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Where Are You on Your Journey?: Becoming the Great Boss You Want to Be
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7308BC-EStrategyAre you a good boss, striving to become a great one? According to authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback, becoming a great boss is a journey of years-not weeks or months-that requires you to master three imperatives: manage yourself, manage your network, anStarting at €8.20
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I'm the Boss!: Don't Depend on Your Formal Authority-Why Recognizing the Benefits and Pitfalls of Power Is Essential to Being a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7310BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationMany managers take an authoritarian "do this, do that" approach with their people-not necessarily because they want to be controlling, but because they believe exercising authority is the most efficient way to get results. What approach do you take with the people you manage? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explore the nature of formal authority-what it is, the common misconceptions about it, what its limitations are, and wh...Starting at €8.20
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Can People Trust You?: Influence Begins with Trust-Why Earning the Trust of Others Is Key to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7315BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationWhat's it like to work for you? How do people experience you, especially in tense situations? Do they know they'll be treated fairly, supportively, and with respect? Or are they always on their guard, wondering how you'll respond to everyday problems? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explain why the kind of person you are directly affects the people you manage-the quality of the work they do, their level of care and commitmen...Starting at €8.20
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Understand the Reality of Your Organization: You Need Influence to Make Your Team Effective-Why Engaging the Larger Organization Is Imperative to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7316BC-EStrategyHow savvy are you about organizations? If you're naturally inclined to seek out partners and create coalitions, you're lucky, because the failure to work effectively in organizations can derail your journey to becoming a great boss. In this chapter, authoStarting at €8.20
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Define the Future: Manage for a World of Change-Why Leading Toward the Future Is Imperative to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7322BC-EStrategyDo you and the people you lead know where you're going? Have you defined a clear purpose and the goals you must achieve along the way? Do you keep your purpose and goals constantly in mind as you carry out your everyday work? Leading toward the future isStarting at €8.20
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Through Your Daily Work: Bring the 3 Imperatives into Your Everyday Activities-How a Great Boss Achieves the 3 Imperatives Every Day
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7328BC-EStrategyHow do you spend your time as a manager? Do you carefully plan what you'll do and do what you planned? Or do you find that much of your time is taken up with unplanned events that send you spiraling off in unexpected directions? The reality of managementStarting at €8.20
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Completing Your Journey: Learn from Your Experiences and Relationships-Assessing Your Progress Toward Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7329BC-EStrategyWhere are you on your journey to becoming a great boss? How much further must you go in order to master the 3 Imperatives-manage yourself, manage your network, and manage your team? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explain that becomiStarting at €8.20
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Tim Blanchard at Jones Mendel & Co. (Spanish version)
Gabarro, John J.Case HBS-418S15Leadership and People ManagementTim Blanchard struggles to balance all the demands facing him as a partner of a consulting firm. He must decide how to serve clients, mentor his people, provide strategy and direction to the high-tech group, and spend time with family. A rewritten version of an earlier case.Starting at €8.20
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Erik Peterson at Biometra (C)
Gabarro, John J.; DeLong, Thomas J.; Soo, JevanCase HBS-411033-ELeadership and People ManagementDescribes the outcome of Erik Peterson's meetings over the course of two days with a number of senior executives from the parent company. Students should have read the (A) and (B) cases. The (C) case may be assigned with the (D) case. A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-007.Starting at €5.74
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Erik Peterson at Biometra (D)
Gabarro, John J.; DeLong, Thomas J.; Soo, JevanCase HBS-411034-ELeadership and People ManagementImplicitly raises the question of what Peterson should do to extricate himself from his difficulties. Should he resign, go directly to his division's executive vice-president to seek relief, or attempt to clarify the situation within the company? A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-008.Starting at €5.74