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The 3 Things Employees Really Want: Career, Community, Cause
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If I Read One More Platitude-Filled Mission Statement, I'll Scream
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How to Create Company Values That Actually Resonate
Mission statements Digital ArticleFive tips to help you avoid cliches and write something memorable. -
It’s Time to Define Your Company’s Principles
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Why Twitter's Mission Statement Matters
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleHow else do you know what has to stay the same, and what needs to change? -
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. -
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... -
Can You Say What Your Strategy Is?
Strategy & Execution HBR BestsellerCan you summarize your company's strategy in 35 words or less? Would your colleagues express it the same way? Very few executives can honestly say yes... -
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 Best Entrepreneurs Are Missionaries, Not Mercenaries
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Don’t Let Your Corporate Purpose Get Lost in the Daily Grind
Business management Digital ArticleThree strategies to keep your employees focused on the big picture. -
Is the Business Roundtable Statement Just Empty Rhetoric?
Business and society Digital ArticleCompanies aren’t prepared to live up to it. -
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... -
Narrow the Gap Between Company and Employee Purpose
Personal purpose and values Digital ArticleBy personalizing purpose, businesses can boost productivity and job satisfaction. -
Transforming Giants
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleLarge corporations have long been seen as lumbering, inflexible, bureaucratic - and clueless about global developments. But recently some multinationals... -
To Craft a Purpose That Motivates Your Team, Balance Pragmatism and Idealism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour key questions to ask as part of the process. -
What Executives Should Remember
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn more than 30 essays for Harvard Business Review, Peter Drucker (1909-2005) urged readers to take on the hard work of thinking--always combined, he... -
4 Strategies to Cultivate an Authentic Corporate Purpose
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow to bridge the gap between profit and genuine societal contribution. -
Put Meaning at the Center of Your Business Model
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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,...
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Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of... -
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance
Management Case Study15.05View Details The founders of Dutch professional services firm Schuberg Philis, and the new leadership team entrusted with the day-to-day management, must set the path... -
Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In 2017, Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world, was preparing to meet with his... -
Ace Social Venture Fund: Estimating Social Value Creation
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The ACE Venture Fund case is a 501(c)3 social venture fund that hopes to invest in projects that help the poor around the world. The donors of the fund,... -
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case, a follow-up to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (A), HBS No. 313-012, begins with the debate over New Hampshire's certificate-of-need (CON)... -
ECOALF: Fashion for the Future
Management Case Study15.05View Details ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's... -
Marie Curie: Changing the World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the rise of Marie Curie from a poor family in Poland to the pinnacle of scientific fame. The case describes how Curie, as a young... -
USAA in the Digital World
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Kickstarter: Crowdfunding for the Arts
Management Case Study8.95View Details Kickstarter was a virtual crowdfunding platform and community that allowed creators of all kinds to raise funding for creative projects. The executive... -
Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study9.95View Details Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques had spent the summer between their first and second years of their Harvard Business School MBA program fund raising... -
School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)
Management Case Study15.05View Details In summer 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before CEO Rob Price's... -
Can Goodr Fight Food Insecurity at Scale?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Jasmine Crowe founded Goodr to redirect food waste to people in need. Now a profitable enterprise, she's searching for Series A funding and encountering... -
Ben & Jerry's: Preserving Mission & Brand Within Unilever
Organizational Development Case Study6.95View Details In the months after Ben & Jerry's was acquired by Unilever, Ben & Jerry's head social mission faces challenges and opportunities unique in the company's... -
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Three years into their "Ambition" growth plan, in 2022, the management team of Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis is taking stock. The global... -
Unilever's Response to the Future of Work
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In February 2020, Nick Dalton, executive vice president HR business transformation at Unilever, reflected on the changing nature of work marked by rapid... -
BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship,... -
Frontiers in Social Innovation: The Essential Handbook for Creating, Deploying, and Sustaining Creative Solutions to Systemic Problems
The one book you need to make a difference in the world. Social innovation and social entrepreneurship are rising forces. As the extent of the world's... -
Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Unilever is making strides to integrate the operations of Mae Terra-one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods-into its own structures,... -
Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS)
Organizational Development Case Study9.95View Details Outlines the history of the Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation... -
Nelson Mandela: Changing the World
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case traces the rise of Nelson Mandela from his tribal home in South Africa to president of the country. Rejecting expectations that he would be...
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Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of... -
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance
Management Case Study15.05View Details The founders of Dutch professional services firm Schuberg Philis, and the new leadership team entrusted with the day-to-day management, must set the path... -
Prime Coalition: Catalytic Capital for Climate Innovation, Teaching Note
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleTeaching note for case 820007. -
Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In 2017, Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world, was preparing to meet with his... -
Ace Social Venture Fund: Estimating Social Value Creation
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The ACE Venture Fund case is a 501(c)3 social venture fund that hopes to invest in projects that help the poor around the world. The donors of the fund,... -
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case, a follow-up to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (A), HBS No. 313-012, begins with the debate over New Hampshire's certificate-of-need (CON)... -
ECOALF: Fashion for the Future
Management Case Study15.05View Details ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's... -
Marie Curie: Changing the World
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the rise of Marie Curie from a poor family in Poland to the pinnacle of scientific fame. The case describes how Curie, as a young... -
USAA in the Digital World
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Kickstarter: Crowdfunding for the Arts
Management Case Study8.95View Details Kickstarter was a virtual crowdfunding platform and community that allowed creators of all kinds to raise funding for creative projects. The executive...