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- 06 Nov 2000
- What Do You Think?
Succession at GE: What’s Next?
has instilled in GE's management—speed, simplicity, self-confidence, and boundarylessness—are uniquely suited to the preparation of a successor who can take GE in new directions under the umbrella of the same set of values and the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
How to onboard recently graduated MBAs
kind of hurdle – leap it early to make it feel normal.” She recommends initiating feedback early in the new arrival’s tenure to defuse potential tension. “Be transparent in what you’re doing, and be prepared to share both the good and the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
About the MBA/MPA-ID Harvard Kennedy School’s Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. It is an economics-centered,... View Details
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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog
An article I wrote in HBR in 2014, Contextual Intelligence, is used as part of the preparation for RC students in FGI, and I expect will be one of the conceptual anchors for this IFC. Similarly, frameworks that I have developed for... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
For all their variety, restaurants have two things in common: a kitchen where food is prepared and a dining area where customers consume it. But what if you could use technology to ditch the dining area and just keep the kitchen, trimming... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
covers direct costs of a cyberattack and protects companies if they are sued for disruptions to their computer systems, malicious or otherwise. But the company is preparing to move beyond cyber insurance: Later this year, it will... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
and the key supporting activities that have to be undertaken in order to prepare people to be effective team leaders (or team members). We also provide guidance as to how senior managers can manage a portfolio of team projects, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Commencement 2019 Address | About
Commencement 2019 Address Play As prepared by Dean Nitin Nohria, May 30, 2019 Graduates of the Class of 2019, friends and family, and members of the Harvard Business School community: Good afternoon and welcome. Commencement is perhaps... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
414-031 United Rentals (B) In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
way that highlighted the atrocities of this incident, that explained what black Americans are feeling and that gave some way for people to help.” Abby Falik (MBA 2008) founded Global Citizen Year to prepare a generation of leaders who... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
a new work world that will keep employees both happy and productive post-COVID? Several HBS faculty members shared advice to help leaders prepare for the “next normal." Julia Austin: Prioritize face time at the office Managers will have... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
specific case of Acme, sack the guy If the contract is watertight, be prepared to fight." In chastising those taking a more tentative position, Phil Clark asked, "Is leadership (presumably referring to that of both the CEO and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories
physical facilities were prepared for. So the team decided to reconfigure the twenty Atlanta branches into three alternative models: Five branches were redesigned as "express centers," efficient, modernistic buildings where... View Details
- Profile
Brittani Rettig
confident. Getting cold-called the first day of Financial Reporting and Controls was the one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. But that moment prepared me for situations I currently face in my Grit by Brit work. You would be... View Details
- 31 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management
learn in the classroom, with clubs, and across HBS, Professor Sara Fleiss and CPD have developed a Winternship (winter internship) program designed specifically to prepare first-year career-switchers for investing roles as quickly as... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
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Hiring Process | Employment
department and organizational structure. You should be prepared to ask questions and engage in a deeper conversation regarding what you can bring to the open position. Additional Interviews For senior level positions, or positions that... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller
thinking about this through the demand side: how employers think about it; how it’s viewed as a contributor to corporate, regional, and national competitiveness; and the active steps decision-makers should take to prepare themselves in... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
driver of climate change. “It’s a two-for-one shot,” Falcon says, adding that Full Cycle’s bugs will even happily chow down on food-contaminated items that cannot normally be recycled, like pizza boxes and sandwich wrappers. As a pilot project, Full Cycle is View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Shape of Things to Come
backgrounds to begin to learn by the case method. If you don’t have any familiarity with how to do analysis, it’s just not easy to feel prepared to exercise judgment. That’s the first place where we’ve seen a giant opportunity through... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
redefine the concept of banking and financial access in the future." Ezuza is preparing to launch its service after six years of business development, putting partnerships together and building the technology platform. "To some people,... View Details