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• Case | HBS Case Collection | October 2018

  Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)

  Leslie Perlow and Eunice Eun

  This Harvard Business School case is about Harvard Kennedy School graduate, Phuc Huynh, who wants to establish Teach for Vietnam (TFV) in his home country and become an official Teach for All partner. It considers the concepts of giving back in one’s career and the process of deciding whether to give up on a seemingly unattainable goal or whether to persevere and follow through on a dream, despite multiple obstacles.

  Keywords: Vietnam; Asia; Giving Back; Career Decisions; Education; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Leadership Development; Education Industry; Viet Nam; Asia;

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  Perlow, Leslie, and Eunice Eun. "Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 419-036, October 2018.  View Details

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• Working Paper | 2018

  Fostering Positive Team Relational Dynamics: The Power of Interaction Scripts as a Resource for Change

  Michael Lee, Melissa Mazmanian and Leslie Perlow

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  Lee, Michael, Melissa Mazmanian, and Leslie Perlow. "Fostering Positive Team Relational Dynamics: The Power of Interaction Scripts as a Resource for Change." Working Paper, June 2018.  View Details

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• Article | Harvard Business Review

  Stop the Meeting Madness: How to Free Up Time for Meaningful Work

  Leslie Perlow, Constance Noonan Hadley and Eunice Eun

  Many executives feel overwhelmed by meetings, and no wonder: On average, they spend nearly 23 hours a week in them, up from less than 10 hours in the 1960s. What’s more, the meetings are often poorly timed, badly run, or both. We can all joke about how painful they are, say the authors, but that pain has real consequences for teams and organizations. Every minute spent in a wasteful meeting eats into solo work that’s essential for creativity and efficiency. Chopped-up schedules interrupt deep thinking, so people come to work early, stay late, or use weekends for quiet time to concentrate. And dysfunctional meeting behaviors are associated with lower levels of market share, innovation, and employment stability. The authors have found that real improvement requires systemic change, not discrete fixes. They describe a five-step process for that—along with the diagnostic work you’ll need to do in advance.

  Keywords: Time Management; Performance Efficiency; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement;

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  Perlow, Leslie, Constance Noonan Hadley, and Eunice Eun. "Stop the Meeting Madness: How to Free Up Time for Meaningful Work." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 4 (July–August 2017): 62–69.  View Details

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