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- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Be Unapologetically Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter and Banking Strategist Andrea Mendoza
date and found herself drawn back to making her own music. “I had never done it though, so I turned to my brother for help coaching me through the process of writing my own songs,” she said. While working remotely for BCG by day, Mendoza... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
as well as recognizing the potential impact those emotions will have on your conduct during a layoff. It is also helpful to devise methods for managing yourself under such intense emotion: for example, asking yourself, "When I feel the heat of the situation, how... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
line “ during a global pandemic” to their list of job duties. Acknowledge that! At the same time, be authentic and don’t condescend. Don’t be afraid to give course corrections when necessary. In the words of CEO coach Sabina Nawaz, “Small... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
line “ during a global pandemic” to their list of job duties. Acknowledge that! At the same time, be authentic and don’t condescend. Don’t be afraid to give course corrections when necessary. In the words of CEO coach Sabina Nawaz, “Small... View Details
- 01 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Investing in Career Switchers - Cyril Straughn-Turner & Invesco US
Hancock (MBA 2021). Straughn-Turner also worked closely with HBS Career Coach and Corporate Relations Director, Jonathan Shepherd, to access the resources, support, and education he needed. In addition, the Harvard Alumni Real Estate... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
under the encouragement and coaching of his uncle. When his uncle passed away, basketball served as a way to keep his memory alive and propelled a drive for Laitsas to succeed. Laitsas’ hard work in the classroom and on the court landed... View Details
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
not because their boss is telling them to do it. This is a new way of working that is very promising, but also very difficult to do. That's where leadership matters. Goals have to be very clear. People have to be coached in collaboration.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
presented in mid-May 1995 to 650 students and some 70 faculty members and administrators by students coached in case-method teaching. "Using the tools we've learned at HBS, it served as a catalyst for the SA to solicit direction, ideas,... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands
consumer engagement. But the risk is that the play may take some unexpected turns, and the brand needs to be prepared to go along for the ride. "The biggest obstacle in coaching companies about how to use medium is the reluctance to take... View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
Cardona. “If you told my teachers that I would go on to be a teacher myself and work on education policy, they would have found that really incongruous.” Simmons credits some of those same teachers and coaches (he found an outlet in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
and prepared to return home with a new perspective. The bonds forged during this experience remain, as the group stays in contact. Gower notes that the one-on-one coaching that he and the other participants received with an experienced... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
sustainable community development. We also work informally with a number of other groups, but project work is really only half of what we do. What is your other focus? Our other focus is advocacy — essentially influencing the behavior of executives and companies. We... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
student, that has game mechanics. We’re also started a new not-for-profit called schoolhouse.world, which is about how can you get free coaching and tutoring. We’re just trying to fill in all the gaps of what would a real free world-class... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
think there was real opportunity to have done it and to have done it better. Certainly the most immediate way I think it's shaped me is in terms of how I coach my team. Right? I think about their career moves very comprehensively versus... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
business applications, aimed at empowering teams to better respond to changing customer and competitive threats, are already au fait with this idea of using military strategy to guide project decision-making. Many Agile-immersion workshops View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 06 May 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup
I found the career coaches (shoutout to Joe Blair and Juan Luis Leungli) and faculty (especially Jim Matheson and Stig Leschly) to be invaluable resources in thinking through the broader question of whether entrepreneurship is the right... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
development—such as case discussions, lectures, simulations, coaching sessions, live projects, etc.—in terms of their potential to develop executives for the future. We then examine the impact of the forces of digital disruption—the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
Review article with legendary soccer coach Sir Alex Ferguson, on his team management and leadership lessons. (It was so well received that it deserves a sequel!) But I am mostly very hard at work on the release of Blockbusters—it's my... View Details
- 16 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
Race, Work, & Leadership.] Once that potential is identified, managers should coach their workers, provide regular feedback, and champion them, showing them they have their backs as they learn and even make mistakes. “With an... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
she hasn't been a regular contributor to Class Notes, but the Crestone, Colorado, resident is more than willing to catch up over the phone. She speaks candidly about acting as her ailing mother's primary-care manager and the path from Parker Brothers marketing... View Details