Harry recently shared his thoughts with Kellogg Insight on what led to Liz Truss’s failure as the former Prime Minister of Great Britain: Anyone stepping into a new leadership role is likely dreaming of early successes. You walk in, make some exciting changes, improve the way the organization operates, and immediately earn the trust and respect of your team. But,
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The values you uphold are one of the most crucial aspects of leadership. Knowing and promoting those values as a leader helps you influence and govern your team in the right direction. And by adhering to your values, you inspire others to follow and adopt them. In this episode of Fifth Dimensional Leadership, Ginny Clarke interviews Harry about leading and
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Jon Van Gorp, chair of global law firm Mayer Brown, recently shared his key takeaways and inspiration from reading Harry’s book, Your 168: There are 168 hours in a week. It’s a concrete, finite block of time that can seem like a blink or an endless stretch depending on what’s ahead. As lawyers, many of us are in the business
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In this episode of CEO Perspectives, The Conference Board President and CEO Steve Odland sits down with Harry to take a deep dive into all things “board”: how to get on one, how to get up to speed once you’ve landed a coveted spot, and what makes for a great board member. Tune in to find out: The qualifications of
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David Roeder of the Chicago Sun Times recently spoke with Harry about how Chicago might attract new jobs and companies to the city: Harry Kraemer Jr. occupies a world of complexity and close calls, nuances and competing interests. It’s a good thing he’s in academia and not politics. A professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Kraemer has insight
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Join Harry as he shares how boards should function, how to get on a board, and what you should do to be successful once you’re on a board. Tuesday, June 21 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (CDT) Location: Aon Center, 200 E. Randolph Street, Chicago (JLL Offices, 44th Floor) From the event organizers: Professor Kraemer, one of Kellogg’s most popular
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In this edition of “The Insightful Leader” by Kellogg Insight, Harry shares his views on what makes Ukraine’s President Zelensky a strong leader: We’re going to look at leadership through a pretty bleak prism today: the war in Ukraine. The destruction and suffering in Ukraine has been horrifying to watch. But perhaps equally riveting has been the bravery and defiance
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Join Harry and other leaders for the 17th Annual Directors Forum Conference this week! In our constantly changing reality, and with increasingly stringent regulations and requirements, directors, management and investors must now lead their organizations through uncertainty in uncharted territory. CDF’s 17th annual conference – held in partnership with the University of California Berkeley Center for Law and Business –
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Change management is the tilting point of every M&A deal. Preserving the value that you just acquired is dependent on how you retain key employees. In this episode of the M&A science podcast, Harry talks about how effective leadership helps overcome change management challenges. Listen in and learn about: how leaders can help retention the importance of feedback mechanisms how
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In this episode of the “My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston” podcast, Harry shares his “wake up call” was being told by his childhood Catholic priest to not become a priest and instead to go out and influence the world who need it most and don’t worship a religion. Listen to the full podcast here.
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