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- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
nurses, what we tell our staff, and the real focus of the company. We get letters from patients—I received one about a year ago from a patient who is eternally grateful. It was a heartwarming letter from a patient who was treated very specially by our nurse. I think... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
volatility equity derivatives. Now retired, he divides his time between South Florida and Nantucket, Massachusetts. “HBS helped me clarify what I wanted to do and gave me a big confidence boost. It also provided me with frameworks for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
Global has been called the “new TED,” and kiteboarding has been called the “new golf.” (photo by Quincy Dein) The attributes of a great kiteboarder: “It’s just pure attitude. It’s the confidence that you can do it and the willingness to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Lunch with Jack: Student Dines with GE's Welch
to management teams," recalls Sanders. "That way you can get to know the people who are responsible for a company's strategy." Other topics included GE's bid for Honeywell and Welch's confidence in his successor, Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
customers. To me, it seemed like a very interesting challenge. How do you view your mandate as commissioner? There is one overriding mandate emerging from the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998: we've got to rewin the confidence of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Research Brief: The Best Medicine
population that lacks representation, according to the coauthors’ findings. The study suggests a downward cycle, with widespread implications for racial disparity in health outcomes. “If you are underrepresented and lack confidence that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Through HBS
set the example of what leadership looks like in this global century. We take great pride in the contributions that our alumni and faculty make to society, and we treasure the vote of confidence you give us by supporting the work of the... View Details
Keywords: Professor Howard Stevenson
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Expanding Horizons
confidence that Nishant needed to help him launch his own firm after leaving a larger company. “The case method emphasizes practical learning, which prepared me for my role at Kedaara,” he says, noting that the School’s alumni network in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth
Mehta reached out to the student-run Africa Business Club for advice. She also participated in the School’s New Venture Competition. In 2014, Tomato Jos won $25,000 as runner-up in the Social Enterprise category, giving Mehta the money and View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Lance Batchelor (MBA 1993)
more self-belief and confidence as you go in the door. But if you come out of a submarine, the way I did, it takes a good few months before you start to believe that you deserve your place in the classroom. Then came the case “Gunfire at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Kids Are Alright: Alumni Children Crack Case
they’re new.” That prompted another student to say, “The only problem with that is people might like a game that you put away, and that would make them probably not want to go back to the site.” Asked by Eisenmann if he would take that risk, Gavin responded with a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
company focused on improving its sales force and restoring retailers' confidence in the quality of an expanded and more fashionable product line. After five years, Bulova was breaking even; when Tisch left to become chairman and CEO of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan
from buying stocks, he notes. Minimum prices for shares, for example, put equities out of the reach of many. But by convincing the government to liberalize regulations, Saeki hopes to win public confidence and pull in more players. The... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- News
Living the Legacy
Indiana University in Bloomington majoring in computer science with minors in business and math. As his interests in business crystallized, he realized he couldn’t switch to a business major and still graduate in time. “I knew HBX CORe would increase my business... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector
“gave me the confidence to transfer my skills to the private sector. What’s at stake may be different, but I hope the impact will be just as great.” She saw earning an MBA as the “bridge between being a leader in the military and being a... View Details
- 25 Mar 2018
- News
Modernizing Infrastructure Management
passion for leadership and building small teams and building an organization. At the time, I didn't have the confidence myself that I could go out and just create a business from scratch. But what I felt I could do, because I had that... View Details
- 19 Dec 2014
- News
Atlanta Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS
Airlines and a senior advisor at Goldman Sachs, “the education is absolutely fantastic—the capacities to analyze, to understand finance and marketing and human resources, and that spirit of leadership. It’s all there. And when you come out, you have a feeling of View Details
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
themselves with social causes or wish to bring about positive change in the world. Beyond the income these artists are receiving, the confidence and hope it instills within them touches every part of their lives. A lot of these artists... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Research Brief: A Path to Moral Management
Managerial Decision Making in the Gray.” Just as a coach emulates game conditions during practice, Soltes says, professors must do the same when teaching ethics in the classroom. “We cultivate confidence through case studies, making... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
naive confidence that I’d be successful, so I just put one foot in front of the other, built my network, and made the best long-term decisions I could.” “I always had the naive confidence that I’d be... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna