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Electronic Negotiator
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleIt's tempting to save time and money by negotiating through e-mail, rather than in person or by phone. But new research finds that people can be contentious--even... -
If You Were a Stock, Would You Bet On Yourself?
Managing yourself Digital ArticleThis simple question can reframe how you sell yourself — and selling yourself is the only way to be successful in today’s economy. -
The Hidden Business Cost of Mental Illness
Leadership Digital ArticleIt’s hard to focus on your work when your child is hallucinating. One of the least discussed yet quite salient issues for American business in this year of health care reform is an important yet hidden cost associated with mental illness: the drain on productive work endured by family members struggling to support loved ones […] -
Make Your Brand's Nickname Work for You
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleA good nickname is a gift. Don't squander it. -
Use Data to Accelerate Your Business Strategy
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThere's no shortage of great opportunities. -
Working Parents Need a "Parenting Posse"
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour steps to building your network. -
Be Strategic About Your Time
Time management Digital ArticleIn the frantic buzz of most managerial lives, I see people running from meeting to meeting, consulting their BlackBerrys as though in prayer, desperately working into the night to cope with a deluge of emails and otherwise being busy, busy, busy. The dilemma of all this activity, however, is that it is for the most […] -
Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They’re Also More Important Than Ever.
Business communication Digital ArticleThey cost something, mean something, and have permanence. -
E-Procurement at Schlumberger
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe world's largest oil-service company has revolutionized the way it buys supplies: instead of a central purchasing office, its e-procurement system... -
Don’t Leave Your Personal Life at Home
Work-life balance Digital ArticleYou’re not paying attention to your family, your community, your private self? All you have time for is your career? You’re making a big mistake. How things are going at home, in your community, and in your interior life all influence whether you perform well at work. Over 20 years of research and practice on […] -
How to Use Facebook to Drive Higher Sales
Business communication Digital ArticleAs Facebook has grown to more than 600 million users, many companies have been struggling to figure out how to leverage it to help their businesses. Most have limited themselves to advertising or establishing company pages on the platform only to discover that while these methods allow them to engage their Facebook fans in a […] -
Overcoming Your Fear of Giving Tough Feedback
Communication Digital ArticleYou're not doing anyone a favor by avoiding conflict. -
Stop Zoning Out in Zoom Meetings
Communication Digital ArticleFive strategies to get your head in the game. -
Is Listening an Endangered Skill?
Business communication Digital ArticleIs listening important? “Yes, of course,” you say. But then why would anyone pay thousands of dollars to hear someone speak, and then not listen? I recently attended the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine, a mind-bending affair attended by several hundred idea junkies, each of whom paid several thousand dollars to (ostensibly) hear what really […] -
How Pixar Fosters a Culture of Vulnerability at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt starts with recognizing that some employees fear they might be penalized for sharing their stories. -
Off-Ramp--or Dead End? (HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCheryl Jamis, the high-powered marketing director for a large UK-based clothing retailer, seems to have it all--corner office included. What's more, she... -
Manage Your Time Like Jim Collins
Work-life balance Digital ArticleJim Collins is all about discipline. The man who described Level 5 Leadership not only understands the inner fortitude of the best-performing companies and leaders; he’s famously disciplined and enormously productive, as you can tell from his website (jimcollins.com). A runner and mountain-climber, he is the picture of fitness. How does he manage his time? […] -
To Prepare for Automation, Stay Curious and Don’t Stop Learning
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Can You Handle Failure?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleHandling failure and blame is key to managerial success. But roughly 70% of Americans have a personality type that tends to react inappropriately when... -
Be Seen as a Leader
Power and influence Magazine ArticleA simple exercise can boost your status and influence.
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Mary Elizabeth Carter (MBA 2017)
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Managing Workplace Diversity: Jacob (B)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
Nissan: Recovering Supply Chain Operations
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Nissan's resilience strategy had been considered an exemplary response to the triple disaster in Japan in March 2011. The Japanese automobile industry... -
Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details By 2018, Netflix had been credited for revolutionizing how viewers consumed entertainment-shifting from ad-fueled linear network programming to a highly... -
Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High
30.00View Details The best leaders, in the biggest moments, know how to read the situation, respond in the most effective way possible, and move forward. You can, too.... -
Local Motors: Designed by the Crowd, Built by the Customer
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In the wake of the meltdown among US auto manufacturers in 2009, Jay Rogers - CEO of Local Motors - has a new approach for the automotive industry: Decide... -
Regina Broadband's Earnings Conference Call (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Within 3 minutes of releasing its Q4 and year-end earnings, Regina Broadband's stock was down by over 25%. The company's CEO and CFO realized they needed... -
Alphexo Corp.: Confidential Negotiation Information
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details A two-party, multiple-issue dollar-scoring negotiation exercise dealing with the formation and terms of an IT-industry joint venture. Subordinates have... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Xiang (B)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
Motivating Others - Selected Vignettes
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case is a series of four short, fictional vignettes. Each vignette shines a light on the case's macro-theme of ''motivating others in a management... -
Noah Fisher (MBA 2016)
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Krishna's Tax Planning
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case is about Krishna, who has just started his professional career and is wondering what strategy to follow to maximize his after-tax wealth. He... -
British Broadcasting Corp. (A): One BBC
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Greg Dyke, the new director general of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) must decide whether to extend an already ambitious change effort at the world's... -
Sunil Joshi
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case narrates the story of a person who is very good at technical knowledge but is not good at leading teams. After extensive work experience in... -
Los Grobo
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Los Grobo, a grain farming company based in Argentina, must decide whether to expand internationally to neighboring Paraguay and Uruguay. Los Grobo has... -
Tony's Chocolonely: The Pursuit of Growth With Purpose
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case, and its accompanying pedagogical material, offers a unique perspective on CSR-based transformational entrepreneurship, looking at a startup... -
Ions Consulting: The MP 2 Training Program
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The recently hired human resources (HR) director had to come up with a program that would meet the needs of transferring knowledge from older, more experienced... -
Balance-Statement Reporting at Premium Capital Funds (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case UV7926 This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Nadia (A)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
Hospital Software Solutions (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The customer care team lead at Hospital Software Solutions was becoming increasingly distressed in her workplace. Her supervisors were not managing her...
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Electronic Negotiator
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleIt's tempting to save time and money by negotiating through e-mail, rather than in person or by phone. But new research finds that people can be contentious--even... -
If You Were a Stock, Would You Bet On Yourself?
Managing yourself Digital ArticleThis simple question can reframe how you sell yourself — and selling yourself is the only way to be successful in today’s economy. -
The Hidden Business Cost of Mental Illness
Leadership Digital ArticleIt’s hard to focus on your work when your child is hallucinating. One of the least discussed yet quite salient issues for American business in this year of health care reform is an important yet hidden cost associated with mental illness: the drain on productive work endured by family members struggling to support loved ones […] -
Make Your Brand's Nickname Work for You
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleA good nickname is a gift. Don't squander it. -
Use Data to Accelerate Your Business Strategy
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThere's no shortage of great opportunities. -
Mary Elizabeth Carter (MBA 2017)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details -
Working Parents Need a "Parenting Posse"
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour steps to building your network. -
Be Strategic About Your Time
Time management Digital ArticleIn the frantic buzz of most managerial lives, I see people running from meeting to meeting, consulting their BlackBerrys as though in prayer, desperately working into the night to cope with a deluge of emails and otherwise being busy, busy, busy. The dilemma of all this activity, however, is that it is for the most […] -
Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They’re Also More Important Than Ever.
Business communication Digital ArticleThey cost something, mean something, and have permanence. -
E-Procurement at Schlumberger
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe world's largest oil-service company has revolutionized the way it buys supplies: instead of a central purchasing office, its e-procurement system...