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01 Dec 1997
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Multimedia Martha: Sharon Patrick Cooks Up A Winner

Inc. When did you first meet Martha Stewart? Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 1993. I had completed my time at McKinsey and Rainbow, where I had become a startup and turnaround person. I was finishing a year off, and I was undertaking entrepreneurial business ventures... View Details

23 Mar 2023
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As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules

Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

attention to,” Singer said. “We found that many narratives stayed consistent for someone’s whole life. Even if they move away from passions for practical reasons as some point in their career, they come back.” This idea of finding your... View Details

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

the map in the United States,” says Cohen. “The three of us created a business plan. Tracy executed it absolutely brilliantly.” “I tilt toward doing, rather than planning,” says Palandjian of building Social Finance from an idea into a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article: http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/1 The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2025
Module Note

Understanding and Addressing Gender Gaps

By: Katherine Coffman

This module provides a framework for students to analyze how gender stereotypes, through their impact on beliefs about others and beliefs about ourselves, contribute to gender gaps in the workplace. The module proceeds in three parts. First, through a case and an... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Gender; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Prejudice and Bias

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Choosing the Course of Passion: Brooke Boyarsky Pratt at knownwell

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Alexis Lefort

Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (HBS ’13) enjoyed considerable success in her early career, quickly climbing the ranks to associate partner at McKinsey, and later becoming an executive vice president at Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. Throughout these years,... View Details

Keywords: Passion; Career; Career Planning; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Identity; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry; United States

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Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni

ready to take the next step in their careers and launch a job search. You will get the most out of the program if you have an idea of what you want to try next and you are ready to tactically approach the job search. What is the structure... View Details

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

21 Sep 2023

Harvard Innovation Lab Information Session with Leo Guyshan and HBS Alumni

Join Leo Guyshan, Director of Programs and Engagement at Harvard Innovation Labs, and HBS alumni for a conversation about the i-lab. The i-lab is a community dedicated to furthering innovative ideas by Harvard students. Within the i-lab’s... View Details

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana Harvard Business Publishing, 2010 Abstract The idea of a contingency theory of leadership is not novel. In the 1960s several scholars conducted research and proposed such an... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online

ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course. Ask questions,... View Details

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

assumptions, and values as well. Authority cannot compel such change. Your Formal Authority Is Less Likely to Elicit People's Knowledge and Insight Every individual in an organization possesses knowledge, skills, and new ideas of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

at work and why it matters. Gazette: Though everyone can find it hard to feel comfortable in their own skin, especially at work, you say the idea behind this course came out of the challenges that Black people, as well as other... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

lots of things in a mediocre way. I've also learned that, in this business, it's not a bad idea to be a contrarian and resist the urge to follow the herd. Mentors? The late Steve Fenster (MBA '66) was a partner at Lehman when I joined the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Faculty and Research - Alumni

Giving Faculty and Research Giving Faculty and Research Foster New Ideas Enable HBS’s world-class faculty to pursue pathbreaking research HBS is committed to training the next generation of business scholars and educators, to maintaining... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2023
News

Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

find new ways to continue their commitment to service, but that when they started at the School, “we didn’t know how we were going to do that.” Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas READ MORE STORIES Nurturing Breakthrough View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

entrepreneurship immediately, or acquire more business experience first? When you feel ready to be a founder, you'll need: An idea for a problem to be solved And/or a team of partners who have a marketable idea, or have skills/experiences... View Details

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