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Stephen Mathew
business, society, and the world. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be? In addition to recruiting and classwork, focus your time on one or two things you're...
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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
did not give rise to a “new economy,” and offers advice on how to restore American economic growth. The Brand Management Checklist by Alan Bradley (“Brad”) VanAuken (MBA '84) (Kogan Page) A comprehensive...
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- 28 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Meet Professor Elisabeth Paulson: A Conversation on Life, Research, and Teaching
journey, what is the greatest lesson that you believe you learned and what is one piece of advice you would give people reading this? Be open to having your opinion changed. The ability to form strong...
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- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)
From a professional standpoint, the HBS MBA opens doors that I never knew existed—but they opened because the HBS name speaks for itself. What advice do you have for prospective HBS students? APPLY! I've had way too many people who count...
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- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
Admissions team they’re often eager to know what we’re looking for in a candidate. While we outline the basics, we find it’s often more helpful for you to get advice from our current students. They’ve been there, they’ve done that, they...
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho
array of sectors before recruiting begins. Over an eight-week period in September and October, students learned about more than twelve different industries by attending an informational overview session; an alumni panel to share advice...
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- 13 Jun 2016
- News
JetBlue Chairman on How to Handle Betrayal
(Big Think) (Big Think) Over at Big Think—described as “a YouTube for ideas,” and cofounded by Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown (MBA 2003)—JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson (MBA 1973) offers advice on how to cope with betrayal. Betrayal,...
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- 13 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Ask A Coach: How Do I Find a Mentor?
people. HBS Career Coach Warren Radtke cautions you may not be looking for a mentor – one who gives career advice - but a sponsor, someone who discovers you and acts almost like a talent agent. ...
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- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
examination. This book combines insights and lessons from business practice, government policy, and individual decision-making to give voice to data and ideas that should drive the next wave of policy and business practice. Publisher's...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
the September 23 summit, “New Directions in Non-profit Leadership,” to give the city’s nonprofit leaders an opportunity to hear innovative thinking and best practices from a trio of HBS professors and nearly fifty practitioners. Sessions...
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- 11 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit
it vital to empower more women to choose investing careers. Lively and enthusiastic conversations abounded at the Summit, which will spark ongoing dialog among the participants. What advice would you give to...
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
school, something I didn’t know anything about. After leaving Grand Bank, I started Grand Angels to help local entrepreneurs. We’re here not only to write the checks but to mentor companies we invest in. Many entrepreneurs will tell you that they get more value out of...
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Finance
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
the Internet economy. It shares certain features with other incubators—mainly, it fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship and offers economies of scale. But its key distinguishing feature is its ability to give start-ups preferential access...
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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
out in a way that is consistent with how the new leader plans to govern, illustrates his or her values, and signals some of his or her later moves. It’s pretty demoralizing to live inside a situation needing a turnaround. To renew people’s energy and View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
most. "Don't be afraid to fail," is the advice he doles out most often — be it to kids at the local Boys & Girls Clubs, to the recipients of his fellowships at Columbia and HBS, or to his four sons. A native of Brookline, Massachusetts,...
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- 01 Oct 1997
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Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction
June 3 with a special presentation to honor the finalists in the first annual HBS Business Plan Contest. Sponsored by the School's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Club, the contest gives students experience in creating and evaluating...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
Somerville, Massachusetts, needed advice on how to make the nonprofit more cost-effective, he might have considered attending business school. But he didn’t have to. Harvard Business School came to him in the form of alumni who have...
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Sarah Zia
universally responded well to: approaching work with energy and excitement—instilling faith that each performer could dance. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be?...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
Mikitani (MBA 1993) is not shy about pursuing the big idea, in this case a belief that English is the lingua franca of business and learning it would give his organization a competitive edge. Rakuten, founded in 1997, operates an online...
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- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
summer) to review and evaluate the advice. As a whole, the young advice recipients gave higher ratings to the advice from the experienced interns who had "rediscovered" their own summer diary accounts. Zhang...
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