‘How experts gain influence’ by Anette Mikes, Matthew Hall and Yuval Millo, Harvard Business Review, July/August 2013 There are a number of features that make this article in the Harvard …
Brain networks & management behaviours
‘Your brain at work’ by Adam Waytz and Malia Mason, Harvard Business Review, July/August 2013I chose this article to review because it seems to challenge some of the conventional thinking …
‘Strategic Leadership, the essential skills’ by Paul Schoemaker, Steve Krupp and Samantha Howland, Harvard Business Review Jan/Feb 2013
It is quite unusual to see an Harvard Business Review article which is such a thinly disguised plug for a consultancy but the explanation is in the note that tells …
Simple Rules for Making Alliances Work, by Jonathan Hughes and Jeff Weiss, Harvard Business Review, ‘Onpoint’ – Fall 2012
These special ‘OnPoint’ editions of the Harvard Business Review are obviously a way of recycling previous articles and generating revenue, but they are usually good value. You get the best …
‘Your strategy needs a strategy’ by Martin Reeves, Claire Love and Philipp Tillmanns, Harvard Business Review, September 2012
This article is by three senior people from the Boston Consulting group (BCG) whose reputation in the area of business strategy is strong and whose latest thinking is likely to …
‘The End of Solution Sales’ by Brent Adamson and Matthew Dixon, Harvard Business Review, July- August 2012
Once again my article review comes from Harvard Business Review, this time from their latest edition which focuses on sales training. This article interests me for two reasons; first because …
Managing Risk; a new framework, by Robert S Kaplan and Anette Mikes, Harvard Business Review, June 2012
Reading the June version of Harvard Business Review reminds me of the old parallel with a London bus; you wait for months for a decent article and then lots come …
Pricing to create shared value by Marco Bertini and John Gourville, Harvard Business Review, June 2012
The June edition of Harvard Business Review has some excellent articles and this one combines two themes that we have been covering on our courses; Pricing and Value. The authors …
‘Captain Planet’ by Adi Ignatius, Harvard Business Review, June 2012
This is quite an unusual contribution for HBR, an interview by Adi Ignatius (HBR’s Editor in Chief) with Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever. Its Q & A format is more …
The Real Leadership lessons of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, Harvard Business Review, April 2012
The author of the recent highly successful biography of Steve Jobs (soon to be made into a film according to rumours) has produced an article in HBR, picking out the …