 1988. But...