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- 01 Jun 2004
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Roll the Credits
in a March speech to a convention of theater owners. But, he declared, “The movie theater will survive and prosper because the theater offers an epic viewing experience that cannot be duplicated in the home.” The author of four books,...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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What Happened to Leadership?
IMMELT: A prescription to fix failures at the top. Sgt. Vincent Fusco/Usma For a speech on “Reviving American Leadership,” General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82) chose a discerning audience: the corps of cadets at the U.S. Military...
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- 01 Apr 1999
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Exploring Asia at the Crossroads
told the Harbus News. Cohosted by the Asia Business Club of HBS and the Asia Law Society of Harvard Law School, the conference kicked off with a Friday afternoon keynote speech by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Harvard...
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- 01 Dec 2004
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Warren Buffett Speaks at HBS
Warren Buffett, the Sage of Omaha, blew in from the prairie last October, and some 1,oo0 HBS students responded with standing ovations before and after his wide-ranging remarks. The energetic, 74-year-old Berkshire Hathaway CEO did not deliver a View Details
- 19 Feb 2021
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A Playbook for Progress
one's self to that place of actionable optimism. Bonita: Sadly, my father passed away when I was a freshman in college, so you can imagine just the notion of never giving up and having grit. But it was through divine intervention. In my mid-career, I found a View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
Bob Vanourek (MBA 1966) (Motivational Press Inc.) Vanourek has selected poems, prose or speech passages, and curious verse, each example with insights into leadership. He follows these pearls with engaging commentary from his own...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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Lords of Strategy
ineluctable advance . In a speech from late in the 1990s, George Stalk Jr. MBA ’78, arguably BCG’s leading thinker on strategy over the prior fifteen years — and certainly the firm’s most prolific — neatly summed up the main themes of the...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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Outsourcing for Radical Change
Linder Photo Courtesy of Accenture Institute As research director at the Accenture Institute for High Performance Business, Jane C. Linder (MBA 1976, DBA 1989) was asked to provide a managing director with new material for a speech on...
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- 01 Mar 2019
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Building a Movement
should be as well versed in those possibilities as anyone building consumer apps or SaaS for enterprise. It’s also an incredibly perilous moment for technology and the impact it’s having on society—whether it’s elections and free speech...
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- 01 Jun 2010
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The MBA at a Crossroads
It’s not often that a speech by an academic generates optimism in a room full of educational leaders facing significant challenges. But that’s what happened back in February when HBS professor Srikant Datar addressed business school deans...
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- 01 Dec 2006
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MBA vs. MBA
and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, endorsed Edwards and criticized Taylor for not offering specifics on key issues. The News described Taylor as a “rookie who’s long on cash and slash-and-burn campaigning but short on answers.” In a speech...
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- 01 Jun 2002
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Africa Business Conference Creates Ongoing Forum for Change
that evening by Angélique Kidjo, a Benin-born singer whose repertoire ranges from reggae to gospel to Zairean rumba. Frank Savage, CEO of the financial-services company Savage Holdings LLC, delivered the Saturday morning keynote speech in...
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- 01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
specializes in speech recognition software. "That's proven true for our company time and time again. We decided to raise money from a prominent computer maker because of the credibility and opportunities such an association would provide,...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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Dan Fenn
Administration flourished under Teele, leading ultimately to the admission of women to the MBA Program in the 1960s. The School marked its 50th anniversary with a megaconference - well covered by the Bulletin - on "Management's Mission in a New Society," which included...
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- 01 Apr 2001
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Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer
worked at Bain long enough to get that “business is war” mindset — don’t turn your back too long or else.... What’s the most rewarding aspect of your job? Seeing the impact of HBR. I recently gave a speech to a group of CEOs, and one of...
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- 01 Dec 2013
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Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
must be like to be a celebrity. I wrote a case study on Maria Sharapova, and her agent allowed me to shadow her for a day and a half. I saw her receive an award and give a speech at the United Nations, interact with sponsors, attend a...
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- 17 Apr 2019
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Give It to Me Straight
it's a verbal tick. It's no big deal really." Then Sheryl said to me, "I know this great speech coach, and I'm sure Google would pay for it. Would you like an introduction?" Once again, I made this brush-off gesture with my hand. Then...
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- 01 Dec 2006
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Inside Intel
Andy Grove persona. In 1995, just a few weeks after he completed treatment for prostate cancer, he gave a speech before a global audience. It was a difficult presentation featuring live demos. But it went so smoothly, you would have...
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- 28 Jun 2024
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Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East
learning. Never before has there been such a need for a top-flight research center." In a final speech to the group, George Yeo praised his alma mater's bold bid to expand. "If an institution stops changing, it dies," he said, hailing...
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Alejandro Reyes