This website uses technical, customisation and analytical cookies, both first-party and third-party, to anonymously facilitate browsing and analyse statistics on use of the website. Learn more
Search results
-
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
-
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
-
Turkey and the Southern Corridor
Abdelal, Rawi; Cekin, Esel; Celik, CigdemCase HBS-715042-EEconomicsIn December 2014, Russia cancelled the South Stream pipeline that was envisaged to deliver natural gas through the Black Sea basin on to Europe and replaced it with a new pipeline through Turkey. The Turkish Stream was a great opportunity for Turkey to turn itself into an energy hub of its region. It had already secured TANAP, a natural gas pipeline to carry Azerbaijani gas to Europe through Turkey. The country's geographical position was one of ...Starting at €8.20
-
Mubadala: Forging Development in Abu Dhabi
Abdelal, Rawi; Tarsis, IrinaCase HBS-708033-EEconomicsIn 2007, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the CEO of Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), had every reason to be optimistic about the future of his home, Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tiny, sandy, and dry emirate with a population of 1.5 million, only 420,000 of whom were citizens, was nestled upon nearly 10% of the world's known reserves of oil and the 4th largest proven reserve of natural gas. Wit...Starting at €8.20
-
Turkey and Russia: Dangerous Liaisons
Abdelal, Rawi; Cekin, Esel; Kuzucu, Eren; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-717035-EEconomicswhether in light of the existing uncertainties companies operating in both countries can resume their investments and commercial activities, or should decisions be put on hold? What is the best strategy during such turbulent times? Can companies bet that a reunion would last?Starting at €8.20
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
The Promise and Peril of Russia's Resurgent State
Abdelal, RawiArticle HBS-R1001K-EStrategyRussia is no longer a failing superpower. After Vladimir Putin became president in 2000, Goldman Sachs predicted that Russia, along with Brazil, China, and India, would soon be among the world's most important economies. Although Russia's growth hasn't kept up with China's and India's, the world economy cannot ignore Russia. Over the past ten years, Putin has strengthened Russia's nascent capitalist economies and institutions. In the process, he ...Starting at €8.20
-
Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets
Abdelal, Rawi; Vietor, Richard H.K.; Tarontsi, SogomonCase HBS-709046-EEconomicsAlthough the global trend toward liberalization of electric utilities forced Enel, the largest power company in Italy, to give up some of its assets in its home base, it also opened up many opportunities abroad, including in Russia, one of the largest electricity markets in the world. The case outlines Enel's internationalization strategy and then focuses on one piece of the company's strategic puzzle of global expansion: acquisition of major pow...Starting at €8.20