Still Leading Series—Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of Service Later in Life

Rosabeth Moss Kanter; Rakesh  Khurana; James  Honan; Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | February 2018

Still Leading Series—Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of Service Later in Life

by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rakesh Khurana, James Honan and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

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The Still Leading case series includes an introductory note, “Still Leading (A): Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of Service Later in Life” and 10 supplementary cases that cover the transition of highly accomplished and prolific leaders (Hon. Robert McDonald, Hon. Mike Bloomberg, Gerry House, Lee Iacocca, General Claudia Kennedy, Sherry Lansing, Dr. Evelyn Murphy, Paul Newman, Hon. Colin Powell, and Louis Gossett Jr.). The Still Leading cases are part of an opening series of cases used in the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. The cases document a number of individual’s lifetime personal and professional trajectories. They focus on the nature of career processes and transitions. The materials offer an opportunity for readers to inductively reason about the structure of significant career transitions and the developmental patterns across different arenas. The cases also create a context for participants to engage in introspection by asking them to reflect on patterns of development in their own career histories.

Keywords: Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Transition;

Language: English

Format: Print

25 pages

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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Rakesh Khurana, James Honan, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Still Leading Series—Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of Service Later in Life." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 318-101, February 2018.

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