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Alexandra C. Feldberg
I grew up in Concord, MA, a small town outside of Boston, famous for the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott. I majored in history at Columbia College in New York City, and after college I entered into View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
How I Got to Google
Prem Ramaswami (MBA 2013) (courtesy Prem Ramaswami) Prem Ramaswami (MBA 2013) (courtesy Prem Ramaswami) Shireen Soheili (MBA 2016) (courtesy Shireen Soheili) Shireen Soheili (MBA 2016) (courtesy Shireen Soheili) During her job hunt for a product View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
caring partner is key to making things work. "But I've had to train my spouse," she joked. You have to manage your career for the long-term.—Kara Gruver, Bain Consulting Her advice? You can't be perfect and on top of everything... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
New Releases
new book, Leading Change, Kotter, one of the world's foremost experts on leadership, examines the efforts of more than one hundred companies as they attempt to make themselves stronger competitors. He identifies the most common mistakes of leaders and View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
about delayed gratification and long-range goal-setting. The third skill is resilience. “Anyone who’s been involved in athletics knows that in certain sports you fail a lot more than you succeed. Being able to pick yourself up from... View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
3 Key Steps for Crafting Your Retirement with Intention: Advice from Career Coach, Lauren Murphy
being deliberate,” said Murphy. “Many alumni want to stay engaged in meaningful work into retirement. Finding the right arrangement takes curiosity, both about yourself and potential opportunities, and forethought to build in flexibility... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Teaching kids lessons in making choices and tradeoffs
teachers. We provide professional development to 55,000 teachers across the country. “I’ve been doing that for about two and a half years, after a long career in the private sector as a management consultant. “I would say I have a good... View Details
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
anyone, it must make that information public to everyone. “Place yourself in the position of a hedge fund manager. Why would you spend all this energy seeking to meet with the CEO if it didn't help to significantly inform you in some... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
Reconcile yourself to the fact that sometimes leaders have to “behave badly” to do good Recognize that leadership situations and the qualities they require are idiosyncratic—one size does not fit all Recognize that leadership is a matter... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Prepare for Your Interview with Research
You have leveraged your network, perfected your resume and cover letter, and now you have landed an interview. Research may be one of the most critical elements of your interview preparation. While hiring managers and recruiters can be... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What I Wish I'd Known About HBS
differently? What do they wish they’d known? What advice do they have for prospective students and new students? Greg Sequin, a West Point graduate and finance officer, got interested in tech while at HBS. He did a product management... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
so often try to mimic others and shoehorn ourselves into a cookie-cutter definition of success? There is a perspective you can adopt and specific actions you can take that will help you realize your unique dreams. There are habits you can practice that will help you... View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
How will my children learn via Zoom? We interviewed 10 CEOs in July about how they are managing the unprecedented stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic, and then checked in with them again at the end of 2020. The interviewees hail from... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
In Charge
Rogers: An opportunity to be in charge. After serving as the Obama administration’s social secretary for some 18 months, Desirée Rogers (MBA 1985) left that post in 2010 in the wake of a security breach in which two uninvited guests View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 05 Mar 2019
- Webinars: Career
Starting a New Position? How to Ensure You're Successful
About to begin a new role at a new company or one within your existing organization? Inflection Point Partners' Matt Spielman (MBA 1999) shares the five-step process that he has put into practice with executives across the globe to help ensure success in those first... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books
leaders who are true to themselves and lead from a place of integrity. Yet it can be difficult not to emulate others who have been successful and find yourself straying from your own values. In True North, Bill George outlines a five... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective
"Put yourself in 1980," HBS professor Richard L. Nolan challenged alumni during his spring reunion presentation "The Exploding Internet: Impact on Business and Society." "If you're IBM, who's your major competitor?" Answering his own... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Oct 2017
- News
Finish What You Start-up
Angie Hicks (MBA 2000) is cofounder and CMO of the popular online ratings website Angie’s List. In this interview she reflects on the challenges––and advantages––of starting her company away from Silicon Valley: “Don't take yourself too... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
managers who benefited from laws such as Title IX become senior managers, we may be on the cusp of more change. What about people who became successful despite their lack of access to traditional paths to power? We found four ways that... View Details
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
included virtual onboarding, sales-pipeline restructuring, performance management, M&A acquisition, managing layoffs and furloughs, rethinking the customer experience, and creating financial projections with an unprecedented number of... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams