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 with top grades in math from a small college in Wisconsin and earned a scholarship to Northwestern’s MBA program where he worked as a teaching assistant — can help. He
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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 stay relevant. To do that, business leaders must persuade their board of directors to give them the capital, technology, and human resources they need to implement their growth investments.” So
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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 Smith when he first proposed specialization as a means of getting the best out of people. This was then taken that bit further by Frederick Taylor and his theory of
Read moreBy Marshall Goldsmith Over the past several years, I have had the opportunity to facilitate eight two-day sessions with transitioning CEOs on the topic of ‘Creating a Great Rest of Your Life’. It is not necessarily easy to go from being a CEO to being something else! The leaders in these sessions are all amazingly successful from a socio-economic perspective.
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In the fall issue of Northwestern Magazine, Harry and two other Kellogg professors, Nicholas Pearce and Leigh Thompson, share their perspectives on the question: How can corporate leaders prepare for the unknown, build trust in their companies, and transition their teams online? Check out the article here.
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“Just published, but written before the pandemic, Harry Kraemer’s new book is extremely timely. Full of amusing stories and personal anecdotes to illustrate his thesis, the book carries a serious message, one he has honed teaching MBA students at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and through writing previous books on values-based leadership.” In the Summer 2020 issue of
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Most people assign themselves far too many tasks than they can accomplish, Harry writes in his recent article for Training Industry. Then, feeling time-bankrupt, they decide the only way to do everything is to go faster. They confuse activity and productivity, leading them to believe multitasking is the answer. The reality, however, is that they’re more distracted than ever and
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“One of the greatest failures a leader can be guilty of is not knowing why they lead. Before leaders can become inspiring and motivating examples to others, they must clarify who they are as a leader, and why they chose to put themselves into a leadership role,” writes Marcel Schwantes in his Inc.com article. “This is an exercise of reaching
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Every week bookseller Porchlight (formerly 800-CEO-READ) highlights five new books their team is most excited about. This week they’ve featured Harry’s new book, Your 168, writing: [Harry’s] new book is all about time, how much we have of it in a week (168 hours), and how we put it to use. That is, in short, in every day and with
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By Harry Kraemer Jr. and Sandy Ogg The significant uncertainty and chaos created by COVID-19 have dramatically impacted the global economy. Even before the virus hit, CEOs were more pessimistic and less confident about the future revenues of their companies than even a mere two years ago. We believe the wisest business response involves anticipating what will be valued tomorrow—and
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