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- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
attractive option. Even if one had previously worked in the industry, an MBA from a high-ranking school was, for many years, a de facto requirement for climbing the ladder. The deans we interviewed from higher-ranking schools were clear... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Scaling Peaks for Cancer Research
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING TRIO: Bishop, Murphy, and Serafini stay in shape. Three HBS students are out to set a world record by scaling the seven tallest mountains on seven continents in seven months — all to raise $5 million to help fight... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the View Details
- Portrait Project
Vibha Kaushik
"That's your father's school," grandma said, pointing, as we gazed at the decrepit building in the village. Sitting on black stone steps to the school, I imagined my dad's tiny bare feet climbing them years back. She told... View Details
- Portrait Project
Bahia El Oddi
“Bahia! Let’s climb this tree together!” Mehdi shouted from the other side of the garden. We raced to climb the tree as fast as possible. “Nasty kids! Stop it! It is forbidden!” As always, the gardener was... View Details
- Profile
Jan Petzel
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Mountains for Miracles Update
Three HBS students are climbing the world’s tallest mountains to raise money to fight childhood cancer. Donations may be made at: www.mountainsformiracles.org. View Details
Kenneth S. Adams
Adams climbed the ranks at Phillips Petroleum, beginning as a clerk in the warehouse division. In 1938, when Adams became president, Phillips Petroleum had a gross income of $78 million with 8,000 employees. When Adams retired from that... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
How Much is Fair?
market to decide” what executive compensation should be, but added that “the problem comes when the market isn’t really free, and the CEO largely sets his own pay.” He further pointed out that from 1980 to 2001, the average working person’s pay rose 74 percent, while... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
“If I had known how hard it would be, I never would have done it. But I’m really glad I did.” That was the most common response among the group of fifteen HBS alumni and friends who participated in the pre-safari optional adventure of View Details
- Portrait Project
Caitlin Roman
climbing accident in Kenya just ten months earlier. Once I took off though, pure joy overcame the fear. I was flying – truly flying – for the first time. After having single-mindedly taken the path expected of me as a teenager, trapeze... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mira Lee
In my lifetime I want to question everything always feel the "first kiss tingles" every time I kiss experience absolute bliss fly fishing in Montana, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, visiting the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, seeing the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Adam Gassin
tear down. I open the door to room 512. Madelynn climbs onto the bed, where my wife holds our new baby. Leaning over to see her sister’s face, Madelynn exclaims with a sense of awe and celebration, “Now we get to be a family!” With tears... View Details
- Portrait Project
Anonymous
I may have a superhuman expectation but it's okay to dream... i want to challenge myself with adventures - build an organization for disadvantaged youth in india or africa, climb mount kilimanjaro or everest, cycle through egypt for... View Details
- Portrait Project
Tom Humphrey
To discover new ideas. To imagine great things. To be an entrepreneur, write a book, start a blog, paint, and climb a really big mountain. To slay, as it were, imaginary dragons. View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
will climb Mt. Fuji along with medical, research, and public-policy personnel in a venture sponsored by the Breast Cancer Fund of San Francisco. The climb has been organized to raise awareness and funds for... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
individuals succeed in their innovative endeavors. In addition, each chapter provides a link to a short video that reveals further insights, mostly from the innovators themselves. Seven Climbs: Finding the Finest Climb on Each Continent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Taking the Long View
Street , said, “Work hard and never give up, those were very valuable lessons I learned from trying to compete with Al.” Another Gordon lesson is the key to longevity. Known for long city walks and for climbing the stairs in skyscrapers,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Turning Point: One Step at a Time
met several hundred of my classmates and discovered something unexpected: The proportion that had run marathons or climbed Kilimanjaro was statistically improbable within a random sampling of people. These Herculean feats of endurance... View Details
Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)
- Portrait Project
Agnes Sauvage
I want to get high. I want to edge risk. I want to climb to remember I am alive. I plan to leave room for Nature in my business plans. I am going to the mountains and I will bring the mountains to you. I will help you listen to the music... View Details