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- 11 Nov 2013
- News
The ACA and Obama’s Trust Dilemma
- 26 Oct 2011
- News
The Power of 'Power Posing'
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
“I loved learning how capital and labor came together to create things,” she says. That same spirit of discovery would come in handy in York’s career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with 30 years of experience financing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
No Sweat
can bench-press over 500 pounds. His wife, Nicole, told the Boston Globe that her husband is not very handy but if something heavy needs lifting, “He’s your guy.” Photo by Scott Lapierre/Boston Globe View Details
Keywords: weightlifting
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Designing Students
(from left) Karena Wells, John Semel, Denton Chase, Lee Falck (partly hidden), and Rich Lim, all members of the HBS Class of 1998, demonstrate how to use the Vita-Tech 2000, a handy vitamin dispenser they created for the Managing Product... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
a Reluctant Capitalist, eminent social philosopher and international business guru Charles Handy offers both a poignant personal memoir and a deep reflection on the past and future of world capitalism, with all its possibilities and... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- News
In a Good Place
that skill can come in handy when juggling the many demands of GreenFlea, a moving puzzle of vendors, each with his or her own personality and demands. (Gehrke’s is the only full-time position; twelve employees help out on the day of the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
triumph since 1972 hold lessons for other kinds of organizations and companies? Sports and games serve as a handy source of metaphors for business. Performance metrics abound, and success and failure are on the scoreboard for all to see.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)
meetings efficiently, getting a quality product out the door, and managing your staff so that they’re happy, productive, and motivated. It’s often hard to find writers who also have the management skills needed to run a show successfully. So MBA tools can come in View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
My Real Career
I often just throw out the option of performing a regression analysis on complex PTA decisions just to shut up the opposition. But for the most part, HBS taught me to think for myself, a very handy skill when debating with my six-year-old... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
home. A discussion of world events would follow. "We were very well informed as kids," remarks Wyss, who maintains an active interest in policy and geopolitical issues. That knowledge of the world came in handy in the early years of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
and eagerness to learn got her the job; two years later, she was the top Pfizer sales rep in the region. The same qualities came in handy in 2002, when Chong launched Greenpac with a $30,000 microloan and one employee—herself. “When... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
financial side of business and was seeing a balance sheet for the first time. I had to get out of my comfort zone and get comfortable with public speaking. Also, it allowed me to learn how others think and to figure out how to position myself in a room full of people.... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
basic accounting that is coming in handy at the moment. She points out that, in addition to handling advance payments, dealing with the challenges of raising capital, scouting locations, and building clientele will all draw from her CORe... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
removed from fossil crude. As a result, algae could pull fossil-fuel generated CO2 out of the atmosphere and transform it into nearly carbon-neutral diesel or jet fuel with minimal environmental impact—a handy trick when demand for... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
you most. Then be as diligent about interviewing your potential firms as they are about interviewing you. Pathipati: “Remember that investing isn’t just about finance. As an investor, you’ll find that all of your HBS courses come in handy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
his friends. "It is typical that HBS would end up as the nerve center for helping people through this crisis. Our Type A, overachieving ways do come in handy at times. IN MEMORIAM As this issue of the Bulletin went to press, the five... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
communicate often via video- and teleconferencing." Kubicova finds that her MBA skills come in handy every working day. "The case method is the best training for my job," she says. "I have to be able to quickly grasp a new set of issues... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
the visa lottery, and others. The book takes readers step by step through the difficult application process, with the help of handy checklists of required forms and documents, tips for avoiding mistakes and dealing with legal... View Details