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Eden McCallum
Gardner, Heidi K.; Eccles, Robert G.Case HBS-409060-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case illustrates the leadership and management challenges of starting a new firm based on a new business model and how success creates pressures that challenge the work/life balance which was one of the original goals of its two founders. The case also raises issues about the changing nature of careers and changing preferences people have for structuring their personal and professional lives.Starting at €8.20
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The Overcommitted Organization
Mortensen, Mark; Gardner, Heidi K.Article HBS-R1705C-EBy assigning people to multiple teams at once, organizations can make more-efficient use of time and brainpower and do a better job of solving complex problems and sharing knowledge across groups. But competing priorities and other conflicts can make it hard for teams with overlapping membership to stay on track. Group cohesion often suffers, and people serving on several teams concurrently may experience burnout. Through extensive research and c...Starting at €8.20
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Cataumet Boats, Inc., Teaching Note
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Davis, MarkTeaching Note HBS-917510-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 917509.Starting at €0.00
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Michael Clark at Regency Consulting Partners
Gardner, Heidi K.Case HBS-414040-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Cataumet Boats, Inc.
Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Davis, MarkCase HBS-917509-EService and Operations ManagementJaime Giancola, an MBA student, has recently completed an operations management course in which aggregate production planning (APP) was one of the topics. She believes that that her family's business, Cataumet Boats, which her grandparents started and which her mother and uncle now own, might benefit from applying APP concepts to identify the different ways they might schedule workers, which could be especially valuable during the peak demand sea...Starting at €8.20
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Crafting a Career Narrative for New Professionals
Gardner, Heidi K.; Zalisk, AdamCase HBS-413122-ELeadership and People ManagementThis note suggests an approach for developing an effective "career narrative" - a tool for packaging and sharing a professional's past achievements, long-term goals, and forward-looking needs through a compelling story. It focuses mostly on the ways junior professionals can leverage their career story, but also consider what role more senior mentors can - and should - play in cultivating and sharing juniors' career narratives.Starting at €8.20
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Bridgewater Associates (Multimedia Case), Teaching Plan
Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Gardner, Heidi K.Teaching Note HBS-413115-ETeaching Plan for 413702.Starting at €0.00
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GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services, Supplementary Materials
Gardner, Heidi K.; Hodges Silverstein, SilviaCase HBS-414034-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Back Channels in the Boardroom
Gardner, Heidi K.; Peterson, Randall S.Article HBS-R1905G-ELeadership and People ManagementThe agendas of company boards are so packed that it's hard to get to every question and concern during regular meetings. So between meetings, directors do what members of a team always do in this situation: They start having conversations on the side. Conducted properly, side discussions allow directors to work together efficiently--to trade opinions, share information, and exert influence. But conducted improperly, they encourage political maneu...Starting at €8.20
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Rackspace Hosting in Late 2000
Heskett, James L.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.Case HBS-808166-EEntrepreneurshipThe leadership team of Rackspace, faced with accommodation of its service offering and dwindling financial reserves, decides to make customer focus the rallying cry of its new strategy. This short case was designed as the discussion igniter for a series of short video clips describing the shift to a more customer-focused approach.Starting at €8.20