Harvard Business School

McKinsey & Company: Leading in the 21st century

April 25, 2013

In the statement that follows, Dominic Barton, Global managing director, McKinsey & Company, introduces one of the most valuable issues of The McKinsey Quarterly published thus far. To read the issue and check out other resources, please click here. *…

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Why Big Companies Can’t Innovate

April 18, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maxwell Wessel for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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The Thought Leader Interview: Cynthia Montgomery

March 27, 2013

Here is the introduction to an interview of Cynthia Montgomery, conducted by Ken Favaro and Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. The distinguished Harvard Business School professor observes that leaders become better strategists by engaging in…

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Stop Reinventing Disruption

March 22, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maxwell Wessel for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…

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An Interview of Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard

March 13, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt (i.e. introduction and two Q&As) from an interview of Columbia Business School Dean Glenn Hubbard, conducted by David A. Byrne, for Poets & Quants, an online source that covers all that matters in the business…

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Leigh Thompson: An interview by Bob Morris

March 13, 2013

Leigh Thompson is the J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution & Organizations in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She directs the highly successful Kellogg executive course, Leading High Impact Teams, and the Kellogg Team and Group…

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Sheryl Sandberg to Harvard Biz Grads: “Find a rocket ship and ride it.”

March 11, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article contributed to Forbes by Kashmir Hill. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Harvard Business School grad and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg…

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Josh Lerner: An interview by Bob Morris

February 27, 2013

Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial Management Units. He graduated from Yale College and Harvard’s Economics Department.  Much of his research focuses on…

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How Companies of All Sizes Are Moving Beyond Command and Control Cultures

February 22, 2013

Stressing values, earning trust, and connecting with others are some of the ways leaders can inspire their organizations to achieve greater success. Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by David C. Forman and Friso van der Oord in…

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Nancy F. Koehn on “Lincoln’s School of Management”

February 5, 2013

A 2012 re-enactment of the Battle of Shiloh as captured by a pinhole camera in Michie, Tenn. Such a camera has no lens, viewfinder or shutter — just a pinhole at the front and film at the back. Images can…

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