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The Five Stages of DEI Maturity
Washington, Ella FArticle HBS-R2206F-ELeadership and People ManagementMany organizations take big actions in the realm of DEI because of something they see another company do--such as publicly declaring themselves champions of people of color or setting an ambitious top-down DEI strategy across the firm. However, these grand stances usually fizzle out, leaving leaders frustrated and saying, "DEI work is too hard. It takes too long to see results." The fact is, DEI isn't a short-term project, and a company making bi...Starting at €8.20
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Execution as Strategy
Guillen, Mauro F.; Garcia-Canal, EstebanArticle HBS-R1210H-EStrategyDozens of multinational companies from emerging markets are roaring out of obscurity to compete head-to-head with the world's great corporations--without paying much attention to the kind of strategy making that is typically taught in business schools. Unencumbered by complicated or calcified rules about which markets to focus on and how to grow, these firms are achieving success by executing first and analyzing later, pursuing headlong expansion...Starting at €8.20
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The Brain--and Soul--of Capitalism
Koehn, Nancy F.Article HBS-F1311F-EMost executives accept that social and civic responsibilities are indispensable to doing good business; their enterprises won't survive if those responsibilities are ignored. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Unilever CEO Paul Polman are exemplars of that attitude.Starting at €8.20
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High Cost of Low Wages (Spanish version)
Cascio, Wayne F.Article HBS-F0612DStrategyAs a comparison of Costco and Sam's Club shows, stingy pay and benefits translate into higher costs in the long run.Starting at €8.20
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What Makes an Effective Executive (Spanish version)
Drucker, Peter F.Article HBS-R0406CLeadership and People ManagementListen first, speak last. Effectiveness is a discipline. And, like every discipline, it can be learned and must be earned.Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Succession: How To Avoid A Crisis
Wayne F. CascioArticle IVEY-9B11TC02-EStrategyThe need to develop leadership succession plans is of key importance, yet most companies lack them. This article offers reasons for this failing, including CEOs’ resistance to facing their own mortality, and board members being too concerned about job security to broach the topic. It also examines company outsiders versus insiders in leadership succession and shares lessons from top-performing companies. Finally, it offers five key steps for firm...Starting at €8.20
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Managing for Business Effectiveness (Spanish version)
Drucker, Peter F.Article HBS-63303Productive business managers are those who obtain optimum economic results from the prevailing resources. A series of primary steps, which have proven to be highly effective for managers in actual business situations, include: 1) analyzing the facts in terms of opportunities and costs of products, as well as the contributions of staff, and the "cost streams"; 2) allocating resources, according to projected results, by analyzing present and future...Starting at €8.20
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How to Make People Decisions (Spanish version)
Drucker, Peter F.Article HBS-85406Leadership and People ManagementPeople decisions are long lasting in their consequences and difficult to unmake. At most one third of such decisions come out right. Executives who take their people decisions seriously will find the following principles helpful: 1) take responsibility for the decision--if the person the executive places in a position does not perform, the executive has made a mistake; 2) it is the duty of managers to make sure that the responsible persons in the...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Oneself (Spanish version)
Drucker, Peter F.Article HBS-R0501KLeadership and People ManagementWhat are my strengths? How do I perform? What are my values? Where do I belong? What should my contribution be? Don't try to change yourself, Drucker cautions. Instead, concentrate on improving the skills you have and accepting assignments that are tailored to your individual way of working. If you do that, you can transform yourself from an ordinary worker into an outstanding performer. Today's successful careers are not planned out in advance....Starting at €8.20
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New Society of Organizations (Spanish version)
Drucker, Peter F.Article HBS-92503Leadership and People ManagementManagers must build change into their organization's structure. This means being prepared to abandon everything that the organization does as well as constantly creating the new. Without this creation and abandonment, the organization will lose performance and with it the ability to attract and hold the people on whom its performance depends. The nature of the organization drives the imperative of change. Every organization exists to put knowledg...Starting at €8.20