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Research: When Laughing Becomes Labor
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleEmployees who feel obligated to laugh at leaders’ jokes experience higher levels of emotional exhaustion and reduced job satisfaction. -
What Sets Inspirational Leaders Apart
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleThey focus on vision, mentoring, and setting an example. -
Research: Humble Leaders Inspire Others to Step Up
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleA new study found that this quality can ignite leadership ambitions throughout a company. -
Just Because You Want to Lead Doesn’t Mean You Should
Leadership Magazine ArticlePeople overestimate their own abilities. -
The Strategic Power of Hope
Organizational culture Digital ArticleBehavioral science has shown that hope can power positive outcomes for both people and organizations. -
Leaders Can’t Make Up for Bad Behavior by Being Nice Later
Leadership qualities ResearchIf your employees never know which version of you they’re going to get, it’s impossible for them to do their best work. -
How Does Dignity Fit Into Your Leadership?
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleFour research-backed actions leaders can take to humanize work. -
6 Essential Leadership Skills — and How to Develop Them
Leadership Digital ArticleExpert advice on what every leader needs to know. -
Research: Competent Leaders Know The Limits of Their Expertise
Psychology Digital ArticleHow to spot the difference between confidence and competence. -
How to Lead Like a Coach
Leadership Digital ArticleLessons on making the most of teachable moments from AstraZeneca, Sandoz, and Vodafone. -
Tom Brady on the Art of Leading Teammates
Collaboration and teams SpotlightThe NFL great explains how he motivated himself and fellow players. -
Build Better Teams
Management Digital ArticleThis issue's Spotlight consists of four articles on leading teams. The first, "New Rules for Teamwork," by McKinsey's Angus Dawson and Katy George, introduces... -
Firms Led by CEOs from Former U.S. Frontier Areas Are Awarded More Patents
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe qualities that were needed to succeed on the frontier are the same ones needed to drive corporate innovation. -
How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
Economics Magazine ArticleModels and forecasts can be seductive, but it’s time for executives to reclaim their economic judgment. -
6 Common Leadership Styles — and How to Decide Which to Use When
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleBeing a great leader means recognizing that different circumstances call for different approaches. -
How to Become a More Empathetic Listener
Listening skills Digital ArticleListening isn’t a solo act; it’s a collaborative one. -
3 Ways Humility Can Undermine Your Leadership
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleYou can preserve your commitment to highlighting others without hindering your effectiveness. -
Leading in the Flow of Work
Leadership SpotlightHow to tap into the right intentions, words, and actions when you need them -
The New Rules of Executive Presence
Managing yourself Magazine ArticleHow leaders need to think and act now -
The Leadership Mindset
Management Digital ArticleExemplary leadership involves more than mastering a repertoire of skills and high-level tasks. The secret to it is tapping into the right intentions,...
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Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
19.99View Details Many leaders consider "executive presence" a make-or-break factor in high-powered promotions. But what is this elusive quality, and how do you develop... -
Fred Henderson
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Focuses on the management style of Fred Henderson in the context of a relatively stable business environment within Xerox Corporation. To be contrasted... -
Building a 'Dream Team': Cross-Cultural Entrepreneurship at QuikForce (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case SMU271. It was May 2016, and Desmond Lim, CEO and co-founder of QuikForce, a moving and logistics company based in Boston, U.S., had... -
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It)
25.00View Details Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men. In this timely... -
Ethical Analysis: Situation versus Character
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details When we think of human behavior, especially from a moral perspective, we often rely on explanations based on character. We think that good decisions and... -
Harvard Business Review Everyday Emotional Intelligence: Big Ideas and Practical Advice on How to Be Human at Work
29.99View Details Fundamental frameworks for emotional intelligence and how to apply them every day. According to research by Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence has... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures (with featured article "Cultural Intelligence" by P. Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski)
24.95View Details Put an end to miscommunication and inefficiency--and tap into the strengths of your diverse team. If you read nothing else on managing across cultures,... -
Built for Growth: How Builder Personality Shapes Your Business, Your Team, and Your Ability to Win
30.00View Details Are You a Driver, an Explorer, a Crusader, or a Captain? Many factors shape the success or failure of a new business, whether it's a stand-alone startup... -
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine: The Role of Character in Reform
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In late 2014, the deputy minister of Ukraine's Ministry of Defence joined the public service, six months after Ukraine's revolution and change of government.... -
Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World
30.00View Details Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty delivers a powerful combination of memoir, leadership lessons, and big ideas on how we can all drive meaningful change. Ginni... -
"Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way": The Challenges Facing the New Chair of Ophthalmology
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the challenges facing Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, the newly appointed Chair of UMass Memorial Health Care's Department of Ophthalmology.... -
To Blast or not to Blast: Leaning on Values
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details After only two years on the job, a successful young female engineer encountered a critical and independent decision-making scenario in a profession traditionally... -
The Adventures of an IT Leader, Updated Edition with a New Preface by the Authors
35.00View Details What does it take to lead and manage your company's tech? Becoming an effective IT leader and manager presents a host of challenges--from anticipating... -
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, Updated Edition of the Global Bestseller, With a New Preface
32.00View Details A new edition of the bestseller that has helped aspiring leaders worldwide advance their careers and step up to larger leadership roles. You aspire to... -
The Health Haven (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details The financial manager at the medical devices start-up Health Haven had to work fast to break down communication barriers and gain advice from stakeholders.... -
The Future of Management
35.00View Details What fuels long-term business success? Not operational excellence, technology breakthroughs, or new business models, but management innovation--new ways... -
Huawei the Ren Zhengfei Way: the "Tough Guy" and His Corporate Philosophy
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on the distinctive "paternalistic" leadership and management style of Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads for CEOs (with bonus article "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy" by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns)
24.95View Details As CEO, you set the vision, the strategy, and the tone of your organization. You establish priorities, anticipate and address challenges, champion and... -
Jaipur Literature Festival - Beyond the Festival Template
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), dubbed "the greatest literary show on earth" was an annual event held in late January at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur.... -
Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life
30.00View Details "For nearly thirty years, my life's work has been to help people like you find ways to bring the often warring aspects of life into greater harmony."--Stew...