Managing employees

Efficiently and effectively providing flu shots on a college campus is the challenge that faces the school's director of health services. After a failed...

Based on articles published in both Healthcare Financial Management and the International Journal for Health Planning and Management, this note discusses...

This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28 year old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008. The case explores the emotions she felt...

Executive leadership is a team sport. As part of an executive team, you wear many hats. Not only are you responsible for working with other senior leaders...

Describes the "Leadership Through Quality" effort undertaken by Xerox in the 1980s. Includes the history of Xerox in the 1970s and its need to make major...

Performance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it. For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers...

The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills. Whether you're a new manager or looking to have more influence in your current...

In 1997 United CEO Gerald Greenwald was appointed chairman of the national Welfare-to-Work Partnership by President Clinton and committed United to hiring...

This tool can be used to design, or test the design, of any job in any organization. The module introduces four concepts: span of control, span of accountability,...

Presents a framework for resolving issues in which managers' responsibilities--to shareholders, employees, other stakeholder groups, and to their own...

The Trend Micro team's discussion of consumer strategy at its quarterly meeting in Germany provides an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the...

Focuses on a major transformation of Otis Elevator's infrastructure. Led by the CEO, this transformation represents a remarkable long-term reengineering...

This book gathers together Peter Drucker's articles from Harvard Business Review and frames them with a thoughtful introduction from the review's editor,...

Describes the evolution of the working relationship of Karen Leary, a new manager of a Merrill Lynch retail branch, and Ted Chung, a new financial consultant...

Learn, grow, and be inspired--every day. "HBR Daily Leader" provides 365 days' worth of insights and inspiration, an easy and enjoyable way to make your...

The one primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills. Whether you're a new manager or looking to have more influence in your current...

Ostensibly a case about employee turnover in a small construction component company, Wood Structures, Inc. is actually a snapshot of the whole company....

Key topics include team design, team management, job design, employee empowerment, implementing change, and high performance workforces. In 2004, John...

Why some teams are more successful at meeting deadlines, hitting targets, and growing revenues.

It's a dial, not a switch.

The Society for Human Resource Management’s Johnny C. Taylor Jr. explains why now is the time for organizations to reset HR.

Efficiently and effectively providing flu shots on a college campus is the challenge that faces the school's director of health services. After a failed...

Research shows that internal motivation - not external pressure - inspires us to be our best selves.

A conversation with coach Jenny Fernandez on delivering negative feedback.

Based on articles published in both Healthcare Financial Management and the International Journal for Health Planning and Management, this note discusses...

This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28 year old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008. The case explores the emotions she felt...

How to restore trust and confidence in your leaders—and your organization

The burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them.