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Unconventional Wisdom in a Downturn
Kaplan, Robert S.; Norton, David P.; Friedman, Stewart D.; Krishnamurthy, BV; Erickson, Tamara J.; Stibel, Jeffrey M.; Delgrosso, PeterArticle HBS-F0812D-EStrategy"What best practice challenges the conventional wisdom about what to do in a downturn?" We put that question to our team of management bloggers at harvardbusiness.org. This article provides an edited selection of their provocative responses.Starting at €8.20
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Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams
Gratton, Lynda; Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R0711F-EThis 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. Executing complex initiatives like acquisitions or an IT overhaul requires a breadth of knowledge that can be provided only by teams that are large, diverse, virtual, and composed of highly educated specialists. The irony is, those same characteristics have an alar...Starting at €8.20
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The Leaders We Need Now
Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R1005C-ELeadership and People ManagementGeneration X employees will bring a new sensibility to the leadership of corporations, precisely because they are broadly dissatisfied with corporate life. Alternative thinkers with a strong streak of realism, they're ready to take charge-by leading differently. Gen Xers grew up during times of major restructuring, and many of them reject status-quo definitions of success, such as climbing the corporate ladder, in favor of work/life balance. This...Starting at €8.20
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Gen Y in the Workforce (HBR Case Study)
Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R0902X-ELeadership and People ManagementJosh Lewis, a young staffer at Rising Entertainment, is frustrated because his boss, marketing chief Sarah Bennett, won't listen to his ideas about using new media to promote films. She's trapped in the 1990s, he thinks, when people actually watched network TV! Rushing through his assignment for a team presentation, he works up a plan and pitches it to the CEO in the hallway. The CEO loves it, but Sarah is upset with Josh for going over her head ...Starting at €8.20
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Gen Y in the Workforce (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R0902Z-ELeadership and People ManagementJosh Lewis, a young staffer at Rising Entertainment, is frustrated because his boss, marketing chief Sarah Bennett, won't listen to his ideas about using new media to promote films. She's trapped in the 1990s, he thinks, when people actually watched network TV! Rushing through his assignment for a team presentation, he works up a plan and pitches it to the CEO in the hallway. The CEO loves it, but Sarah is upset with Josh for going over her head ...Starting at €8.20
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When the Longtime Star Fades (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Guterman, Jimmy; Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R1009M-ELeadership and People ManagementBob Antice is well-loved and famously connected in the music industry. For decades he was a star-the most successful salesman in the company's history, friend and mentor to generations of performers, and a sought-after speaker at industry events. Bob's work from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s put Powerful on top: The company outsold all its competitors for eight straight years in the 1980s. And when he wasn't finding new ways to sell records, B...Starting at €8.20
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What It Means to Work Here
Erickson, Tamara J.; Gratton, LyndaArticle HBS-R0703G-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. What distinguishes a company that has deeply engaged and committed employees from another one that doesn't? It's not a certain compensation scheme or talent-management practice. Instead, it's the ability to express to current and potential employees what makes th...Starting at €8.20
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Gen Y in the Workforce (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Erickson, Tamara J.Article HBS-R0902B-ELeadership and People ManagementJosh Lewis, a young staffer at Rising Entertainment, is frustrated because his boss, marketing chief Sarah Bennett, won't listen to his ideas about using new media to promote films. She's trapped in the 1990s, he thinks, when people actually watched network TV! Rushing through his assignment for a team presentation, he works up a plan and pitches it to the CEO in the hallway. The CEO loves it, but Sarah is upset with Josh for going over her head ...Starting at €8.20