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The Uncertain Future of Corporate HQs
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Staying Focused in a Noisy Open Office
Collaboration and teams Best PracticeHow to keep the distractions at bay. -
How Urban Physics Can Improve Your Workplace
Workspaces design Digital ArticleJust look at what Google and Groupon have done to boost productivity. -
Want to Be More Productive? Sit Next to Someone Who Is
Workspaces design Digital ArticleA study shows the power of seating charts. -
To Craft a Better Employee Experience, Collect the Right Data
Workspaces design Digital ArticleSurveys, interviews, observation, and other tools can help you avoid “one-size-fits-none” policies. -
8 Questions Employers Should Ask About Reopening
Health and behavioral science Digital ArticleTiming is everything. -
Play to Win
Power and influence Magazine ArticleFifty percent of Americans play video games, spending approximately seven hours a week glued to some type of screen, according to the Electronic Software Association. While that level of play gets blamed for everything from violence to obesity to illiteracy, gamers can bring some desirable qualities to the workforce if companies know how to exploit […] -
How Coworking Spaces Affect Employees' Professional Identities
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleThey impart a feeling of connection and credibility. -
If Work Is Digital, Why Do We Still Go to the Office?
Workspaces design Digital ArticleWe like seeing people, even if it’s inefficient. -
Why Companies Aren't Cutting Back on Office Space
Global Business Digital ArticleNew survey data sheds light on three key reasons. -
The Case for Finally Cleaning Your Desk
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In Open Workplaces, Traffic and Head Count Matter
Workspaces design Magazine ArticleResearch supports all sides of the debate over the merits of open workplaces: An MIT study finds that a wall-free office plan increases face-to-face communication among workers; a study at Stanford demonstrates the opposite; and a third study reports no effect. My research suggests that these studies disagree in part because other factors are in […] -
How to Manage a Hybrid Team
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat to do when not everyone has returned to the office. -
Read a Plant—Fast
Workspaces design Magazine ArticleTo the trained eye, even a quick plant tour can reveal a lot about a company. Here’s how to tell if a factory is truly lean—in as little as 30 minutes. -
Listening Begins at Home
Developing employees Magazine ArticleProcter & Gamble practically wrote the book on market research. But when the company used those techniques to learn how its employees felt, it discovered a whole new way to improve morale—and profits, too. -
How Office Dwellers Can Become Doers
Creativity Digital ArticleI’ve often fantasized about hurling my laptop over Niagara Falls, then grilling a fresh salmon to celebrate my sensory liberation. I’d become a Maker. I’d build a sailboat to circle the globe. I’d live off the sea, fending off killer whales and Somali pirates. I’m not alone in yearning to resuscitate my flabby Tweeting muscles. […] -
Research: Stale Office Air Is Making You Less Productive
Workspaces design ResearchA better ventilation system doesn’t have to break the bank. -
How to Do Hybrid Right
Managing people Magazine ArticleWhen designing flexible work arrangements, focus on individual human concerns, not just institutional ones. -
Creation Spaces Encourage the Exchange of Tacit Knowledge
Workspaces design Digital ArticleNokia’s IdeasProject features visionary and influential thought leaders on communications technology. In this clip, John Hagel of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge describes “creation spaces,” online and in-person experiences designed to draw out what Hagel refers to as tacit knowledge — “Valuable knowledge that we have a really hard time expressing to each other.” This […]
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Women@Work: Fang (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
HBR Guide to Work-Life Balance
19.95View Details Stop running on empty. Every day you juggle the many components that fill your life. Between work and family commitments, volunteer work, hobbies, and... -
Ocean Drilling, Inc.
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Women@Work: Han-na (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
28.00View Details When The Monk and the Riddle was released two years ago, Silicon Valley was the place to be. Today, the once-booming Internet gold rush epitomized by... -
Anu at Tech-edu (C)
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Women@Work: Soo Jin (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
A Tale of a Fashion E-tailer: Scaling Dilemmas in Entrepreneruship
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case provides a cautionary tale of the one-size-fits-all approach to organizational culture. Despite the success of Zappos.com and Southwest Airlines,... -
Jieliang Phone Home! (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators - bright and capable young men and (mostly) women... -
Women@Work: Han-na (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Three Cases on Workplace Mistreatment
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In the first of three mini-cases on workplace mistreatment, "Casual Fridays Gone Wrong," the vice-president of compliance for a collections company faced... -
Ideas Kitchen's Expansion Fix
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Ideas Kitchen is a medium-sized kitchen maker that specializes in customizing the modular kitchen. As a result, it has built a loyal customer base. Business... -
The Truth About Middle Managers: Who They Are, How They Work, Why They Matter
35.00View Details "Middle management" is a term associated with relentless downsizing, corporate drudgery, and career dead-ends. Bashed by management gurus, dismissed by... -
Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain
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When Sparks Fly: Harnessing the Power of Group Creativity
24.00View Details Where do the best creative ideas come from? Most managers assume that it's the readily identifiable "creative types" that offer the quickest route to... -
Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Wells Fargo, the industry leader in electronic banking, has implemented a Balanced Scorecard in its online financial services group (OFS) to track and... -
Women@Work: Soo Jin (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
Women@Work: Naomi (B)
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Trisha Wilson of Wilson & Associates
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Texan entrepreneur Trisha Wilson has founded an interior design firm and watched it grow into one of the most successful firms in the hospitality design...
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Women@Work: Fang (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
The Uncertain Future of Corporate HQs
Global Business Digital ArticleDo companies and cities still need each other? -
HBR Guide to Work-Life Balance
19.95View Details Stop running on empty. Every day you juggle the many components that fill your life. Between work and family commitments, volunteer work, hobbies, and... -
Ocean Drilling, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Management must choose between two mutually exclusive bids to build two drilling rigs. Both bids involve attractive export credit financing denominated... -
Staying Focused in a Noisy Open Office
Collaboration and teams Best PracticeHow to keep the distractions at bay. -
How Urban Physics Can Improve Your Workplace
Workspaces design Digital ArticleJust look at what Google and Groupon have done to boost productivity. -
Want to Be More Productive? Sit Next to Someone Who Is
Workspaces design Digital ArticleA study shows the power of seating charts. -
To Craft a Better Employee Experience, Collect the Right Data
Workspaces design Digital ArticleSurveys, interviews, observation, and other tools can help you avoid “one-size-fits-none” policies. -
Women@Work: Han-na (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
8 Questions Employers Should Ask About Reopening
Health and behavioral science Digital ArticleTiming is everything.