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Think You Have Power? Check Your Perceptions
Brion, SebastienArticle ART-2453-EDecision Analysis, Leadership and People ManagementThough talk of power makes some people uncomfortable, there's no doubt that it is vitally important in organizational contexts to influence others, perform your job and attain goals. Drawing upon extensive research from the field of organizational behavior and psychology, the author identifies six steps to gain power -- meaning control over some valued resource upon which others depend -- and then use that power for good, or for "pro-social ends....Starting at €8.20
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Power and Influence in the Virtual Business World
Altaras, Jordan; Brion, SebastienTechnical Note DPON-350-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note provides novel ideas and best practices for developing power in the virtual business world. Building upon the framework of the Power and Influence course, we provide insights for fostering virtual power by way of three lenses: personal, positional and relational. We will highlight learnings provided by both IESE alumni and current research on these three sources of power.Starting at €8.20
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Zurich Insurance: Recruitment
Groysberg, Boris; Connolly, KatherineCase HBS-417039-ELeadership and People ManagementZurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on: manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case "Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People Management Practices" (417-035) provides background of the company and an outline of each people practice, as well as a description of how the company's culture was changing and ho...Starting at €8.20
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Zurich Insurance: Talent Pipeline
Groysberg, Boris; Connolly, KatherineCase HBS-417040-ELeadership and People ManagementZurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on: manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case "Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People Management Practices" (417-035) provides background of the company and an outline of each people practice, as well as a description of how the company's culture was changing and ho...Starting at €8.20
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Jollibee Foods Corporation
Groysberg, Boris; Connolly, KatherineCase HBS-417045-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen Tony Tan Caktiong had stepped down as president and CEO of Jollibee Foods Corporation in mid-2014, he had been succeeded by his younger brother, Ernesto Tanmantiong. In 2016, the brothers were working together to realize the company's vision of making JFC a truly international organization with a significant global presence. As they positioned the company for expansion, they thought perhaps the company's eight values should become more succi...Starting at €8.20
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Positional Power: Diagnosing and Developing Positional Power
Brion, Sebastien; Salcedo, KatrinaTechnical Note DPON-357-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyPower, broadly defined as the ability to get things done, rests on three fundamental pillars: personal, relational, and positional power. Building all three sources of power is critical to achieving your objectives. This technical note focuses on positional power, which we define as the control over resources. Resources, in turn, are anything that you control within the organization that satisfy peoples' needs, including formal elements such as t...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo funciona la mente del directivo
de Santiago, Rafael; Iyengar, Sheena; Brion, SebastienDossier DOS-19Decision Analysis, Leadership and People Management, MarketingCada día nos vemos obligados a tomar múltiples decisiones. Conocer los mecanismos de nuestra mente nos ayudará a dar en el blanco.Starting at €15.00
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Alice Edwards: Losing Control (B)
Porter, Charlie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-728-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case describes the events surrounding a experience of sexual harassment by a bank employee. After experiencing harassment in the workplace, the protagonist must decide whether to file a formal complaint or leave the bank.Starting at €5.74
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Clifford Chance: Mujeres trabajando
Groysberg, Boris; Connolly, Katherine; Marton, StephanieCase HBS-416S13Leadership and People ManagementEra octubre de 2013, y la firma de abogados Clifford Chance mundial venía bajo fuego por segunda vez en menos de un año por supuestamente no proporcionar un ambiente de trabajo propicio para sus asociados femeninos. Un memorando titulado "Hablando con eficacia" se acaba de emitir a las oficinas estadounidenses de la firma y la controversia de inmediato provocado, ya que algunos socios femeninos afirmaron que el asesoramiento específico de género ...Starting at €8.20
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A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (B)
Delonca, Elodie; Brion, SebastienCase DPO-400-ELeadership and People ManagementEmployed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottlene...Starting at €5.74