coaching - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 May 2019
What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

from those “schooled” on the West or East Coasts. Fortunately, expert coaching was available to West Coast entrepreneurs. Names that have been mentioned frequently include Andy Grove, Eric Schmidt, John Doerr, and perhaps most famously... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

08 Nov 2024
HBS Case

What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders

Point. When a knee injury cut his college football career short, Eisenhower jumped to being a “cheerleader,” gathering the Corps of Cadets before games to rally their support and studying football strategy with such intensity that he was ultimately asked to View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Jun 2012
News

Made in the USA

companies that are case studies in surmounting competitive threats and fostering community pride. Jim Knott Sr. (OPM 17, 1991) relishes a good fight. During his first prep school wrestling practice, his coach put the inexperienced... View Details

Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; cheese; lobster fishing; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2008
News

Seth Klarman

all-consuming. He makes time for family and outside pursuits. As his three children grew, he coached his daughters’ soccer teams and attended his son’s recitals. And he is deeply committed to a number of philanthropic causes. Klarman... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

16 Nov 2017
News

The Business of Social Justice

(formerly known as the Crittenton Women’s Union), a Boston-based nonprofit that helps people move out of poverty and also licenses its coaching tools to other organizations across the country. “It was a challenging hike, and we got really... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

14 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots

scores of other expert opinions and articles. He condensed the information and wrote the case study with help from case researcher Christine Snively. There was plenty of fodder to choose from, with everyone from Bill Nye the Science Guy to curmudgeonly Patriots head... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

specialty training programs well over a year in advance. Athletes are often recruited into coaching contracts while still very young. This can interfere with making good matches, if the qualities that will determine a good match haven't... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

initially. Through her relationship with Austin, Rachel connected with Alex Iskold, Coach and VC in Resident at the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS and Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures [formerly Managing Partner of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

14 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

discussions with Pierre-Jacques and coaching sessions with Jonathan Shepherd, HBS Career Coach, led Tingle to decide Harlem Capital was ultimately worth the risk. “I was sold on the team; I was sold on the mission. And your internship... View Details

05 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Fixing the ‘I Hate Work’ Blues

like partners and coaches than bosses and controllers in the traditional sense. Finally, the most senior executives in the organization should be engaged every day with the first-line: working with them in the marketplace and in customer... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

04 May 2018
News

How to Win the Kentucky Derby

from the point they spring the latch to the starting gate until they cross the wire about two minutes later. And that really encompasses the slogan and the saying, which I think is very accurate, that the Kentucky Derby is the greatest two minutes in sports. Hanna:... View Details

Keywords: horse racing

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

Harris said companies can help entrepreneurs get started by showing them where to go for a small loan or coaching them on how to dress. New Success Stories Habiby said companies can also serve as models for aspiring entrepreneurs. Before... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital

Director and Career Coach Katja Frey – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Jonathan and Katja make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with venture capital firms and works closely with students... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

also started Fueled for Business, coaching busy working women with better nutrition and time-efficient exercise as a means toward better health, more energy, and work/life balance. “Fueled for Business is designed to help women get more... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

as putting someone on your back and getting them over the hill, you are changing your approach to: How can we use this hill to build your capacity to get over the next one? “You’re not trying to fix someone,” Margolis said. “[You’re saying]: ‘It’s no longer my job as a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Jul 2022
Blog Post

Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience

assessed skills and used both deep learning and low-touch career coaching to uncover talent that may be overlooked by traditional applicant tracking systems. Our results were very promising, but we felt a tug towards the downstream pain... View Details

28 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Navigating Recruiting with Diverse Abilities: Advice from Alumni

year into his first post-HBS role at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Francis spoke with his manager about occasionally requiring extra turnaround time for certain tasks as a result of his Dyslexia. In response, BCG paired Francis with a View Details

14 Apr 2022
Blog Post

Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)

when you're trying to understand what all the different functions of a company are,” she said. Another lesson – the pull she felt towards the fitness and wellness world wasn’t going away. With that in mind, after a year, Gomih reached back out to HBS, connected with... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

arrive by motorcycle, a popular form of transportation. Inside, an iTrust relationship manager coaches a new financial adviser. While having a plan is essential, execution is the truly hard part. “India has certain quirks,” Varma... View Details