During Downturns

Leading Through Uncertain Times - Online Learning Center

Boston, MA (USA), April 2009 - Harvard Business Publishing has announced a new online learning center. Called Leading Through Uncertain Times, it 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.

-œMany 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-, says Peter McAteer, managing director and vice president of Harvard Business Publishing's corporate-learning division.

Leading Through Uncertain Times features more than forty 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 eLearning 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.


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