McKinsey - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Apr 2024
News

Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

kicked off with a presentation on “The Energy Transition Outlook through 2050,” given by Sanjay Kalavar (MBA 2004), a senior partner at McKinsey Company. Horn summarized the McKinsey presentation by saying... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

Viroopa Volla is currently a third year in the JD/MBA program at Harvard. Before starting the program, Viroopa worked at McKinsey as a Senior Business Analyst and at Walmart as a Senior Manager. She graduated from Harvard College with a... View Details

01 Mar 2021
What Do You Think?

What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

Business Review in 1993. Michael Hammer and James Champy, Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution (New York: HarperCollins, 1993). Brian Hancock and Bill Schaninger, “The vanishing middle manager,” McKinsey... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Profile

Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen

real advantage in the marketplace and where sustainability can be most impactful." Changing directions again, Sergio has secured a consulting internship with McKinsey in Houston. "Consulting touches all aspects of business. It... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Consulting

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

advisor to Governors and other public officials on economic issues. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Won the second place 2011 McKinsey Award for the best article in Harvard Business Review during 2010 for “How Great Companies Think Differently.”... View Details

08 Feb 2017
Blog Post

How I Chose My HBS Recommenders

ended up asking a McKinsey Partner whom I’d closely worked with on a real estate project in Saudi Arabia. Second, I wanted someone who had a macro-level view of my work performance over time, with different teams, and across various work... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

shifting sense of priorities. Born in India, he went to boarding school in England and earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Manchester University. After graduating from HBS with distinction, he worked as a consultant with McKinsey... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

at the Strategic Management Society for "What Kind of Village Fosters Venture Development?" Raffaella Sadun : Winner of the first-place HBR McKinsey Award for the Best Article in Harvard Business Review in 2017 for "Why Do We Undervalue... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Firm Foundation

a strategy without McKinsey or Bain. And how do you execute that strategy and drive accountability into organizations?” She and Pampered Chef CFO Brian Humphrey realized they’d found a sweet spot: They’d talked to dozens of executives who... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; private equity; Warren Buffett; career path; investment strategy; family business; Finance

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Judges - Alumni

that more than doubles the number of employees engaged with wellness. Originally from Brazil and now based in New York, Carvalho launched Wellhub while attending Harvard Business School. He previously held leadership roles at McKinsey &... View Details

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

husband and I grow as a team when it comes to managing our household and our collective careers. Sally Sorte Year: Second Mom of: Olivia (2 years) Pre-HBS Industry: Teach for America, Google, founded a charter school, McKinsey Post-HBS... View Details

08 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Long Distance Relationships: What if my partner can’t join me at HBS?

to explore a traditional career in a fast-paced and exciting environment, so I spent 2 years working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Sao Paulo. After those years in consulting, I decided to roll up my sleeves and work on the... View Details

21 Nov 2022
Blog Post

HBS Student Club Spotlight: Sustainability Club

because of all the connections and infrastructure we have built as a club and a community. Meghavi Talati: Before HBS, I had exposure to sustainability at McKinsey and through Pepsi’s Beyond the Bottle. I joined the Sustainability Club... View Details

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

female, women make up only 38 percent of middle management jobs, 22 percent of C-suite seats, and a grim 5 percent of CEO positions, according to 2019 data from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. “The improvement over the last... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Academy of Management. Ashley V. Whillans : Received Honorable Mention for the 2019 Dissertation Award from the International Positive Psychology Association. Ashley V. Whillans : Named a HGHI Burke Global Health Faculty Fellow in 2019. 2018 Leslie K. John :... View Details

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

stakeholders, instead of just slicing up a fixed pie in a way that favors one group over another. Consider, for example, the conclusions of the McKinsey Global Institute's study of U.S. labor productivity growth between 1995 and 2000. In... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Academy of Management for “Getting Serious About Diversity” (November–December 2020) with David A. Thomas. Robin J. Ely : Runner-up for the 2021 Financial Times Responsible Business Education Award. Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 HBR View Details

18 Apr 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Emerging Markets

Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. There, I collaborated with both private and public sector clients across various industries in Africa, focusing on speeding up private sector growth and thereby contributing to the wider... View Details

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details