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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
requires a spirit of inquiry and openness, patience, and a tolerance for ambiguity. However, most managers admire and are rewarded for decisiveness, efficiency, and action rather than for deep reflection and painstaking analysis. Third,...
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by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
intention of commissioning. I just wanted to do something challenging and different from the normal path. After my first year, I realized that every single cadet I admired and respected at the school had intentions to serve. I took a hard...
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Annual Report 2020 - Annual Report 2020
admired her for the way she brought energy, preparation, and passion to everything she did, in and out of class. She invested so much time in our section.” Press Release Leadership Fellows The Leadership Fellows Program strives to develop...
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- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
did in this project without developing feelings of admiration and affection which must have colored the account to some degree. Q: How did the idea for the book come about, and how did your personal relationship with Grove evolve over...
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Samuel Racana
your life that you admire the most today? My grandfather. He survived the Holocaust, reunited with his family by pure coincidence, and went on to become a prominent architect in the Soviet empire, leading official architectural...
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Mike Watitwa
cassette-based Sony Walkman. Who is the one person from your life who you admire today? My father overcame insurmountable odds. He grew up in a very remote village in Western Kenya and was the first and only one in a family of more than...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Breyer Elected to Harvard Board
China, and India. "Jim Breyer is one of his generation's most creative and admired venture capitalists," says Harvard President Drew Faust. "He combines wide experience in new technology and media with an expansive international outlook...
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Suzanne Floy Gauron
However harried the moment, I will remember the arc of that cherry tree against the sky, admire the ocean from a window, and delight in the prospect of summers to come.
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- 28 Apr 2021
- News
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
their exploration. As he recalled in an Atlantic article from 2019—the 50th anniversary of the mission—he circled the moon for a day after dropping off Armstrong and Aldrin, admiring the views. “But for Collins, the finest sight was the...
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- 12 May 2016
- News
What Ernest Shackleton has in common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
world to move on from its modern energy sources the way that it once moved on from whale oil. Entrepreneurs like Bezos and Musk, whom I admire for their creativity and initiative, want to profit from launching satellites and providing...
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Dina Wang
My dad taught me everything I know about art and beauty. After he passed away, I found it difficult to see much beauty. I was blinded—an artist's worst nightmare. But with time, I realized that I honor him most when I see the world in the same curious, affectionate way...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
leadership of some of the world's best-known companies — Procter & Gamble, Credit Suisse, General Motors, Bain & Company, and AT&T Broadband — these members of the Class of 1977 have a first-person perspective on the challenges facing today's leaders. Who are the...
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- 09 Feb 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
loved,” Nohria noted. “At the same time, we can reflect with admiration on a life that has demonstrated, time and again, what can be done by a good and effective human being – through a career centered in business, but one that also...
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Max De Pree
De Pree grew the small family-owned business into the second largest furniture maker in the world. Under De Pree’s leadership, Herman Miller had the unique distinction of being named to three Fortune Top 10 lists – most admired companies,...
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Fabricated Goods
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Nassima Belkadi
the mountains with my friends, trying to win an endless race until one of us fell and started crying. Who is one person from your life that you admire the most today? A previous manager from McKinsey. I View Details
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Lincoln Alabaster
Family and film. These are the ways I will ensure that the legacy of R. Lincoln Alabaster lives on long after I'm gone. I desire to someday be the type of husband who is devoted to his wife, and pray to be the kind of father whose kids View Details
- 27 Oct 2022
- News
John Middleton’s Big Swing
A recent article in the New York Times tracks the team’s World Series appearance back to the decision-making of principal owner John Middleton (MBA 1979). Specifically, the article notes that Middleton spent considerably to sign marquee players, including superstar...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
Jenrette (DLJ) when he applied to HBS. “I already had the analytical skills,” he recalls, “but the rigors of the case method raised the bar for me.” Dawson greatly admired his HBS corporate finance professor, the late Scott Mason, whom he...
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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship
Originally intent on going to law school in order to work for educational change, Goldberg determined that she would have a bigger impact on education by gaining management skills. “I looked around and saw that many of the people I View Details
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
At Ease
Retired Admiral Mike Mullen (AMP 109, 1991), former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, returned to campus in February for a daylong round of activities, including an afternoon visit with veterans from the HBS student Armed Forces...
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