John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
In the fast-paced modern economy, businesses can no longer rely on just one organizational design, argues John Kotter in a new book, Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World. Why we need two “operating systems.” PLUS Book excerpt.
Content: Article | Authors: John P. Kotter, Kim Girard | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
Inside Stanford B-school’s Startup Factory Culture
About 95% of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business’s 809 students opt to take at least one entrepreneurship class. A look at how the school teaches students to start their own businesses.
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: Kim Girard | Source: “FORTUNE” | Subject: Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
Advertising through numerous website affiliates potentially helps marketers get more bang for their buck. But the far-flung systems can also lead to fraud, says Ben Edelman. What’s the best way to manage your advertising network?
Content: Article | Author: Kim Girard | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subject: Marketing / Sales
Language Wars Divide Global Companies
An increasing number of global firms adopt a primary language for business operations—usually English. The problem: The practice can surface dormant hostilities around culture and geography, reports Tsedal Neeley.
Content: Article | Author: Kim Girard | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
Leaders rarely make a lasting impact on their organizations—even the really, really good ones. Then out of the blue comes a Churchill. Gautam Mukunda discusses his new book, Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter.
Content: Article | Author: Kim Girard | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subject: Leadership
The Acquirers
HBS professor Matthew Rhodes-Kropf sets out to discover why public companies dominate some M&A waves while private equity firms win others.
Content: Article | Author: Kim Girard | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subjects: Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions
Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
Do women shy away from competition and thus hurt their careers? New research by Harvard’s Kathleen L. McGinn, Iris Bohnet, and Pinar Fletcher suggests the answer is not black and white, and that employers need to understand the “genderness” of their work.
Content: Article | Author: Kim Girard | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subject: Women in Business
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
In his new book, Flying without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success, HBS professor Thomas J. DeLong explores the world of “high-need-for-achievement professionals” or HNAPs—those for whom the constant, insatiable need to achieve can lead to anxiety and dysfunction. Plus: book excerpt.
Content: Article | Authors: Kim Girard, Thomas J. DeLong | Source: “Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge” | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development