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- 01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call
things,” Benihana ads promised). Illustration by PJ Loughran After reading in a trade publication about Benihana’s innovative and efficient use of labor and layout to lower costs and facilitate customer turnaround times, Professor Earl... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
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Teachable Moments
meaningful relationships with their people, they also create loyalty and an environment where employees feel secure enough to take chances and suggest innovative and sometimes disruptive ideas . When I speak... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Hope for Reform Dims
THAIN: Regulations failed to keep up with innovations in financial markets. A year after the federal government rushed to rescue Wall Street from its own nearly fatal excesses, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain (MBA ’79) worries “that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
Administration. We also engaged in the continuous renewal of courses across all our programs, driven by our faculty’s research and the 250 new cases they write each year. The last decade has been an exciting time for curricular View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
Edelman’s corporate sponsorship model gives its employees the ability to work pro bono with sponsored clients. “Because of Lex’s leadership, our partnership is beyond the run-of-the-mill corporate-sponsorship model,” notes Goldman, “and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
Jacobs (MBA 2007), working at the international organization reflected a choice: to do innovative work and “to feel good about waking up to go there every day,” as he puts it. The team of 260 in Portland supports more than 5,000 others... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
are negatively impacted by the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. The fund will provide loans and investments ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 to qualified, early stage tech and innovation businesses with less than 50 View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
consulted for some of the world’s largest corporations, and has earned several distinctive awards and honors. His newest innovation, PEER®, is consistently recognized as a long overdue, industry-changing, innovation in the field of View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Hungry for Change
pounds of sweet corn that would have been left in the fields to be tilled under. There is a huge opportunity for innovation and creativity in this work, which is part of what makes it extremely fun." In 2013, Zeaske estimates that Second... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
Let me tell you what’s fantastic about offal.” Jordan Kraft Lambert (MBA 2016), Colorado State University’s first director of agricultural innovation, is a full-body talker, and the topic of organ meat has her fired up. The parts of the cow typically seen as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
lot since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. At sort of its most basic level, how has this crisis changed how we communicate? Rachel: Well, this is an important time for human connection, a great opportunity for leaders to innovate in... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
and approach to business that stresses employee satisfaction, creativity, irreverence, and fun. In implementing that philosophy, Branson has been named England's best business leader for the last two years by his business peers. Branson... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy
practice and Joseph L. Rice III Faculty Fellow. It wasn’t until the idea of “lean” corporations came into vogue that companies began to treat employees as just another resource to be allocated as needed. In the decades since, layoffs have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
consume carbon dioxide (i.e., greenhouse gas) and turn it into raw materials that could replace petrochemicals. The energy business, it seems, is destined to become driven by biology-based innovation. Developments such as these are all... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
short-term results with adherence to a long-term strategy and direction. At Cummins, we are driven by the concept of maximizing shareholder value -- but the question is, value over the next quarter or two, or over a longer period? Either... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
revenues. Busy managing several hundred employees and a network of 25 growers, Ruth Owades may not have time to smell the roses, but she's not complaining. « Back Supplies and Demand Sometimes a small inconvenience can lead to a... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
startup itself.” Pathipati: “I am a member of the founding team and lead the investment effort at North Island, an innovative private equity firm established by Glenn Hutchins (MBA 1983) (previously cofounder of Silver Lake and a fellow... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’ CEOs of global companies increasingly mandate that their employees learn English. The problem: these workers can experience a loss of status and believe they aren’t as effective in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
The School of Life
experiences before they need them plays out in many fields other than business. The coach of one of my favorite basketball teams while I was growing up was always driven to win and to win big. As one of his biggest fans, I loved watching... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
(or maybe the Big 2, after Chrysler’s merger with Daimler) continue to dominate the U.S. market, they are beset by falling sales, staggering financial obligations, and the relentless pressure of globalization and foreign competition. GM, for example, while it still has... View Details