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The Paradox of Great Leadership (Spanish version)
Goffee, Rob; Jones, GarethArticle HBS-R0512ELeadership and People ManagementLeaders and followers both associate authenticity with sincerity, honesty, and integrity. It's the real thing--the attribute that uniquely defines great managers. But while the expression of a genuine self is necessary for great leadership, the concept of authenticity is often misunderstood, not least by leaders themselves. They often assume that authenticity is an innate quality--that a person is either genuine or not. In fact, the authors say, ...Starting at €8.20
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An Inspired Model... or a Misguided One? Oprah Winfrey's Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls
Applegarth, Claire; Bacon, Laura; Edwards, Alix; Kennedy, Kate; Schieffer, Stella; Yang, LinCase HBS-HKS129-EIn 2000, media superstar Oprah Winfrey promised the recently retired Nelson Mandela, first president of post-apartheid South Africa, that she would build his country a top-notch boarding school for disadvantaged girls. Her twin purpose was to use the power of education to help impoverished young girls with exceptional promise-girls much like herself as a child-realize their potential and transform their lives and, at the same time, to train a coh...Starting at €8.20