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- 15 May 2012
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Finally Finding the Right Fit
moved to Amsterdam for a consulting job with Bain. But that didn’t provide the satisfaction he envisioned. Increasingly, he longed to return to his roots in retailing. “I always dreamed of being in the...
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- 31 Oct 2018
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Pitching In for Female Leaders
doing my job and what the rules and regulations and my job description dictated. And that was the point when I sat down and I thought, there must be thousands of other women in the world who are facing very...
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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
2006 MBAs Go to Work
thirty counselors (many of whom are HBS alumni) to help students with their job search, from self-assessment to résumé writing. “It’s a terrific program,” she says. “It will be interesting to see if it results in higher long-term View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
working for a consulting firm the summer after her first year at HBS, as well as her strong academic record, landed her a job at McKinsey's New York office upon graduation. "I figured I'd stay a few years," says Karch, "until it no longer...
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Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2018
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Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out
stay, and job satisfaction of staff. In the study, the researchers looked at CEOs with tenure in at least two organizations and compared the performances of hospitals with new CEOs against those that did not...
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Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
relentless innovation and laser-eyed attention to detail are the primary drivers of success. And despite, or perhaps because of, those demands, these manufacturing executives also describe the sense of deep satisfaction their work can...
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- 01 Mar 2014
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3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
sister. MY FIRST JOB was as a copyboy in the classified ad department. Our brand-new technology was 60 women on IBM Selectric typewriters. I would go around every few minutes to pick up their copy and take it to the composing room to be...
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- 17 Mar 2017
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Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012)
Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012) Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012) took a rather winding path to HBS. She first travelled south to earn her undergraduate degree in engineering at Duke University and then to the West Coast for a master’s in accounting from the University of...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
be hindering your performance? Understanding yourself is critical to the choices you make in your life. Making the most of your opportunities. Do you match strengths, weaknesses, passions, and who you are with your current job or a...
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- 01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International
than a million microentrepreneurs - more than half of them women - and creating or strengthening some one million jobs in low-income communities. What kind of impact has that made? A good example is Banco Solidario, or BancoSol, in...
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- 01 Jun 2011
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The House that Howard Built
Duffy (MBA 1977), then administrative director of External Relations. Nearly a third of the survey’s respondents said they were self-employed, while almost half described themselves as “entrepreneurs.” (This cohort also reported greater personal and career View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
who was the first in his extended family to attend college. “I got that job because the head of research was a Dartmouth graduate and he came up to campus to interview candidates—that shows the power of connection.” It’s a realization...
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- 01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
becoming CEO of Slim Jim manufacturer GoodMark Foods, this book shares the stories and lessons learned of an ordinary man who achieved extraordinary success by believing in himself. Despite nearly losing his job at General Mills several...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking
that they make, for example, is believing that they’ll actually find satisfaction through money, power, and fame. Sooner or later, they become a success addict. If you’re an alcoholic, you can’t actually drink so much alcohol that you’re...
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- 01 Jun 1997
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MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96
summer work experience," says Wheelwright. "They've had the same opportunity as their September classmates to find a great position, and they've expressed great satisfaction with this opportunity." Foundations Wheelwright notes that the...
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- 01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
President & Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Coffee Company Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education University of Washington, 1965 B.A., Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Statistics Other Jobs Touche Ross & Co.,...
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- 01 Mar 2006
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The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
as a Baker Scholar, in his spare time Rogers honed a system for trading over-the-counter stocks and left HBS with his bills paid and $50,000 in the bank. Eager to return to the Bay Area where he grew up, Rogers accepted a job offer from...
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- 01 Sep 2012
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A Silent Workplace Crisis
children, and Ray’s demanding travel schedule. To supervise my parents’ care, I relocated my family to Boston, five miles from their home, and Ray and I began commuting to our jobs in Manhattan. I soon discovered the challenges of aging...
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- 16 Jul 2013
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Embracing Chaos
we want to give back, but none of us, individually, knows how to do that. I can write a check, but have no idea who to give it to, and no idea how it's going to be used. There's not the satisfaction of seeing an impact. So, guess what?...
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- 01 Jun 2010
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Michael Depatie
was ranked number one in guest satisfaction for 2009 by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index (based on over 130,000 hotel customer surveys), beating competitors including the Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, and the Four Seasons. Michael Depatie...
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