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The upsides of downward deference
Reiche, Sebastian; Neeley, TsedalArticle 75264Leadership and People ManagementLeaders who find themselves out of their element can get ahead by deferring to subordinates. Here we explain how power can come from letting it go.Starting at €8.20
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Seguridad en una edificación
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-322Leadership and People ManagementEn una obra de construcción se produce un incidente con un grupo de trabajadores. En el marco del conflicto aparecen aspectos de disciplina en el cumplimiento de las normas de seguridad en el puesto de trabajo, a la vez que antecedentes pesonales y clima en el entorno de tensión laboral.Starting at €8.20
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Una petición de traslado (A)
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-502Leadership and People ManagementUn encargado de obra quiere solicitar ser transferido a un puesto de las oficinas centrales, en el que ve una oportunidad de satisfacer algunas de sus expectativas familiares y laborales, y para ello pide antes ayuda a su jefe inmediato. Es la primera parte del caso FH-262 «Matías Cárdenas» que, para efectos pedagógicos, se ha configurado en dos casos secuenciales.Starting at €8.20
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Matías Cárdenas
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-262Leadership and People ManagementUn encargado de obra de una empresa constructora, Matías Cárdenas, con un prometedor futuro a pie de obra, es trasladado a las oficinas centrales en Madrid a un puesto de oficina «staff». El cambio se realiza a petición del propio interesado porque supone una serie de mejoras en las condiciones de su trabajo. Tras varios meses, Matías se da cuenta de que no le gusta el nuevo puesto de trabajo, y llega a una situación límite en la que solicita vol...Starting at €8.20
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Matías Cárdenas
Gómez-Llera García-Nava, GermánCase FH-262-ELeadership and People ManagementWhile assigned to a construction site near Salamanca, Matías Cárdenas - one of the most promising supervisors at Itracsa - told the site's foreman, Emilio Cifuentes, that he had heard that the research department was developing a new position for someone with his background, and asked for his help in being transferred. Matías said that it would be a unique opportunity for him to settle in Madrid permanently and work in an office environment (with...Starting at €8.20
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Global Business Speaks English (Spanish version)
Neeley, TsedalArticle HBS-R1205HStrategyLike it or not, English is the global language of business. Today 1.75 billion people speak English at a useful level--that's one in four of us. Multinational companies such as Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, SAP, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, and Microsoft in Beijing have mandated English as the corporate language. And any company with a global presence or global aspirations would be wise to do the same, says HBS professor Tsedal Neeley, to ensure good commu...Starting at €8.20
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Global Teams That Work (Spanish version)
Neeley, TsedalArticle HBS-R1510DStrategy(1) Structure. If a team is made up of groups with different views about their relative power, the leader should connect frequently with those who are farthest away and emphasize unity. (2) Process. Meeting processes should allow for informal interactions that build empathy. (3) Language. Everyone, regardless of language fluency, should be empowered to speak up. (4) Identity. Team members must be active cultural learners and teachers to understa...Starting at €8.20
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Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Neeley, Tsedal; DeLong, Thomas J.Case HBS-415S01StrategyGreg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required by a service agreement. Rather than finding a swift resolution to the rapidly escalating customer situation that motivated his trip, he finds himself facing distributed work, global...Starting at €8.20
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Effective Managers Say the Same Thing Twice (or More)
Neeley, Tsedal; Leonardi, Paul; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1105D-EHow do effective managers get employees to act promptly? New research suggests that it's by making their requests at least twice. Though you may think redundancy is unnecessary and even a waste of time, a new study indicates that it helps your message cut through today's information overload.Starting at €8.20
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Language and Globalization: 'Englishnization' at Rakuten (A) & (B), Teaching Note
Neeley, TsedalTeaching Note HBS-412083-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 412-002.Starting at €0.00