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- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
Magwegwe, and now that he’s found personal success, he’s using a nonprofit organization, Inspire Belief, to lift others—especially young people in South Africa’s poorest communities—out of poverty and set them on the path to find their dreams. Inspire View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
belief in the power of imagination, and by his relationships with people who had provided encouragement when he most needed it. When he left Dell Computer Corporation to teach, Walker discovered that the stories he took with him—of his... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
capable of competing with the big guys: NBC, CBS, and ABC." Underscoring its belief in the value of sports programming, Fox recently purchased (pending Major League Baseball's approval) the Los Angeles Dodgers, another example of a trend... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
call “extreme extrapolation comfort,” which is the belief that if something happens for a little while, it will happen forever. There were times when we should have known we were approaching the subprime debacle, but when, exactly, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
to stop well short of that line. I believe it’s the company’s board that must establish that spirit, and I believe the board must pick a CEO who shares those beliefs and will implement them and make them part of everybody’s fiber and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
all challenges thrown our way. Resilience may live in the simplest of acts and words, a persistent belief in the power of humanity. All of us have the power to find strength at life’s most vulnerable moments. Sometimes we forget this.... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Support for the Healers
has never been more important.” Central to Point of Care’s mission is the belief that patient care improves when health care providers are well supported. In addition to her finance, HR, and strategy responsibilities, Sandford also... View Details
- 06 Mar 2021
- News
Elevated Economics
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
railroads, air-conditioning, and air travel, and how those technologies opened up new worlds and increased the productivity of business. “The General’s view of the world as one of constant competition, led to his belief that innovation —... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
Kimberly Allen (HBS '00), the opening keynote address was delivered by Heidi Miller, CFO of Citigroup. Miller, whom Fortune magazine cited as one of the fifty most powerful women in business, shared her belief in the importance of... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
embracing the microprocessor, the product that would drive Intel’s growth for years to come. Two beliefs that Grove said were “as strong as religious dogmas” made it more difficult than it otherwise would have been to get out of a product... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
knowing where the CEO and his executives were taking the corporation. We all understood our fiduciary duties and our responsibilities to the shareholders as well as to the long-term health and viability of the enterprise. The exception I took to the article was the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure
overall student experience at HBS.” The students maintained that grade disclosure would lead to decreased cooperation and collaboration and less willingness to take risks in second-year course selection. In his letter to students, Light took note of these objections... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
talent. “There’s also the possibility that unprecedented competition will create a fragmented market in which nobody makes any money,” she adds. While acknowledging these concerns, as well as the daunting realities of poverty and overpopulation, Ramnath and others... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
‘Get down! Everybody get down! It's coming down!' " If any rationale underlay the nihilism and bloodlust of the WTC attacks, perhaps it was a belief that massive death and destruction in the heart of the world's most successful... View Details
- 27 Jan 2021
- News
Taking a Stand on Racial Equity
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
work arrangements could succeed at the highest levels. “If you want to beat expectations, be good at what you do,” she said. “There are secret powers to being an underdog. Remember that until somebody else does it, there is a lack of View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
because of the belief that strong leaders with the right training can have an impact on those around them. “We want to build a high-quality, professional learning opportunity that’s accessible and compelling ” —MONIQUE BURNS THOMPSON “We... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
start out assuming good intent and goodwill. I do think there was that element, but I think he also just had this belief and understanding that if you treat people as a friend, they will like you, they will trust you. But he did... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
competition, he also holds an abiding belief in the importance of helping others. "When you put people first and treat them right, everything else follows," he notes. In particular, he is committed to working with young people. While at... View Details