Gratitude - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Nov 2013
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The Big Benefits of a Little Thanks

02 Jun 2021
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Four Tips To Help Create A Culture Of Authentic Appreciation At Work

01 Dec 2023
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Leadership Transition for External Relations

MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: Leadership Transition – Janet Cahill, External Relations We write to let you know that Janet Cahill (AMP 189) has decided to step down from her... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Digital Transformation

only asset that you can hold on to for your entire life,” explains the Pakistan native. “My parents were big proponents of learning about how things evolve in the world. This fund tied in perfectly with their values and my own.” Creating it also gave Ahmad the... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

priority that his parents, especially his father who was orphaned at a young age, stressed to their three children. Because of them, Melwani was inspired to earn a degree in economics at Cambridge University, to attend HBS, and to prioritize education in his... View Details

01 Jan 2017
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Improving Health Care Delivery

leading firm.” Jeffrey’s time at the School was especially meaningful because it was where he met his wife, Mary Ellen (MBA 1987). In gratitude for the education they received at HBS, the Jays recently made a 30th Reunion gift to... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Fostering Diversity

(DEI). The Feders met in 1989 just as Ben was accepted at HBS. They give to the School in part to express gratitude for the experience they each had and the doors that have been opened to them because they earned an MBA at HBS. They are... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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Michael F. Cronin

the immediate south lies a less glamorous prospect — several of the city's grittier neighborhoods, including blue-collar Dorchester, where Cronin grew up. To Cronin, the memories of his Dorchester days are as constant as the view from his window. With his down-to-earth... View Details

28 Apr 2020
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Lessons from a COVID Survivor

to focus on physical health alone. Slow down and soak it in. Pausing to feel gratitude for those on the front lines of this crisis, as well as those who lead in quiet service every day—beyond this pandemic—and rarely get acknowledged,... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Bridging Past, Present, and Future

Roberts & Co., attributes its success “not only to the life-changing experience many of us had as students, but also to the demonstrated impact HBS has on driving change in the world today.” Whether their classmates are giving back to HBS in View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Donors Praised for Fellowship Support

Student speaker Peter Michailidis (MBA ’11) also expressed gratitude for his fellowships, funded by David M. Hicks (MBA ’60) and George M. Humphrey. “I did not have the resources to fund my MBA, but I was passionate about business and the... View Details

01 Aug 2014
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A Shared Sense of Identity

As Participation Committee Section cochair for her 20th Reunion, Stacy Enxing Seng said she was inspired by the positive response and generosity shown by her classmates, who achieved 45 percent participation. "While the experience we had as students at HBS may be as... View Details

02 Dec 2018
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Fostering Great Leadership

consistent donors to the HBS Fund for many years and first gave out of gratitude for the benefits Ken received, and later to help preserve the School’s excellence. “I wanted to do what I could to help HBS remain a premier business... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Spangler Center Groundbreaking

President Neil L. Rudenstine were among those on hand to officially launch construction of the Business School's new campus center. Due to the brisk weather, speakers' remarks were brief, but poignant. Dean Clark conveyed the School's View Details

01 Mar 2015
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Cracking Conferences

Molloy, who grew up on a dairy farm in County Offaly. “We hold our storytellers up as heroes. And being able to tell a good story helps you connect with people.” Grit and gratitude are two other Irish traits, she adds, conceding that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2010
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Finnegan Heads HBS Fund

a longtime volunteer. As cofounder and co-CEO of Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based investment firm, Finnegan attributes much of his success to HBS. “It would have been impossible for me to get a position in private equity without having the HBS experience,” he... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship

Why make them wait to implement their vision? Helping Harvard - to which I feel a deep sense of gratitude in terms of my career and personal development - is especially satisfying and enjoyable for me at this stage of my life." When... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

30 May 2025
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Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2015
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The Giving Tree

Managing Director, GTCR Chicago “My father was a fireman and came from a large family; I was a financial aid kid in college. There is a sense of gratitude and obligation when you’ve benefited from an institution like HBS. I’m very focused... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

23 Oct 2024
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Running Man

There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; photos by Alison Yin

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