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creative stuff on the Burden stage in the HBS Show. More recently, speakers at the Burden podium addressed challenging issues. Former Vice President Al Gore warned students, “We are managing the planet as if it were a business in liquidation.” Secretary of View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

16 Mar 2020
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15 Questions About Remote Work, Answered

01 Feb 1999
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Too Much of a Good Thing?

- too much product (and too much production capability) chasing too few buyers - is hardly a new phenomenon. As a factor in market capitalism, overcapacity has been recognized and analyzed as a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Role Model

the businesspeople, and I could also speak to the engineers. I applied to HBS with the thought that someday I’d like to be director of NASA,” she says. But here’s the thing: Qarnain also loved to act and sing. When she graduated with her MBA into a less-than-welcoming... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; acting; theater; diversity; career path; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

Special Forces units while serving in Afghanistan. Saffron currently sells for $2,500 per kilogram because its harvesting and processing are so labor intensive. During the summer after their first year at HBS, Miller served as a brand... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2023
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Case Study: Staking a Claim

share that enthusiasm with a group that is also unlikely to fit the traditional insurance mold: people in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s. Terry, who worked in product management at Liberty Mutual for a dozen years, observes that life used... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

15 Jun 2021
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Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock

Illustration by Lincoln Agnew Pete Stavros (MBA 2002) got his first lessons in labor relations as a kid at the dinner table, when his father, who operated a road grader at construction sites, told the family about his day. The elder... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Why You Can’t Concentrate at Work

Surprise raises are more effective than higher salaries from the start, study finds

Stop watching your workers

The Perils of Feeding a Bloated Industry

Every Company Needs a Growth Manager

Stop Chasing Star Employees. Cultivate Your Own

The Implications of Working Without an Office

Awful Weather Makes for Better Workers (and More Mouse Trap Sales)

Wearable Tech Enables New Era of Employee Monitoring

Working While Distancing

Lessons I learned from Japan

Work from anywhere model works

The Burden Legacy