Delegating

It has been said that when Republicans wanted to drum up financial support all they had to do was invoke the name of Ted Kennedy in a piece of direct...

"My children don't seem to need me anymore," a friend complained to me the other day. That isn't unusual; I often hear parents express their concerns...

The burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them.

An item in today’s Financial Times about the challenges faced by Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn caught my attention. Ghosn is something of a celebrity in management circles for his ability to run two separate auto companies at the same time. Indeed, he even tried to take on a third, but his attempts to […]

Manage the onslaught.

Delegation is a necessary survival skill for senior executives. But when executives delegate their discovery-related innovation tasks, the odds of them...

The future of work is flatter.

Innumerable business experts urge executives of growing companies to help themselves and their organizations by delegating responsibility. However well...

Five Questions with Jeffrey Pfeffer

A conversation with Warren Bennis Professor, author, leader

Delegating responsibility is hard. Not delegating it can be disastrous.

A four-step process to relinquishing control - and reclaiming your sanity.

Delegate (v.) - to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy; entrust, assign, transfer. When we hear the word "delegate" in the...

The authors, a former CEO of Procter & Gamble and a former dean of the Rotman School, respectively, frequently find themselves sitting across the table...

It's OK not to be available all the time.

I’ve always been the kind of person who says yes to new work-related challenges, frequently out of pure enthusiasm for the opportunities. Sometimes it makes sense to say no, of course, but in a tough economic climate yes is often the necessary response to organizational shifts that happen in the wake of layoffs and restructuring. […]

Being in charge is about shaping decisions, not always making them.

If your most trusted people are spread too thin, they won’t get much done.

CEOs need more support than an executive assistant can provide.

You can’t do everything on your own — nor should you.

Momenta is a one-year-old corporation that has sought to build a distinct culture and identity through a structured process and organized rituals. The...

Applied Research Technologies, Inc. (ART) is a diversified technology company which has used its entrepreneurial culture and encouragement of innovation...

Describes the situation facing the head of a rapidly growing industry-focused group within a consulting company. Highlights the dilemmas of being a "producing...

Master the art of workplace productivity. Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing...

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements Momenta Corp. (B).

Improving productivity is more than just a matter of working faster; it's about accomplishing more with limited resources. This hands-on online course...

The "HBR Women at Work" series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

Whether you're starting out in your career or just want a refresher on the fundamentals, the "HBR Essential 20-Minute Manager Collection" gives you a...

Describes a young man's first job with a large corporation, where he is given a great deal of responsibility but little authority or supervision. The...

Are you a good boss--or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees...

Master the art of effective delegation. You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your...

In November 2006, Symon Bridle, the newly appointed chief operating officer of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, was thinking about a number of organizational...

Are you a good boss--or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees...

At a time of great changes in the corporate environment, Larry Yoshino, a design lab manager at Parsons Controls Corp., faces a delay in a costly defense...

Describes the issues that entrepreneurs and their firms must deal with in attempting to make the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management....

As a student at the Harvard Business School, Sadiq Gillani decided to focus his career on the airline industry. This case study explores Gillani's strategic...

The founders of Bright Horizons have developed a distinctive strategy and raised venture capital money. Now they are ready to make their dream come true....

AES develops and operates electric power plants all over the world, and by late 1996, has approximately 20,000 employees. But, the corporation has no...

The dramatic story of how the Japanese American community successfully lobbied Congress and the White House for legislation mandating financial compensation...

Momenta is a one-year-old corporation that has sought to build a distinct culture and identity through a structured process and organized rituals. The...

It has been said that when Republicans wanted to drum up financial support all they had to do was invoke the name of Ted Kennedy in a piece of direct...

"My children don't seem to need me anymore," a friend complained to me the other day. That isn't unusual; I often hear parents express their concerns...

The burdens of subordinates always seem to end up on the manager’s back. Here’s how to get rid of them.

An item in today’s Financial Times about the challenges faced by Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn caught my attention. Ghosn is something of a celebrity in management circles for his ability to run two separate auto companies at the same time. Indeed, he even tried to take on a third, but his attempts to […]

Manage the onslaught.

Delegation is a necessary survival skill for senior executives. But when executives delegate their discovery-related innovation tasks, the odds of them...

The future of work is flatter.

Innumerable business experts urge executives of growing companies to help themselves and their organizations by delegating responsibility. However well...