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- 01 Jun 2007
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Mission Possible
a manifestation of rekindled social idealism. HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an SEI faculty member, has another explanation rooted in the nation’s ongoing leadership crisis in business and government. “If institutions don’t operate...
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- 01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards
Illustration by Dan Page In a company as large, complex, and prestigious as Lehman Brothers, one would expect to have found seasoned, astute, well-informed directors to oversee the managers and the risks the firm undertook with...
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- 01 Jan 2008
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Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
managing 7,000 people, and it was a crisis all the time. There were many hard decisions to make every day, but boy, I learned a ton.” GE has seen significant change since Immelt’s tenure began, with...
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- 01 Oct 1998
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Putting on the Wheels
the political and economic turmoil following the fall of the Berlin Wall, he urged GM's senior management to locate a new plant for the company's Opel line in the East German town of Eisenach. Eisenach seemed a long shot at best. Even...
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Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Dec 2022
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Ink: Comfort in Discomfort
creativity and flexibility, sparking innovation. The book is based on 25 years of research. (Smith began hers at HBS and is now a professor of management at the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics; Lewis is a...
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- 01 Jan 2008
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John Doerr, MBA 1976
crisis is the most urgent problem facing our planet. It is critical that we accelerate the flow of investment into green technology.” As one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture capitalists, John Doerr thinks big. Working side by...
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- 09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
other was elevating her students’ achievement scores. To move the needle on both, she took Leading Change, Leading Schools, and Leading People, three of four online courses included in the Certificate of School Management and Leadership...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
almost resigned as CEO of GE. READ MORE Dan Morrell: I want to talk about an episode in 2009. This is in the wake of the financial crisis and you guys had just made a dramatic cut to the dividend. You were in a cab with your...
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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
home-cleaning product line, opened nearly 500 company stores, and doubled sales (it doesn’t disclose figures). The future looked bright — until last August 29. That’s when Hurricane Katrina almost ruined everything. In the storm’s aftermath, Oreck, 54, faced a View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
collapse, reveal how botched policy responses made a bad situation worse, and focus on lessons that the practice of finance must learn to avoid a repeat in the future. How to Be a Fierce Competitor: What Winning Companies and Great View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
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New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off
Frontiers in Therapeutics is an ethics and management course on the world’s most pressing unsolved medical challenges. The impetus for the program came from recognizing that the biotech sector needs strong, ethical leaders who can break...
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- 01 Jan 2003
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Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
Cofounder, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer American Management Systems, Inc. Former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©2003 www.RockyThies.com...
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- 01 Sep 2005
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Making History, Starting Over
stepping down from management responsibilities for Apax, but remaining active,” an understatement that seems fittingly British. Since 2000, Cohen has been increasingly involved in efforts to nurture social investment in disadvantaged...
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- 06 Dec 2021
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December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
unposted openings, discussing salaries, and how getting recognition for accomplishments can lead to promotions and pay increases. The book’s case studies and expert contributions provide many examples and recommendations to manage stress...
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- 01 Apr 2020
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What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
nothing away from the brave men and women who brought victory in World War II to say that without the outpouring of weapons and equipment from US companies, the war might have been lost. American companies can do the same thing today to overcome the coronavirus View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
on, I got a job fixing rotary compressors in refrigerators. DM: Mm-hmm [affirmative]. JI: I was leading, kind of, 7,000 people. I was 32 years old. It was the biggest product recall in the history of GE. So it was a crisis every day. And...
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- 22 Feb 2022
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Addressing The Financial Security Gap
The pandemic has served as a wake-up call on many fronts, but to Anne Ackerley (MBA 1988), managing director and head of the Retirement Group at BlackRock, it has focused a particular spotlight on the retirement View Details
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
management techniques to the bank his grandfather founded. In the process, he has gained international attention and praise. Cultural differences between U.S. and Thai organizations, Banthoon explains, run deep. In Thailand, he says, “it...
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- 01 Jun 2020
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All Hands on Deck
start dates delayed, and those interested in hard-hit industries like hospitality and entertainment had to broaden their searches,” explains Kristen Fitzpatrick (MBA 2003), managing director of Career and Professional Development (CPD)....
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Jen Mele