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- 02 Mar 2017
- News
Such Great Heights
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Tom Vogl (MBA 1998) was named CEO of the Mountaineers, an 11,000-member outdoor community in the Pacific Northwest, in February 2016. A lifelong climber, the job gave Vogl a View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
conversations in class where someone says, 'I've got something sort of like this but I approach it differently,' and those are the inspiration for new cases. Those conversations inform the way we approach the discussion and the examples... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
eight floors up, both for the Acropolis views and for a less buttoned-up vibe. As the November afternoon wears on and daylight fades, the buzz in the lounge heats up. Tea service yields to bar service, and patrons jockey to be heard above the piano. The rising roar—of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 10 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Coming Out at Business School
woman. Coming out at the age of 25 was, honestly, uneventful. Upon hearing about my new girlfriend, my parents simply said they loved me and that they noticed I’d been happier recently. They welcomed her into our home and family without... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
the AdSense business was on fire, and when I said how many new customers we added over the last couple of months, Eric Schmidt almost fell out of his chair, and he said, "What did you say? This is incredible. Do you need more marketing... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. I had an opportunity to speak with Catherine D’Amato, GBFB’s CEO, and I was incredibly impressed with the organization’s vision for the future. It... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
to uncover new facts about things that you do even regularly, but you're trying to find new ways of thinking about it. Lider Sucre class of 1997, MBA. The best piece of advice I ever got for business and,... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
your own, authentic way. Whatever your field or family structure, you will learn to cope with transitions at home and at work, deal with guilt and worry, negotiate for advancement and flexibility, and much more. Written by Daisy Dowling,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
the new top band leaves, because they have optionality. And so we do have this quicksand that we're sucking ourselves down into, for very seemingly logical reasons, that creates a system failure and continues to suck down the labor... View Details
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
specific searches. [See point on compensation in Financials, below] New to hiring? Practice interviewing candidates with investors or their associates before bringing actual candidates in for the real interview. Resume screening can be an... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
of commonalities among people. April White: So your approach to travel seems very different from the sort of sightseeing that some people do. How do you approach travel? How do you think about discovering a new place? Zhang Mei: The most... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
comment on, and summarize advice and insight on dealing with Vladimir Putin offered by former Secretaries of State Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, and Rex Tillerson. This presentation is based on video... View Details
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
Bumping up against accepted theories in process improvement, a new research paper from Harvard Business School questions the value of prioritizing problems identified by frontline employees. Citing a hospital safety improvement program... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
implement strategy. In a retail business, no matter what you decide in the office, if the people out in the stores don't execute it, your business isn't going to be worth a darn, because they're the ones who deal with your customers. So... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
Over the past two decades, entire industries have been disrupted by Internet competitors who "unbundled" their content and delivered it to consumers in new ways. Newspapers lost out to Google and Craigslist, record companies to iTunes and... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
death in a quantity equivalent to two grains of salt, has become a major factor contributing to the spike in overdoses. Last year, recognizing the fast-moving and shapeshifting nature of these and other alarming developments, Langford approached Georgia Governor Nathan... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
promotions to control the flow of shoppers inside stores to meet social distancing requirements. Many started offering Black Friday deals in early November. Discounts appear to be larger than ever this year, likely reflecting soft... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
increasing lifespans—and why companies needed a more thoughtful strategy for addressing these consumers. Today, Golden is an expert on innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities created by the new longevity and teaches this at the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
the meantime, Indians are taking advantage of the new opportunities immediately available to them with a drive and determination that has impressed the world. “Many investors are willing to take the pain of View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
in 1968. Since her appointment to the faculty in 1971, she has been a driving force in recruiting women for prominent roles at HBS and has inspired legions of MBAs to pursue careers as health-care entrepreneurs and managers. As a pioneer in opening View Details