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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
The Well-Healed Athlete
research and action in this type of underfunded effort, what Clara Wu Tsai calls the “white spaces.” She notes, “I believe in being strategic and bold and in trying to fill the gaps, funding high-impact ideas and visionary leaders that...
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- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
"The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often awry." - Robert Burns, 1785 An entrepreneur starts a company with plans to go public, but ultimately accepts a low-ball acquisition offer from a competitor. A newlywed husband...
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job (MDD) - Course Catalog
Developing a personalized "self-awareness" plan of action to use after graduation. Such a plan should include, but not be limited to, reflections on your footprint and...
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- 28 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Mid-summer Update
Business System) and witnessed its culture in action at “ground zero”. There was much emphasis on being data-driven and self-driven. We spoke to past MBA interns who have joined the company full-time and have done exceptionally well. We...
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Manufacturing
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Climate Finance SIP
outlines how to make this change: “A successful transition plan leverages technological innovation and regulation. Many technologies are ready for deployment but require project financing to scale. Other earlier-stage and riskier...
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- 23 Mar 2020
- News
Signal Boost
notes, although representation across an organization is a valuable first step. For her team, it’s about what follows. “What I’m focusing on right now is, what’s next?” says Lara. “We’re updating our programming to focus more on things like implicit bias and the View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
the pandemic’s suddenness caught many without sufficient ready cash. A real estate CEO noted: “We had ongoing construction and needed to pay our contractors but were not sure that we would receive payments as planned from our customers...
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- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
this way: "When the world is full of surprises bosses can hardly control drastic actions to keep surviving and that means employees will get their share of surprises However a good leader will always communicate all possible outcomes...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Generation Next
families bring to company situations," says HBS professor Louis B. ("By") Barnes, who, with Davis and Howard H. Stevenson, taught the program. "We try to help family members develop specific action plans for...
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Limor Moshkovich
few years ago. I asked them how they arrived at their current positions and was able to relate their career paths to my own." Reflection and action HBS, Limor notes, "puts a lot of emphasis on exposing us to the world, to the...
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- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is nothing less than a...
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by Joseph Fuller
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
unposted openings, discussing salaries, and how getting recognition for accomplishments can lead to promotions and pay increases. The book’s case studies and expert contributions provide many examples and recommendations to manage stress and make the search process...
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- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods....
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Mar 2019
- News
California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change
take action on climate now, while Roland Hwang, Managing Director, Climate and Clean Energy Program, NRDC, closed with a talk on reimagining the role of government and opportunities to create virtuous cycles with business leaders. “It was...
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Margie Kelley
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system...
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- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
reduces his real power. When CEOs wield direct power, they must do so very selectively and deliberately—and never without a broader plan of action in mind. Usually, power is best used indirectly, through the...
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- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
an action plan to implement back home what they've learned on campus. We then visit each district a few months later to check on the progress of their action plans, and to...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
perfect set of slides to convince investors to back you and your venture. The authors, veterans of the startup world, show you how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show to garner financial...
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy - MBA
method pedagogy relies on the ability of students to express even sharply different views so as to build understanding and deepen insight. Dissent also may occur in other contexts, whether during events (such as lectures, seminars, speeches, or panel discussions) or...
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- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Notes from the Trenches
Last week’s post by Roger Thompson featured “Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs”. To build on that, I thought I’d include some of the more quotable moments and insights from a recent panel featuring past participants of the HBS Business Plan...
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