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The CEO’s Journey Is a 3-Act Play

Instead of treating a leadership role as an unending sprint, CEOs should approach their tenure as a series of three phases. Act one requires a leader to…

Jul 22, 2024 •

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June 2024

Case Study: Are the Right People in the Right Seats?

The newly appointed CEO of Highstreet Properties has doubts about several members of the top team she has inherited. She’s trying to drive a turnaround…

Jun 13, 2024 •

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May 2024

Leading a Company That Can Thrive in a Chaotic World

by Thomas Buberl, Bill George, Hubert Joly, and Nitin Nohria

May 14, 2024 •

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January 2024

Leaders Must React

To be successful, CEOs must articulate a compelling vision, align people around it, and motivate them to execute it. But there’s one thing that can make…

Jan 31, 2024 •

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December 2023

When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset — and When They’re a Liability

Starting in the 1980s, a generation of larger-than-life CEOs became full-blown celebrity, but over time, research suggested that charismatic CEOs tended…

Dec 7, 2023 •

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September 2023

The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker

Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of…

Sep 23, 2023 •

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August 2023

How CEOs Can Navigate the Emotional Labor of Leadership

Although the CEO role comes with power, pay, and privilege, it also involves emotional labor, as leaders feel the toll of making divisive and unpopular…

Aug 11, 2023 •

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July 2023

Case Study: How Should a Start-Up Cut Its Burn Rate?

by Nitin Nohria, Katie Josephson, Sophia Wronsky, and Elizabeth Rha. Tyler Smith, the founder and CEO of the enterprise software firm Puck.io, is facing…

Jul 4, 2023 •

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June 2023

How New CEOs Establish Legitimacy

CEOs are given the authority to lead by the rules of corporate governance. They gain additional influence and credibility by demonstrating competence…

Jun 7, 2023 •

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July 2022

As the World Shifts, So Should Leaders

Two decades ago, extensive research led Nohria, the former dean of Harvard Business School, to conclude that the hallmark of great leadership is the…

Jul 4, 2022 •

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January 2022

The Post-Pandemic Office Should Be a Clubhouse

If the primary purpose of an office today is no longer to get actual work done, then perhaps it’s better conceived as a place for connection and…

Jan 6, 2022 •

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December 2021

What the Case Study Method Really Teaches

It’s been 100 years since Harvard Business School began using the case study method. Beyond teaching specific subject matter, the case study method…

Dec 21, 2021 •

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