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Making Mentoring Pay (Spanish version)
Abrahams, MarcArticle HBS-F0606BLeadership and People ManagementA recent study shows that even criminals benefit from being mentored. So why are so few rank-and-file employees paired with their more seasoned colleagues?Starting at €8.20
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Indispensable (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Beeson, John; Rowe, John W.; Reilly, Edward; Ready, Douglas A.; Jordan, Michael; Conger, JayArticle HBS-R0609A-ELeadership and People ManagementEdward Bennett has done wonders at Astar Enterprises. In the 15 years he's been CEO, the company has more than tripled in size through product line extension and disciplined acquisitions and is now distributing its cleaning, personal hygiene, and skin care products nationwide. But Astar's chief executive is 64 years old, and while all his attention is taken up with a new strategy to expand into international markets, board members are becoming in...Starting at €8.20
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Shut Up and Stop Whining (Spanish version)
Winget, Larry; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-F0612FLeadership and People ManagementLarry Winget, "The Pit Bull of Personal Development," uses irritation rather than motivation to get managers on the road to improvement.Starting at €8.20
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Becoming the Boss (Spanish version)
Hill, Linda A.Article HBS-R0701DLeadership and People Managementbecoming a boss for the first time. That's a shame, because the trials involved in this rite of passage have serious consequences for both the individual and the organization. For a decade and a half, the author has studied people -- particularly star performers -- making major career transitions to management. As firms have become leaner and more dynamic, new managers have described a transition that gets more difficult all the time. But the tr...Starting at €8.20
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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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Leadership Development at Goldman Sachs, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Snook, Scott A.Teaching Note HBS-407080-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note to (406-002). An abstract is not available for this product.Starting at €0.00
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John Meredith of Hutchison Port Holdings
Kathleen E. Slaughter; Jeffrey Gandz; Nigel GoodwinCase IVEY-9B07C027-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case examines the life, career and leadership style of John Meredith, the group managing director of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH). Meredith established the company in 1972 based on his vision for more efficient global trade. Under his leadership, the company grew to become the world's largest container port operator. The company grew from owning and managing a single container port to owning and managing 45 container ports by May 2007. This...Starting at €8.20
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Building a Leadership Brand
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, NormArticle HBS-R0707G-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. How do some firms produce a pipeline of consistently excellent managers? Instead of concentrating merely on strengthening the skills of individuals, these companies focus on building a broad organizational leadership capability. It's what Ulrich and Smallwood--co-f...Starting at €8.20
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Why Mentoring Matters in a Hypercompetitive World
DeLong, Thomas J.; Gabarro, John J.; Lees, Robert J.Article HBS-R0801H-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Professional service firms (PSFs), like so many other companies, are juggling the modern challenges of global competition, increased regulation, and rapid employee turnover. In a people-oriented industry, attrition has special import. DeLong and Gabarro, of Harvar...Starting at €8.20
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Helping New Managers Succeed
Johnson, Lauren KellerArticle HBS-U0802B-EMaking the leap from individual contributor to manager-it's one of the most challenging transitions in any career, and even the most talented individuals will stumble a few times as they assume their new roles. As the manager of a new manager, you can easStarting at €8.20