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Let Me Take You Down (Spanish version)
Kersten, E. L.; Buchanan, Leigh; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-F0403CLeadership and People ManagementE. Lawrence Kersten thinks corporate America could use a good dose of demotivation. Carrying products that promise to "unleash the power of mediocrity," Kersten's company, Despair Inc., has just the ticket.Starting at €8.20
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A Manager's Guide to Augmented Reality
Porter, Michael E.; Heppelmann, James; Harvard Business Review; Jouret, Guido; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-R1706B-EInformation TechnologiesWhile the physical world is 3-D, most data is trapped on 2-D pages and screens. This gulf between the real and digital worlds limits our ability to exploit the volumes of information available to us. Augmented reality, a set of technologies that superimposes digital data and images on physical objects, is closing this gap. By putting information directly into the context in which we'll apply it, AR increases our ability to absorb and act on it. A...Starting at €8.20
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How Presidents Persuade (Spanish version)
Gergen, David; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-F0301DLeadership and People ManagementDavid Gergen, adviser to presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, knows a thing or two about how leaders get their messages across. In this edited e-mail interview with HBR's Gardiner Morse, Gergen discusses the power of persuasion and the theatrics of communicating well.Starting at €8.20
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La entrevista HBR: Prestar asesor a de excelencia
Wasserstein, Bruce; Stewart, Thomas A.; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-R0801GStrategyPocos negociadores han estado en él todo el tiempo, y en un nivel tan alto, como Bruce Wasserstein, el presidente y CEO de la firma de asesoría y gestión de activos financieros Lazard. En esta entrevista editada, dos editores de HBR explorar cómo se crea valor como gerente, como un negociador, y como consejero para los CEOs. Wasserstein, que ha sido una figura importante en las fusiones y adquisiciones por más de 30 años, habla de atraer y gestio...Starting at €8.20
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Mindfulness Is Demotivating
Hafenbrack, Andrew; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1901B-EThough the research on meditation and mindfulness is almost universally positive, a new study points to a potential downside of being present in the moment: A significant decrease in motivation. Yet, surprisingly, the inspirational dip appeared to have no impact on task performance.Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Wellness Programs Make Us Unwell
Spicer, Andre; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1505B-EHas our obsession with health gone too far? A researcher explains why efforts to encourage employees to meet the new ideal of fitness may backfire.Starting at €8.20
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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1703B-EEntrepreneurshipIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.Starting at €8.20
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Plantations Practiced Modern Management
Rosenthal, Caitlin; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1309D-EDetailed accounting records from the 19th century reveal that U.S. and West Indian slaveholders used scientific management techniques to run their operations.Starting at €8.20
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Visualizations That Really Work
Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-R1606H-ENot long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations (or dataviz) was a nice-to-have skill for design- and data-minded managers. But now it's a must-have skill for all managers, because it's often the only way to make sense of the work they do. Decision making increasingly relies on data, which arrives with such overwhelming velocity, and in such volume, that some level of abstraction is crucial. Thanks to the internet and a growing numb...Starting at €8.20
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Confidence Doesn't Always Boost Performance
Moore, Don A.; Morse, GardinerArticle HBS-F2006B-EKnowledge and CommunicationA team of researchers found that people who were optimistic about their abilities scored no better than people who doubted themselves on a wide range of tests. And overconfidence, it seems, may even impair performance, especially if it leads to a lack of preparation.Starting at €8.20