advisor - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

Business Review. With a long history of writing and editing on corporate strategy, the new economy, and trends in the workplace, he has been an advisor to Bain & Company and to other companies and individuals. Kiechel spent most of... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2022 Commencement Remarks | About

EKTA dance competition; in discussions with the Student Association leadership; or at end-of-semester parties in the Dean’s House Garden that you were all so curious to see. I've also spoken with every faculty member at the School, hosted my first Board of Dean’s View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

develop a personal investment blueprint, design a solid financial plan to help you gain number clarity, hire an advisor who understands you and values your voice at the table, interpret the mumbo jumbo of investment language, and pull it... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1997
News

"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

found myself thinking that unlike a career in applied math, where most of the work is pretty esoteric, if I could really make a breakthrough in economics, I might affect an awful lot of people. So, much to the chagrin of both my family and my View Details

16 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

the upper quartile, it seems that they were unable to maintain relevance by simultaneously keeping abreast of changes in the game, communicating effectively with influential stakeholders, and making efforts to surround themselves with talented View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

02 Feb 2023
News

Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?

Photo credits: Aaron Sabin; Russ Campbell Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. This is the first episode of "Clearing the Air", a three-part series focused on the business of carbon... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

John McArthur

heard about his passing. His life was a gift to everyone who had the good fortune to cross paths with him. —Darria Long (MBA 2005) John was my esteemed teacher and advisor both in the first and second year of the MBA Program. After... View Details

Keywords: Dean

21 Jan 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts

shareholder agreement, there will be less to argue about, and it's easier to keep the process orderly. Prepare For The Day Most family companies that live long enough will face the need for a buyout of one or more shareholders. You should get ready for this likely... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Working Groups, Upcoming Event, and Resources | About

International Affairs), David Makovsky (Washington Institute and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Relations under President Obama), and Dr. Khalil Shikaki (Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and... View Details

28 Mar 2019
News

California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change

and entrepreneurs. Following the retreat’s theme, “The World of 2030,” alumni heard three perspectives on what the future holds for business. Entrepreneur Alexander Zosel, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Advisor at Volocopter, which... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2015
News

Learning from Global Immersion Experiences

gift to help launch the FIELD 2 program. “The world has changed,” says Rubenstein, a member of the HBS Board of Dean’s Advisors and cofounder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group. “To prepare for 21st-century business realities, you have to... View Details

28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

SOLVE A PROBLEM OR ACHIEVE A SET OF GOALS. “Companies aren’t hiring to fill a role,” says Ng, who is also a career coach and advisor at Harvard College. “Companies are hiring to solve a problem or achieve a set of goals. And if they are... View Details

10 Aug 2022
News

Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

not. SWG: There's a whole degree program in that at USC—to help train all their wealth advisors and their employees about how to assess life priorities and create portfolios that match the needs and stages that their clients were in. So... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

A Summit Higher Than Everest

company. He convinced his advisor that because of Carpé’s work studying high-altitude cosmic rays for Bell Labs, the expedition fit the School’s requirements. Following the successful expedition to the top of Mount Bona, Moore requested a... View Details

Keywords: April White; mountain; climb; climbing; adventure

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

(most literature focuses on the August Thyssen-Hütte, the largest firm), suddenly I ended up in the headquarters of the Thyssen-Konzern. As my advisor once said: If you go into the archives and find just what you are looking for, you've... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

Catherine Bouvier d'Yvoire (MBA 1982), financial advisor to governments, Paris, France Use due diligence in assessing the "people" environment in which you will work: the culture of the company, the team you will join, and the seniors you... View Details

10 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

extraordinary performance and achieve its goal of growing to 20,000 financial advisors by 2017. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707497 Introduction to the RC Strategy Course Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

Sharapova," consisting of Sharapova and her advisors at IMG, a leading sports, media, and entertainment agency. Contains rich data on the way in which IMG structures its sales process, and can serve to illustrate best practices and... View Details