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Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good
Gino, Francesca; Green, Paul; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-916031-ELeadership and People ManagementBoston-based fast-casual chain, b.good, was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and prepared in-store. They'd worked to build a value-based business, and worked hard to cultivate a sense of family--among employees, customers and suppliers. In 2015, they had entered a period of substantial growth, with the company doubling in size over the past 12 months, and plans to double again over the coming twelve months. The management fel...Starting at €8.20
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3M Canada: Managing Change, Disruption, and COVID-19
Andreas Schotter, Kanina BlanchardCase IVEY-W25534-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe Case describes how Penny Wise, the newly appointed managing director of 3M Canada, drew on her personal leadership style, experience and character to keep the Canadian organization strategically relevant through a significant restructuring and the COVStarting at €8.20
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Belk: Towards Exceptional Scheduling
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Kesavan, Saravanan; Staats, Bradley R.; Hassall, LukeCase HBS-415023-ELeadership and People ManagementWith 24,000 staff and over 300 stores, Belk Inc. sought to replace its entirely manual labor scheduling system with an automated software solution from Reflexis. Belk hoped the upgrade would simplify scheduling, reduce time employees spent in non-customer-facing roles, and result in improved allocation of resources through the use of big data, thereby increasing sales productivity. Like many other retailers, Belk expected the benefits from automa...Starting at €8.20
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Belk: Towards Exceptional Scheduling, Teaching Note
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Kesavan, Saravanan; Staats, Bradley R.; Hassall, Luke; Qu, KathyTeaching Note HBS-417059-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 415023.Starting at €0.00
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The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work
Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.Case HBS-914013-ELeadership and People ManagementMorning Star, a collection of affiliated companies, had grown steadily since 1970 when Chris Rufer, president and founder, started the business hauling tomatoes to processing plants in a truck. The company's main products continued to be tomato-based, including a 40% share in the tomato paste and diced tomato market in 2013. Different from traditional manufacturing companies, Morning Star relied on self-management to execute the work in any part ...Starting at €8.20