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- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Life Lessons on the Open Seas
management when Callahan became CEO. He left Goldman Sachs, confident “there was something more that I needed to accomplish that couldn’t be done inside a concrete building.” Today, he operates Sail to Prevail with two full-time and 11...
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Jill Radsken
- 19 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Marc Duranteau (MBA 2019)
perspective, and many people believe that you should wait a few years before trying to challenge the status quo. Doing so too early might cost you a promotion or a raise. Knowing that my next career move was an MBA, I felt confident to...
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- 31 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Building a DTC Brand Through COVID
make her feel confident in whatever the setting. The Work In order to deliver perfect fits, I wanted to do made-to-measure apparel to change the view from mass-made apparel to apparel that is investible yet accessible. As I spent...
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
remittances, derivatives, and other financial platforms. I understand how Bitcoin can work as long as the buyer and seller have confidence in it and continue to use it as a means of exchange of equal goods. What I don’t understand is why...
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- 11 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)
students as I lead them through a workout. In both the HBS classroom and my fitness class, I never fully know what to expect, but I do the best I can to remain confident and give it my all." What HBS case (or cases) are most memorable and...
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- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
essential." Another key ingredient is knowing the CEO and having confidence in him or her. "In today's post-Sarbanes-Oxley world, we are very detail oriented, but the tone at the top is absolutely critical, too." When not on the road,...
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- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘The Art of Negotiation’
weeds. Let's recap what we've agreed upon so we can put this particular issue in context." You can also build your confidence by seeking out ideas and techniques beyond your usual experience. If you run a supply chain, for example, read...
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Re: Michael A. Wheeler
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
Review excerpt below, Professor James K. Sebenius describes number six on the list, "Failing to correct for skewed vision." Negotiators are often too confident of their own position and too quick to demonize the other side, he...
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by James K. Sebenius
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Digital Exhibits | Baker Library
complete integration into HBS campus life in 1970. Bubbles, Panics & Crashes: A Century of Financial Crises, 1830s-1930s In 1837, 1873, 1907, and 1929, asset price bubbles burst, shattering public confidence and devastating financial,...
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- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
business’s future cash flows. One can see the value of knowing more precisely when future lean periods or shortfalls might be coming up, and having the opportunity to set aside a rainy day fund. This transparency into future cash flows could benefit a growing business...
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- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
spent interacting with customers? Perhaps we can all agree on at least 10 percent, but as much as fifty percent? Of course, a company suffering a temporary crisis of confidence requires all hands on deck. But, in normal circumstances, the...
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by John Quelch
- 21 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals
business each year. Eventually, I reached a point where I had a drive to explore other fields, and to push myself to learn and do more beyond my capabilities at that time. This coincided with an urge to begin a new phase in my career. I felt an MBA would give me the...
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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
met in PMD, from all over the world, gave me the confidence to go international; after I finished the program, I wrote the business plan for AEW to take our business outside North America. My partners said, ‘Okay, smart guy, go do it.’”...
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- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Buy big, sell small
current phase of her entrepreneurial journey to “being on a hike where you can’t see the summit but you’re confident about your next steps.” As the leader of a small but growing company, she is committed to instilling company-wide values,...
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- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
adopted by the gastroenterology professional organizations, that even if applicants had accepted offers prior to the match, they could subsequently decline those offers and participate in the match. This made it safe for programs to delay hiring until the match, View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
spectrum are rebels. Rebels are defiant individualists, mavericks who buck every institutional norm in following their inner muse. Rebels are potent figures because they have the confidence to reject what society deems important. A...
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by Manda Salls
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
although it certainly means that. It is deeper. It is about the match between what leaders say and what they do. Leaders with integrity have strong values and standards and principles, and they act on them--consistently, without fail, in public and in private. Such...
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by Kim B. Clark
- 14 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Making the MBA Degree More Accessible
incoming class, she says, represents a manifestation of the team’s work over the past several years. “My hope is that these efforts helped them to decide that this is the right place for them, and also that they are showing up confident...
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- 16 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)
greater impact in the community. The Leadership Fellows Program also gave me an opportunity to explore something beyond working in a traditional business. Working in government was something that I wouldn’t have otherwise explored, but I had the View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril
financial planners they studied said they ended a relationship with a client after the client ignored their advice. Experts often gain status, power, and confidence from having a certain level of expertise, so when their advice is...
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by Dina Gerdeman