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Bryanboy (A)
Belmi, Peter; Yemen, GerryCase DARDEN-OB-1095-ELeadership and People ManagementWho doesn’t want the ability to wield influence, and build or possess some sort of power? This case describes the ascent of a blogger at the top of the list of the most influential luxury fashion writers worldwide. He had made his way to front-row seats at fashion events, created a signature pose, garnered the attention of those who mattered in the high-end fashion business, lived lavishly, and was deemed a de facto representative of the Philippi...Starting at €8.20
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Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail
Narayandas, Das; Margolis, Joshua D.; Raffaelli, Ryan L.Case HBS-516016-ELeadership and People ManagementThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures from J.C. Penney's traditional retai...Starting at €8.20
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Leading with Vulnerability
Belmi, Peter; Thomas-Hunt, Melissa C.Exercise DARDEN-OB-1398Leadership and People ManagementThis exercise helps students practice bringing vulnerability, compassion, and curiosity to a discussion. Over two rounds, groups of students are asked to both answer questions about themselves and listen as others answer, sharing in an environment of confidentiality and care.Starting at €8.20
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Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc. (B): Valor Glass and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Raffaelli, Ryan L.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-421078-ELeadership and People ManagementThe (B) case offers a detailed account of Wendell Weeks's innovation strategy at Corning, and how his approach played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic. It illustrates the company's philosophy of making long-term investments in promising new technologies and products well before others believed their time was ripe.Starting at €5.74
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Jean-Claude Biver (A): The Reemergence of the Swiss Watch Industry
Raffaelli, Ryan L.Case HBS-415031-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the early 1980s, the Swiss watch industry was near collapse after failing to adapt to Japanese competition from battery-powered quartz technology. In 1982, Jean-Claude Biver purchased Blancpain, a watch company that had been out of business since 1961 but had once made mechanical watches, for $16,000. After successfully reviving Blancpain, Biver sold the company to Nicolas G. Hayek (Chairman of the Swatch Group) for $43 million a decade later....Starting at €8.20
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Leading and Managing Change
Raffaelli, Ryan L.Case HBS-415040-ELeadership and People ManagementManaging change is consistently ranked as one of the most critical and difficult tasks that leaders face. This note outlines the key choices that leaders must make when engineering change. It is organized into four sections, offering guidance on how to: 1) diagnose the need for change; 2) determine what sort of change is called for (e.g., radical or incremental); 3) develop a delivery strategy that fosters stakeholder buy-in; and, 4) evaluate imp...Starting at €8.20
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Faber-Castell (B)
Raffaelli, Ryan L.; Snively, ChristineCase HBS-417030-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to case 417010.Starting at €5.74
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Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail, Teaching Note
Raffaelli, Ryan L.Teaching Note HBS-419010-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 516016.Starting at €0.00
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Moleskine (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Raffaelli, Ryan L.Teaching Note HBS-419061-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for cases 716407 and 716464.Starting at €0.00
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Wendell Weeks at Corning Inc.: Extending a History of Life-Changing Innovations
Raffaelli, Ryan L.; Fubini, David G.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-419003-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case examines the leadership challenges associated with maintaining a culture of innovation in established organizations. It asks students to step into the shoes of a leader faced with making several tough decisions about when to invest (or to stop investing) in radical innovation projects. Corning CEO Wendell Weeks, who nearly bankrupted the company in the early 2000s when he overinvested in fiber optics, must initially decide if the compan...Starting at €8.20