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Education Sector Opportunities at HBS - MBA

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Marques Torbert

“I thought people here would come from similar backgrounds. But after getting to know people, I’ve found there’s a wealth of experiences and challenges they’ve overcome that you wouldn’t have anticipated.” Initially, the case method... View Details

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Folafolu Folowosele

A self-proclaimed “global citizen,” Fola Folowosele found the transition from Nigeria to Williams College full of surprises. “It was my first intense winter,” Fola says. “You think you’re prepared, but then you experience it. I’d run from... View Details

20 Apr 2022
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How HBS Prepared Me to Lead a Company on Day One

to Connect and Build Community The composition of an HBS class exposes us to different viewpoints. HBS stands out because it pulls people from all over the world at a point in life when they have amassed different experiences but remain... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving

of business and society is changing not only how we work and live, but also how we tackle the toughest issues. Lakhani oversees the Crowd Innovation Lab, a Harvard University initiative focused on crowdsourcing. He conducts field View Details

24 Jun 2019
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Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand

teams at tech-savvy startups, such as Squarespace, quickly confirmed her data-minded suspicion. “I would successfully pass through several rounds of interviews, only to be stymied later on when handed a laptop for live coding exercises,” she says. With these View Details

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24 Jul 2019
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Data-Driven and in Demand

teams at tech-savvy startups, such as Squarespace, quickly confirmed her data-minded suspicion. “I would successfully pass through several rounds of interviews, only to be stymied later on when handed a laptop for live coding exercises,” she says. With these View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

CEO and cofounder Michael Martin (MBA 2015). Through the three labs—the i-lab, Launch Lab X, and the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab—students and alumni can access a network of peers at Harvard as well as faculty and practitioners across fields... View Details

29 Mar 2019
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SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO WAVE

This blog was originally published on the SEI Impact Insights blog. This post is part of the Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years.... View Details

16 Nov 2021
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How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation

experience finding your first post-HBS job? Entering the job market in the summer of 2020 at the height of the pandemic was quite challenging. Nevertheless, I am very grateful for the resources HBS provided me both inside and outside the... View Details

26 Sep 2017
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A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee

prior, arriving here with no contacts and no English, ready to start a new life. Seeing her would have been an emotional experience no matter what, but having been supported through chemo for the prior few months, arriving together on the... View Details

12 Aug 2013
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‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

real-world problems in totally self-sustaining ways, harnessing the strengths of both for-profit and nonprofit models. But they are a difficult bet for entrepreneurs starting out in the field of business. Because hybrid social ventures... View Details

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01 Jun 2018
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The Importance of Philanthropy

collaborations, or wherever needed most. Examples of donor Impact Enabling New Modes of Learning FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development): Introduced in the MBA Program in 2011, the... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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A Roaring Success in the Windy City

added, summing up the general consensus of attendees. Plenary Sessions: The Bigger Picture A diverse range of speakers and panelists - 55 in all - presented their insights and experiences in a variety of formats. Plenary sessions focused... View Details

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Working with Professors at HBS - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID... View Details

11 Aug 2015
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From Britain to Boston: Two Years at HBS

willing to help you whenever they can. When it came to taking our first year exams the students with experience in the subject helped make note decks and shared them across the class for people to learn from. Additionally, students hosted... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence

his classmates’ FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) projects. But in retrospect, he says, conducting field research in Mexico and developing and presenting innovative product ideas to senior executives at Colgate’s... View Details

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Aurora Turek

psychology and was introduced to the field of Organizational Behavior. As a rising senior, she served as a summer research assistant at Columbia Business School and went on to accept a full time research position there after graduation.... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

course walks students through the operational side of evaluating and owning real estate, discussing issues such as marketing, financial management, design, and construction. "It gives students who have no experience in this View Details

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Advice on Switching Careers While at HBS - MBA