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How to Learn from Your Mistakes and Make Better Decisions
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSix questions to help you figure out what you need to do differently this time around. -
Avoid Decisions, Avoid Life
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleI recently moved to a new home. As is typical, my wife and I spent many hours throwing out things that we no longer needed. Old shoes, clothes, electronics, mounds of papers, and old books. It is shocking how much junk one family can accumulate over the years. My 5 year old — our resident […] -
How John F. Kennedy Changed Decision Making for Us All
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBurned once by groupthink, Kennedy came up with a process to root it out. -
Four Lessons from Y-Combinator's Fresh Approach to Innovation
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA central tenet in The Silver Lining is that the tough times today are actually a hidden boon for innovation - scarcity will drive discipline, forcing... -
Research: We Make More Virtuous Choices When Using Pen and Paper
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How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
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Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying
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Is It Time for a New Job?
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleJim, a communications specialist, is sitting opposite me stirring his second coffee. He has declining budgets, repetitive tasks, and an overbearing boss who micromanages his every move. He can’t remember the last time he had a great day at work. He’s shown me a clipping for a lower-paid job which he thinks he won’t get, […] -
Is It Time to Invert Your Strategy?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleCompanies that fall prey to disruptive attacks aren't stupid. They aren't lazy. They aren't bad operators. In fact, the root of the innovator's dilemma... -
Are You at Risk of a Mid-Career Rut?
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Restrict My Choices, Please
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleI don't know about you, but to me the holiday shopping process can be overwhelming. No matter what gift category you want to consider, there are dozens... -
Four Keys to Thinking About the Future
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Your Brain at Work
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Google Grows Up
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleOver the past decade, Google has inspired envy in trench-dwelling managers around the world. It's not just the unparalleled benefits. It's the way Google... -
Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticlePeople care about the decisions you make, but they care even more about the process you used along the way. -
Why Wise Leaders Don’t Know Too Much
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleCould it be that knowledge is overrated? Don’t get me wrong — knowledge is a good thing. But there is a point at which it may be bad. Even the sturdiest shelf crumbles under the weight of too many books. We can only comprehend so much. Our minds have limits in our ability to digest […] -
A Process for Human-Algorithm Decision Making
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When Managing Through Ambiguity, Develop a Clear Vision
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDecide what success looks like and work backwards from there. -
Why Jerks Are Bad Decision-Makers
Recesiones Digital ArticleThere are many reasons for not working with jerks, as Bob Sutton has pointed out in his memorably-titled book The No Asshole Rule. But I think I’ve discovered another reason for not having them in your organization’s employ: they often make bad decisions. While all jerks don’t always make bad decisions, and non-jerks occasionally decide […] -
New Books from the Press in September (Let Us Know What You Think!)
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleAs a matter of policy, we don’t review our own books, but we hope you will. Keep an eye out for the following Press titles in September, and let us know what you think of them in the comments. Empowered: Unleash Your Employees, Energize Your Customers, and Transform Your Business by Josh Bernoff and Ted […]
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How to Learn from Your Mistakes and Make Better Decisions
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleSix questions to help you figure out what you need to do differently this time around. -
Digital Twins Can Help You Make Better Strategic Decisions
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Why Leadership Teams Fail
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Where Data-Driven Decision-Making Can Go Wrong
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Build Better Teams
Management Digital ArticleThis issue's Spotlight consists of four articles on leading teams. The first, "New Rules for Teamwork," by McKinsey's Angus Dawson and Katy George, introduces... -
Build a Corporate Culture That Works
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How to Vet Information Before Making a Decision
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Use Active Listening to Help a Colleague Make a Hard Decision
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Make Decisions with a VC Mindset
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The Art of Asking Smarter Questions
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Don’t Let Gen AI Limit Your Team’s Creativity
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How Fast Should Your Company Really Grow?
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How Machine Learning Will Transform Supply Chain Management
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Why Consistent Growth Is So Challenging
Management Digital ArticleThis issue's Spotlight features three articles examining the crucial question of how to achieve and maintain growth. The first article, "How Fast Should... -
How to Make Peace with a Company Decision You Don’t Like
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Getting Board Members on Board: The Role of the CIO in AI Strategy
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How to Develop Good Judgment as a New Manager
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4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Dropping Out of College
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Stop Waiting for the “Right Time” to Make a Change
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleTake ownership, and pursue your goals now. -
A Guide for Getting Stakeholder Buy-In for Your Agenda
Power and influence Digital ArticleWhat to do when you see an opportunity, but don’t know which levers to pull.
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The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown
30.00View Details A science-backed guide for navigating and thriving through uncertainty--based on interviews and insights from world-renowned leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs,... -
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Assumes some knowledge of conjoint analysis. Permits analysis of basic results and dynamic market simulations in one class session. -
Alpha and Omega
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Dental Associates of Northern Virginia (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Dental Associates of Northern Virginia is one of the largest dental networks in northern Virginia. In this series of two cases, the head administrator... -
Mount Everest--1996
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes the events that transpired during the May 1996, Mount Everest tragedy. Examines the flawed decisions that climbing teams made before and during... -
Gentle Electric Co.
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Designed to illustrate various levels of complexity in determining optimum order sizes for a single item inventory policy. Students are asked to evaluate... -
Sullivan's Flooring Concept
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Kotter on Accelerating Change (2 Ebooks)
50.00View Details This collection offers the full digital editions of two seminal books by global leadership expert John P. Kotter: his international bestseller, "Leading... -
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (D)
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Duke Energy and the Nuclear Renaissance
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Finance Essentials: Harvard ManageMentor
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Product Innovation at Aguas Danone
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Aguas Danone de Argentina (ADA) faced an adverse scenario. Argentina was undergoing its worst economic crisis in history, and bottled water sales were... -
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Janine Robitaille, Executive Director of Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless (IPH), contemplated the future of the non-profit organization she had... -
Performance Management at Vitality Health Enterprises, Inc.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Vitality Health Enterprises, a medium-sized firm that manufactures health and personal care products, has experienced six straight quarters of strong... -
Maxim in India A
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The Stories Behind the Numbers
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Nipissing Bank
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details The case was written for an introductory business course, particularly the section on operations. It deals with managing capacity and demand. In early... -
Black Fly Beverage Company Inc.
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Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (A)
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The St. Xavier Healing Touch Hospital
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case is set in a large teaching hospital. Students must analyze the actual and forecasted budgets provided for the previous year to identify the financial...
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How to Learn from Your Mistakes and Make Better Decisions
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSix questions to help you figure out what you need to do differently this time around. -
Avoid Decisions, Avoid Life
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleI recently moved to a new home. As is typical, my wife and I spent many hours throwing out things that we no longer needed. Old shoes, clothes, electronics, mounds of papers, and old books. It is shocking how much junk one family can accumulate over the years. My 5 year old — our resident […] -
How John F. Kennedy Changed Decision Making for Us All
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBurned once by groupthink, Kennedy came up with a process to root it out. -
Four Lessons from Y-Combinator's Fresh Approach to Innovation
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleA central tenet in The Silver Lining is that the tough times today are actually a hidden boon for innovation - scarcity will drive discipline, forcing... -
Research: We Make More Virtuous Choices When Using Pen and Paper
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA hard copy makes a decision feel more real. -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Business and society Magazine ArticleA research roundup -
Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleFocus on marshaling data and demonstrating competence. -
Is It Time for a New Job?
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleJim, a communications specialist, is sitting opposite me stirring his second coffee. He has declining budgets, repetitive tasks, and an overbearing boss who micromanages his every move. He can’t remember the last time he had a great day at work. He’s shown me a clipping for a lower-paid job which he thinks he won’t get, […] -
Is It Time to Invert Your Strategy?
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleCompanies that fall prey to disruptive attacks aren't stupid. They aren't lazy. They aren't bad operators. In fact, the root of the innovator's dilemma... -
Are You at Risk of a Mid-Career Rut?
Career planning Digital ArticleIt’s a low point for work-related decision making.