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  • The light at the end of the tunnel

    It’s been a while (too long) since my last blog post. My colleague, Khalid Ali, who manages this website constantly reminds me that I owe him a blog post. So,

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  • A Place for Decency (Video)

    Is there a place for decency in top leadership or is it just about driving up stock prices and more generating revenue? If you missed Harry’s interview on this topic

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  • ‘Indespensable Conversation’ with Jim Kerr (Podcast)

    Join Harry on The Indispensable Conversation hosted by Jim Kerr this Friday, July 23rd at 10 AM ET on LinkedIn Live. The two will discuss their thoughts on the question:

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  • Harry featured on Curve Benders Live (Video)

    Harry joins David Nour of the Nour Group for a hearty discussion on values-based leadership. Check out the full video here! Or you can listen just to the audio here:

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  • The Fundamentals of Leadership (Podcast)

    “Everything related to leadership starts with self-reflection. Step one: If I’m not self-reflective, is it possible for me to know myself? I don’t think so. Part two, if I don’t

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  • Understand This Former Baxter CEO and Kellogg Professor’s Formula for Success (Article)

    In this article for Inc.com, Peter Cohan reflects on Harry’s four principles of values-based leadership: Are you struggling to achieve your full potential? If so, Harry Kraemer — who graduated

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  • How To Win Board Support for Growth Investments (Article)

    In this Inc.com article, Peter Cohan interviewed Harry about how executives can win the support of their companies’ boards of directors for critical growth initiatives: “Companies need to grow to

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  • Reflections on one year of the COVID pandemic

      It amazes me to realize that the COVID pandemic started one year ago. Sometimes it feels like it started 10 years ago, and other times it feels like it

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  • Are You Spending Your Time On What Really Matters? (Article)

    In a recent article for Forbes, Pavel Krapivin talks about Harry’s book, Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life: “Arguably the productivity industry was born with Adam

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  • What is going on with GameStop’s stock price?

    As you know, most of my teaching and writing these days is focused on leadership, values and ethics, and what it takes to become a values-based leader and lead a

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Recent Posts & News

  • The light at the end of the tunnel July 29, 2021
  • A Place for Decency (Video) July 25, 2021
  • ‘Indespensable Conversation’ with Jim Kerr (Podcast) July 20, 2021
  • Harry featured on Curve Benders Live (Video) May 29, 2021
  • The Fundamentals of Leadership (Podcast) April 24, 2021
  • Understand This Former Baxter CEO and Kellogg Professor’s Formula for Success (Article) April 2, 2021
  • How To Win Board Support for Growth Investments (Article) March 31, 2021
  • Reflections on one year of the COVID pandemic March 23, 2021

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  • When is it Too Much to Tolerate? If Ever, Now.

    Given the craziness of U.S. politics over the past several

    August 8, 2019 12 comments
  • I Am “Those Guys”

    In the aftermath of an extremely divisive presidential campaign and

    November 24, 2016 9 comments
  • What I Learned on a 3-hour Private Plane Ride with George H.W. Bush

    The death of former President George H.W. Bush last Friday,

    December 3, 2018 8 comments
  • A Remarkable Family Christmas Vacation

    I am fortunate to know Father Rocky Hoffman, the head

    December 26, 2018 8 comments
  • It’s Time to Take a Stand

    I usually avoid getting into political discussions because the extreme

    June 6, 2018 8 comments

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When a business is going well, I’ve seen leadership teams conform to an unwritten 80-20 rule of thumb: They spend about 80 percent of their time focused on growth for the long term and only 20 percent managing the short term. But when things are not going well, I’ve observed the opposite: The temptation is to focus almost exclusively on the short term, with leaders spending a mere fraction of their time looking ahead. Read my full article by clicking the link below!
A DELAYED “HAPPY NEW YEAR” — AND A WISH FOR A “HAPPY NEW BEGINNING”
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Harry Kraemer participates in a panel discussion of the new Kellogg Global Hub in Collaboration Plaza of the Kellogg Global Hub in Evanston, IL.Photos by Justin Runquist
Harry Kraemer participates in a panel discussion of the new Kellogg Global Hub in Collaboration Plaza of the Kellogg Global Hub in Evanston, IL.Photos by Justin Runquist
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And here’s the newest Kraemer Kellogg graduate with her VERY proud Dad!!!
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Proud dad! :)
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NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION, Anthony Michael Hall, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Dana Barron, 1983
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Okay, I will admit I don’t look great in a hairnet ;-)
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Cheaper by the dozen…!
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The Kraemer gang 6 years ago…!
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