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- 24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
the company when Brennan announced his retirement. “But he put so much energy into the development of people that he was confident we would succeed.” Like so many colleagues, McNabb is clearly full of respect and admiration for his...
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Susan Young
- 12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case
get intimidated, which served me well throughout my career in Fortune 500 companies, startups, and now as an entrepreneur. That case was the fork in the road of my career, and I have been in marketing ever since. It gave me confidence to...
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- 25 Aug 2014
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Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981
could continue our success as part of Cisco, but it meant I had to build Altiostar from scratch,” he says. By all accounts, Dahod has met the challenge. Altiostar is still in stealth mode, but the press recently reported that it had received a $50 million vote of View Details
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Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup
Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,...
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April White
- 01 Oct 1997
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L.E. Simmons
distinction; to help stabilize it against Houston's tempestuous weather, excavation for the tower's foundation was completed to a depth of 63 feet, twice that of the Empire State Building's underpinnings. It is a fitting headquarters for L.E. Simmons, the firm's...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 23 Mar 2023
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Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition
home the top cash prize of $75,000. Runner Up winner Hue earned a $25,000 prize. Led by cofounders Janvi Shah, Nicole Clay, and Sylvan Guo (all MBA 2022), Hue helps brands and retailers embed TikTok-style shoppable videos on its e-commerce websites to give customers...
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- 07 Oct 2021
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Planning Ahead
the School will need many years from now. He notes that since his gift won’t benefit the School until after his passing, and because he is confident the future stewards of HBS will use his support where it will have the biggest impact, he...
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- 20 Apr 2023
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How Joe Hinrichs is Getting CSX Back on Track
customer of CSX—which offers him a unique perspective. "I've been very vocal inside CSX about what it's like to be a customer of the railroad over the years," he told the paper. "They want us to do what we say, to do what we commit to do, and then do it repeatedly. So...
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- 01 Aug 1998
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High Honors
coffee business, and last September she took charge of Post Cereals as well - a $1.3 billion operation. Not surprisingly, the New York Times calls Fudge one of "the top twenty women in American industry." It's the confidence instilled in...
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- 01 Jun 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
aspect of the logistics chain,” she explains. “If your port is inefficient, you’re losing a lot of value.” As she completes her first year at FEDA, Ngoyi acknowledges the work yet to be done in building confidence in African markets, as...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier
While the Crypto, Fintech, and Web3 Lab—one of 13 labs contained within Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute—might not have the Bunsen burners and test tubes found in science and engineering labs, it does share a philosophical construct: it is a sandbox—an...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Aug 2023
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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do...
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- 01 Oct 1997
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High Fives
learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were no role models!” Best business advice ever received: “When I...
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- 01 Mar 2008
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THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY
that they’ll make a cognitive association that incubates overnight and shows up as a creative idea the next day. One day’s happiness often predicts the next day’s creativity. Competition Beats Collaboration. The most creative teams are those that have the View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
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The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
And that's, I think, what gave folks confidence that it could be done in their own restaurants. Morrell: As you're putting together strategy for this, what was the hardest challenge that you had to sort of work through? Cunningham: Well,...
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- 25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner
center—moms who will no longer have to spend hours commuting each day, and who will return home in the evening to find their kids crafting projects using the 3D printer in the building’s Teen Shack. Despite the stop-work order, Dlodlo is View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Medicine made personal
and former CEO and president of Amgen, who established one of Goyal’s two fellowships. Being the recipient of support that enables him to attend HBS, says Goyal, inspires him to succeed: “It reinforces my confidence to follow my own path,...
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- 01 Mar 2004
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Curb Your Overconfidence
threatened with a multi-million-dollar lawsuit. You feel 90 percent confident that the firm will not lose in court. Is this degree of certainty sufficient for you to recommend rejection of an out-of-court settlement? “Now suppose you...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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Books
Predictable Surprises by Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins Seeing What’s Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony, and Erik A. Roth The Keystone Advantage by Marco Iansiti and Roy Levien Confidence by Rosabeth Moss Kanter...
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- 01 Dec 2002
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Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Advises New MBA Students on Business Values
because of the actions of an unscrupulous few,” she told the audience in Burden Auditorium. “Each of you has an extraordinary opportunity to help turn around the crisis in confidence we face today. You are the future business leaders of...
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