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- 05 Jun 2000
- What Do You Think?
What’s Happening to Our Patience?
expectations. Matt Lynch observes that seconds can drag by on some tasks, namely those associated with high tech applications, while "an hour can pass by barely noticed" on other tasks. In order to cope, we multi-task or engage... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Andreas Jaegle
Science. There, Andreas discovered an appetite for leadership, becoming president of the student-run Business Society in his second year, in which he “organized more than sixty events, including a trip to New York City.” After graduation,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Leave it up to HBS alumni clubs in Texas to plan events that leave big impressions on their members. Houston Club President Andrew L. Waite (MBA '93), now in the second year of his term, rattles off the high-caliber speakers his club... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Thomas C. Høegh
the Olympics, Høegh was called in to rescue a high-profile event in shambles - an Oslo concert to celebrate the Israeli-Palestinian peace accords secretly brokered in Norway. A scant two weeks later, the show went on, with a surprise breakthrough at intermission - the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Carla Small
the internal whispers telling her that her real love centered on children and families, however, she moved to Chicago and began a promising career as an advertising executive at Leo Burnett, Inc. "It was a great experience," Small says,... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors has just completed its winter meeting on campus, the second of three such gatherings we have each year. While January in Boston might not be everyone's idea of a good time, I can assure you... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
it. Santa Monica Aerospace had to really be scraping the bottom of the barrel to choose Jim Barton as their new CEO. I wish it weren't true. I have friends who work for that formerly great company-friends whom I'd like to see employed and... View Details
- 05 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Solving Climate Change Starts with an Idea
embarking on their second encore career. There were entomologists and investment bankers and fashion designers. It was the most diverse group I’d taught in a while. I have an underlying thesis in teaching “How to Create a Climate... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
unforeseen oil and gas demand slump drove ProdEng’s average service rates down by more than 37%, with EBITDA margins falling from 50% to 24% in the second half of 2016. Although the partners remained optimistic about ProdEng’s long-term... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Terrance McGuire
Silicon Valley—was the more significant hotbed for entrepreneurs. “At HBS, I got exposure to that buzz,” he said. Early on, he became a member of the venture capital club and in his second year, he became the club’s president.... View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When the Netflix series Geek Girl debuted this summer, it quickly became the second most-watched show globally on the platform. Based on the young adult book series by author Holly Smale about... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
him onto the team were meaningful. “Everybody was so warm and welcoming, but also some of the sharpest technical, scientific, and business professionals that I’ve worked with,” he shared. “An awesome mission, plus talented coworkers, plus a View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
What Fellowships Make Possible
of HBS’s robust fellowship program; over time, the School has also developed summer exploration fellowships for those who want to try out new careers between their first and second years, as well as loan assistance programs that encourage... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Dean Jay Light Takes Charge at HBS
to that future, Light is also working with Harvard President Summers on the University’s expansion into Allston. “As part of this process,” Light said, “we will become more integrated with the rest of Harvard, and that’s a great... View Details
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
graduates and undergraduates, and taught a heavy load of courses. He also devoted considerable energy to a second big project—a book on money—but decided to defer (and ultimately to abandon) that effort. By the time he neared completion... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
yogurt containers because you never know when you might need them,Speaking exclusively English at school and exclusively Cantonese at home,Having my friends say to me, “You’re basically white,”and my Chinese peers ask if I’m “first gen or View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
and show them and others that we nevertheless have to prepare for the future." On top of that, the expectations of their audience diverge widely. There is a real tension between, for example, the investment analysts who want the... View Details
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
look to for support, and you need that support team around you. But, I've found, Brian, that almost every great leader goes through these crucible moments, like Nelson Mandela did, even Jim Burke and Tylenol, the View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
With both of mine, I had great conversations explaining why I wanted to go to HBS, which I think were ultimately helpful in crafting my own application. Sam: Select recommenders who know you well enough to tell a story that covers your... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
effective channel strategy, and produced high and increasing EBITDA margins. After holding it for eight years we decided to sell to the private equity firm Madison Dearborn, after the firm’s cofounder, Paul Finnegan (MBA 1982), made the case that it would be a View Details