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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
siblings, get to work every day on time, work toward a degree at night (paying their own tuition), and manage to save enough to slowly build a house. While generally excited by democracy, Liberians are understandably impatient for roads... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
process, both in Yamhill and around the country, illuminate something for you? Sheryl: I think the most difficult part for us was that we hadn't realized how dysfunctional lives can be. People of all strata and all education levels, We... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
once in a while, or just swinging by the office once a week, that it just was not successful for them, and B, give them resources that allow them to do some kind of coaching and reflection. It's difficult to go from doing something that's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
believe investing in women-led companies will make more money.” The data back up that philosophy. A 2016 survey of publicly traded companies from the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that the presence of more women in top positions of corporate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
sometimes be skirted, frauds sometimes perpetrated, society’s resources misallocated, and the environment sometimes damaged. Managements are sometimes tolerated or even embraced who should not be—managements preoccupied with... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
employees are smart and motivated, the vast majority of problems for a manager like me will disappear. I’ve learned that if someone’s not working out, it’s best to cut your losses early. Prolonging a View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
receive training, help facilitate the conversation, and participants represent a diverse range of ages, industries, and career stages. Circles are managed by volunteers, and each region has a leadership committee. “Advice from members of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to introduce a new pilot project designed to enhance the motivation and performance of a group of 200 employees. A rare female manager at Frito-Lay, Johnson finds that her youth, inexperience, and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
urban neighborhoods," says Poorvu. He also notes that it is very difficult to build sound but less costly housing because of constricting regulations, building codes, and bureaucracy. "When all the various levels of subsidiary costs are... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Encouraging Women Leaders
Veronica Serra (MBA 1997) In describing the impact of the HBS experience on her life, Veronica Allende Serra (MBA 1997) says, “Ask me how it hasn’t had an impact.” Serra, the founder of Pacific Investments, a private equity firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, where she... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
sort of technology with which to do that, even if they wanted to. We’re already seeing the current implementation of the Ethereum network have trouble managing the number of transactions people are making, such that transaction fees can... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
If you’ve ever tried to call an airline or almost any service business of a certain size, you’re probably familiar with the problem: After navigating a seemingly endless set of options, you’re asked by an automated message to share information, but it fails to... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
sourcing retail partners to ideating and negotiating the deals. I'd also execute on the look and feel of the physical store post-deal. It was a hands-on management role and I absolutely loved the high-intensity nature of my day-to-day.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
low-key approach. “You hardly even knew he was there, but then when he intervened, he did it in a manner where everybody would listen,” says Jeffery. “It’s difficult to understand how to work your way through to a solution. But here’s a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
Photo credits: Aaron Sabin; Russ Campbell Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. This is the first episode of "Clearing the Air", a three-part series focused on the business of carbon... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
"I wanted to be closer to the work the Enterprise Fund was doing on the ground and to see what else I could do in Egypt—and that was too difficult to judge from the United States." In September 2018, she returned to Cairo. [music] Enan... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
in the flat $20 billion U.S. toy industry, however, is educational toys. The educational toy market is difficult to track. More a self-defined than official category, it likely approaches $3 billion in annual sales. Increasingly, toy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’
his acceptance letter, Christensen recalls his moment of disbelief—immediately followed by financial anxiety. “I was newly married, we had no money, and a baby on the way. And when I found out that HBS was going to help me, I was so grateful. It would have been very... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) credits the case method with providing training that has helped him address difficult and unexpected business challenges. “The two years that I spent at HBS shaped me intellectually and provided me... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
brown-led nonprofits closely tied to the people and problems in under-resourced Massachusetts communities. Shell, a managing director at Bain Capital, says George Floyd’s brutal killing, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a pandemic... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg