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Finemaster Projects Ltd. (A)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B10C001-ELeadership and People ManagementThe assistant site supervisor at Finemaster Projects Ltd. struggled with how to approach his boss for a raise. When hired, he had been told that regular annual reviews were held with employees and that good performance would be rewarded with corresponding pay increases. After one year with the company, the assistant site supervisor found that the owners rarely acted on this policy, leaving it up to staff to approach management about raises, promo...Starting at €8.20
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Sullivan's Flooring Concept
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B07D010-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementA carpenter is considering options for improving the manufacturing process of his custom wood-flooring concept. He started the business as a part-time venture and wanted to increase production efficiency to accommodate the growing interest for his pine flooring design. The carpenter was unsure whether he should invest in new equipment or hire part-time labour, but he knew that either way, he would have to change the current process to ensure that...Starting at €8.20
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Druthers Forming Limited
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B09N006-EFinanceThe account manager at the Canadian Commercial Bank (CCB) in Barron, Ontario, reviewed his latest loan request. The co-founder of Druthers Forming Limited (Druthers), a long-time CCB customer, was requesting a $350,000 loan to construct a new building to house Druthers' existing operations. Construction was already well underway. The account manager also noted that Druthers was currently operating without a line of credit and he wondered whether ...Starting at €8.20
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Dónde encontraremos a los líderes del futuro
Hill, Linda A.; Hemp, PaulArticle HBS-R0801JLeadership and People ManagementA menos que cuestionar los supuestos largo arraigadas sobre cómo se supone que los líderes empresariales para actuar y donde se supone que vienen, muchas personas que podrían convertirse en líderes mundiales eficaces permanecerán invisibles, advierte el profesor de Harvard Business School Hill. En lugar de asumir que los líderes deben mostrar un comportamiento que se hace cargo, ampliar la definición de liderazgo para incluir la creación de un co...Starting at €8.20
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Can People Trust You?: Influence Begins with Trust-Why Earning the Trust of Others Is Key to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7315BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationWhat's it like to work for you? How do people experience you, especially in tense situations? Do they know they'll be treated fairly, supportively, and with respect? Or are they always on their guard, wondering how you'll respond to everyday problems? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explain why the kind of person you are directly affects the people you manage-the quality of the work they do, their level of care and commitmen...Starting at €8.20
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Where Will We Find Tomorrow's Leaders A Conversation with Linda A. Hill
Hill, Linda A.; Hemp, PaulArticle HBS-R0801J-ELeadership and People ManagementUnless we challenge long-held assumptions about how business leaders are supposed to act and where they're supposed to come from, many people who could become effective global leaders will remain invisible, warns Harvard Business School professor Hill. Instead of assuming that leaders must exhibit take-charge behavior, broaden the definition of leadership to include creating a context in which other people are willing and able to guide the organi...Starting at €8.20
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Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
Ready, Douglas A.; Hill, Linda A.; Conger, Jay A.Article HBS-R0811C-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. "This war for talent is like nothing we've ever seen before," write the authors, who have spent decades studying talent management and leadership development. Recently they interviewed executives at more than 20 global companies to identify strategies for attractin...Starting at €8.20
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Boho Bars: Energizing Growth
Julie Gosse; Jessica OrchinCase IVEY-W31122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2019, Nicole Haney was considering the next strategic step for her business, Boho Bars Bake Shop, based in London, Ontario. Boho Bars Bake Shop produced energy bars made with simple ingredients and whole foods. Haney, who had left her corporate job with the goal of achieving a more flexible lifestyle that would allow her to live in Hawaii for six months of the year, had successfully scaled the business to distribute her product across maj...Starting at €8.20
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Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)
Hill, Linda A.; Tedards, EmilyCase HBS-421021-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation-a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20 million children in rural government schools by 2025. By 2013, it was clear that Sampark was never going to reach 20 million children by writing grants. Vineet stepped out of the corporat...Starting at €8.20
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Cavanaugh's Kubbs
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Julie GosseCase IVEY-9B13D005-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementA carpenter was trying to decide how to arrange his production process for manufacturing the increasingly popular Swedish lawn game known as “Kubb.” The carpenter had handcrafted several game sets for his friends and family, and, since demand for the game had grown, he planned to sell his kubbs to the general public. The carpenter needed to increase production efficiency, but he was unsure of the best way to arrange the production process. Additi...Starting at €8.20