Harry Kraemer on Leadership

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

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

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

Insider (formerly Business Insider) — the fastest growing online news site — recently highlighted Harry’s book, Your 168, as one of the top 13 books recommended by business school professors: As the pandemic wears on, you might be considering whether attending business school is the best option for you and your career. To give those who might not be ready

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

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

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

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.