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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
its own idiosyncratic preferences. The CEO controls the company culture. One key, I think, is to listen broadly, with an open mind. The board of directors is an important sounding board, but the CEO is in a position to gather and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
to make what she now regards as one of the most important decisions of her career. "Because of our margin decline in the aftermath of the bubble bursting, we couldn't invest in both the Visor and the Treo. Despite the fact that we had a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
research, please visit www.hbs.edu/healthcare/. We’ve seen real disparity in patient outcomes with this disease. How is the hospital responding to this, and what can we learn from it? PS: This pandemic has really underscored the View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
Builder Personality Shapes Your Business, Your Team, and Your Ability to Win by Chris Kuenne (MBA 1989) and John Danner (HBR Press) Many factors shape the success or failure of a new business, but the most important factor is the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping the Beat
and has depth to it is deeply important to most folks I know who are making their own music and spreading their own lyrics. And then even on the production side, whether you’re here in the studio by yourself or you’re even in a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
Dear alumni and friends, We celebrated the opening of Klarman Hall on October 1 and used the occasion to spark discussion and spur thinking on important issues of the day. Beth and Seth (MBA 1982) Klarman, in providing the gift for this... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
Lewis Jr. (MBA 1969), George R. “Bob” Price (MBA 1970), and A. Leroy “Roy” Willis (MBA 1969). In commemoration of this milestone, four of AASU’s founders (Price died in 2012) reflect on their time at the School, the creation of the organization, and the View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
the right over some of the world's great capitals to host the Games' one-hundredth anniversary. From his sixth floor office, Frazier overlooks the Georgia Dome, an important Games venue, and Ted Turner's Cable News Network headquarters.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
Workforce." John Weber Newly Energized John Weber's career over the past decade has progressed as many only dream. He has moved successfully through a series of increasingly important assignments at companies such as General Electric and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Culture by Dee Ann Turner (AMP 176, 2009) (Elevate) Businesses are built by growing relationships with customers, and culture is created by the stories those relationships tell. Two of a business’s most important differentiators are its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
is beginning to understand the importance of the issue,” says Gisholt. The country’s former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, was executed for corruption in early July. He was convicted of taking approximately... View Details
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
because it's backed by a lot of research that both of you participated in. Your research found that career moves were primarily driven by four different quests. Ethan, can you walk through those quests briefly and then tell us why it's View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
to try to keep the bad guys out completely,” says BrightPoint’s Bonaparte. “No one runs a perfect shop. Detection and response are equally important to prevention.” There are too many ways in, too many holes to cover. There’s no absolute... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
more. Hanna: What do you think is important to remember to bring to Burning Man for your first visit? Raiser: The most important thing is an open mind. You will see things that blow you away. You will see... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
such as San Antonio and Chicago to help develop for-profit community organizations. Two years later Lazarus became president of the Washington Council for Equal Business Opportunity. Eventually he left that job, because, he says, "I thought it was View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
communication and interaction among HBS graduates involved in all sectors of the health-care industry. "HBS Health provides a natural vehicle for alumni to share information and nuances about what's going on," she noted. "It's important... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
who say ethics can’t be taught. I concluded that you can embed ethics in every course you’re teaching. There’s an ethical dimension to every decision that’s made, and that dimension can be an important point of discussion in everything... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
satisfactory answer for her. No matter what language negotiations are conducted in, understanding the local etiquette can seal the business deal, says Sara Jane Ho (MBA 2012). A graduate of a Swiss finishing school, Ho founded Institute Sarita in Beijing to teach the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
convertible preferred stock? Why do they stage the commitment of capital? Why do they intervene and try to be helpful—or in some cases, screw things up? “So our thinking got sharper. Yes, from whom you raise money can be as important as... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
lead investor in their $2.1 million seed round last year. “You really never know how those doors can open for you. It’s so important as an entrepreneur to be able to put yourself out there and pitch in any forum you can find. Winning... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley