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When Your Colleague Is a Saboteur (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0811A-ELeadership and People ManagementMark Landstad, relatively new to CliffBank's investment banking division, has a veteran teammate, Nicole Collins, who appears to be a reliable ally. However, when Mark needs her help in locating vital information for his part of a presentation they will be doing together, she feigns ignorance. During the meeting, Nicole produces the data out of the blue and wows the attendees with her analysis. Knocked off balance by the sabotage, Mark clumsily s...Starting at €8.20
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Time for an End Run? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0911B-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen 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 to shake up the culture with a bold replacement. But the chairman of the board is uncomfortable with that strategy, preferring to focus on candidates of a more traditional stamp. How far can - and should - the HR director go to influence the high-stakes appointment? Three experts comment ...Starting at €8.20
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The Layoff (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0903Z-ELeadership and People ManagementAstrigo is in trouble. The home improvement chain has missed its earnings forecast badly and sales are falling. A 10% reduction in staff looks like the only choice. Layoffs, however, would undermine the retailer's longtime commitment to employees and the ability to provide its famed customer service. But tapping cash reserved for strategic acquisitions goes against the firm's values, too. What should the CEO do? Four experts comment on this ficti...Starting at €8.20
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The Layoff (HBR Case Study)
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0903X-ELeadership and People ManagementAstrigo is in trouble. The home improvement chain has missed its earnings forecast badly and sales are falling. A 10% reduction in staff looks like the only choice. Layoffs, however, would undermine the retailer's longtime commitment to employees and the ability to provide its famed customer service. But tapping cash reserved for strategic acquisitions goes against the firm's values, too. What should the CEO do? Four experts comment on this ficti...Starting at €8.20
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When Your Colleague Is a Saboteur (HBR Case Study)
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0811X-ELeadership and People ManagementMark Landstad, relatively new to CliffBank's investment banking division, has a veteran teammate, Nicole Collins, who appears to be a reliable ally. However, when Mark needs her help in locating vital information for his part of a presentation they will be doing together, she feigns ignorance. During the meeting, Nicole produces the data out of the blue and wows the attendees with her analysis. Knocked off balance by the sabotage, Mark clumsily s...Starting at €8.20
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Timeless Leadership: A Conversation with David McCullough
McCullough, David; Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0803B-ELeadership and People ManagementThe historian David McCullough, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and well-known public television host, has spent his career thinking about the qualities that make a leader great. His books, including Truman, John Adams, and 1776, illustrate his conviction that even in America's darkest moments the old-fashioned virtues of optimism, hard work, and strength of character endure. In this edited conversation with HBR senior editor Bronwyn Fryer, McCu...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: Llegó la hora de hacer una movida lateral
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0911BLeadership and People ManagementCuando una compañía de seguros del Reino Unido está plagada de un escándalo de fraude de valores que da como resultado la destitución del director general, el director de recursos humanos aprovecha la oportunidad para sacudir la cultura con un reemplazo negrita. Sin embargo, el presidente de la junta no se siente cómodo con esa estrategia, prefiriendo centrarse en los candidatos de un sello más tradicional. ¿Hasta dónde puede - y debe - el direct...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: La ola de despidos
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0903ALeadership and People ManagementAstrigo está en problemas. La cadena de mejoras para el hogar ha perdido su pronóstico de ganancias mal y las ventas están cayendo. Una reducción del 10% en el aspecto personal como la única opción. Despidos, sin embargo, podrían debilitar el compromiso de toda la vida del minorista a los empleados y la capacidad de ofrecer sus servicios al cliente famoso. Pero tocando efectivo reservado para adquisiciones estratégicas va en contra de los valores...Starting at €8.20
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Cisco ve el futuro
Chambers, John; Fryer, Bronwyn; Stewart, Thomas A.Article HBS-R0811DLeadership and People ManagementDurante sus casi 14 años al frente del gigante de redes Cisco Systems, Chambers ha desarrollado una capacidad extraordinaria para las tendencias del mercado sentido mucho antes de que otros lo hagan. Predijo, por ejemplo, que la transmisión de voz podría ser libre mucho antes de que las redes de ordenadores, incluso podría llevarlo. Y Cisco fue uno de los primeros en pasar de los centros de llamadas de servicio al cliente basado en web. Ver el fu...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: Cuando su colega lo sabotea
Fryer, BronwynArticle HBS-R0811ALeadership and People ManagementMarcos Landstad, relativamente nuevo en la división de banca de inversión de CliffBank, tiene un veterano compañero de equipo, Nicole Collins, que parece ser un aliado fiable. Sin embargo, cuando Mark necesita su ayuda para localizar información vital para su parte de una presentación que van a hacer juntos, ella finge ignorancia. Durante la reunión, Nicole produce los datos de la nada y sorprende a los asistentes con su análisis. Perder el equil...Starting at €8.20