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- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
much more happy and refreshed and rejuvenated. I think that we need to take the conversation from people's anecdotal stories about how great it is to take time off to companies realizing that these sorts of policies haven't been carved in... View Details
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Clubs Convene to Focus on Health Care
Association (HBSHAA) launched its inaugural Global Healthcare Networking Night (GHNN) on September 19, with a coordinated night of social/ happy hours held at the same time in multiple cities. According to Nicki MacManus (MBA 2009), who... View Details
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
Farzad: You have to imagine—we talk about gross margins and profit margins. And in a business, you're happy to clear double digit margins. If you had a connection in Colombia or Peru or Bolivia and you could get your mitts on a hook up of... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
Charles and taking in the sights.” Happy accident: “I’m a more quantitative person, and my management consulting experience—which focused on materials and metals—was very analytical, so I wanted a business profession that fit that. But I... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
growth market with a sector leader and a smart, trustworthy, deep-pocketed partner, do it and figure out the fund issues later. Your investors will be happy you did! Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976) StarVest Partners Still Buffering I was an... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
climate. The weather-- it's sort of like Berkeley here. It's like California. It's spring year round. Flowers always bloom. And the mountain is always green. And that kind of bothered me because I felt perfect weather made people lazy. Everyone was very content to be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
team shares the feedback they received from about a dozen people. “People’s faces lit up,” Behrens says. From the research, Foalea determines her key demographic: women, ages 24–35, who are happy with their style but would like... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors
Fischer I am happy to report that the HBSAA Board of Directors is off to another great start. This dynamic group of more than forty alumni — including class secretaries, club presidents, and other devoted volunteers — has outlined a... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
company: I read a story that early on an engineer wanted to institute happy hour Fridays and a decision was made not to do that for reasons having to do with culture. Can you tell us what happened and the decision making that went into... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
able to make that decision. We weren't going to make money that way. I'm glad that we made that decision. It was difficult. It was extremely difficult. The salesperson who brought the deal to the table was not happy with that decision.... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
become the largest philanthropy on climate and energy in Europe-- the European Climate Foundation-- I was happy to trade in my role as a parliamentary representative for a foundation CEO. Morrell: That is, again, another new transition... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
extra innings, nobody can say with certainty how it will all turn out. When the climactic moment finally comes, will the crowd go home happy or heartbroken? As Yogi Berra, the sports world's preeminent sage, once observed: "It's hard to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
having a more diverse and balanced life." In London, Debbie Sandford says that her view of success has changed since she graduated in 1990. "It is much more closely linked in my mind to happiness and balance and less to achievement than... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even singles View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
was wondering, why is this guy asking him where his wife is? And he says, well, she's out shopping. He says, well, because when she gets home and sees these numbers, she is going to be very happy with you. So now he was innovating his own... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
and food habits to marriage and old age, from music and language to celebrities and censorship, he looks at over a hundred ads to study how the Indian consumer has changed over the past five decades and how advertising and society have shaped each other. The View Details
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
people at home saying, Hey, I'm feeling really lonely. And I got some community and some connection through that. And then I just put my skis back on and I put music on, which is not something that I did a lot, but I listened to songs like Hotel California and View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
executive coach and speaker Matt Spielman guides readers through straightforward questions designed to reorient your perspective and refocus your efforts on realizing happiness and fulfilment in life. You will also learn to create a... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
of a merger with supermodel Petra Nemcova’s Happy Hearts Fund. The organization is volunteer-driven and prides itself on showing up early and staying late in the wake of natural disasters, working closely with local agencies to provide,... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
Kyriacopoulos (MBA 2010) Neither proposed target market seems to be the source of a viable business model. I doubt students can or will pay for info they can get from the internet or they already know. And universities will be happy with... View Details