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- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
company and raised $2.25 million for it, and then we shut it down. We certainly made a lot of mistakes in building out the company, but my number one piece of advice for the HBS community is that HBS offers incredible optionality and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Leadership on a Global Stage
visits for a mix of friendship and advice whenever he gets back to Boston. Jefferson has put his unique mix of military and academic leadership training to work in a variety of positions. His career path... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
his outlook on life and his career. “When we look at career opportunities,” he explains, “we always ask, do I have a chance to succeed? But I think it’s equally important to ask, do I have the opportunity to fail? If you have the... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
careers drive change and lead high-performing schools. Both Schwartz and Mills have taken Leading Change, Leading Schools, and Leading People, three of the four online courses offered in the CSML program. While the courses have prepared... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) by New York Governor George Pataki. For Whitehead, this may be one of the most challenging assignments in a remarkable career in which he has served as cochairman of Goldman Sachs, deputy secretary... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
to rebuild family relationships and rejuvenate his sense of purpose, he risks his career on a life-altering physical and emotional journey. Together with his wife and children, Feder sets off for an exotic island on a self-prescribed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
worldwide. “About six months after I started at State, the security chief resigned,” Cohen says. “That post typically had been held by career foreign-service officers, who I think are terrific. But for that job in these times, I insisted... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
and extraordinarily detailed maps. Leading YOU: The Power of Self-Leadership to Build your Executive Brand and Drive Career Success by Brenda Bence (MBA 1991) (Global Insight Communications, LLC) The most important driver of overall... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
Illustration by Dave Cutler At the peak of his career as CEO of Bain & Company, Tom Tierney (MBA ’80) quit his job to form a nonprofit professional services organization. Frustrated by the plodding pace of Alzheimer’s research,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
faced. This lyrical summary of those answers offers practical advice for understanding where we came from, who we are, and where we are going. The CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It by Steve Clifford (MBA 1968)... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
to apply to HBS, launching a career that would include executive roles at McKinsey, Citibank, and Union Texas Petroleum, as well as board service for General Mills, Hewlett-Packard, Stanley Black & Decker, and UnitedHealth. From 1993... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
Managing Growth, professional intrapreneurship; 5 Giving Back, easy, satisfying, and a responsibility. Boards That Excel: Candid Insights and Practical Advice for Directors by Joe White (MBA 1971) (Barrett-Koehler Publishers) White offers... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Esquel Group Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education MIT, 1974 B.S., Mathematics Other Jobs Jardine Fleming, January-June, 1974 Having whizzed through MIT in 3 ½ years, Yang followed her father's View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
clients, and people who have already read a lot of books on history and philosophy and are looking for something new. The Broken Rung: When the Career Ladder Breaks for Women and How They Can Succeed in Spite of It By Kweilin Ellingrud... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
world, the AMP program underscores the necessity of a global perspective and an understanding of different cultures and markets." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "The free market is the best system for allocating resources, but never forget... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
consolidation, or the personal desire for new opportunities, increased income, or a better work/life balance -- a sound road map is needed to discover the right career path. "Searching for a job is one of the most important things that... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
have to say, especially if they disagree with you.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “Keep an open mind about what you want to do after you graduate. You may discover areas of interest that you didn't even know about before you came to HBS. And once... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976
LESSON FROM HBS "The secret of success often comes down to two main ingredients: think through a problem carefully and then act upon your analysis without a hint of procrastination. HBS is a very effective proving ground for this, and for the multitasking skills that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
illuminating graphics to guide readers in conceiving, designing, building, testing, and scaling up the ideal business for them. The Career Playbook: Essential Advice for Today’s Aspiring Young Professional... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
just seems like there's a lot going on in kind of this part of our life. Any advice in all your research that you've really gleaned from managing this moment in time for those of us who feel like we're at the peak busyness both of family... View Details