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Why Teams Don't Work
Hackman, J. Richard; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0905H-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. The belief that teams make us more creative and productive - and are the best way to get things done - is deeply entrenched. But Hackman, a professor of organizational psychology at Harvard and a leading expert on teams, is having none of it. Research, he says, con...Starting at €8.20
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Why Teams Don't Work (Spanish version)
Hackman, J. Richard; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0905HLeadership 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. The belief that teams make us more creative and productive - and are the best way to get things done - is deeply entrenched. But Hackman, a professor of organizational psychology at Harvard and a leading expert on teams, is having none of it. Research, he says, con...Starting at €8.20
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The Science of Thinking Smarter: A Conversation with Brain Expert John J. Medina
Medina, John J.; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0805B-ELeadership and People ManagementAdvances in neurobiology have demonstrated that the brain is so sensitive to external experiences that it can be rewired through exposure to cultural influences. Experiments have shown that in some people, parts of the brain light up only when they are presented with an image of Bill Clinton. In others, it's Jennifer Aniston. Or Halle Berry. What other stimuli could rewire the brain? Is there a Boeing brain? A Goldman Sachs brain? No one really k...Starting at €8.20
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How to Protect Your Job in a Recession
Banks, Janet; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0809J-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. As the economy softens, corporate downsizing appears almost inevitable. Don't panic yet, though. While layoff decisions might seem beyond your control, there's plenty you can do to make sure you retain your job. In this article, Banks, a former HR executive at Chas...Starting at €8.20
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What Can Coaches Do for You
Coutu, Diane; Kauffman, CarolArticle HBS-R0901H-ELeadership and People ManagementToday's business leaders increasingly rely on coaches for help in understanding how to act in a demanding and volatile world. These confidants and advisers can earn up to $2,000 per hour. To understand what they do to merit that money, HBR conducted a survey of 140 leading coaches and invited five experts to comment on the findings. Commentators and coaches agreed that the reasons for engaging coaches have evolved over the past decade. Ten years ...Starting at €8.20
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We Googled You (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0706A-ELeadership and People ManagementAs the CEO of Hathaway Jones, an American luxury apparel retailer, Fred Westen has spent the past four years struggling to revamp his company's stodgy image and boost flagging sales. He's just announced an ambitious plan to elbow in on China's fast-growing luxury goods market when he gets a call from an old prep school friend. Fred agrees to meet his friend's daughter, Mimi Brewster, to see whether she might be able to head up the company's flags...Starting at €8.20
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We Googled You (HBR Case Commentary)
Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0706Z-ELeadership and People ManagementAs the CEO of Hathaway Jones, an American luxury apparel retailer, Fred Westen has spent the past four years struggling to revamp his company's stodgy image and boost flagging sales. He's just announced an ambitious plan to elbow in on China's fast-growing luxury goods market when he gets a call from an old prep school friend. Fred agrees to meet his friend's daughter, Mimi Brewster, to see whether she might be able to head up the company's flags...Starting at €8.20
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Making Relationships Work: A Conversation with Psychologist John M. Gottman
Gottman, John M.; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0712B-ELeadership and People ManagementUnless you're a hermit, you can't avoid relationships. And your professional career certainly won't go anywhere if you don't know how to build strong, positive connections. Leaders need to connect deeply with followers if they hope to engage and inspire them. Despite the importance of interpersonal dynamics in the workplace, solid research on the topic is only now beginning to emerge--and psychologist John M. Gottman, executive director of the Re...Starting at €8.20
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Smart Power: A Conversation with Leadership Expert Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Nye, Joseph S., Jr.; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0811B-ELeadership and People ManagementThe next U.S. administration will face enormous challenges to world peace, the global economy, and the environment. Exercising military and economic muscle alone will not bring peace and prosperity. According to Nye, a former U.S. government official and a former dean at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, the next president must be able to combine hard power, characterized by coercion, and what Nye calls "soft" power, whic...Starting at €8.20