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- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
and inspire. That takes skill and practice. MBAs need to ask themselves, "How do I engage people to accomplish a task while I remain in the background?" At HBS, the Authentic Leadership Development course aims to teach these skills in...
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- 20 Jul 2022
- News
Wired to be Inspired
evokes values in a way that connects a person’s day-to-day work to the values or the purpose of the organization. And you say that this is a fundamental task of leadership in a deep purpose company. What is this transformation like for...
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
wealth weakly predicts happiness. “It’s okay to be money-focused,” says Whillans. “But beyond a certain point, the amount of money you have has little bearing on happiness levels.” Finding quality time in an already hectic schedule can feel like yet another impossible...
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- 19 Nov 2020
Diverse Perspectives Series: Leading with Intersectionality in Mind: HBS Alumni Panel
As global leaders, tasked with making a difference in the world – what does it mean to lead with intersectional identities in mind? Hear from HBS Alums on how they do just that and how HBS helped them get...
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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Elizabeth Chang “The moments that mean the most are never what was planned.” Reason Delayed Coming to HBS: mentor asked her to work on George W. Bush’s presidential campaign Message of Fortune Cookie She Gave Then Governor Bush: “After...
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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
Image by Getty Images/Retrorocket What does it mean to be "successful"? How do you achieve your dreams? For many of us, it may mean creating an impressive list of achievements or gaining significant wealth,...
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- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
discusses what that means for consumer marketing. . Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders Courageous leaders inspire employees, energize customers, and position their companies on the front lines of societal change. Bill...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS
“In the century ahead, our capabilities in digital are going to be critical for all aspects of what the School does.” —Professor Karim Lakhani Digital Task Force Chair “In the century ahead, our capabilities in digital are going to be...
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April White
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
20s, suggesting that the primary task is picking the right ones.) Part of the problem lies with us and our fast-paced world where reflection, connection making, and dialogue rarely occur.— Larry Hulsmans, Leadership Programs Several...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Old Meets New: A Dinosaur Named Sue
would be auctioned at Sotheby's in 1997. "I started to think about what the dinosaur could mean for the Field, in terms of education, research, and visitorship," recalls McCarter, who took two of his top scientists to the Sotheby's...
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- Profile
Dan Lennox-Choate
anything else." Day after day, Daniel created step-by-step to-do lists that assigned specific tasks to specific people at exact times. "No strategy," says Daniel, "just putting out fires." Unfortunately, Daniel's...
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- 05 Jun 2000
- What Do You Think?
What’s Happening to Our Patience?
our spare time so we kill it." I assume he means that we engineer our lives so that we are always busy, thereby avoiding spare time. Aurin Bhattacharjee admonishes us to "moderate our ways and appreciate the passage of time for...
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by James Heskett
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year
for your company to improve and resource the departments tasked with executing on those changes appropriately. 4. Resolve to Close the LoopClear communication is an important part of any successful recruiting process. Resolve to evaluate...
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- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
aligned with the effort, and a strong and well-articulated business case for action. IBM's diversity task forces benefited from all four. Demonstrate Leadership Support It's become a cliché to say that leadership matters, but the issue...
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by David A. Thomas
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
successful otherwise.” Hill heard the same sentiment from many of the approximately 175 people she and her team talked with around the world over the last year. From London and Johannesburg to Manila and Atlanta, a few common themes emerged, she says. For instance,...
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April White
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors
task force to help publicize the upcoming Global Leadership Forum at club meetings and events. In addition, the committee has appointed a task force for club membership development, club renewal, and...
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- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
protectionist reversals together mean that few companies can afford to remain focused on their domestic markets. Managers responsible for marketing in a multinational or global enterprise must design appropriate marketing programs for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
Perfection (Sarah Crichton Books), published in September, from which this article is derived. Photo courtesy of Debora L. Spar Over the years, there's a phrase that's been lobbed at me dozens of times: "I don't mean to disparage or...
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- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
Courtesy Tom Ferguson “Climate change is really water change,” says Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014). From the deadly floods that deluged western Europe in the summer of 2021, to the once-in-a-century drought conditions that have ravaged Brazil for three years, and the...
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- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
decision by the Bush White House to provide more than $20 billion to GM, Chrysler, and their financial subsidiaries, the auto task force put together by President Obama managed a restructuring of both companies at a breathtaking pace....
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