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- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes In 2002, Wally Eamer (MBA 1979) took a job that no one really wanted: Trying to broker peace between logging companies, environmentalists, First Nations and the government of British Columbia. These... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
climate tech investor have come from people with very different backgrounds than a typical HBS student. As a climate tech entrepreneur, I find that diverse teams make better, more insightful decisions. In... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
instantaneous communication using voice, pictures, and free-form drawing. "Our main goal is to let busy parents connect with their kids," said design team member Debbie Umbach (HBS '00). Whether or not these products will View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
level, “is when you actually tilt the playing field by influencing the policymaking or contracting process; this is illegal and unfair.” Abdelal says that for many executives, the challenge is managing a business culture in which it is sometimes necessary to View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
A Man of Influence
the international market share for American films, and wrangled some of the biggest egos on the planet. Describing leadership, he writes, “It is rooted in the ability to engage in courtship, to cosset talent, to understand the human condition, and to View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
gotta go. "His point was that we were talking, talking, talking. Let's make a decision and go," says Beeninga. "But Gerry was also someone who really listened, instead of just waiting for his turn to talk.... View Details
- 09 May 2013
- News
Amy Hood to take on chief financial officer role at Microsoft
Keywords: Microsoft; Skype; Yammer; Windows 8; Management; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
and stuff. Yeah, you’re welcome to, to taste some of it. It’s like, it’s sort of seedy, it’s not like a modern fruit. Julia: It looks ancient. Ayr: It has... it’s sort of like figs and dates. I would say. It’s got like a little sweetness. A little bit like a pear a... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
and Gore heroes for solving a problem that, at the time, very few knew existed. Shouldn’t we be able to look to our political and business leaders to make decisions that are in our long-term best interest,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It
lot of sacrifices for my career." Despite the glamour and mystique surrounding professional sports, he acknowledges that hockey was often a difficult way to make a living: Competition for spots on team... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
address more specific health conditions that can improve with behavior change. The Entrepreneurial Company of the Year award was launched by the HBSANC in 1979 to honor entrepreneurial firms that are making a transformational impact... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
intimidating aura. "On a dreary January day, we drove over the border," he recalls. "The East German countryside, still under communist rule, bristled with barbed wire and watchtowers." But Hughes's initial assessment of the factory's potential was right on the money.... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
leads client teams in the effective delivery of solid, useful information and analysis. We also look for a record of leadership or, in the absence of concrete experience, leadership potential as indicated by certain personal qualities.... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Change, and Making Good Things Happen By Zoe Chance (DBA 2011) Random House You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, follow the rules, wait your turn, not make waves. Yale... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
directly. Focusing on the practical issues of IP, and including case studies and discussions of a dozen companies in a wide range of industries, the authors lay out a new way to see, analyze, and build business around these invisible IP assets. Think Again: Why Good... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
tempted to leave, but then I thought about the fact that I had so much riding on this decision to be here, and there were so many people who supported me. The next day when I arrived on the HBS campus, for a while I didn’t see any blacks... View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
Investing for the Long Term in Education
building the processes that make sure that anybody who comes into the team can operate and feel really good about their contributions to the team.” Find HBS alumni at Carnegie Corporation (Published November... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
Yellowstone. What’s your proudest achievement? Being willing and able to make tough decisions during the credit crisis that, although not perfect, I believe were largely correct. When are you most relaxed?... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
national parks. There’s nothing like it. We explore nature, sleep in cramped quarters, make a mess, and have an amazing time.” “The work we do at JPMorgan Chase helps people invest for important life events, such as retirement or a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bruce Levy (MBA 1977)
of events relating to women’s basketball. Then a team from France asked us for someone who could play in their league. And then a team from Spain asked the same thing. That’s how I became an agent. MORE Levy... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen