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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
Solutions for Better Corporate Governance (Bloomberg Press) emphasizes accountability, transparency, performance measurement, and a strong system of checks and balances in its practical approach to reform. Why did you write this book?... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 28 May 2019
- News
Turning Point: Into the Wild
falcons for 10,000 years; throughout history, it’s represented a magical, symbiotic balance between humans and a completely wild creature. Relating to wild animals takes you out of your analytical mindset (coming from HBS, your brain is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
comes to preparing for a disaster, what percentage of time should be spent on proactive vs. reactive activities? —Maxeme Tuchman (MBA 2012) BEER: It’s difficult to break it down in terms of percentage, because it’s so dependent on the industry and risk exposure.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
rates or the minimum wage, reflect the public’s efforts to find the right balance between these competing arguments. That may not be pretty, but it makes me hopeful. How do people make decisions about these big economic questions?... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
president of the Jewish Communal Fund and currently heads the New York City Parks Foundation. The father of four, Tisch strives to strike some balance in his very full life. As it is, however, he normally sleeps only four-and-a-half hours... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
intellectual content." A Balancing Act Carter Brown, who now chairs the cable television arts network Ovation and sits on the boards of some twenty nonprofit, public, and private institutions, observes, "You always have to be careful in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
by 300 percent in one year by altering the company's profit structure and leveraging its balance sheet. Among other reengineering moves, Robinson reduced fixed costs significantly by centralizing the firm's financial operations. Eager to... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
come through understanding differences and finding common ground on resource allocation, particularly in areas affecting work-life balance and career advancement. Financial equality emerged as a crucial theme throughout the summit, with... View Details
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
archeology and conversation, and marketing and tourism, among other things. He expects the organization to quadruple in size by 2030. Most of the Royal Commission’s focus has been on building a master plan that will balance the demands of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
ACOG who are Vietnam vets liken it to the experience of being on patrol in the jungle one day and stepping off a plane in Seattle or San Francisco the next evening. After years of being totally consumed by my job, I'm now trying to focus on regaining a View Details
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
Words and Pictures
lives and encourages project participants to think of their reflections as a guidepost, not a prescription. “To put it in HBS terms, it is a balance sheet—i.e., a specific view of a snapshot in time; not an income statement, i.e. a view... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
loved: acting," she says. Projects with Coca Cola, American Express, L'Oreal, and Samsung quickly followed, and Garrett balanced her voiceover business by volunteering at the soup kitchen. She first set tables and made sandwiches, then... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
balance between work and home. That lesson learned the hard way, I have nonetheless enjoyed a rich, varied life over these past forty years. The farm has been the most notable constant. I continue to enjoy the part of my life that gets me... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
least common. The most successful entrepreneurs eventually understand that sales requires a balance between making compelling promises and ensuring that they can deliver on them. 9. Persistence means redefining failure. Successful... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
humanity. Badaracco presents a five-question framework offering a way for managers to balance their analytical work with the human side and find a way forward when analysis falls short. Chasing Rainbows and Beyond: A Spectrum of Life and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
that year of treatment, I could barely function at all. After considerable discussion with my wife, Janet, a psychology professor at the University of Pittsburgh, we decided to start over in a distant place with a very different context. This was a difficult decision... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
think about the ballets we’re presenting as part of a portfolio,” says Hodges, who joined the organization in 2014. “Taking that approach makes it possible to balance our mission of developing new works while meeting financial... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
organizational culture. Gaida in Moscow: Striving to strike a balance in the multicultural corporate environment. As the best international companies exhibit similarities in certain standards and practices, managers within these firms,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
balance between corporate interests and the broader interests of society. Lafley: I agree, the challenge is trust. Gadiesh: Yes, trust. And I say trust - not accountability - because many CEOs and corporations are responsible and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
sure the objectives you are expected to meet, the criteria under which you are evaluated, and the resources available to meet these objectives are consistent at all times. Do not overinvest in your work; to keep a balance between work and... View Details