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- 01 Oct 1996
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Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire
be someone you're not, you won't be a good leader. You also have to know the people you work with. An awareness of what's important to them -- a daughter graduating from high school, say, or a family problem at home -- allows you to be a...
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James E. Aisner
- 01 Jan 2003
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Greylock
to friends and family to help them raise cash, and if they were really lucky, they would attract the interest of wealthy families such as the Rockefellers and the Whitneys. A mere handful of VCs were doing...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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'Rooted' In Innovation
whom are women, who average under a dollar a day per capita income. Since cassava spoils within three days of harvesting, it is traditionally used in small-scale family cooking. Roughly 40 percent of the annual harvest is lost due to...
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Deborah Blagg
- 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 and make the search process...
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- 01 Sep 2007
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Riding It Out
order, and promised a free replacement shipment of a similar product. Gisholt and Minard stayed in Florida to enjoy the rest of their family vacation, although Gisholt admits he probably spent more time on the phone that day than he did...
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- 20 Dec 2019
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The 19 Musts of 2019
Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams “This memoir is a journey into a life like no other. Born blind in Tam Ky, Vietnam, the author was dressed in the soiled clothes of her siblings when she was two months old (her...
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- 01 Mar 2013
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Making Change
friends and family members to end discrimination. I graduated from Harvard feeling privileged for having received an incredible education. But unlike most of my classmates, I wasn't a full citizen of this country. Just for being gay, I...
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- 01 Oct 1998
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A Community Investment
extensive involvement with a San Diego-based organization that develops aid programs for the poor in Mexico, and the establishment of a family foundation that gives grants in the areas of poverty, education, and religion. "There came a...
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- 01 Apr 2002
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Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
would be fifteen minutes late for an appointment with your CEO?" A cautious few raised their hands. "Now, how many of you would be fifteen minutes late for an appointment with a friend or family member?" she inquired. About half of the...
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- 01 Jun 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books
every business and nonprofit segment. Conventional approaches to strategy development and problem solving no longer work―there is no stable industry or market equilibrium structure that we will return to “when change abates.” Most company View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
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Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
Khoja, now 56, never planned to go to Afghanistan. A veteran telecom executive responsible for launching service in developing countries around the world, he was working for Deutsche Telekom in Croatia in January 2002 when a...
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Julia Hanna
- 02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word
and uniforms, he would have a better life. And for 10 years, that’s what the family did. But after all that time and thousands of rupees they didn’t have, that family got failure. Failure from teachers like...
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- 19 May 2015
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Getting Ready for Success
“It’s a great way to teach them entrepreneurial lessons,” she says. “Our kids conduct online research for supplies and grants; make videos and art to sell at auctions; and even do outreach.” Balancing her work as a social entrepreneur with raising a View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
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Banishing Balkan Ghosts
his homeland's descent into madness and destruction. Recalls Djelic, who counts some thirty family members killed by Croatian and German Nazis during World War II, “The worst was the 1999 NATO bombing campaign. All of my extended family,...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2010
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Ilene Lang
responsibilities do amplify the inequities we’ve found. Outside studies, for example, show evidence of a “motherhood penalty.” That could mean a workplace culture that makes it difficult for anybody who has family responsibilities or the...
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- 01 Sep 2018
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New Ways to Stay Connected
City area are currently making plans to convene the next Women’s Leadership Accelerator in the spring of 2019. “It’s invaluable to have HBS support for alumnae-led events in the region. I look forward to continuing to create opportunities...
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- 01 Mar 2013
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Bringing It Back Home
program is a huge source of data for us about what is going on in the world," says SPNM faculty chair Herman ("Dutch") Leonard, the Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS. "The participants bring literally...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero
and COO of the 2010 World Series–winning Giants, is on the air at a local sports radio station. He’s announcing plans to take the Series trophy on tour, not only throughout Northern California but also across the country to the site of...
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- 15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
experiences with systemic racism. In late June, the NCF plans to announce its second round of grants, totaling $2 million, to community groups across the Commonwealth. See more from the online-only June Alumni Bulletin Impact section’s...
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Deborah Blagg