Gautam Mukunda

Lincoln and leadership

January 30, 2016

A recent Schumpeter column published in The Economist, “Lincoln and leadership,” explains how and why outsiders can make the best leaders — and also the worst. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * IN MAY 1860…

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The Price of Wall Street’s Power

May 31, 2014

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gautam Mukunda for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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Lincoln and leadership

December 7, 2012

A recent Schumpeter column published in The Economist, “Lincoln and leadership,” explains how and why outsiders can make the best leaders—and also the worst. To read the complete article, please click here. Illustration: Brett Ryder *     *     * IN MAY 1860…

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The Indispensable, Unlikely Leadership of Abraham Lincoln

December 1, 2012

Here is a link to an interview with Gautam Mukunda, Harvard Business School assistant professor and author of Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter. The HBR IdeaCast is a weekly series, bringing you the analysis and advice of the leading minds…

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