Advice Giving - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Apr 2015
Blog Post

2+2: Building on Business Basics at HBS

for the next few years? Did it give you any extra freedom?It gave me the confidence to work for a company in a location I had serious reservations about, but really liked the work. Since I knew I was already accepted at HBS, I could... View Details

15 Oct 2024
News

Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up

generations of Cuban refugees fought for control of the drug trade in Miami.” Classic Havana Nocturne How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution by T.J. English “All these mobsters are dead, but the author, through unbelievable reporting and an... View Details

Keywords: April White; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

around issues of racism in the US and make long-term change. The team transformed the Anti-Racism Fund GoFundMe project into a nonprofit organization, ARF, and then set off to make that organization the best it could be. The Future of ARF The main focus of ARF to date... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating our Student Fathers

advice do you have for prospective student dads? The best advice I can give prospective student dads is to set 2-3 clear priorities for yourself upon enrollment and to make... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Faculty Books

inertia, and why is it so deadly? Professor of Management Practice Wells identifies the key sources of strategic, structural, and human inertia and gives practical advice on how they can be overcome to... View Details

27 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

strong community that's intentional about helping each other, and some of the very biggest names in technology are here all the time in cases or to meet you. This new joint degree program, in explicitly giving you time to develop... View Details

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Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management - Course Catalog

time and attention, library and computer access); advice from your peers in a structured environment; and devoted blocks of time during your EC year to move your business forward while your team is all in one location. The course employs... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

giving advice and not being in the position to actually execute it." Today, as president and CEO of CNBC, the financial news network viewed in almost 200 million households worldwide, the Detroit native's... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

18 Mar 2019
Blog Post

"It's important to have a compelling story:" Jodi Glickman on being Great on the Job

advice would you give to alumni who are struggling with perfecting their pitch? The most important part of your pitch is your destination— that's what people care most about— what you’re doing now that's... View Details

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Strategy for Entrepreneurs - Course Catalog

give and receive written and in-person feedback on the idea you write. At the semester's mid-point, a week of class is devoted to running an experiment testing your startup idea. SfE’s unusual structure and focus on developing and testing... View Details

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Wendy Lim

time. My external contacts give me a ‘sanity check’ outside my company. When I became responsible for staffing, I was able to get advice about what qualifications I should look for in new hires, or what... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Ink: Your Best Self

the driver’s seat anymore.” Based on lessons learned through nearly 20 years of coaching and laced with edicts from the Eastern philosophy she grew up with in an Asian American family, Su’s book is designed to give professionals the tools... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 May 2017
Blog Post

Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS

or CMO). The MBA is, essentially, a leadership degree—and HBS trains the top leaders in the world. While I was intimidated by the prestige of HBS, I knew it was a place that would give me the tools to be a more strategic and thoughtful... View Details

01 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs

and conferences, partnering closely with the Finance Club, Women’s Student Association, and the Armed Forces Alumni Association. Some of the tools we utilize are: “Coffee Chats”: Students speak with an HBS alumnus from Goldman Sachs for 15-30 minutes to ask for View Details

11 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Business and Environment Initiative

career advice and direction. The BEI Student Advisory Board is another great way for interested MBA’s to contribute to the mission of the initiative by giving feedback, tracking curriculum development, and... View Details

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A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

been demotivated and provide learning tools that will give them the skills necessary for success in a digital world.” Bucala worked on Eureka Ed as an Independent Project (IP) in the fall of her second year, in addition to entering the... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74

HBS program for international senior managers in Switzerland. He also encouraged HBS professors to give their advice and guidance to help create business schools abroad in cities such as Tehran and... View Details

09 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?

client service and threatens to further accelerate misguided growth. The way forward There appears to be a misalignment between management consulting firms’ internal practices and the advice they offer their clients. While most are taking... View Details

Keywords: by David Fubini; Consulting

01 Jun 2016
News

How Do I Get Your Job?

work at the Harvard i-lab on his first entrepreneurial venture. Here, one entrepreneur asks another for advice on that aha moment, the HBS network, and keeping your perspective. OW: After graduation you went into real estate. What made... View Details