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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
strategies; and aligned risk, compensation, and performance. What if they had been true stewards of other people’s money? Surely, they would have reduced the incalculable financial devastation and human suffering that has followed. We... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
last five years has been nearly $1 trillion in underperforming investment in the United States alone. Although its central message is that managers need to think more coherently about their project portfolios in order to align them with... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
students," she says. "The challenge now is to align financial and environmental sustainability in our investments. "I believe in starting somewhere," she continues. "If we study our options, it's a stepping stone. You start a dialogue,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
acquisition by WorldCom, Keen joined Level 3, a startup competitor—but was fired when his strategic recommendations for expansion didn't align with upper management's. At that point, Keen made good on his HBS application essay and joined... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
we’re only a year younger than the United States of America,” he says. “You realize you’re responsible for something very precious. That’s humbling.” How to come in from the outside Align yourself with company culture and values. “When I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
1971—had grown into one of the most admired brands in its industry. The founders were intent on seeing the company they’d built live on, a hope that aligned with Holley’s goals: to buy something to maintain for the long term, and to find... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
finding brands in every aisle that align with their values. An entire generation of these consumers expects their purchasing power to be deployed as a force for good, whether that means supporting humane working conditions or social or... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
institutions worldwide. Recently named one of the 50 fastest-growing consulting firms in the U.S. by Consulting magazine, Cicero also made Vault.com’s 2019 list of the 50 best consulting firms in North America. Aligning Services with... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Jen Wong (MBA 2004) joined Reddit as COO in 2018, the user-generated content site wasn’t exactly a burning building...but it might have been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
affect a retiring person’s day-to-day experience in the final months of their career, as well as their early years of retirement—and how life satisfaction depends largely on alignment among the three. TALK: The Science of Conversation and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
On The Case
impact. In analyzing the how, the students also glean insight into how the move to OKRs is more aligned (or not) with building an innovative culture.” On Second Thought “I think beauty is in the detail, so my cases are always too long.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
particular field to work on projects across the School rather than be aligned with a specific academic unit at HBS, explains Drew Keller (MBA 2022), director of BiGS, who notes that next year’s cohort will focus on climate change and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Your Whole Self
ago, you realize it was probably one of the best things that ever happened to me. I think sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom and realizing that you are absolutely out of alignment to yourself, that you realize what your life purpose... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
to develop the customer, the relationship, and sales, the price piece will be one of many points, most of which they’re aligned on.” Research Associate Knebel points out that while Tom Muccio’s approach to Wal-Mart was pioneering for its... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
aspirations, purpose, and values, so that they work together as an aligned team." Dan Vasella finds that the skills he called upon as a practicing physician are equally useful in running one of the world's largest pharmaceutical... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
site. “We believe that increasing the availability of capital in underserved areas can contribute to a virtuous cycle of job creation, wealth-building and other new opportunities for economic development, while also providing a return to investors. This initiative is... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
From Das’s Desk
reunion model in several ways. First, we are taking a page from the positive response to the Insights program introduced at last year’s reunions. These sessions feature faculty members and other speakers addressing 10 key topics that View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 20 Jul 2022
- News
Wired to be Inspired
for myself what was my purpose, and also to ask myself to what degree was my own purpose in some way aligned with my organization’s purpose. And I feel really fortunate and lucky to be working in an organization where the purpose View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
organization and in all sectors of society. Leaders of any venture—whether a Fortune 500 corporation or a grassroots nonprofit—are responsible for articulating the vision for the organization in a way that sets its direction for the short and long term, View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details