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Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
MBA students can engage in a wide variety of career development programs that support their social impact career pathways. These programs cross multiple sectors and provide the opportunity to tailor one's... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Come Clean
Twenty years ago, when a broker called to tell Jon Simon (MBA 1980) about the possibility of acquiring Parkway Custom Drycleaning, the broker didn’t initially reveal what it was—a high-end dry-cleaning business founded in 1926. Convinced to take a look, Simon liked... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni, Faculty, and Other Experts Offer Career Advice
Three HBS alumni will present online seminars in this fall’s Career Management Webinar Series, a resource offered by Alumni Career & Professional Development. Mark Chussil (MBA 1979) will discuss creating... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
naturally want to be and that, then, can motivate them to do better.” In health care settings and beyond, organizations could craft deeper interactions—at the beginning of the careers for other professionals or well into their... View Details
- December 2016 (Revised February 2019)
- Case
Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago
By: Joshua Margolis and Michael Norris
In 2016, Kurt Summers, the Chicago City Treasurer, faced a decision with potential personal and political ramifications: whether or not to ask the city’s Mayor to join a class action antitrust suit against the city’s creditors for actions they took during the Global... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development; Career Journey; Leadership Development; Career; Leadership; Government and Politics; Personal Development and Career; Public Administration Industry; United States; Chicago
Margolis, Joshua, and Michael Norris. "Kurt Summers: Investing in Our Chicago." Harvard Business School Case 417-023, December 2016. (Revised February 2019.)
- 29 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
When people contemplate a career change, astute thinking alone won’t necessarily take them in the right direction. Instead, when career changes and other huge life-changing View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
professionally? How has it empowered you to embark on an international entrepreneurial journey? My classroom experiences deeply influenced my career aspirations. Courses like Global Climate Change, Cities... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
New on the Web at Alumni Career Services
HBS alumnae seeking to return to the workforce and all alumni interested in board positions now have new tools on the Alumni Career Services Web site to assist in their search. The “on-rampers” résumé database was designed exclusively for... View Details
- 02 Jun 2025
- Video
HBS Alumni Career Video | Nicole Ledoux (MBA 2008)
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
The daughter of teenage parents, Kim Lew (MBA 1992) grew up in public housing in Harlem and the Bronx. Her father, a Chinese immigrant, worked in the mailroom of AT&T, where the CEO was a graduate of Penn’s Wharton School of Business. Lew senior urged his daughter to... View Details
- 29 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
When people contemplate a career change, astute thinking alone won’t necessarily take them in the right direction. Instead, when career changes and other huge life-changing View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Acquiring Business Skills To Advance A Career Trajectory
program manager for a project there that was focused on developing and launching low-cost, small satellites as an alternative to larger and more expensive conventional satellites. The experience of working with a more cost-effective... View Details
- 21 Dec 2020
- News
We Answer Questions from Early Career Listeners
- 15 Oct 2020
- News
4 Pieces of Career Advice It’s Okay to Ignore
- 2022
- Working Paper
Passing the Mic: Career and Firm Outcomes of Executive Interactions
By: Wei Cai, Ethan Rouen and Yuan Zou
We exploit a unique feature of conference calls to study one type of interaction among executives—directly inviting colleagues to respond to analysts’ questions. We find that the frequency of initiating interaction is positively associated with an executive’s ability,... View Details
Keywords: Conference Calls; CEO Succession; Executive Interactions; Promotion; Interpersonal Communication; Personal Development and Career; Retention
Cai, Wei, Ethan Rouen, and Yuan Zou. "Passing the Mic: Career and Firm Outcomes of Executive Interactions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-069, May 2022.
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
thinking about the next step of my career. I’d learned a lot at Google while working on some of the biggest mobile apps and products in the world, getting exposure to thinking strategically, managing teams and having impact. However, I felt something was missing. I’d... View Details
- 04 Jun 2021
- News
5 Relationships You Need to Build a Successful Career
- 29 May 2019
- News
HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni
Clubs News Clubs News A team from HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) hit the road in March with a goal of bringing career education and coaching services to alumni in 27 cities in the U.S. and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Sep 2022
- News
How to Build a Career in a New Industry
- 11 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS
arriving on campus. Consider taking time to reflect on what you have and have not liked about your past experiences and spend time thinking about your five- to seven-year career vision after HBS. What is... View Details