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In Praise of the Incomplete Leader (Spanish version)
Ancona, Deborah; Malone, Thomas W.; Orlikowski, Wanda J.; Senge, Peter M.Article HBS-R0702ELeadership and People Managementsensemaking, relating, "visioning," and inventing. Sensemaking involves understanding and mapping the context in which a company and its people operate. A leader skilled in this area can quickly identify the complexities of a given situation and explain them to others. The second capability, relating, means being able to build trusting relationships with others through inquiring, advocating, and connecting. Visioning, the third capability, means...Starting at €8.20
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In Praise of the Incomplete Leader
Ancona, Deborah; Malone, Thomas W.; Orlikowski, Wanda J.; Senge, Peter M.Article HBS-R0702E-ELeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Today's top executives are expected to do everything right, from coming up with solutions to unfathomably complex problems to having the charisma and prescience to rally stakeholders around a perfect vision of the future. But no one leader can be all things to all ...Starting at €8.20
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La cadena de suministro sustentable
Senge, Peter M.; Prokesch, Steven E.Article HBS-R1010DLeadership and People ManagementPeter Senge, autor de La quinta disciplina y lo necesario revolución, habla de los retos de las organizaciones líderes en un momento en sus cadenas de suministro tienen que transformarse radicalmente. El primer desafío es la construcción de una comprensión del sistema más amplio en el cual existe ninguna organización. El segundo es aprender a trabajar con las partes a lo largo de ese sistema, como las ONG que pueden proporcionar acceso a los cono...Starting at €8.20
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The Sustainable Supply Chain
Senge, Peter M.; Prokesch, Steven E.Article HBS-R1010D-ELeadership and People ManagementPeter Senge, the author of The Fifth Discipline and The Necessary Revolution, talks about the challenges of leading organizations at a time when their supply chains need to be radically transformed. The first challenge is building an understanding of the larger system in which any organization exists. The second is learning to work with parties throughout that system, such as NGOs that can provide access to crucial knowledge and expertise. The th...Starting at €8.20
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Ghost in the Family Business (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Miller, Warren D.; Boschwitz, Gerry; Boschwitz, Rudy; Whiteside, Mary F.; Mattos, Joe; Ward, John L.Article HBS-R00308-EEntrepreneurshipMac Monroe had grand plans for Georgia Building Supplies, the company he had started with a friend almost 50 years ago, selling construction materials wholesale to contractors. In the mid-1980s, Mac bought out his disgruntled partner's share of the company and put his oldest son, Mac Monroe IV, at the helm. It was all falling into place. But Mac Four, as his parents called him, died tragically in a car accident. The family and the company never r...Starting at €8.20
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Siblings and Succession in the Family Business (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Miller, Warren D.; Noble, Kent; Gersick, Kelin F.; Ney, Victor; Wolking, Joseph A.Article HBS-98108-ELeadership and People ManagementHow do family businesses handle succession? What happens when siblings compete for the position of CEO? Can nonfamily board members navigate successfully through conflicts among family members? Should they even try? This fictitious case study examines a host of issues with which family businesses regularly grapple. It describes the situation that faces the board of directors of Benson Electric, a rapidly growing family enterprise, upon the unexpe...Starting at €8.20
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When the Boss Won't Budge (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Maruca, Regina Fazio; Milhaven, John M.; Benasutti, Matt; Lipton, Mark; Hatsopoulos, George N.; Beckert, Dorothy; Miller, Warren D.Article HBS-R00106-ELeadership and People ManagementAllerGen, a young biotechnology firm, is heading for trouble, possibly even bankruptcy. The company's one product--a vaccine for people allergic to cats--may never make it to market. And turnover is on the rise, not only because of the vaccine's uncertain future but also because employees are increasingly unhappy working for founder and Chief Scientific Officer Harry Huston. Although Harry is an excellent scientist, he has no business background....Starting at €8.20