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Inside the Learning: Wellness on Campus
area, with its unique shopping and restaurants, as well as the historic Harvard Yard. Discover Shad Hall HBS offers excellent athletic facilities. The award-winning Shad Hall Fitness Center is the HBS hub for fitness. This three-story...
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- 14 Aug 2006
- HBS Case
On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”
Military Academy at West Point, where he recruited a young player named Mike Krzyzewski. "Coach K was a young, scrappy kid. He wasn't the best athlete on the team, but he had a lot of leadership potential," Snook says. After...
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- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
carrying steam from the Blackstone steam plant (which Harvard acquired in 2003), on the corner of Western Avenue and Memorial Drive, to HBS and under North Harvard Street to the Harvard athletics complex. Kresge tunnel looking toward...
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Keith Larson
- 04 Nov 2009
- What Do You Think?
What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?
the classic "invisible hand" that Scott claims leads at times to a "free-for all," like an athletic contest without rules. What's to be done about it? That's where a political authority comes in, one similar to FIFA in...
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by Jim Heskett
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
strategy in consumer brands, then moving from a corporate strategy role into a GM role, and athletic apparel into accessories and then beauty. Making small, connected steps along the way has allowed me to grow and evolve my career in both...
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- 10 Nov 2015
- Op-Ed
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered
athletics or music, becoming an authentic leader requires years of practice in challenging situations. Authentic leaders match their behavior to their context, an essential part of emotional intelligence (EQ). They do not burst out with...
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by Bill George
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
in America, and Work in Progress (co-authored with Michael Eisner, chairman of the Walt Disney Company). Schwartz is now president of LGE Performance Systems and co-created its Corporate Athlete training program, which aims to apply the...
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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when...
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- 26 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
and payday is courtesy of Assistant Professor Doug J. Chung, who reviewed 117 schools with Division I football and basketball teams, matching athletic performance with revenue flow covering an 11-year period. The findings were...
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- 24 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
What is an HBS MyTake?
from hearing about the conditions in which students grew up, to hardships they've faced, to things they've invented and business they've started, to academic and athletic achievements I had no idea about. That's the best part about...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Donald J. Chiofaro
community involvement: Chiofaro's pro bono activity includes founding both the Boston Jobs Academy, an organization that prepares Boston residents for office jobs, and the Boston chapter of the Police Athletic League. For the future,...
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Daniel Penrice
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her glass to take a sip and, with the flavors of the drink...
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- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
after the torch has been extinguished and the athletes and spectators have gone home, the stadium built to host the opening ceremonies and other events—usually at enormous cost—remains. In After the Carnival: Key Factors to Enhance...
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- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
highly trained athletes will use every martial arts skill at their disposal—karate, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, judo, and boxing, among others—to score a win by knockout, submission, or points. Face lit by the glow of his smartphone, ONE FC...
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- 01 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love
him, revealed him to be a master of using intrinsic rewards as motivational tools. Here are four ways to be a better coach of individuals based on his wisdom: 1. Boost self-confidence Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Timothy Gallwey on “the inner game,” Carroll...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
that people from all over the country were moving to Memphis to help build this company.” But Bobo’s excitement had no real outlet. “We scour the planet to find athletic talent at an early age,” he says, “but we wait too long to cultivate...
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Julia Hanna
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
an epiphany. That was such a wonderful moment, where all of a sudden I realized that this big shell that I’d built up of being a great athlete and doing really well at HBS and then running everything I did in the business world as best as...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
father's travels provided me with a broadening experience," says Porter, at ease between sips from a can of diet soda, "and athletics offered an outlet for competing while exposing me to the importance of self-discipline and thorough...
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James E. Aisner
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
uniquely positioned to broaden the customer base for private-jet travel to their former clients: young, highly paid athletes and performers. By contrast, their research showed that the typical private-jet customer was a highly successful...
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- 18 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal
had been swirling around the cyclist for years. And yet, there was still something shocking about the admission. At the peak of his career, Armstrong was one of the most celebrated athletes in the world, earning $28 million a year from...
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