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Five Signs that Your Mentor Is Giving You Bad Advice
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleJust because someone is firmly in your corner doesn't mean they know what's best. -
It’s OK If Going to a Conference Doesn’t Feel Like Real Work
Professional networks Digital ArticleYou don’t have to go to every keynote. -
Ask These 5 Questions to Decide Your Next Career Move
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTaking a step back can help you find the right path forward. -
Turn Your Career into a Work of Art
Career planning Digital ArticleWhose life am I living? I’m sure you ask yourself that kind of question from time to time. What am I really good at? What is the purpose of my work? These are not new questions. Sooner or later, we all seek answers to them. Up to three or four decades ago, most people struggled […] -
Pursue Your Dream or Move On? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA young social entrepreneur must decide whether to stick with her struggling start-up--a tomato paste company based entirely in Nigeria--or go to work... -
Embrace Ambivalence When Making Big Career Decisions
Career transitions Digital ArticleYour mixed emotions are telling you something. Listen to them. -
Ten Ways to Diversify an Inbred Network
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleNetworks are essential for collaboration, innovation, and career development. But too many executives have networks that, while they may be large, don’t have enough diversity to be effective. For the past fifteen years, I have asked the executives I teach to list the people with whom they have discussed important work matters over the past […] -
Worried You Might Be in a Dying Industry?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleChances are you're right - so plan your next move now. -
How to Identify a Family-Friendly Employer
Leadership & Managing People Digital Article... before you take the job. -
How Free Are Free Agents?
Business ethics Magazine ArticleJoseph Jett’s account of his tumultuous career on Wall Street isn’t just a story of racism and greed. It’s also a cautionary tale for knowledge workers. -
On the Edge: An Interview with Akamai's George Conrades
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAkamai Technologies is attracting investors, employees, partners, and customers like a supercharged magnet. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, company is transforming... -
When Success is Born Out of Serendipity
Managing yourself Digital ArticleSeemingly well-planned “strategies” are often the result of random moments. -
Alibaba and the Future of Business
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAlibaba is not a retailer in the traditional sense. It doesn't source or keep stock, and logistics services are carried out by third-party providers.... -
How to Mentor Someone Who Doesn’t Know What Their Career Goals Should Be
Career coaching Digital ArticleHelp them focus on transferable skills instead. -
Forget the Business Card. Just Google Me
Technology and analytics Digital ArticleSmall rectangular pieces of cardstock with your name, phone number and company logo are going the way of the land line, compact disc, and yellow pages. You might still come away from meetings with a briefcase full of business cards, but most likely you’re going to search the web for a company or contact before […] -
Get Over Your Fear of Sales
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleSelling doesn’t have to be pushy. -
The Rise of the Supertemp
Career transitions Magazine ArticleThe best executive and professional jobs may no longer be full-time gigs. -
The Change-Dazed Manager
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleGeorge Stanton thought a new job would solve his problems. But now he’s facing similar workplace conflicts. -
Imagine a Hiring Process Without Resumes
Business management Digital Article“Open hiring” can lead to more diversity, less turnover, and fairer systems. -
How to Overcome Red Flags on Your Resume
Difficult conversations Digital ArticleTake control of your narrative.
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Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Reviews Josie Esquivel's career history, detailing how, through her personal attributes, skills, experiences, and organizational practices she has developed... -
LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton: A Personal Career Destination
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the career development of professionals with strong leadership potential within an international business group - LVMH. It follows... -
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world's leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather... -
The Leith Society: Managing International Growth for a Professional Development and Networking Firm, Supplement
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case B5902. In April 2017, Mr. Kristian Groth, a successful entrepreneur and founder of the Leith Society, was considering his next move.... -
Intel Research: Exploring the Future
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details It is 2004 and David Tennenhouse, the director of Intel Research, is reviewing the organization he has built since 2000. Intel Research was charged with... -
Abelli and Saviotti at Banca Commerciale Italiana (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 1999, a powerful struggle amidst complex corporate and interpersonal networks led to the failed merger between Banca Commerciale Italiana and Unicredito... -
Internationalization Strategy of Chinese Private Enterprises in Europe (Shuguang: Learn By Doing)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case RSM037. Shuguang Europe was established in 2008 in the Netherlands. Initially set up to handle REACH registrations for its headquarters... -
Anne Riley: Laid Off
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the experience of Anne Riley, a 28 year old private equity analyst, who was laid off in 2008. The case explores the emotions she felt... -
High-Impact Wealth Management: Andrew Takes Shelter
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The High-Impact Wealth Management case series is a portfolio of cases that are built around the high-impact theme. Each case in the series can stand on... -
Self-Advocating in Early Career
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Many people early in their careers find self-advocacy awkward or may even perceive it as impossible. They don't know what is reasonable for them to request... -
Conflicting Responsibilities
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Presents a framework for resolving issues in which managers' responsibilities--to shareholders, employees, other stakeholder groups, and to their own... -
Debi Coleman and Apple Computer, Inc.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A companion case to Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer (A) and (B). In a conflict with Dubinsky over the introduction of a new just-in-time distribution... -
Beyond the Myth of the Perfect Mentor: Building a Network of Developmental Relationships
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Instead of embarking on an odyssey for the perfect mentor, individuals should pursue a strategy of building a network of developmental relationships.... -
MacTemps: Building Commitment in the Interim Workforce
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details MacTemps is a provider of temporary workers skilled in computer graphics and database management. Unlike many temporary agencies that treat temps as a... -
Jack Welch: General Electric's Revolutionary
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the work of Jack Welch as CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 1992, focusing particularly on his transformation of the company's portfolio... -
Tristan Walker: The Extroverted Introvert
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Tristan Walker was a 32-year-old entrepreneur. A visionary thinker and GSB graduate, Walker had accomplished much in his short career, and had worked... -
Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Pat Fili-Krushel, CEO and president of WebMD and past president of ABC Network, contemplates accepting Richard Parson's offer to become the first executive... -
Internationalization Strategy of Chinese Private Enterprises in Europe (Chemre: Learn From Crisis)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details ChemRe EU was incorporated in 2008 in the Netherlands to support its Chinese client companies in registering chemical substances in their exports, in... -
Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Following a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger's career, this case describes three of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S.... -
Michigan Manufacturing Corp.: The Pontiac Plant--1988
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Michigan Manufacturing is a broad-line maker of components for the automotive industry. It has developed a network of nine plants as its product line...
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Five Signs that Your Mentor Is Giving You Bad Advice
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleJust because someone is firmly in your corner doesn't mean they know what's best. -
How to Get Your Big Ideas Noticed By the Right People
Leadership & Managing People AdviceAsk yourself, "Who has the power to make this happen?" -
It’s OK If Going to a Conference Doesn’t Feel Like Real Work
Professional networks Digital ArticleYou don’t have to go to every keynote. -
Ask an Expert: Should I Accept a Lower-Level Position?
Leadership & Managing People AdviceIf you're still learning, earning, and contributing it might be worth it. -
Ask These 5 Questions to Decide Your Next Career Move
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTaking a step back can help you find the right path forward. -
Is an MBA Degree Really Worth It?
Business education AdviceThe right and wrong reasons to pursue one. -
7 Pieces of Bad Career Advice Women Should Ignore
Stop telling women to be more confident. -
Turn Your Career into a Work of Art
Career planning Digital ArticleWhose life am I living? I’m sure you ask yourself that kind of question from time to time. What am I really good at? What is the purpose of my work? These are not new questions. Sooner or later, we all seek answers to them. Up to three or four decades ago, most people struggled […] -
Pursue Your Dream or Move On? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA young social entrepreneur must decide whether to stick with her struggling start-up--a tomato paste company based entirely in Nigeria--or go to work... -
Embrace Ambivalence When Making Big Career Decisions
Career transitions Digital ArticleYour mixed emotions are telling you something. Listen to them.