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- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
to solve first-world problems when you can create generational impact or wealth by solving a much lighter problem, as simple as, like, somebody cannot pay for their kid's... View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
painful for those of us who don't like writing. As you can tell, I like talking. I like video. But writing is a very difficult task. It took me probably, off and on, over two years to write the book. Dan:... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
a day or two behind the counter as part of our 'Adopt a Store' program for senior executives," he explains. "It keeps us connected to the spirit of the company." How did you decide to View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
Commerce and Strategy panel at the 2001 Global Alumni Conference. He told alumni that fighting against a larger, stronger rival means not playing the game that your opponents want you to play. "Instead, figure out a different way to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 15 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative
“which is a fancy way of referring to all of the things you don’t have as a new company—products, knowledge, connections, resources.” The most common and effective way to make up for that lack is to find... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Saving the Steel Industry
USW would insist that executive pay be limited and that union representatives serve on the board. “We’re not going to save a company and go back to the old way of doing... View Details
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
depriving themselves of revenue that they could capture by customers willing to pay higher prices. “People are lazy, and, on average, the first thing you present to them has a disproportionately high... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major... View Details
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
for which there is good reason because you do not know how good a wine really is before 20 years' time." Malter concludes that we should remind ourselves that placing disproportional value on the pinnacle of quality is not the same... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Motivate Me, Please
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees Many companies hand out awards such as "employee of the month," but do they work to motivate performance? Not really. Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2016
- HBS Case
Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'
the first big thing, which is managing reviews. Now how do you manage reviews? There are three types of ways that you can manage reviews as a hotel. View Details
- 21 Nov 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms
leading any other kind of institution," says Groysberg. "If you become a leader in a manufacturing company, for example, all you're basically going to have to do is manage. When View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money
there are some charities where the volunteer opportunities are so popular, you have to pay to volunteer. When you get into situations like that one, it can start to share... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
everything was being paid for in cash, the fact that you had all these banks popping up on Brickell Avenue, which is known as kind of the Wall Street of Miami, that were just there to take dirty money. View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Health Care: Telemedicine Has Arrived
starting to catch up. It’s a state-by-state issue—you aren’t allowed to practice medicine across state lines, which makes it difficult for telemedicine to scale—but some states are beginning to ease restrictions. Telemedicine is not going... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Getting New Ideas off the Ground
and moved down to the Bay Area and did some work as an entrepreneur-in-residence at SoftBank before starting my second company, People PC. Our focus there was really to democratize access to technology. At the time, it was very expensive... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act
You shouldn’t ask me about retirement, because I’ve done absolutely no planning for it other than financial. And I’d hope to be able to work as long as I’m enjoying it, which I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
their skills, and move them up the skill and pay ladders,” says Eckert, with robots replacing only the bottom rungs. “You’re not finding 21-year-olds coming out of school and wanting to go into... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
landscape will welcome and reject, she added. "If your expectation is that people are going to support your business because of who you are and what you do View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
First Year at HBS: A Foundation for Business
Whether this means creating a go-to-market strategy or performing capital budgeting, I am confident that I can make valuable contributions and deliver results. But even if you intend to go into a specific... View Details