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regulatory tradition. During his renowned career at HBS, Professor Tom McCraw helped establish the field of regulatory studies, bridging the fields of history, law, economics, and political science. His work focused on both firms and... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

Do relationships between colleagues raise the bar? A new analysis of how physicians who know each other provide better patient care could impart wide-ranging lessons for the business world. Specialists who received referrals from primary... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024

to school and studying hard was my job.” I will put a spell on you: “Glapion is my maiden name. We’re direct descendants of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen. I’ve been Queen Zulu at Mardi Gras twice, once in honor of my late father, who was a New Orleans city... View Details

15 Aug 2022
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University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

America to China by William C. Kirby, published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Copyright © 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Used by permission. All rights reserved. You Might Also Like: A Great Teacher's View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

21 Jul 2022
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A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own

becoming president of the local farmers’ market at 15. Her post-HBS career began at Berkshire Hathaway, where she was hired after sending a letter seeking employment to the firm’s legendary chief executive and chairman, Warren Buffett.... View Details

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

the company was able to maintain its position as one of the top three food distribution companies in the US among rivals Sysco and Performance Food Group, capturing 10 percent of market share. US Foods’ strategy provides valuable lessons... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

tougher, especially when there is no opportunity for in-person interactions. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

style. One of the most influential lessons for my leadership development was the HBS four-step process for delivering effective feedback and coaching—a process that I now apply on a daily basis." Dr. Patricia Hewston Post-Doctoral Fellow... View Details

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

and assessing performance. This is a period of continuous learning. The lessons may be unchosen and unwanted, but they can be leveraged to guide future actions. It is important not to let them go to waste. Firms should ideally emerge from... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Careers Becoming an Entrepreneur Considering starting your own venture or thinking about joining a start-up? Explore our resources to determine if a View Details

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

Financial Aid team to help answer the most frequently asked questions about financing an MBA. Read More>>> FIVE LESSONS FROM MY FIRST YEAR AT HBS Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I’d get into Harvard, let alone... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

responsibilities – like being a good son or having a financially stable career for instance – deserved the sunlight. For 26 years, this meant putting a lock on my self-expression. I only applied to colleges on the East Coast far from... View Details

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

one small way he could do his part, according to his new book Better, Not Perfect: A Realist’s Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness. In the book, Bazerman shares lessons from his own experiences and provides practical advice to help... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

Influence People, published originally in 1937, remains one of the most popular and draws in part on lessons the author learned working as a salesman for Armour. Q: You trace the world of selling in America and the salesman from the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

careers at the Harvard Business School, we discovered that the turnover of CIOs ran at around 30 to 40 percent per year. As a result of our research, we described the driving cause as the rapid change of IT through the operation of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Jul 2020
Blog Post

From Teacher to Student: The Important Ways HBS Professors Showed Me How to Lead

fields, with careers and lives of their own, running to book talks and writing cases that generations of MBA students read. But despite all of that, they always manage to make time for students like me. It's with their help – both inside... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

diffusion of carbon-free electricity, buildings, and transportation. They will also talk about how HBS shaped Jules’ career path toward leading RMI, and his outlook on the energy system. Q&A with the audience will follow the interview.... View Details

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

Reinvent Your Work: How to Rejuvenate, Revamp, or Recreate Your Career and principal of Dallas-based Zimmerman Communication. If you take the time to really understand your team's responsibilities, you can bring a fresh perspective on how... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds

ShermansTravel Media. Photos by Simon Simard Photos by Simon Simard Daniels, on the other hand, had never considered herself a born entrepreneur. She worked at McKinsey & Company before attending HBS and returned to the firm after graduation, building a 17-year View Details

Keywords: April White

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