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Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
A Checklist for Someone About to Take on a Tougher Job
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleQuestions to ask when you're going through transitions. -
The Leadership Team: Complementary Strengths or Conflicting Agendas?
Succession planning Magazine ArticleSenior leadership teams whose members play complementary roles have been chronicled as far back as Homer’s oral history of the Trojan War. Though the Greeks were led in their quest for retribution against Troy by the powerful King Agamemnon, their victory would not have been possible without Achilles, the mighty warrior; Odysseus, the wily tactician; […] -
What It Means to Work Here
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhat distinguishes a company that has deeply engaged and committed employees from another one that doesn't? It's not a certain compensation scheme or... -
How Jamie Dimon Became a Risk Factor
Leadership Digital ArticleIt’s the chairman’s job to make the CEO dispensable. -
Your CEO Succession Plan Can't Wait
Leadership & Managing People Digital Article63% of private companies don't have a contingency plan in place. -
Establish Credibility in a New Job
Michael Watkins, author of "The First 90 Days," explains how to secure early wins during a transition. -
The New Road to the Top
Career planning Magazine ArticleThe route to the executive suite and the attributes of the individuals who get there have changed over the past 20 years, even in the largest and most stable companies. -
Ending the CEO Succession Crisis
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe CEO succession process is broken. Many companies have no meaningful succession plans, and few of the ones that do are happy with them. CEO tenure... -
Wall Street Rewards CEOs Who Talk About Their Strategies
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleEspecially when they’re new. -
Boards Are Terrible at Their Most Important Job
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow directors should manage a new CEO. -
Power, Influence, and CEO Succession
Organizational Development SpotlightWhen a CEO transition fails, it's often because the incoming leader isn't skilled at managing the power dynamics. They're complex because the key players-the... -
Time for an End Run? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen a UK insurance company is plagued with a securities fraud scandal that results in the ouster of the CEO, the head of human resources seizes the opportunity... -
Moving On? How to Tell Your Successor (And Your Team)
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThis week's question for Ask the Coach: It's time for me to move on. How do I let my successor know he is next in line? And just as importantly, how do... -
Onboarding Isn't Enough
Leadership & Managing People Magazine Article"Onboarding" is an apt term for the way many companies support new leaders' transitions, because not much more is involved than bringing the executive... -
Changing Leaders: The Board’s Role in CEO Succession: A Roundtable with Philip Caldwell, George D. Kennedy, G. G. Michelson, Henry Wendt, and Alfred M. Zeien
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleA Roundtable with Philip Caldwell, George D. Kennedy, G. G. Michelson, Henry Wendt, and Alfred M. Zeien The selection of a CEO is one of the most important decisions a board of directors makes. Not only does a chief executive have an enormous impact on the fortunes of a company, but the very process by […] -
The Successor’s Dilemma
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleLeadership transitions go awry with alarming frequency, often the result of an emotionally charged power struggle between the CEO and his would-be heir. Four practices, however, can help successors defuse the crisis—and make it to the top. -
Transferring Power in The Family Business
Change management Magazine ArticleOne of the most agonizing experiences that any business faces is the moving from one generation of top management to the next. The problem is often most acute in family businesses, where the original entrepreneur hangs on as he watches others try to help manage or take over his business, while at the same time, […] -
The Vital Role of the Outgoing CEO
Succession planning SpotlightEverybody focuses on what the new boss needs to do. But what the departing one does can make all the difference. -
Succeeding at Succession
Succession planning Magazine ArticleFor too long, boards have relied on rules of thumb and conventional wisdom when picking CEOs. So we took a look at the numbers—and found some surprises.
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Finance in Motion: Investing in Development
Management Case Study11.95View Details The impact asset manager Finance in Motion (FiM) was founded in 2009 by Sylvia Wisniwski in Frankfurt. The company has grown significantly over the years... -
Harvard Business School Executive Education: Balancing Online and Offline Marketing
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details How does a small business set its online media budget? The HBS Executive Education Division can be viewed as a small-to-medium sized business unit with... -
Del Webb Corp. (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details On November 16, 1987, the Del Webb board appointed Phil Dion chairman and CEO. This case outlines the development and implementation of a strategy to... -
Sonoco Products Co. (B): The Hybrid Model
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Continuing the Legacy of Annapurna Studios
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Annapurna Studios was founded by legendary Indian actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) in Hyderabad in 1975. Over the years, Annapurna had grown to become... -
Harilela Enterprises: An Indian Family Business in Hong Kong
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details A second-generation, multi-billion-dollar Asian family business, run for decades by six brothers, faces issues of ownership, family employment, management,... -
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Three years into their "Ambition" growth plan, in 2022, the management team of Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis is taking stock. The global... -
Gary Rodkin at Pepsi-Cola North America (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details After assuming the position of CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America (PCNA), Gary Rodkin faces organizational problems within PCNA and external friction between... -
Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook Toolkit
150.00View Details Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business--and business family. Though "family... -
Negotiating Your Entry into Your Family Business
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Provides guidance to junior generation members of a business family concerning negotiating their entry into their family's business. -
Leadership at WildChina (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Arbor Health Care Co.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details A venture-funded start-up runs into trouble when health care reimbursement policies change radically. With the help of its board, the company develops... -
Reimagining Enel: Enabling Sustainable Progress (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details CEO Francesco Starace is considering what is next for Enel SpA, one of world's largest energy companies. From 2014 to 2022, he has wrought a dramatic... -
Body Shop International
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility... -
Precista Tools AG (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The family holds a meeting to talk about the future of the business. Designed to be used with Precista Tools AG (A) and (C) in a one class period. -
Webster Industries (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
GE's Two-Decade Transformation: Jack Welch's Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details GE is faced with Jack Welch's impending retirement and whether anyone can sustain the blistering pace of change and growth characteristic of the Welch... -
Zingerman's Community of Businesses: Broad-Based Ownership, Governance, & Sustainability
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Inc. Magazine's "coolest small company in America," Zingerman's Community of Businesses (ZCoB), is an exemplar positive organization known for its culture... -
Hans Fritz at Novartis Thailand (A): The First Month
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Dr. Hans Fritz is 37 years old when he arrives in Bangkok on March 1, 1998 to assume his position as general manager of Novartis Thailand. Novartis is... -
QADRI-GROUP: SUSTAINING BEYOND THE FIRST 100 YEARS
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the situation of over a hundred years old, family-owned, and male-managed business group - Qadri-Group (QG). QG was facing challenges...
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Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
Finance in Motion: Investing in Development
Management Case Study11.95View Details The impact asset manager Finance in Motion (FiM) was founded in 2009 by Sylvia Wisniwski in Frankfurt. The company has grown significantly over the years... -
Harvard Business School Executive Education: Balancing Online and Offline Marketing
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details How does a small business set its online media budget? The HBS Executive Education Division can be viewed as a small-to-medium sized business unit with... -
A Checklist for Someone About to Take on a Tougher Job
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleQuestions to ask when you're going through transitions. -
Del Webb Corp. (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details On November 16, 1987, the Del Webb board appointed Phil Dion chairman and CEO. This case outlines the development and implementation of a strategy to... -
The Leadership Team: Complementary Strengths or Conflicting Agendas?
Succession planning Magazine ArticleSenior leadership teams whose members play complementary roles have been chronicled as far back as Homer’s oral history of the Trojan War. Though the Greeks were led in their quest for retribution against Troy by the powerful King Agamemnon, their victory would not have been possible without Achilles, the mighty warrior; Odysseus, the wily tactician; […] -
Sonoco Products Co. (B): The Hybrid Model
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business
Boards WebinarFeaturing Jennifer Pendergast and German Herrera, coauthors of the recent HBR article, “Managing the Trickiest Parts of a Family Business.” Complimentary Webinar Tuesday, March 9, 12 p.m EST Serving on any board is hard. But being a board member of a family-owned business is even harder. That’s because there can be conflicting agendas and taboos […] -
What It Means to Work Here
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhat distinguishes a company that has deeply engaged and committed employees from another one that doesn't? It's not a certain compensation scheme or... -
How Jamie Dimon Became a Risk Factor
Leadership Digital ArticleIt’s the chairman’s job to make the CEO dispensable.