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Bring the Outside In: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4888BC-ELeadership and People ManagementOrganizations of any size or age tend to be too internally oriented. The disconnect between what insiders see, feel, and think, on the one hand, and external opportunities and hazards, on the other, can be astonishing. This inside-outside gap always reduces an organization's sense of urgency, and must be diminished if organizations hope to implement change successfully. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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The Kid Grows Up: Decisions at the Sundance Institute
Khaire, Mukti; Kenyon, EleanorCase HBS-812051-EThe Sundance case raises the question of how markets for innovative cultural products can be created and what the role of intermediaries in creative industries ought to be. The case describes the history of the Sundance Institute, which was founded by actor/director Robert Redford to promote independent filmmaking. Started as a "Lab," where independent filmmakers could work on their film projects, the Institute soon expanded to organize the Sunda...Starting at €8.20
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Keep Urgency Up: Creating a Culture that is Conducive to Continuous Change
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4892BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAn organization that can sustain a high sense of urgency over time has the potential to become a high-performance machine, where results go from good to great and beyond. But sustaining urgency over time requires that it not only be created, and created well, but that it be re-created again and again, becoming firmly ingrained in an organization's culture. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Saffronart.com: Bidding for Success
Khaire, Mukti; Wadhwani, R. DanielCase HBS-808027-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Saffronart, a five-year-old online art auction company, leads the market for modern Indian art and now faces competitors in the market it created. Established in 2000 by the wife-and-husband team of Minal and Dinesh Vazirani, Saffronart.com is an innovative online auction firm that specializes in modern and contemporary Indian art. Having been the first firm to offer Indian ...Starting at €8.20
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SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool
Khaire, Mukti; McGinn, Kathleen L.Case HBS-810044-EEntrepreneurshipThe case is about the decision to convert a not-for-profit organization into a for-profit company. STFC, which is part of a larger non-profit organization - the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) - works to improve the livelihoods of very poor rural and urban women in India. It does so by translating traditional Indian embroidery skills into contemporary apparel and home furnishings that STFC then helps to market and sell around the world. ...Starting at €8.20
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Increasing True Urgency: One Strategy and Four Tactics
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4887BC-ELeadership and People ManagementUnderlying the urgent behavior that makes organizations succeed in a turbulent world is not only a set of thoughts-there must also be a set of feelings, a compulsive desire to move, and win, now. This chapter outlines several tactics for increasing urgency and winning the hearts, along with the minds, of those involved in a change effort. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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It All Starts with a Sense of Urgency: Laying the Groundwork for Change
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4831BC-ELeadership and People ManagementComplacency is a serious problem, for organizations, nations, and individuals, yet we underestimate its power and its prevalence. In a fast-moving and changing world, contentment with the status quo can create disaster. This chapter describes why real urgency is an essential asset that must be created and recreated, and discusses the consequences of insufficient urgency. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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Zotter - Living by Chocolate
Khaire, Mukti; Aichinger, Stefan; Hoffman, Monika; Schnoedl, MaximilianCase HBS-810091-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case is about a boutique chocolate manufacturer's decision to grow. Zotter, an Austrian company that was a pioneer in the organic and Fairtrade chocolate movement, uses the traditional confit technique to make premium hand-scooped chocolates in unusual and innovative flavor combinations. Having done many novel things to educate the market about the value of premium, org...Starting at €8.20
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Find Opportunity in Crises: Increasing True Urgency by Winning Hearts and Minds
Kotter, John P.Book Chapter HBS-4890BC-ELeadership and People ManagementCrises are not necessarily bad and may, under certain conditions, actually be required to succeed in an increasingly changing world. Even people who are solidly content with the status quo will begin to act differently if a fire starts on the floor beneath their feet. With fire spreading around them, everyone moves, the status quo is eliminated, and a new beginning is possible. This chapter is excerpted from "A Sense of Urgency."Starting at €8.20
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GLOBIS
Khaire, Mukti; Kanno, Akiko; Sato, NobuoCase HBS-811061-EEntrepreneurshipYoshito Hori, dean of the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University, was planning to launch a full-time English MBA program in September 2012. GLOBIS University was already offering successful part-time MBA programs in English and Japanese. The full-time English program was a necessary step to fulfill Hori's ambition to make GLOBIS the No. 1 business school in Asia, however it remained to be seen whether the school could attract internatio...Starting at €8.20