Kurt Summers

Kurt Summers
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Synopsis

In 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, considered his future in Chicago politics. With an unpopular governor and mayor soon up for reelection, should Summers consider running for higher office? Summers reflects on his time growing up in gang-controlled neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago, and career experiences in both the public and private sector. These include stints at Harvard Business School, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, the Chicago Olympics bid, and in local government. He tries to assess what he should do in this situation and what the best next steps would be in terms of his career. The case also discusses his work and leaderships styles, his personal life, including his relationship with his wife, and how he has adjusted to the new role of being a politician.

This case allows students to learn from a young leader as he attempts to forge his path in life and to bring positive change to the impoverished areas of his hometown. The case provides a means for investigating how to formulate the difference you want to make in the world and how to go about equipping yourself for it. The case offers students the opportunity to reflect on the protagonist's life experiences, decision making skills and leadership style, and career trajectory. It offers insights on how to build and utilize an effective personal network, how to assemble a team of employees to work towards a common mission, and how to rationally and deliberately think about major life choices. It provides a reference point for students to think about their own career and life trajectory; the lessons they have derived along the way; how well they are managing themselves, their team, and their network; and how to formulate the difference you want to make in the world and go about equipping yourself for it.

कॉपीराइट:
2019 President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Harvard Business School Publishing
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English
श्रेणी:
Business and Finance, Nonfiction,
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This is a copyrighted book.