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Capitalizing on Capabilities (Spanish version)
Ulrich, Dave; Smallwood, NormArticle HBS-R0406JLeadership and People Managementtalent, speed, shared mind-set and coherent brand identity, accountability, collaboration, learning, leadership, customer connectivity, strategic unity, innovation, and efficiency. Such companies typically excel in only three of these capabilities while maintaining industry parity in the other areas. Organizations that fall below the norm in any of the 11 are likely candidates for dysfunction and competitive disadvantage. To determine how your c...Starting at €8.20
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Marketing CEO Dave Balter on achieving the corporate full Monty (Spanish version)
Balter, Dave; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0810FLeadership and People ManagementThe founder and CEO of BzzAgent, a word-of mouth media company, believes strongly in radical corporate transparency. In practice that can mean frank self-examination in his blogs, publicly posting his company's sales presentations, and rotating an executive office space among employees at every level.Starting at €8.20
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Downsizing Lost Its Bad Rap (Spanish version)
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0910BLeadership and People ManagementBig companies used to take a big reputational hit over layoffs. That's no longer the case, according to a recent study.Starting at €8.20
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Smile, Don't Bark, in Tough Times (Spanish version)
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0911CLeadership and People ManagementNew research indicates that leaders who crack the whip in stressful situations don't get good results.Starting at €8.20
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In the Afternoon, the Moral Slope Gets Slipperier
Kouchaki, Maryam; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F1405D-ELeadership and People ManagementA new study suggests that as the day wears on, people's tendency to be dishonest goes up.Starting at €8.20
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The Myth of the Overqualified Worker
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F1012C-ELeadership and People ManagementDon't reject those overqualified applicants out of hand. New research shows that overqualified workers tend to perform better than other employees, and they don't quit any sooner.Starting at €8.20
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CTO Bob Iannucci on the "deep future" of Nokia
Iannucci, Bob; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0806E-ELeadership and People ManagementNokia's chief technology officer is helping the company find growth by going in a radical new direction. Because Nokia has been down the reinvention road before, Iannucci believes it has the mind-set, structure, and strategy in place to realize its "deep future."Starting at €8.20
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Lego CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp on leading through survival and growth
Knudstorp, Jorgen Vig; O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0901F-ELeadership and People ManagementThe first outsider to become CEO of Lego talks about the different approaches he's used to lead the 76-year-old, family-owned Danish toymaker onto a firm financial footing, then to reorient it toward growth, and now to open it to ideas and feedback from enthusiastic users.Starting at €8.20
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Smile, Don't Bark, in Tough Times
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0911C-ELeadership and People ManagementNew research indicates that leaders who crack the whip in stressful situations don't get good results.Starting at €8.20
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Hotter Heads Prevail (Spanish version)
O'Connell, AndrewArticle HBS-F0712GLeadership and People ManagementA detached and impassive executive may seem like the corporate decision-making ideal, but people make better choices when they're experiencing intense emotions, according to new research.Starting at €8.20