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Where Are You on Your Journey?: Becoming the Great Boss You Want to Be
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7308BC-EStrategyAre you a good boss, striving to become a great one? According to authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback, becoming a great boss is a journey of years-not weeks or months-that requires you to master three imperatives: manage yourself, manage your network, anStarting at €8.20
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I'm the Boss!: Don't Depend on Your Formal Authority-Why Recognizing the Benefits and Pitfalls of Power Is Essential to Being a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7310BC-EKnowledge and CommunicationMany managers take an authoritarian "do this, do that" approach with their people-not necessarily because they want to be controlling, but because they believe exercising authority is the most efficient way to get results. What approach do you take with the people you manage? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explore the nature of formal authority-what it is, the common misconceptions about it, what its limitations are, and wh...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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Understand the Reality of Your Organization: You Need Influence to Make Your Team Effective-Why Engaging the Larger Organization Is Imperative to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7316BC-EStrategyHow savvy are you about organizations? If you're naturally inclined to seek out partners and create coalitions, you're lucky, because the failure to work effectively in organizations can derail your journey to becoming a great boss. In this chapter, authoStarting at €8.20
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Define the Future: Manage for a World of Change-Why Leading Toward the Future Is Imperative to Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7322BC-EStrategyDo you and the people you lead know where you're going? Have you defined a clear purpose and the goals you must achieve along the way? Do you keep your purpose and goals constantly in mind as you carry out your everyday work? Leading toward the future isStarting at €8.20
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Through Your Daily Work: Bring the 3 Imperatives into Your Everyday Activities-How a Great Boss Achieves the 3 Imperatives Every Day
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7328BC-EStrategyHow do you spend your time as a manager? Do you carefully plan what you'll do and do what you planned? Or do you find that much of your time is taken up with unplanned events that send you spiraling off in unexpected directions? The reality of managementStarting at €8.20
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Completing Your Journey: Learn from Your Experiences and Relationships-Assessing Your Progress Toward Becoming a Great Boss
Hill, Linda A.; Lineback, KentBook Chapter HBS-7329BC-EStrategyWhere are you on your journey to becoming a great boss? How much further must you go in order to master the 3 Imperatives-manage yourself, manage your network, and manage your team? In this chapter, authors Linda Hill and Kent Lineback explain that becomiStarting at €8.20
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LIXIL Group Corporation: Building a New Company in an Old Industry
Groysberg, Boris; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-419009-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the spring of 2018, Kinya Seto, president and CEO of LIXIL Group Corporation, a major housing and building products and services company, called a meeting at the company's head office in central Tokyo to discuss how to implement the new three-year strategic plan. LIXIL had been established in 2011 through a merger of five of Japan's major companies across a broad spectrum of building materials and other housing-related businesses. The company ...Starting at €8.20
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Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Eccles, Robert G.; Edmondson, Amy C.; Iansiti, Marco; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-610053-EService and Operations ManagementRicoh, the Japanese copier manufacturer, is committed to reducing its environmental impact to one-eighth of its 2000 levels by 2050. It has already introduced three stages of environmental awareness to its operations, and its recycled copier business broke even in 2006. The company developed environmental accounting methods and produces annual environmental and sustainability reports, but Ricoh is concerned that investors may not take these effor...Starting at €8.20
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Sony
Thomke, Stefan; Osanai, Atsushi; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-618045-EKnowledge and CommunicationSony used to be synonymous with "innovation" and "cool products". The case reveals how the company lost its edge and describes the leadership initiatives to restore its former glory. In 2012, Kazuo (Kaz) Hirai becomes CEO and successfully transforms Sony, including a relentless focus on differentiation through "wow" products instead of chasing scale. How should he organize and manage the company's response to digital opportunities, such as virtua...Starting at €8.20