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First, Let's Fire All the Managers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleExecutives don't realize it, but a hierarchy of managers exacts a hefty tax on any organization: Managers are expensive, increase the risk of bad decisions,... -
What Is the Purpose of Your Purpose?
Leadership & Managing People Spotlight"Despite its sudden elevation in corporate life," the authors write, "purpose remains a confusing topic." They argue that a primary cause of this confusion... -
The Eight-Word Mission Statement
Social enterprise Digital ArticleDay one of the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine was a polyglot delight. Presentations covered topics as far afield as the establishment of jaguar preserves to the neurological patterns that occur when humans encounter non-expected data. Fascinating stuff. My colleague Associate Editor Sarah Green and I have been Tweeting the conference in process. You can […] -
Learning in the Thick of It
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe U.S. Army's Opposing Force (OPFOR) is a 2,500-member brigade whose job is to help prepare soldiers for combat. Created to be the meanest, toughest... -
If I Read One More Platitude-Filled Mission Statement, I'll Scream
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBland mission statements are worse than boring; they confuse your strategy. -
Lofty Missions, Down-to-Earth Plans
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleMost nonprofits make program decisions based on a mission rather than a strategy. They rally under the banner of a particular cause. And because their... -
The Best Entrepreneurs Are Missionaries, Not Mercenaries
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleAsk three questions to figure out which one you are. -
Transforming Giants
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleLarge corporations have long been seen as lumbering, inflexible, bureaucratic - and clueless about global developments. But recently some multinationals... -
How to Create an Effective Non-Profit Mission Statement
Organizational Development Digital Article"Mission" for nonprofits is the same as "profits" for private sector companies. In the private sector, corporations achieve their goals by carefully designing... -
Do You Have a Mission Statement, or Are You on a Mission?
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleThere's a clothing drop box down the street that says, "The American Red Cross of Massachusetts is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that... -
How to Reframe What Work Means to You
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleTransform your job from something you endure to something that brings you meaning. -
Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System
Finance & Accounting HBR BestsellerThe balanced scorecard revolutionized conventional thinking about performance metrics. When Robert Kaplan and David Norton first introduced the concept... -
What Does Your Company Really Stand For?
Organizational Development SpotlightThe authors conducted dozens of studies designed to determine how a clear view of one's values can affect decision-making, motivation, relationships,... -
What’s Your Family’s Mission Statement?
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleHow business tactics can help you set priorities at home. -
Don't Let Opportunism Compromise Your Corporate Mission
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleStrategy begins with a clear decision about what business you're in. -
Why Twitter’s Mission Statement Matters
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleHow else do you know what has to stay the same, and what needs to change? -
To Give Your Employees Meaning, Start With Mission
Managing people Digital ArticleCompany statements that inspire — and those that don’t. -
Can You Say What Your Strategy Is?
Competitive strategy HBR BestsellerIt’s a dirty little secret: Most executives cannot articulate the objective, scope, and advantage of their business in a simple statement. If they can’t, neither can anyone else. -
Is the Business Roundtable Statement Just Empty Rhetoric?
Global Business Digital ArticleCompanies aren't prepared to live up to it. -
The 3 Things Employees Really Want: Career, Community, Cause
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAccording to an analysis of Facebook employees.
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Toxic for Teens? Navigating a Career in the Social Media Industry (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Held Hostage in the 21st Century: Cybersecurity, Ransomware, and Crisis Management (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Do We Shop Until We Drop?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Tom White, President of Wildcat Solutions (WS), a student run business and for-credit experiential learning class at the Inland Empire University must... -
Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change, Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In December 2020, Mary Kay Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Sheryl Adkins-Green considered several strategic dilemmas. Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash, Mary... -
Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM's global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years... -
The Vanguard Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2019, The Vanguard Group with $5.1 trillion in assets under management was the largest global provider of mutual funds, and the second largest provider... -
Bringing Vision to Life: Culture Development at CEL
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The founder of Cisca Engineering Limited (CEL), a Canadian engineering consulting firm, announced in 2017 that she would be retiring in the following... -
Medtronic: Making the Big Leap Forward (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details On December 1, 2014, Medtronic announced that it had completed a $17 billion bond sale to finance the Covidien acquisition, officially completed on January... -
USA Track & Field: Getting Its Governance on Track
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This public-sourced case set in May 2020 examines various corporate governance issues that have arisen for the nonprofit USA Track & Field (USATF). The... -
TechMission: Jesus, Justice and Technology
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In early 2009 Andrew Sears, Executive Director of TechMission, a Christian social service nonprofit, faced a challenge known to many not-for-profit organizations,... -
Merck: Managing Vioxx (C)
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Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details This case is a sequel to Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (A), (B) and (C) cases. It focuses on the causes of recent fund-raising success and the complex... -
Humble Abode Music and The Mammals: Not Your Grandpa's String Band
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The three founding members of The Mammals--Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Ruth Ungar, and Mike Merenda--were facing a major decision. In the year just ending,... -
Aligning Mission and Margin at Southern Bancorp
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In October 2020, after spending almost a decade to turnaround Southern Bancorp, an Arkansan bank founded with the mission to provide financial services... -
Pete Carroll: Building A Winning Organization through Purpose, Caring, and Inclusion
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Pete Carroll, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, is the American football world's anomaly. His leadership style is the opposite of the traditional... -
Purposes and Functions of a Mission Statement and Guidelines
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Reviews the many great managerial benefits of having an explicit, communicated, and understood company mission and guidelines. -
Green Monday, Chinese Version
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the entrepreneurial journey of David Yeung, from campaigning for plant-based diets to building Green Monday, a purpose-driven business... -
Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Supplement to case 719019 -
Dementia Discovery Fund
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details After the British government searched for a venture capital organization to create a new dementia fund, it selected SV Health, a UK- and US-based healthcare...
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First, Let's Fire All the Managers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleExecutives don't realize it, but a hierarchy of managers exacts a hefty tax on any organization: Managers are expensive, increase the risk of bad decisions,... -
What Is the Purpose of Your Purpose?
Leadership & Managing People Spotlight"Despite its sudden elevation in corporate life," the authors write, "purpose remains a confusing topic." They argue that a primary cause of this confusion... -
Toxic for Teens? Navigating a Career in the Social Media Industry (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Held Hostage in the 21st Century: Cybersecurity, Ransomware, and Crisis Management (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
The Eight-Word Mission Statement
Social enterprise Digital ArticleDay one of the PopTech conference in Camden, Maine was a polyglot delight. Presentations covered topics as far afield as the establishment of jaguar preserves to the neurological patterns that occur when humans encounter non-expected data. Fascinating stuff. My colleague Associate Editor Sarah Green and I have been Tweeting the conference in process. You can […] -
Do We Shop Until We Drop?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Tom White, President of Wildcat Solutions (WS), a student run business and for-credit experiential learning class at the Inland Empire University must... -
Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change, Spanish Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details In December 2020, Mary Kay Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Sheryl Adkins-Green considered several strategic dilemmas. Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash, Mary... -
Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM's global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years... -
The Vanguard Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 2019, The Vanguard Group with $5.1 trillion in assets under management was the largest global provider of mutual funds, and the second largest provider... -
Bringing Vision to Life: Culture Development at CEL
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The founder of Cisca Engineering Limited (CEL), a Canadian engineering consulting firm, announced in 2017 that she would be retiring in the following...