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Coaching Makena Lane
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Lala, OmCase HBS-418031-ELeadership and People ManagementMakena Lane has a gift for producing results, even in the challenging retail context of the 2010s, but also has a knack for "ruffling some feathers" in the process. Recruited to a Fortune 500 grocery and pharmacy retailer after climbing to Associate Principal in McKinsey & Company's retail practice, she successfully grew their high-margin yet highly competitive beauty category beyond anyone's expectations. Yet then she was passed over promotion, ...Starting at €8.20
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (B)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-920045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of "enablers of collaboration" (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. HisStarting at €5.74
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Lake Erie Paper
Peter C. Bell; Jing ChenCase IVEY-9B07E002-ECorporate GovernanceThe production manager at Lake Erie Paper (LEP) was considering installing a moisture meter to test the water content of the wood chips used to make corrugated paper. Use of a moisture meter would speed up the testing process and could reduce costs and/or improve paper quality, but the manager wanted to be sure that the meter provided a consistent and reliable measure of the water content of the arriving woodchips.Starting at €8.20
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Northwest Newsprint, Inc. (B)
Peter C. Bell; Jing ChenCase IVEY-9B09E003-ECorporate GovernanceNorthwest Newsprint, Inc. is a major producer of newsprint and pulpmills in the Pacific Northwest and Canada from which they supplied various North American markets. In Northwest Newsprint, Inc. (A), product #9A98E035, the assistant controller's supply chain optimization approach leads to the conclusion that Northwest Newsprint, Inc. has far too much manufacturing capacity. This supplemental case addresses the ability of price changes to mitigate...Starting at €5.74
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-920008-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of "enablers of collaboration" (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. HisStarting at €8.20