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- 01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
the heritage my father left us," says Bertarelli, who has led the Ares-Serono Group, already strong, to even greater heights. During the last five years he has formed a management executive committee and reorganized the firm "to prepare...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2024
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Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first...
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- 01 Jun 2020
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All Hands on Deck
will join this fall, the School can enroll a smaller class size if necessary, thanks to resources like the HBS Fund. The School is also preparing to meet MBA students’ changing needs for financial aid next...
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Jen Mele
- 01 Jun 2012
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Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
and capital may benefit greatly from a VC’s experience, contacts, and financial resources. A downside is that VCs often will be inclined toward courses of action that a King founder might not like. Also, it’s important to remember that in...
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- 16 Dec 2016
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Kurt (MBA 1967) and Louise Wulff
commitment to the School by establishing a charitable remainder trust. The trust will support HBS, as well as his undergraduate college and high school. “Each school played a role in preparing me for the next step in life,” explains...
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- 15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts
Hajim (MBA 1964) and Glenn Plaskin Skyhorse On the Road Less Traveled is the story of Edmund Hajim, an American financier and philanthropist who rises from dire childhood circumstances to achieve professional success and personal...
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- 01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
BEI helps alumni and other leaders by connecting them to resources or troubleshooting issues they’re facing in their companies, such as how to prepare the workforce to deal with sustainability and climate challenges, or questions...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
arrive in your email five minutes before the meeting starts, it's a signal that the person in charge hasn't laid the groundwork for a productive use of time. There should be adequate time in advance for everyone to prepare for a...
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Time management
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
Princeton University, 1941 A.B., History "Broaden your business education as much as possible through courses and real-life experiences. This will prepare you for your role as a general manager. Over time, you will also develop a focus on...
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- 01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next
mission to develop great general managers by capitalizing on the case method. In recent years, the School has added myriad initiatives that appear to celebrate complexity rather than strategic simplicity. Please draw these initiatives together into a simple View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
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Toy Story
2000, Tait approached Furlong again and showed him the organization’s vision statement that outlined the future of the company — after all, these folks were trained at Microsoft — and the development of a core brand of products. Furlong...
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- 09 Mar 2021
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Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
classes since mid-March 2020, with the exception of 10th and 12th grades, which reopened in January for students preparing for board (school leaving) exams. There are 250 million K–12 students and 10 million teachers who have been...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2022
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Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
entrepreneurship flourish in many sectors, expanding beyond just the software, high-tech type of startup, into financial services and the future of blockchain, for example. We want to support people going into many different spaces during...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2019
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What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?
developed a new second-year course: Investing—Risk, Return, and Impact. Here, they talk about preparing the next generation of investors for maximum impact. This movement is a decade old. Where does it stand? Shawn Cole: Investing for...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
combination, the two chemicals can form kidney-blocking crystals that cause renal failure). “I think it would be hard to make a blanket statement about all Chinese companies,” continues Gisholt. “There are some good facilities and...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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Q & A: Herb Kohl
than those in all other states. Was there ever any question that you would join the family grocery business? Not really. I went to HBS to prepare for the job. Being ambitious and energetic, I assumed a responsible position almost...
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Susan Young
- 10 Dec 2014
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Front-Row Seat
a portfolio that has reversed years of financial losses. “Atlantic Media is one of the only legacy companies that has made a successful transition to digital,” adds Perlmutter. “Their corporate strategy is inherently tied in with doing...
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- 06 Dec 2018
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Cold Call Horror Stories
Anne Beitel, MBA 1993. I was not prepared for a case and the professor did a little kind of opening set of statements about it and then she turned to me and said, “And in a few minutes, Anne, I’d like you to...
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- 01 Jun 2004
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Life Lessons
the loss of my father taught me perseverance, independence, and hard work,” he observes. “It prepared me for later challenges.” After a charismatic West Point recruiter visited his high school, Sundy applied for and received an...
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- 22 Jul 2021
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Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
mentors are pre-matched to each startup team and given detailed information and problem statements in advance so they can provide practical solutions to the challenges the startups are facing. The June session was the fourth one that...
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Margie Kelley