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- 31 Oct 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers
unfortunately common, especially in settings where women (or minorities) are unusual, few in numbers, uncertain of their future opportunities, and not yet firmly in power. Without changing these underlying structural circumstances, we are... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus
accent and direct, engaging manner, he comes across immediately as the kind of person who is accustomed both to doing things right and to doing the right thing. Over a late afternoon cup of tea in a conference room at the firm's midtown Manhattan office, de Chazal... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- September 2024
- Case
Topaz: Navigating Governance, Legacy, and Change
By: Christina R. Wing and Carla Larangeira
Since its founding in 2011, the Garza Sada brothers and their father positioned Topaz among leading family offices in Monterrey, Mexico, with several assets under management. Topaz aspired to have a transformative impact across multiple Mexican industries. An industry... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career
on his career at HBS and what he sees for the School’s future. Looking back over your forty-year career at HBS, what stands out? I guess what impresses me most is how the School continually adapts to the... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999) Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999) As the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses grew in intensity last year, HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) staff... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
episodes with the question: What advice do you have for people considering a career in business and climate change? Below is a distillation of the responses from some of the podcast guests over the past two years: Find your passion and... View Details
- March 2021 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Helen Keller: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case describes the rise of Helen Keller who at 19 months became deaf and blind. Refusing to be sidelined from life, Keller showed great determination in learning how to communicate with others, employing tutors and travelling to Boston to enroll in the Perkins... View Details
Keywords: Mission And Purpose; Values And Beliefs; Success; Diversity; Leading Change; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics; Power and Influence
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Helen Keller: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-071, March 2021. (Revised August 2023.)
- March 2021 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
James Bryant Conant: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the rise of James Conant from a working-class neighborhood in Boston to president of Harvard University. The case describes how Conant, as a young man interested in chemistry and physics, embarks on studies to build his academic credentials and the... View Details
Keywords: Education; Science; Higher Education; Mission and Purpose; Research; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry; Boston
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "James Bryant Conant: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-068, March 2021. (Revised June 2022.)
- Article
Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani
We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for bureaucrats' career investments. Unique micro-level data on Indian bureaucrats support our key predictions.... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Government and Politics; Investment; Competency and Skills; Personal Development and Career; Rank and Position; Forecasting and Prediction; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Anandi Mani. "Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India." Review of Economics and Statistics 94, no. 3 (August 2012): 723–739.
- March 2021 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
Bill Wilson: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case describes the life choices of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. A young man with tremendous potential, Wilson hit rock bottom as a drunk. An epiphany, coupled with his personal drive, led him to build a worldwide organization that has helped... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Bill Wilson: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-048, March 2021. (Revised June 2022.)
- 15 Feb 2022
- Book
When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career
a distance-learning program. But this detour didn’t derail the career of Arthur Brooks, now a Harvard Business School professor. Brooks explores his unlikely shift from budding musician to hard-charging head of a Washington, DC, thinktank... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
it’s ending a relationship, changing a job or transitioning from a household of kids to an empty nest. When it comes to our employment, we have our last day at an old job on a Friday and start our new job on Monday, perhaps taking a week... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
recognize and try to stay ahead of these changes brought by scale. Here is advice for the CEO/founders of early-stage companies, but it also applies to leaders of any scaling organization, even inside a large corporate entity. Leadership... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- March 2018
- Case
Sandra Brown Goes Digital (A): The Promise and Perils of Social Movements in a Healthcare Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
As a middle manager at a biotechnology company, Sandra Brown harnessed digital tools and social media to engage others and build campaigns for change in the company. This case follows her career at the company and describes the challenges she faced as a change agent,... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Engagement; Stakeholder Engagement; Grassroots Movement; Organization Change And Adaptation; Quality; Health Care; Health Care Industry; Career Path; Leading Change; Management; Innovation and Management; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Sandra Brown Goes Digital (A): The Promise and Perils of Social Movements in a Healthcare Company." Harvard Business School Case 318-082, March 2018.
- January 2022 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Leonard Bernstein: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the rise of Leonard Bernstein from a middle-class family in Boston to the conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The case describes how he studied music intensely as a young man and developed mentors to open doors for him. As his fame grew,... View Details
Keywords: Impact; Personal Development and Career; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Leonard Bernstein: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 122-056, January 2022. (Revised July 2022.)
- 2008
- Working Paper
Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani
We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for bureaucrats' career investments. Unique micro-level data on Indian bureaucrats support our key predictions.... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Political Elections; Management Skills; Managerial Roles; Personal Development and Career; Societal Protocols; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Anandi Mani. "Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-006, July 2008. (Revised April 2009, November 2009.)
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
from 6 percent to 15 percent in the last seven years and continues to grow. “We’re not yet where we want to be,” he stresses, “but we’re making meaningful progress on a challenge that’s been historically difficult for schools.” Helping Kids Beat the Odds Kennealey’s... View Details
- March 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ayn Rand: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the life of Ayn Rand from Russia to Hollywood to New York City. The case describes how Rand fled communist Russia and, in reaction to the deprivations she experienced under communism, developed a philosophy idealizing free will and personal... View Details
Keywords: Writing; Values and Beliefs; Economic Systems; Society; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Ethics; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Ayn Rand: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-070, March 2021. (Revised January 2024.)
- February 2021 (Revised July 2022)
- Case
Sarah Breedlove: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case describes the rise of Sarah Breedlove, who later called herself Madam C.J. Walker, from the cotton fields of Louisiana to the head of a successful, nationwide beauty company providing opportunity and hair care products to Black women. The case describes how... View Details
Keywords: Brands; African-american Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Success; Work-Life Balance; Business Startups; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Personal Development and Career; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Sarah Breedlove: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-060, February 2021. (Revised July 2022.)