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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Fixer Upper
Real estate broker Sharon Enloe Baum (MBA ’65) cruises the streets of Manhattan in a chauffeured black Rolls-Royce that sports the license plate SOLD 1. Actually, in terms of co-ops and houses, she’s sold a lot more than one during her... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 18 Nov 2016
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Making a Fast Start on a New Job
improves job performance in the long run. Related Reading: ARTICLES Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable Leaders rarely make a lasting impact on their organizations—even the really, really good ones. Then out of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Brown and Company) Beginning in 1979 as a cable channel televising sporting events in Connecticut, ESPN is arguably now the most successful network in TV history. The authors tell the inside story of this amazing rise, drawing on over 500... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Rich Wilson
handle in good conditions, let alone for four months in the open ocean. Sometimes you’re a thousand miles from the nearest ship or point of land. Other times you risk getting run over by ships or crashing into things in the water: whales,... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
where they take it out on her. They don't give her good housing, or they just ostracize her. I want there to be, more than anything else, a harmonious relationship between team management and the player. And so I'll go to a certain point.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Skullcandy products are currently distributed in over 70 countries, a number that expands every month. So a major challenge for us is how to establish our brand in each local market. Good brands are globally consistent, but they’re... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
Linda Lubitz, a guest of Norman Boone (MBA ’77). “It was a really good experience for all of us,” added Norman. The pair, who organized the slide show, described the intensity of the adventure with an appreciation that was clear.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Life of Bailey
For most executives, looking good and being fit are personal and professional goals. But as Richard Bailey (MBA ’81) notes, the business lifestyle, especially travel, often gets in the way. “Combine jet lag with hectic meeting schedules... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
7 Reasons Why the New MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program at Harvard is Next Level
career safety net Spangler dining food #3. Another one? In just two years, you get two degrees - i.e. efficiency is key here 🔑🔒 [https://media.giphy.com/media/GV3aYiEP8qbao/giphy.gif] #4. Harvard isn’t a traditional engineering school, which is a... View Details
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
think a little outside the box. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager? Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but research shows that hooking up with the right manager—whether in sports or... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)
Services Inc. — and play fast-pitch softball for the defending national champions, the Raybestos Cardinals. That team drew me to Connecticut as much as the fact that the state was a good place to start a health plan. Those of us who set... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
sporting goods companies. But Kim and Coup weren’t interested in selling the company yet. Meanwhile, Timberland, based in Stratham, New Hampshire, had been assembling a collection of brands under the... View Details
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
who began his card collection as a kid in the 1940s and recently wrote Time to Sell Those Sports Cards. “If you’re in it for money, it’s a little bit like playing the lottery. But if you just enjoy being able to try to test your acumen in... View Details
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Student Clubs | MBA
Crypto Club Black Investment Club Boat Club Brazilian-Portuguese Cultural Club Brew Club Business of Animal Protection Club Business of Sports Club C Canadian Club Cannabis Business Association Catholic Students Association Central &... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
the water, and if they did, they wouldn’t recommend the boats they’re selling. You want a paddlesports-specific retailer—a good one will offer lessons and tours too.” Fit matters. “It’s really important, just as in skiing or mountain... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for The View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
beaches, enjoying good food and a full regimen of sports activities. The outings of "Le Club" proved so popular that by the late 1950s they were commercialized. By 1999, Club Med boasted 120 villages... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
Hunter (MBA 1981) via LinkedIn IN RESPONSE: David, I would go a step further. Yes, there is a lot that can be done to improve care delivery; your idea is a good one, though even that is just a Band-Aid on the bigger problem. When the... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
widely considered “easy,” even though it was our section’s good fortune to have the estimable Linda Hill teaching it. The valuable, practical wisdom she imparted provided a working framework for understanding the behavior (and... View Details