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Leading Change May Need to Begin with Changing Yourself
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Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance
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When a New Manager Takes Charge (HBR Classic)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen some managers take over a new job, they hit the ground running. They learn the ropes, get along with their bosses and subordinates, gain credibility,... -
Cultivating Everyday Courage
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn many stories we hear about workplace courage, the people who fight for positive change end up ostracized or lose their jobs. Most acts of courage don't... -
Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
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How to Become a Thought Leader in Six Steps
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's gospel that you have to cultivate your personal brand, particularly if you have designs on the C suite. But because everyone has a brand nowadays... -
Research: To Be a Good Leader, Start By Being a Good Follower
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA study of Royal Marines suggests "stand out from your peers" isn't always good advice. -
What's Your Story?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen you're in the midst of a major career change, telling stories about your professional self can inspire others' belief in your character and in your... -
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... -
Curse of the Superstar CEO
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen struggling companies look for a new chief executive today, the one quality they prize above all others is charisma. But once they've recruited a... -
Get Ready for Your Next Assignment
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleYour next internal assignment is your next chance to create results--for your organization and for your career--and a smart investment of time and effort... -
Define Your Personal Brand With Simple Questions
Brand management Digital ArticleWhat’s your personal brand? Though I’ve been writing for The Conversation for several months, this is the first post in my own, “personally branded” blog — so readers who want to know what I’m thinking can access my thoughts more directly. But why someone would want to do that? (I’m guessing it’s probably not because […] -
Reinventing Your Personal Brand
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticlePeople reinvent themselves all the time-they may want a new challenge, a new line of work, or a new image among their colleagues. Taking control of your... -
Learn to Love Networking
Professional networks Magazine ArticleEven people who find it repugnant can do it effectively. -
How to Self-Promote (When You Don't Like to Self-Promote)
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You Don't Just Need One Leadership Voice - You Need Many
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To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It
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The Authenticity Paradox
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAuthenticity has become the gold standard for leadership. But as INSEAD professor Herminia Ibarra argues, a simplistic understanding of what authenticity... -
Followers Don't See Their Leaders as Real People
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleUnderstanding that is the first step to influencing others. -
Nobody Has Time for Interns
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInterns take note: energy and enthusiasm are no longer enough. You've got to bring something more meaningful to the table. A friend and senior executive...
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Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (D)
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Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive
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The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You
30.00View Details High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential:... -
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?... -
Samuel Allston
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Presents profiles written by six members of the HBS Class of 1976 from the 10th and 20th reunions. The six alumni represent a cross section of the class... -
Malcolm Frank
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Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis.... -
Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work (HBR Work Smart Series)
Management Book22.00View Details Just be yourself, right? We're complex people. Professionally, we're recent graduates, employees, star performers, and first-time managers. But we're... -
Mat MacGregor (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Mat MacGregor took charge of a failing project but failed to turn it around because of a variety of personal, technical, cultural, and political reasons.... -
Irene Charnley at Johnnic Group (B)
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Mike Miller (B)
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Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
35.00View Details To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires... -
The Strategize Your Life Collection: Design a Life of Purpose
Management Special Offer60.00View Details Use strategy to achieve your goals--at work and in life. You think strategically about your work, but are you as planful and deliberate about your personal... -
Early Career LBOs Using the Search Fund Model
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The funded search model is one alternative for individuals who, at some point in their career, want to run their own companies. This note looks at the... -
Spreading Happiness: Warm Fuzz Cards
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Maggie Wilderotter: The Evolution of an Executive
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In a career that spanned over 30 years, Maggie Wilderotter served as CEO of two publicly traded companies and served on 32 corporate and nine association... -
Career at Crossroads: Passion or Profession? (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case Career at Crossroads: Passion or Profession? focuses on the journey of a young professional and multifaceted artist, Manasi Prasad. This case... -
Kent Thiry: "Mayor" of DaVita
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Kent Thiry, CEO of dialysis provider DaVita, is considering how to integrate employees from recently acquired Gambro Healthcare without damaging DaVita's... -
Kevin Sharer at Amgen: Sustaining the High-Growth Company (A)
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Kirk Arnold
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Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (D)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (C) case. -
Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive
28.00View Details What does it take to create the career you want? It's no secret that the world of work has changed, and we're shifting toward an ever more entrepreneurial,... -
Leading Change May Need to Begin with Changing Yourself
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBehavior change is hard, but it's a skill leaders who want to succeed amid near-constant organizational change need to develop. -
The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You
30.00View Details High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential:... -
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?... -
Is People-Pleasing Holding You Back?
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Samuel Allston
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Presents profiles written by six members of the HBS Class of 1976 from the 10th and 20th reunions. The six alumni represent a cross section of the class... -
Primal Leadership: The Hidden Driver of Great Performance
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleYou've heard about the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace--that there's an incontrovertible link between executives' emotional maturity,... -
Malcolm Frank
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements NerveWire, Inc. -
Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis....