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Aaron Chadbourne
self-sufficiency inspired admiration and loyalty. Her customers were "her people," and she believed that even the briefest interactions could change their lives for the better. As her dutiful apprentice, I delighted in our...
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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
- 29 Jan 2019
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Seth Klarman on the Critical Value of the Long View
admired businesses—how much do those evolve over time based on your market cap? What’s in vogue and in favor is ‘admired.’ ” There is a common thread, the article notes, to these criticisms: “Klarman’s critiques of Washington and of...
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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 Dec 2011
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The Sound of Music
The renowned Silk Road Ensemble put on an impromptu lunchtime performance in HBS’s Spangler Center in late September, drawing an admiring crowd of students, faculty, and staff. The ensemble is led by celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and brings...
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Christianity
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Irem Metin
Growing up, I spent all my time in books. I admired the trailblazer that Lucy was, exploring Narnia alone. My dream was to become as brave, strong, and independent. These ideals were challenged when I was diagnosed with a severe spinal...
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- 01 Mar 2006
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New Zealand Adventure
in the HBS Alumni Travel Program’s New Zealand Fiordland Discovery. The twelve-day trip originated in Auckland in late December and concluded in Queenstown on January 8. Our journey through New Zealand’s diverse landscapes showcased the region’s remarkable beauty and...
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- 01 Oct 2002
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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
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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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- 01 Mar 2013
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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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Lindsay Steinmetz
goals. How did your experience as Co-President of the Social Enterprise club shape your career goals within the social enterprise sector? As Co-President of the Social Enterprise Club, I was surrounded by other leaders who I admired and...
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Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders - Course Catalog
by either interviewing someone you admire or analyzing a biography of your choice. If you want to (1) be inspired by the lives of exceptional individuals who changed the world and (2) think deeply about your own life and the choices you...
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Charles F. Knight
Knight introduced a methodical planning process throughout all company activities that focused on financial performance metrics. Under his leadership, Emerson has grown into a $14 billion company that routinely places in the top 10 among View Details
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Fabricated Goods
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Anjali Thakkar
later, the room cleared, as though the rogue wave had crashed and retreated back into the sea, its job done. I found a supply room and allowed myself to cry and cry and cry. Death, I know, is a natural part of life that all doctors must expect. I View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
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Navy Destroyer Named After HBS Alumnus
secretary of defense for installations and logistics during the Johnson Administration, and a commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, spoke at the ceremony, while Paul’s...
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- 01 Dec 2017
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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
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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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Paola Lara
systems, and personal coaching and support – yet reserves particular admiration for the richness of the FIELD experience. “At first I was skeptical,” Paola says. “Before the FIELD 2 trip to Cape Town, our only contact with the client was...
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- 01 Sep 2018
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Action Plan: Rapids Growth
1971—had grown into one of the most admired brands in its industry. The founders were intent on seeing the company they’d built live on, a hope that aligned with Holley’s goals: to buy something to maintain for the long term, and to find...
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Ryan Jones
- 03 Jan 2017
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5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
keep on ignoring what your peers are doing. John Beshears and colleagues looked at whether employees would contribute more money to their individual 401K plans if they learned that their peers were doing so. On the contrary, the researchers found that learning about...
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by Carmen Nobel