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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
confidence collapsed. Disillusioned, I quit the corporate world and started traveling. I am Taiwanese-American but once I arrived in Japan, it felt like home. I began studying with mentors including geisha, scientists, business leaders,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
top private and public schools around Johannesburg, with the financial assistance and mentoring efforts of 25 local sponsors. The second year of the program, begun in January, launched another 40 students. Clarke hopes to place 60... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
networking opportunities, such as modified "treks," mini-reunions, or mentoring relationships, to name a few. The committee will solicit input from current students and recent graduates and review what is presently being done to reach out... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
in my household is Ginger, a Jack Russell terrier. Three boys, a husband, no daughters — I'm the only woman here. Proudest moments Professionally, seeing Lotus Notes reach more than fifty million users. On the personal side, I am extraordinarily proud of my family —... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
school, something I didn’t know anything about. After leaving Grand Bank, I started Grand Angels to help local entrepreneurs. We’re here not only to write the checks but to mentor companies we invest in. Many entrepreneurs will tell you... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference
Kong or China to an HBS Executive Education program. With membership at two hundred, the HBSA-HK is thriving, thanks in part to a mentoring system that links active board members with young alumni. The board members “take care of the... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
young Indigenous Australian university student who created the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), a nonprofit organization he formed to respond to the problem of Indigenous high school students completing high school at... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Sep 2020
- News
Balancing Act
women role models and mentors in business, being in charge came with the responsibility of fostering other women, starting with a gender-balanced executive team. The first step was sharing her plan with her employees and listening to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
Striking a Balance
as well as a mentor to working women, Wilson knew how difficult those challenges could be. “Diane was a great advocate of dealing with the barriers that prevent or discourage women from moving ahead,” says Silk, an authority on the... View Details
- 11 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Business and Environment Initiative
Learn series for our students whereby they gather to join BEI faculty for informal lunchtime discussions about environment-related research and interests. We’ve also successfully run an annual mentorship program which connects students to alumni View Details
- 08 May 2014
- News
The Sky's the Limit
several years later, she negotiated in helicopter training. She now holds a dual commercial rating for both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Eaton took command of Bell's sales in the US's Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, but always with a mind to View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: John Doerr
because if we go into business together, we'll surely get into trouble. Next, what is the vision, the technology, and are we addressing a really large unserved market? Then, is the financing plan reasonable, and finally, is there a sense of urgency? Advice for current... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) on Finding Entrepreneurial Success with HBS Resources
beauty of the HBS network are the formal and informal advisors and mentors you have access to, alumni and peers at various stages of their careers in building companies and in venture capital," he says. "It is all of the things... View Details
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
leadership observation Part of that guidance needs to be providing coaching and mentoring to the more dominant members of the team and most importantly knowing when and how to step in (to) provide guidance or intervention." Yadeed Lobo... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
Rs” of momentous early choices made within the founding team—many decisions come at the outset, often before any mentors are involved. In the pre-mentor phase, founders should prepare as we do in the classroom, learning about the fateful... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
established. “I will be 87 in the spring,” he says. “It’s time to let the younger people—in their 70s— take it and expand it.” Even so, he remains a champion of the program and has started to mentor other clubs in launching similar... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
firms, establishing the foundation for her eventual move into television and the executive suite. In 1999, feeling "the ten-year itch," Thomas-Graham talked to a longtime mentor who recommended that she meet with Jack Welch, then CEO of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
Charlie Storey (MBA 1989), President of Harpoon Brewery, who remains a mentor to this day. The relationships and skills Linzmeyer developed propelled him to an internship at Boston Beer Company and later a consulting role at Harpoon and a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jennifer Keedy Banks
that energy into creating positive changes Embracing challenges, disregarding perceptions Using my leadership and mentoring skills to encourage and support women in becoming leaders in business and in the community Taking the time to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
launched a training program for inner-city residents, featuring one-on-one mentoring for new hires, it proved so successful that the company began to mentor all new hires. "Traditional solutions to America's... View Details