Leadership Fellows - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1998
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John (“Bo”) Kemp

For someone who considers himself an "idea guy," Bo Kemp distinguished himself as a man of action at HBS. Friendly, outgoing, and at ease with fellow students, faculty, and administrators alike, Kemp demonstrated a remarkable ability to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photograph by Webb Chappell

15 Nov 2016
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Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector

Officer with 110 sailors under her command. “I found the increasing leadership opportunities to be the most fulfilling aspect of my career,” Greenbaum says. “What I enjoyed most was the impact I had, not only on my organization, but on... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

Individual Donors Enrich Fellows’ Experience As a beneficiary of the HBS Leadership Fellows program, I was excited to see the June cover story about the program and the profiles of several colleagues... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Oct 2001
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Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual

resident chairs the House Policy Committee and is a member of several committees, including the House Leadership Steering Committee. Beyond being a politician, Cox, who learned to speak Russian in college and was editor of the Harvard Law... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

30 Oct 2017
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Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

2011. Of the nation’s 16.2 million management jobs at smaller companies, only 6.7 percent are held by blacks, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These realities prompted John Rice (MBA 1992) to found Management Leadership for... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

my classmates when I took a job at AcurA Corporation in Columbus, Ohio. But my Navy leadership experience quickly paid off. After five years, at the age of 32, I was promoted to vice president of sales and service for Western Europe. I... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

has revamped more than just the design, says Yong, a former Bain consultant and Acumen Global Fellow who joined the automaker in 2016. “We have also rethought the conventional automotive business model itself,” with specific decisions in... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

18 Jul 2019
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Reflects on the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

crackle over the radio, telling Mission Control he and Aldrin made it. Collins circled the moon, completely alone, for more than a day. He listened as his fellow astronauts walked around the jagged terrain in their puffy white suits,... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Feedback

Our new alumni podcast series, Skydeck, will be the place for that. Beginning this month, we will give listeners deeper insights into their fellow alumni—not just their careers, but how they live their lives. Our inaugural episodes... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Business History Gets a Boost

“HBS faculty members have long been recognized as pioneers in the creation of the field, and the Business History Review sets the standard for business history scholarship.” HBS professor Geoffrey Jones and research fellow Walter... View Details

Keywords: Dean Nitin Nohria; Professor Geoffrey G. Jones; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
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Climate Change as Must-See TV

issue or understand its urgency." Working with fellow executive producers James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub, and 60 Minutes veterans David Gelber and Joel Bach, Abbasi secured backing from HBS alumni Bill Bowes (MBA 1952), Chris Hohn (MBA... View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

25 Jul 2013
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An Engine of Education Innovation

fellow collectors of rare records and books with sellers. His solution, the early e-commerce site Exchange.com, was sold to Amazon.com for a reported $200 million in 1999. The second time Leschly sat down to assess his future, he again... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2012
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A Decade of Change

LEADING CHANGE: With support from the HBS Leadership Fellows program, nine Class of 2012 MBAs will spend the coming year working in management positions with nonprofit and public-sector organizations. This... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Action Plan: Net Proceeds

“I’m a root-cause kind of guy,” says Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), reflecting on a military, government, and civilian career that has taken him from counterdrug operations in Colombia to assisting with the peace process in Sudan to rebuilding the health care system in... View Details

Keywords: April White; recycling; corporate social responsibility; waste management; water; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

01 Jan 2005
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Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992

leadership is the prevalent theme for me. It has been proved in my business and my life repeatedly. Situations that many view as hopeless and beyond rescue have been transformed by a committed leader." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "People... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

and the Middle East—and we've watched the number of global cases written rise to more than 50 percent in 2012–2013. Beyond that, we have begun offering Executive Education programs in locations beyond Boston, and the FIELD [Field Immersion Experiences for View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Dec 2017
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Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley

membership records. He couldn’t find one specializing in record keeping, so he and fellow research assistant, Tom Jones (MBA 1968), offered to serve as consultants and complete the project. That’s how Epsilon Data Management was born in... View Details

02 Jan 2019
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Not Waiting for Progress

opportunity “to add to the texture of a village of creative artists who have the power to influence a huge global audience.” A year later, with Blackhouse cofounders Ryan Tarpley and Carol Ann Shine, Diamond began developing and hosting networking events, panel... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Oct 2016
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Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

years.” Similarly, he says, the company has developed scientific leadership from within: “We invested substantially to develop the careers of brilliant scientists who joined us early in their professional lives, helping them to address... View Details