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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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Maxwell Wessel and Clayton M. Christensen on “Surviving Disruption”

November 30, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maxwell Wessel and Clayton M. Christensen for Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. Photography: Nash…

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Does Management Really Work?

November 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen and featured by Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Nancy Koehn on “Ernest Shackleton’s Lessons for Leaders in Harsh Climates”

November 14, 2012

Background: After the race to the South Pole ended in 1912 with Roald Amundsen’s conquest, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922) turned his attention to what he said was the one remaining great object of Antarctic journeying—the crossing of the continent…

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Bill George on “The Idea That Led to 10 Years of Double-Digit Growth”

November 2, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Bill George for the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click…

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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

September 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil for the Harvard Business Review. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. Artwork:…

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Passion & Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2012

Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest of Young Business Leaders John Coleman, Daniel Gulati, and W. Oliver Segovia Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world. Indeed,…

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