July-August 2010 Update: No, Management Is Not a Profession

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Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. JULY-AUGUST 2010 ISSUE MONTHLY UPDATE SUBSCRIBE TO HBR   |   VISIT HBR.ORG   |   READ THE JULY-AUGUST 2010 ISSUE No, Management Is Not a Profession by Richard Barker Some business skills can't be taught in a classroom. They have to be learned through experience. Read the full article » SPOTLIGHT ON THE EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION The Execution Trap by Roger L. Martin Drawing a line between strategy and execution guarantees failure. How Hierarchy Can Hurt Strategy Execution A survey of HBR readers reveals the perils of top-down strategy development. Stop the Innovation Wars by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble Tensions between your innovation team and core operations can derail growth initiatives. Here's how to end those battles. Power Play by Jeffrey Pfeffer Acquiring real clout — the kind that helps you get stuff done — requires bare-knuckle strategies. Empowered by Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler In a world where one angry tweet can torpedo a brand, corporations need to unleash their employees to fight back. Finding the Right Path by Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell Most companies default to the same approach for executing each new strategy. Here's a framework for your journey. ALSO IN THE JULY-AUGUST ISSUE The HBR Interview: "We Had to Own the Mistakes" by Adi Ignatius The CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, talks about leading a turnaround at the company he made a household name. Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers by Matthew Dixon, Karen Freeman, and Nicholas Toman To really win their loyalty, forget the bells and whistles and just solve their problems. Are You Ignoring Trends That Could Shake Up Your Business? by Elie Ofek and Luc Wathieu Surprising ways the hot new thing can affect your product strategy. Innovation's Holy Grail by C.K. Prahalad and R.A. Mashelkar A few Indian pioneers have figured out how to do more with fewer resources — for more people. The Globe: Singapore Airlines' Balancing Act by Loizos Heracleous and Jochen Wirtz Asia's premier carrier successfully executes a dual strategy: it offers world-class service and is a cost leader. How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen Don't reserve your best business thinking for your career. How I Did It: Zappos's CEO on Going to Extremes for Customers by Tony Hsieh In search of high caliber employees to staff its call center, Zappos relocated the company from San Francisco to Las Vegas in 2004. Managing Yourself: Job-Hopping to the Top and Other Career Fallacies by Monika Hamori The experiences of real executives making real choices provide insight into the many paths to the top. ADVERTISEMENT NEW ON HBR.ORG Online and premium subscribers get access to exclusive HBR.org content. If you're not a subscriber, join today. Strategic Humor: Cartoon Slide Show The World Cup's Lessons in Narrative and Marketing President Obama Fires McChrystal, Kills Innovation IDEA WATCH The VC Shakeout by Joseph Ghalbouni and Dominique Rouzies How Investors React When Women Join Boards by Andrew O'Connell The Secret to Job Growth: Think Small by Edward L. Glaeser and William R. Kerr Wall Street Is No Friend to Radical Innovation by Julia Kirby The Early Bird Really Does Get the Worm by Christoph Randler Mapping the Social Internet by Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Tommy McCall COLUMNS Rosabeth Moss Kanter on "Powerlessness Corrupts" Warren Bennis on "My Inglorious Road to Success" FROM THE HBR ARCHIVES How Strategy Shapes Structure Putting Leadership Back into Strategy The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance Managing Differences: The Central Challenge of Global Strategy FOLLOW HBR Ordinary to Extraordinary What sets global business leaders apart to outperform their competitors? Watch video findings from a new IBM study » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "HBR Monthly Update" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)