5 results for tag: Harvard Business School

Why Working Shorter Hours Can Make You More Productive

Many bosses and companies send a message to their employees– either directly or indirectly– that longer hours will help you get ahead. It seems logical that working longer would help you get more done. Is this assumption really accurate though? What if ...
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3 Practices to Improve the Contribution of Your Core Employees

The prevalence and extreme nature of star systems in organizations today contribute to widespread employee disconnection and disengagement, particularly among core employees. Employees can be regarded as stars, core employees, or strugglers. Stars are ...
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3 Crucial Skills for Leading Without Authority

With flatter management structures, increased outsourcing, the move toward collaborative cultures, and the ongoing formation of cross-functional teams, the criterion for the job of leader is changing. More and more people are assigned to leadership roles in ...
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Why Boards Need More Women

Just as it's true for work teams, diversity on boards leads to increased innovation, productivity, and performance. When different perspectives are represented—various ages, educational backgrounds, and expertise—boards operate more effectively, according ...
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Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

In 2015, Thinkers50, producer of the world's most prestigious ranking of management thinkers, ranked Herminia Ibarra number eight  among the most influential business thinkers in the world, and it was with the presence of an expert in management thinking ...
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