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Leading Culture Change at SEB
Edmondson, Amy C.; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-621074-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Risk organization at SEB, a leading Nordic financial services group founded in 1856, undertook a culture change program focused on psychological safety, empathic listening, and strategic framing. The program enabled risk organization teams to make progress on strategic challenges and improved decision making processes. Chief Risk Officer Magnus Agustsson believed that the rest of SEB should go through a similar program. But it was not clear h...Starting at €8.20
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The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (A)
Whillans, Ashley V.; O'Flaherty, ShibealCase HBS-921020-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the experiences of Michael Sanders-the Chief Executive of the What Works Center for Children's Social Care-as he led the design and implementation of a program of research aimed at improving the social care system in the United Kingdom (UK) at the national level. In the course of discussing the case, students are asked to consider the challenges of improving wellbeing for social workers and to debate the merits and challenges ...Starting at €8.20
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Michael Phelps: "It's Okay to Not Be Okay"
Groysberg, Boris; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Norris, MichaelCase HBS-421044-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time-the highs and lows, successes and struggles. He had lived with mental health issues for much of his life, going public with his struggles in 2015, when he talked about his depression and suicidal thoughts...Starting at €8.20
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The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Whillans, Ashley V.Teaching Note HBS-921021-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for cases 921020 and 921022.Starting at €0.00
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Charles Axelrod (B): Afrontando decisiones
San Martín, Álvaro; Quintanilla, JavierCase DPO-767Leadership and People ManagementCharles "Chuck" Axelrod, CEO de Spartan Capital Management, un famoso hedge fund o fondo de cobertura londinense, estaba valorando despedir a Taylor Dillon, director de Inversiones y uno de los autores intelectuales del reciente éxito del fondo. El buen clima en Spartan se estaba erosionando rápidamente. El conflicto de Dillon con Damian Akerman, director de una de las divisiones más importantes de Spartan, estaba alcanzando dimensiones insoport...Starting at €5.74
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Aviva Investors
Serafeim, George; Eccles, Robert G.; Armbrester, KyleCase HBS-112047-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes Aviva Investors' engagement strategy with companies and stock exchanges to improve its sustainability performance and the flow of sustainability related information to markets. Aviva Investors, a GBP 259 billion fund, is the investment arm of the large British insurance company, Aviva plc. Aviva Investors is committed to sustainability under the leadership of its CEO, Paul Abberley, and head of sustainability research and engag...Starting at €8.20
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Executive Renumeration at Reckitt Benckiser plc, Teaching Note
Narayanan, V.G.Teaching Note HBS-108063-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for [104-062].Starting at €0.00
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A Tale of Two Managers
Andrews, MatthewCase HBS-HKS133-ELeadership and People ManagementThis short case is intended as a vehicle instructors can use to introduce cases to a management or leadership class and to start a discussion about what organizational effectiveness looks like. The case reviews the experiences of two different managers of top English soccer teams. Students must use the information provided to advise the boards of these teams about whether the two managers deserve to be sacked. Information in the first part of the...Starting at €8.20
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The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819146-ELeadership and People ManagementThis primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig workers. In doing so, this document addresses the following questions: What are gigs and who performs them? What is the size of the gig economy? How big will it get? W...Starting at €8.20
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs
McDonald, Rory; Junnarkar, Samir; Lane, DavidCase HBS-620005-ELeadership and People ManagementFive years on from the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman Sachs remained wounded. Revenues at the global investment bank had stagnated below pre-crisis levels, and the firm had yet to rebound from a substantial decline in securities-trading revenues. Marcus by Goldman Sachs was one response-an effort that operated as a start-up but was sponsored by senior Goldman executives-to grow the firm's revenues by entering consumer banking with digital-only of...Starting at €8.20