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Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
been a favorite moment? I'd say the Cash House dedication. That entire day, and the few days leading up to it, were really special. It was my first in-person event as a member of our community. I was able to spend time with Jim and his... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Cold Call Horror Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes During Fall Reunions, the podcast team set up our microphones in Spangler Hall and asked alumni to tell us about those terrifying moments when—as is tradition at HBS—they got Cold Called View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
at my new employer, I found myself “between jobs.” I happened to meet Walt by accident one evening walking on the street where I lived. We exchanged greetings and chatted for only a few minutes. I told him I was temporarily out of work... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Cast of Characters
Illustration by Brian Stauffer THE PROFESSOR: Asaf Ali Khan For his first book, James Glenn (MBA 1965) was going to write about his own experiences in India during the Green Revolution of the 1970s. Worried it might not be exciting... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Jul 2022
- News
Wired to be Inspired
learnings captured in his recent book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High Performance Companies. READ MORE Flint: Why don't we start by talking about what you mean by deep purpose and how it’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
Leading Strategic Change in an Era of Healthcare Transformation edited by Jim Austin, Judith Bentkover, and Laurence Chait (MBA 1965) (Springer) This book focuses on how to lead transformative and strategic... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Christine Keung (at podium) and Reginald Smith (both MBA 2020) present recommendations for economic development to the West Virginia State Senate in May 2022. How did you meet? Reggie Smith: "We first met before classes started RC year at a big social event in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present by Jeff Madrick (MBA ’71) (Knopf) This is a history of how greed has bred America’s economic ills over the last 40 years, and of the men most responsible... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
its campus, the School acted quickly to address another critical challenge, one underscored by the murder of George Floyd and other highly publicized incidents of racial injustice in the United States: How does HBS create a culture and an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
came at no extra charge. Russo quenched her own thirst for confidence-building inspiration by attending seminars, reading books, and listening to tapes of master motivators like Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Denis... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
together to produce “leaders who make a difference not just in the world but for the world.” Leadership Takes Center Stage Just how to make a difference dominated the leadership discussion that opened the summit on Monday. The topic was taken up View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
foundations deliver breakthrough results, has been informed and energized by the groundbreaking thinking of the School’s social enterprise faculty. It is easy to forget today, but the Social Enterprise Initiative was a bold and risky move... View Details
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
gotten a death threat on his phone, using the N word, telling him to get out of town. He says he gets about 30 or 40 death threats a day in those days. So, it was a very, very rough time in Montgomery, Alabama. I went to Georgia Tech in the early 60s, and it was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
consumer data, expect social platforms to grab media dollars from TV budgets and to drive e-commerce sales. Facebook continues to grow but look for Google to get more aggressive by leveraging YouTube and Google+." —Walter Delph (MBA... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
risky start-up founded by some kid who left Harvard early. “High tech” had a slightly different meaning: Nice offices had big IBM Selectric II typewriters featuring a prancing steel ball. Fax machines were cutting-edge, and we were among... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
average person would say, I'm going to go into that meeting, it starts at 11:00, I need to be out of there by 11:45. The best executives would say things like I'm to go into that meeting, it's going start at 11:00, it's going to start... View Details
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
made good business sense. As a result, the class moved away from upward paths in large, traditional organizations. In 1992, 90 percent of those with a net worth of over $5 million had made their money in small business. Professor Kotter estimated that View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 18 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry
information and inspiration for me. Talking with professors like George Serafeim, Mike Toffel and Jim Matheson excites and inspires me because they've seen this space evolve and have a good perspective that can change how you think.... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
the African continent. "Step Change" is the story I wrote to try to understand how a person—and a country—can adapt and evolve so quickly—as well as the ups and downs that come with that growth. It's published in the March issue of the HBS Alumni Bulletin and is read... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance