Harvard Business School

How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies

September 17, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information,…

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How Great Leaders Avoid Burnout

August 20, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Ilan Mochari for Inc. magazine. He explains how and why great leaders have overcome adversity on their own, through mental toughness, with no help — and that’s how anyone else can…

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s thoughts about America’s transportation infrastructure

July 7, 2015

Here is a video of a mini-interview of Rosabeth Moss Carter by Rodney Slater for C-Span2’s BookTV series. Slater served as transportation secretary during the Clinton administration (1997-2001). Harvard Business School professor Kanter discusses with him America’s transportation infrastructure. She…

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John Schwartz on Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Latest Book, Move

July 2, 2015

Above: A collapsed bridge in Washington State, 2013. Credit: Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times, via Associated Press Here is a brief excerpt from John Schwartz’s insightful review in The New York Times of Rosabeth Moss Kanter‘s latest book, Move: Putting America’s…

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Managing Yourself: Extreme Productivity

June 18, 2015

Robert C. Pozen does a lot. He’s been a top executive at two mutual fund giants, Fidelity and MFS Investment Management. He’s also been an attorney, a government official, a law school professor, a business school professor, and a prolific…

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A conversation with Grant McCracken on how to build “a living, breathing culture”

June 14, 2015

Trained as an anthropologist (Ph.D. University of Chicago), Grant McCracken has studied American culture and commerce for 25 years. He has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and worked for Timberland, New York Historical Society, Diageo, IKEA, Sesame Street,…

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Bill Gates, Andy Grove and Steve Jobs: The Strategies They Shared

June 10, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Steve Lohr that appeared in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images * *…

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You Need an Innovation Strategy

June 9, 2015

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Gary P. Pisano 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…

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The 24/7 Work Culture’s Toll on Families and Gender Equality

June 4, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Claire Cain Miller for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…

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Twilight of the gurus

May 4, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from the Schumpeter column featured in The Economist. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration credit: Brett Ryder * * * The management-pundit industry is a…

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