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AT&T, Retraining, and the Workforce of Tomorrow
Kerr, William R.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-820017-ELeadership and People ManagementBy the late 2000s, rapid changes in the telecommunications industry forced AT&T's management team to take on a task that CEO Randall Stephenson called the "biggest logistical challenge" they had ever seen: retraining 100,000 workers by 2020. In 2012, inteStarting at €8.20
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Managing Talent Pipelines in the Future of Work
Kerr, William R.; Fuller, Joseph B.; Raman, Manjari; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819131-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the face of a rapidly-changing economy, organiztions that wish to compete in the future of work must develop strategies for acquiring, retaining, and developing talent for their organizations. This primer reviews the major trends shaping jobs, workplaces, and worker demographics. It then discusses many of the largest weaknesses in traditional talent management systems. The case then closes by describing how firms can create "talent management ...Starting at €8.20
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The Gig Economy: Leasing Skills to Pay the Bills
Fuller, Joseph B.; Kerr, William R.; Kreitzberg, CarlCase HBS-819146-ELeadership and People ManagementThis primer provides a comprehensive exploration into the gig economy and how it is reshaping global business. It shows how the Uber driver, the freelancing programmer in India, and the independent corporate consultant are all different variants of the modern-day gig workers. In doing so, this document addresses the following questions: What are gigs and who performs them? What is the size of the gig economy? How big will it get? W...Starting at €8.20
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (B):Principal Matthew Landahl
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1005-ELeadership and People ManagementThe principal’s B case describes Landahl’s first year at Greer—he seemed to be running from one trouble spot to another, and several problems just kept resurfacing. Student offenses against teachers and each other had decreased, but disorderly and disruptive incidents had increased. Teachers who disagreed with Landahl’s approach undermined his leadership. Greer students had failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks for 2007–08; the...Starting at €5.74
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The Breakfast of Champions: Can General Mills Make the Dough With Pillsbury? (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Quinn, Ryan W.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-0880TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0880Starting at €0.00
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StarPower: Managing With Power - Teaching Note
Clawson, Donna C.; Davidson, Martin N.; James, Erika Hayes; Quinn, Ryan W.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-0903TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0903Starting at €0.00
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Gentleman's Furniture Role-Play - Teaching Note
Quinn, Ryan W.; Wiese, CatherineTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-0928TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0928Starting at €0.00
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The Breakfast of Champions: Can General Mills Make the Dough With Pillsbury? (B)
Quinn, Ryan W.; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-0891-ELeadership and People ManagementDespite all the uncertainty mergers and acquisitions create for buyers and sellers, a solid, well-planned postacquisition integration strategy can create opportunity. During the fall of 2001, following a lengthy U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust review, General Mills Inc. acquired the Pillsbury subsidiary from Diageo PLC with an eye towards enhancing their revenue. Although General Mills financial advisors seemed to think that the bal...Starting at €5.74
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Gentleman's Furniture Role-Play
Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-0928-ELeadership and People ManagementManagers trying to execute strategic change often struggle when their strategic initiatives encounter their organization's culture. Being aware of an organization’s culture—the generally unquestioned, shared assumptions people have about "how things should be done around here”—is an ever-present challenge for leaders, to say nothing of trying to change that culture. This fictional role-play case was designed to help students build expertise in un...Starting at €8.20
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A Six-Part Module on Lift: Becoming a Positive Force in Any Situation
Quinn, Ryan W.Technical Note DARDEN-OB-0987-ELeadership and People ManagementThis document is a summary of a course module that instructors can use to teach the concepts in "Lift: Becoming a Positive Force in Any Situation." It describes the six classes that are part of this course module, their accompanying assignments, and how they fit together. This module is designed for use in classes on leadership, power and politics, or change management.Starting at €8.20