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Objectives Are SMART, Missions Are WISE
Rey, Carlos; Chinchilla, Nuria; Pitta, NunoArticle ART-3015-ELeadership and People ManagementFar from staying at the corporate level, missions are increasingly playing a cross-organizational role in companies. Entire divisions, teams and individual workers are setting their own missions across a growing number of firms. Welcome to management by missions (MBM), in which objectives stop being an end in and of themselves and are put to the service of a greater purpose. As the authors argue, while objectives are SMART (Specific, Measurable, ...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Development: Perk or Priority? (HBR Case Study and Commentary) (Spanish version)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Burnett, Susan; Morrison, Mike; Tichy, Noel M.; Owens, DavidArticle HBS-R0305ALeadership and People ManagementKaren Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget by 75%. Without funding, there could be no in-house leadership development program, which was to be the first step toward a full-blown Zendal University. Palmer was not against bold initiatives, but sales were down 26%, and there was that $300 million debt Zendal took on when it acquired Premier Pha...Starting at €8.20
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Tomar decisiones basadas en el criterio
Tichy, Noel M.; Bennis, Warren G.Article HBS-R0710ELeadership and People ManagementEste artículo incluye una vista previa de una página que resume rápidamente las ideas clave y proporciona una visión general de cómo los conceptos funcionan en la práctica, junto con sugerencias para la lectura adicional. Según el punto de vista tradicional, el juicio es un evento: a tomar una decisión y luego seguir adelante. Sin embargo, Tichy, de la Universidad de la Escuela de Negocios Ross de Michigan, y Bennis, de la Universidad de Marshall...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Development: Perk or Priority? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Kesner, Idalene F.; Burnett, Susan; Morrison, Mike; Tichy, Noel M.; Owens, DavidArticle HBS-R0305A-ELeadership and People ManagementKaren Barton, Zendal Pharmaceuticals' senior vice-president of human resources, was livid when COO Dave Palmer slashed her executive education budget by 75%. Without funding, there could be no in-house leadership development program, which was to be the first step toward a full-blown Zendal University. Palmer was not against bold initiatives, but sales were down 26%, and there was that $300 million debt Zendal took on when it acquired Premier Pha...Starting at €8.20
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Cuando el propósito falla
Chinchilla, Nuria; Pitta, Nuno; Loossens, RudiArticle HDBR-13Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility¿Qué factores hacen que el propósito de una compañía fracase? Tras muchos años de trabajo aplicando metodologías para ayudar a empresas a marcarse un propósito claro y hacerlo realidad, los autores de este artículo han llegado a la conclusión de que la razón principal por la que falla el propósito, ya sea a nivel organizacional o personal, es la superficialidad. Pero ¿cuáles son las causas comunes que se encuentran en todas las organizaciones cua...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo romper los techos de cemento y de cristal
Chinchilla, Nuria; Jiménez, EstherArticle ART-2889Corporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementEl futuro de las empresas globales depende de su capacidad para incorporar puntos de vista diversos a la alta dirección y aprovechar el gran talento y valor que aportan las mujeres. ¿Por qué entonces están tan poco representadas en los puestos de liderazgo corporativo? Este artículo expone las barreras que impiden su avance. También algunos de los pasos clave que pueden tomar las empresas no solo para atraer, cultivar y fidelizar el talento femen...Starting at €8.20
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Helping Women Thrive in Your Company
Chinchilla, Nuria; Jiménez, EstherArticle ART-2889-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementThe future of global organizations depends on their ability to incorporate diverse perspectives in their top management teams and to harness the wealth of talent and value that women bring. So why are so few women represented in corporate leadership today? This article describes the barriers to progress and suggests some of the key actions that companies can take, not only to attract, cultivate and retain female talent but to create a balanced ec...Starting at €8.20
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En qué mejora la dirección por misiones a la dirección por objetivos
Rey, Carlos; Chinchilla, Nuria; Pitta, NunoArticle ART-3015Leadership and People ManagementLejos de ceñirse al nivel corporativo, las misiones están cada vez más presentes en toda la organización y crece el número de empresas en las que divisiones y empleados definen su propia misión. Llegamos así a la dirección por misiones (DPM), en la que los objetivos dejan de ser un fin en sí mismo para estar al servicio de un propósito superior. Los autores defienden que, mientras los objetivos son SMART, las misiones son WISE (amplias, inspirado...Starting at €8.20
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Making Judgment Calls
Tichy, Noel M.; Bennis, Warren G.Article HBS-R0710E-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. According to the traditional view, judgment is an event: You make a decision and then move on. Yet Tichy, of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, and Bennis, of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, found that good le...Starting at €8.20