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Ask Someone to Dance: How to Develop "Everyday Courage"--And Challenge Yourself to Be Vulnerable, to Grow, and to Change
DeLong, Thomas J.Book Chapter HBS-8535BC-EIf you're a high-need-for-achievement professional, chances are that the more successful you become, the more scared you are of showing weakness or making a mistake. Making a change or trying something you've never done before becomes a daunting, even paralyzing, prospect. Sometimes it's easier to "sit out the dance" and become a passive observer rather than take on a new direction or initiative that would force you to learn, change, and grow. In...Starting at €8.20
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The Achilles Heel of the Driven, Ambitious Professional: How Your Drive to Achieve May Be Sabotaging Your Career
DeLong, Thomas J.Book Chapter HBS-8515BC-EIf you're a successful leader, you probably have a hard-charging, high-need-for-achievement personality. Yet those very traits that have made you successful can sabotage your career without your even knowing it. Sticking with your proven strengths instead of risking exposure of your weaknesses can hold you back from higher levels of success. In this chapter, organizational behavior expert Thomas DeLong introduces eleven traits that characterize h...Starting at €8.20
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Gerry Pasciucco at AIG Financial Products (A)
Mukunda, Gautam; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-413059-EGerry Pasciucco was appointed to lead American International Group's Financial Products (AIGFP) group after the government bailout of AIG in 2008 and charged with the task of shutting down the division while minimizing the government's losses. AIGFP's failed trades had threatened to bring down the entire company, and the government had responded by loaning AIG $182 billion in exchange for 79.9% of the company, because it feared that AIG's failure...Starting at €8.20
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Professional Services, Module One: Introduction to the Challenges Facing PSFs
DeLong, Thomas J.; Nanda, Ashish; Landry, ScotCase HBS-801007-EService and Operations ManagementThis initial module was meant to clarify how the course would be useful to students who would be starting PSFs, working for them as an employee or contractor, managing them, or hiring them from the client side.Starting at €8.20
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Examining Supply-Side Benefits of Virtual Teaching
Ann C. Frost; Tony S. FrostArticle IVEY-9B20TC02-EStrategySome physical classroom experiences can’t be beat, but moving university programs online offers instructors unexpected advantages.Starting at €8.20
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Erik Peterson at Biometra (E)
Gabarro, John J.; DeLong, Thomas J.; Soo, JevanCase HBS-411035-ELeadership and People ManagementPresents the final outcome of the events. The Richard Jenkins at SciMat case presents a description from the executive vice-president's point of view of the series of events as reported in the Erik Peterson at Biometra (A), (B), (C), and (D) cases. The Jenkins at SciMat case can be assigned with Erik Peterson at Biometra (E) to give a broader perspective on Peterson's behavior and problems. This case can be handed out during class discussion of t...Starting at €5.74
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Taj Hotel Group (Spanish version)
DeLong, Thomas J.; Vijayaraghavan, VineetaCase HBS-415S12Leadership and People ManagementR.K. Krishna Kumar, managing director and head of Taj Hotel Group, has to decide whether to reexamine a promotion decision. In an attempt to deliver a level of service quality that met global standards at the Indian hotel chain, Kumar had introduced new personnel management systems at the company. As a result, a committee was now responsible for deciding which managers should be promoted to senior positions at the company. Taj's COO, one of the m...Starting at €8.20
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Returning to Rushmore: Flying Without a Net--Six Steps to Help You Turn Your Fear of Change into Fuel for Success
DeLong, Thomas J.Book Chapter HBS-8540BC-EDo I matter? Does my work matter, or am I just expending a lot of energy to keep myself looking important and industrious? If you're a high achiever you may be afraid of the answers to these hard questions, but seeing clearly the ways in which you have sought purpose in your life is the real key to professional success and personal fulfillment. Leadership expert Thomas DeLong begins this chapter with a deeply personal and inspiring story about ta...Starting at €8.20
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Kyle Evans at Ruffian Apparel: Staffing a Retail Establishment
Ann C. Frost; Kevin HewinsCase IVEY-9B09C008-ELeadership and People ManagementRuffian Kelowna, one of 19 British Columbia Ruffian Apparel locations, is underperforming. Recent management turnover and low unemployment in the region have left Kelowna short-staffed and in need of a new store manager to take over for the interim manager. Both sales and performance results are far below acceptable levels, and the store appears to be floundering. The newly hired B.C. regional manager for Ruffian Apparel is looking into the probl...Starting at €8.20
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The Producing Manager: A Double-Barreled Role
Gabarro, John J.; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-908415-EThe purpose of this note is to ground and amplify on the characteristics and challenges of the producing manager role. It is in response to requests from participants for a piece of "take away" material that can be shared with colleagues in professional service firms that is detailed and operational in nature.Starting at €8.20