HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING LAUNCHES LEADING THROUGH UNCERTAIN TIMES
Online Center Delivers Content, Tools and Action Plans
for More Effective Leadership during Downturns
BOSTON – March 17, 2009 – BOSTON—March 17, 2009 – Harvard Business Publishing (www.harvardbusiness.org/corporate), the premier source for management practices, programs and content, today announced the release of Leading Through Uncertain Times, a Center that delivers practical action plans, resources, tools and content to help leaders handle the downside of business cycles. As leaders work to keep teams focused and delivering positive results during this challenging period, Leading Through Uncertain Times provides task-based guidance and the best thinking on adapting strategy, managing fundamentals, and engaging teams. Designed for quick deployment, the Center integrates easily with existing programs and offers both self-paced and blended learning.
“Times like these put a premium on leadership and leadership development,” said Peter McAteer, managing director and vice president of Harvard Business Publishing’s corporate learning division.
“Many organizations are struggling to keep staff focused and productive. Giving leaders the right tools and tactics today will help them align their efforts with current corporate strategy, adapt more quickly to market changes and better engage and motivate their teams. This should yield stronger results in the short-term and better position these organizations for success in the long-term.”
Experts Share Strategies and Tactics through Video
Leading Through Uncertain Times features more than 40 minutes of video from leading experts in business management and innovation:
- Darrell Rigby – Partner in the Boston office of Bain & Company and head of the firm's Global Retail and Global Innovation Practices, specializing in corporate strategy for winning in turbulent markets. He is the author of forthcoming book, Winning in Turbulence: Strategies for Success in Tumultuous Times.
- Scott Anthony – President of Innosight, an innovation consulting and executive education company. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The Silver Lining: An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times and lead author of The Innovator’s Guide to Growth: Putting Disruptive Innovation to Work.
Leaders will gain access to the most relevant Harvard Business Review articles, Harvard Business Press book chapters, blog posts and e-learning modules. Critical in today’s rapidly-changing market, related links and a dynamic RSS feed deliver a stream of the latest thinking, news, and trends. Mobile downloads allow managers to take content on the road.
Managers’ Toolkit Drives Discussion and Adoption
Designed to easily integrate with a variety of programs, the resources in the Center can be implemented in both self-paced and blended learning formats. Action plans, centered around task-based activities, enable asynchronous learning. A comprehensive “Managers’ Toolkit” will help leaders cascade groundbreaking ideas and best practices throughout their organization. The Toolkit features an instructive Discussion Guide that enables managers to easily facilitate group discussions on critical topics, Conversation Starters to e-mail to colleagues or team members, an index of all of the Center’s tools and Facilitation and Participant Guides for classroom use.
Leading Through Uncertain Times is currently available and easy to deploy on a company’s Learning Management System or intranet. Complementary offerings from Harvard Business Publishing include Leading for Results, Leading Across the Ages, the Innovation Center, and the Change Management Center. Service offerings including rollout strategy, marketing support and implementation services.
For more information, including a preview of the program,
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