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Leadership Team: Complementary Strengths or Conflicting Agendas
Miles, Stephen A.; Watkins, Michael D.Article HBS-R0704F-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. Senior leadership teams whose members play complementary roles have been chronicled as far back as Homer's account of the Trojan War: Although King Agamemnon commanded the Greek army, Achilles, Odysseus, and Nestor each played a distinct role in defeating Troy. Tod...Starting at €8.20
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How Insider CEOs Succeed
Chastain, Andrew P.; Watkins, Michael D.Article HBS-R2002D-ECEOs who are hired from outside the company tend to get far more attention, not to mention support with the transition to their new role, than CEOs promoted from the inside do. Leaders who come from within the firm, it's assumed, already know the organizaStarting at €8.20
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Five Mistakes Newly Promoted Leaders Make
Watkins, Michael D.Article HBS-U0810B-ELeadership and People ManagementWhat you do and what you say during the first 90 days of your new leadership role has a huge impact on your chances of success, says best-selling author and leadership expert Michael Watkins. This succinct article lists the five most common mistakes new lStarting at €8.20
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Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport Concession
Lee, Henry; Deep, Akash; De Neve, PinarCase HBS-KS1230-EEconomicsIn 2013, Rio de Janeiro's main international airport, Gale o, was set to be privatized through a 25-year term concession. The Brazilian government set a minimum bid value of $4.8 billion for the airport. Five consortia submitted bids, surpassing the minimum bid value by at least 36 percent. The winning consortium of Singapore's Changi Airport and the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht surprised everyone by offering to pay R$19 billion, alm...Starting at €8.20
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Integrating Renewable Energy in Argentina, Teaching Plan
Datla, Anjani; Lee, HenryTeaching Note HBS-KS1289-EEconomicsTeaching plan to case KS1288Starting at €0.00
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Gainesville Regional Utilities' Feed-in Tariff Epilogue
Lee, Henry; Stokes, LeahCase HBS-HKS704-EService and Operations ManagementInspired by the experiences in Germany and Spain, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) developed a pilot feed-in tariff to stimulate investment into solar photovoltaic systems. This case explores the factors behind the decision to promulgate a feed-in tariff, and the factors that affected the design of the tariff and its rate. Once implemented, GRU found that its design created several perverse incentives that led to some unexpected results. The ...Starting at €8.20
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Lesotho Hospital and Filter Clinics: A Public-Private Partnership Teaching Note
Lee, HenryTeaching Note HBS-HKS767-EEconomicsTeaching Note for HKS766Starting at €0.00
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The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming (Spanish version)
Watkins, Michael D.; Bazerman, Max H.Article HBS-R0303ELeadership and People Managementpsychological, organizational, and political. To address these vulnerabilities, the authors recommend the RPM approach. More than just the usual environmental scanning and contingency planning, RPM requires a chain of actions--recognizing, prioritizing, and mobilizing--that companies must meticulously adhere to. Failure to apply any one of these steps, the authors say, can leave an organization vulnerable.Starting at €8.20
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Picking the Right Transition Strategy (Spanish version)
Watkins, Michael D.Article HBS-R0901CLeadership and People ManagementOrganize to learn about the business, establish A-item priorities, define strategic intent, quickly build the leadership team, secure early wins, and create supportive alliances across the company. But the way those principles should be applied depends very much on the business situation, which the STARS framework can help leaders analyze. Turnarounds and realignments present especially distinct leadership challenges that call for particular tra...Starting at €8.20
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Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (A) (Spanish Version)
Shapiro, Roy D.; Watkins, Michael D.; Rosegrant, SusanCase HBS-616S01Service and Operations ManagementAT & T Universal Card Services (UCS) ha tenido un gran éxito durante su corta vida. Dedicada a mejorar la calidad del servicio y la satisfacción del cliente, director de calidad Rob Davis y su equipo de calidad han diseñado y puesto en marcha un sistema de medición y compensación inusual teniendo en cuenta más de 100 medidas de rendimiento monitorizado y comunicada al día.Starting at €8.20