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- 24 Apr 2014
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Teaching new women entrepreneurs about the rewards of taking risks
Sheila Marcelo (MBA 1998, JD 1999), Chairwoman of Care.com, talks about helping young women understand risk taking and experimentation to encourage entrepreneurial thinking. (Published April 2014)
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- 01 Dec 2011
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Welcome to the Future
kind of energy. “We’re trying to encourage a very different kind of pedagogy in which the stakes are even higher for the students,” says Youngme Moon. That means extensive and intensive classroom interaction among students and faculty...
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- 01 Jun 2023
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Just Breathe
overcoming the need to outperform, and in countering imposter syndrome. What’s your call to action with this book? While we can’t control the world around us, we can control how we feel inside. I want to encourage BIPOC communities to...
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- 26 Sep 2018
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Getting Life Back in Balance
which he started in April 2016, puts his business experience to work, managing everything from roads and cemeteries to libraries and sewerage systems. Within the organization, Gower has focused on increasing workforce morale and fostering a culture in which staff are...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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HBS Business Plan Contest
HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program encourages graduating students to gain experience in nonprofit and public-sector organizations through a one-year fellowship program. The 2004 fellows were chosen from 71 applicants. Fellows and...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Training managers in the developing world
aims to help build a modern professional management class, help create jobs, spark value-added processing of raw materials, and encourage competitive manufacturing. “There are up to 100 institutions in Africa that define themselves as a...
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- 01 Mar 2017
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The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
lend his business savvy to help found a museum dedicated to American writers similar to the Dublin Writers Museum of O’Hagan’s native Ireland. The museum, which includes a children’s books exhibit, encourages visitor engagement. The...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2002
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Porter Course Goes Abroad
encouraged to add local sessions, and the course also involves locally focused student group projects. Teaching the course was different, says Sölvell, because all pre-class faculty meetings, classroom case discussions, lectures, and...
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- 01 Jun 2000
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A Canadian Hero
said University of Toronto president J. Robert Prichard. After accepting the club's award -- and with it, a Harvard chair -- Schwartz, a Winnipeg native, briefly discussed his career and, quoting President Theodore Roosevelt, encouraged...
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- 01 Dec 2014
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Clubs Hopping
the Skills Gap Project, the college debuted a new health-care curriculum designed to meet the skill needs of a nearby medical center. Their next project: encouraging other HBS alumni clubs to tackle the issue in their communities. “We can...
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- 13 Nov 2020
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Realizing a Dream
who applied, was waitlisted, and then rejected. “I gave it everything I had,” he recalls. He was ready to give up, but his then wife encouraged him to follow up with a call to HBS’s admissions director, Laura Gordon Fisher. “I know who...
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- 01 Feb 1998
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Making a Case for Women
study program. This group will also work with HBS faculty and students in programs to encourage women to pursue high-level careers in management. C200 will assist the initiative by helping to identify women who are key decision-makers and...
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- 24 Aug 2021
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Having a Moment
paid attention to.” After two years of planning, and a slight delay due to COVID, Moment launched in June 2020 and won Best Startup Beverage at the BevNET New Beverage Showdown 2020. While the company’s tagline encourages potential...
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- 18 Jan 2018
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Making a Mark in Multicultural Marketing
Denmark West (MBA 1998), serve on its board of directors. Says Marmon, “I encourage black women, as they contemplate their futures, to pursue their dreams and surround themselves with people who will guide, nurture, and help them realize...
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- 12 May 2016
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Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
one is encouraging their work.” Based on his background, he knew that business could provide the solution. “I thought I should create an art market rather than complaining about the lack of one.” (Published May 2016)
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Creating opportunities for growth in the Philippines
Karen Singson (MBA 2008) talks about working in the Philippine government to encourage foreign investment. (Published April 2014)
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- 22 Feb 2022
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Elevator Pitch: Good Vibrations
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Bone Health Technologies Laura Yecies (MBA 1988), CEO Concept: OsteoBoost, a wearable vibration belt that is designed to treat osteopenia and prevent osteoporosis by reducing bone loss and View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
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Accelerating Scientific Discovery
to patient. For companies to endure, they need to be prepared to encourage scientists, reassure investors, handle uncertainty, and navigate the regulatory environment. Chandra sees the course as delving into the business strategy that...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2010
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Alumni Books
Belsky has compiled their most powerful (and often counterintuitive) practices, such as generating ideas in moderation, reducing all projects to just three main components, encouraging fighting within your team, and seeking competition...
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- 24 Sep 2019
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Connecting Patients and Providers
prospective patients. Patients can upload their data just once and share it with any doctor on the platform who needs access. Trustedoctor also encourages digital consultations, reducing the cost and travel demands on ill patients. The...
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