The Research Behind Our Practice

Higher Ambition Leadership is grounded in years of research, practical experience, and ongoing learning. Here you'll find the ideas that have shaped our work—from foundational thinking and enduring management research to current insights, case studies, and perspectives from leaders and scholars who continue to advance the field.

Books

Articles

Practice Stories

Books

Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value

By Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, Flemming Norrgren

High Commitment High Performance Book Cover

High Commitment High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage

By Michael Beer

Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy

By Michael Beer

TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments

By Douglas R. Conant, Mette Norgaard

Leading with Aliveness: Opening to the Deepest Powers of Leadership

By Mette Norgaard

Articles

The Higher-Ambition Leader

By Nathaniel Foote, Russell Eisenstat and Tobias Fredberg

The Evolving Role of Operations Leadership: High Stakes, High Trust, High Impact

By Julian V. McCarthy, Stephen Sichak, Magnus Finnström, Ian Simington

Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do About It

By Michael Beer, Magnus Finnström and Derek Schrader

How Corporate Clout Helps Communities Thrive

By Kate Isaacs

The Flywheel Philosophy

By Kate Isaacs and Allison Neale

Sweep Away Office Politics To Accomplish Big Organizational Goals

By Morey Stettner

How Business Coalitions Can Have a Strong Local Impact

By Kate Isaacs and David Brodwin

Management Lessons from One Hospital’s Dramatic Turnaround

By Eric J. McNulty, Nathaniel Foote, and Douglas Wilson

Our CEO Study: How Human-Centered CEOs Fuel Performance

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Practice Stories

AmerisourceBergen Threads Purpose Across Brand, Leadership, And ESG

Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), a global pharmaceutical leader, is one organization that has succeeded financially while working towards a higher purpose.

United Rentals’ Higher Ambition Approach to Acquisition Integration

How does a Higher Ambition organization approach acquisitions? With strategic clarity and disciplined execution, as well as empathy, humility, and a willingness to learn.