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Moments of Truth: Global Executives Talk About the Challenges That Shaped Them as Leaders
Kallasvuo, Olli-Pekka; Jackson, Gary; Humer, Franz; Gensler, Arthur; Petrov, Sergey; Klapmeier, Alan; Cummings, Alan B.; Aluwihare, DuleepArticle HBS-R0701A-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen did you realize you had the right stuff to lead? HBR's editors put that question to a group of business leaders representing different industries, nationalities, executive tenures, and company sizes. The answers were as diverse as the group itself. Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo recounts a lesson in humility, learned when he was a young CFO and it wasn't clear each month that the company would be able to pay salaries the next. Gary Jackson d...Starting at €8.20
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Realistic Optimism: An Awareness of Actual Circumstances--How Great Leaders Balance Known and Unknown Challenges to Determine a Course of Action
Menkes, JustinBook Chapter HBS-8545BC-EMany leaders under duress try to downplay the risks involved in the circumstances they are confronting. They ignore critical facts or focus on solvable problems instead of the larger, more ambiguous challenges they face. But to be a great leader in today's economy, you must recognize that the world of enterprise faces colossal ambiguity--and you must strike a balance between the known and the unknown. In this chapter, psychologist and executive a...Starting at €8.20
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The Weed Grows at Night
Armenta Pico, AlejandroCase IPADE-CIFE 18 eC 01-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityAntonio has had a very long, successful professional trajectory. However, by the time he turns fifty, he finds himself in a difficult situation in which his place and area of higher contribution are blurred. The case allows to reflect on the role professiStarting at €8.20
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From Identifying Needs to Generating Opportunities
Vilà, Joaquim; Camps, XavierArticle ART-3168-EInnovation and Change, StrategyWhen companies encounter problems, they tend to jump straight to solutions. Yet, it can be far more effective to reframe the initial challenge on the basis of customers' needs. This is a key component of design thinking, an approach many companies are using to transform some of the seemingly intractable problems they face. Based on extensive research and practice in this area, the authors outline the initial phase of design thinking, consisting o...Starting at €8.20
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The upsides of downward deference
Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, TsedalArticle 75264Leadership and People ManagementLeaders who find themselves out of their element can get ahead by deferring to subordinates. Here we explain how power can come from letting it go.Starting at €8.20