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- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
excessively beholden to chief executive officers. Regulation and the use of the legal system have been the predominant means of disciplining directors, but each has its drawbacks, particularly in terms of the disincentives they create for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
feel valued, and that means ensuring their voices are heard and providing fair compensation to support their lives outside of the office. Create transparency in the salary review process and share ranges for job functions and levels to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Portrait Project
Ryan Kauppila
However, I hope that I greet them all at the front door with a glass of wine and a hearty laugh. That alone will limit their impact. PLEASE!!! Label me 'insane', 'mad', and 'crazy'. I know that my hero – my Grandma – is up there smiling with me and that View Details
- Portrait Project
Michael Lage
To be the empathetic friend in the coffee shop. To be the passionate father and basketball coach in the rec center. To be the selfless, loving husband in my home. My roles and relationships will be lamps – means of illuminating the world... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Scott M. Sperling, MBA 1981 & Laurene M. Sperling, MBA 1982
For all alumni, HBS is someplace special, but for Scott and Laurene Sperling, the School has added meaning as the place where they first met. Today, their appreciation of what HBS has meant for both heart and head is reflected in their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Profiles from the Class of 2002
those of their classmates, and eschewed the assertion that strong leadership necessarily means “having all the answers” — there emerges a conviction that the Class of 2002 will approach the complex challenges of today's business world... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
more important, Choudhury says, as people increasingly choose to live and work close to where they grew up, often foregoing economic opportunity to do so. “Vacation flexibility means being able to go to your manager and say this is when I... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
themselves. The protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 led to retaliation all over the world, and trade fell into a downward spiral that exacerbated the crisis. "One thing we keep relearning is that gains from trade do not necessarily View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
Bloomberg during an unparalleled career as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and three-term mayor of New York City. “I’ve always believed a good deal is where both parties walk away thinking that they didn’t get everything they want, but they got a lot. and that View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
questions. Yet, the conceptions of business that each question implies can be (and historically have tended to be) mutually exclusive. Everybody wants goods and services made available at low prices. But achieving that goal often means... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- Portrait Project
Soline Miniere
to myself, my point of view on others' perspectives. As I am looking around me, I wonder what it means to speak with an Indian accent or a soft voice, to wear a veil or high heels, to have a dismissive attitude or to choose prudently your... View Details
- Portrait Project
John Paul Andree
just a youthful adventure story of my past. That can never be. Comfort can make you complacent. I survived for a reason. My life has a purpose. To be the best version of myself, find meaning in every moment, value every life with dignity... View Details
- Portrait Project
Damir Ljuboja
neurological illness. I wrestled with the unfair, merciless nature of disease. As I got older, I found meaning in trying to heal others. Through windows in patients’ rooms, I can still see the Miljacka River flowing in the distance. I... View Details
- Portrait Project
Brooke-Logann Williams
goal is to challenge the status quo, particularly in our treatment of marginalized communities. These youth, and anyone we encounter, are humans with complex identities. I will always seek that nuance and handle it with care—even if it View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
He’s Back
America, if not the world,” he was talking about harness racing. Who knew? Of his management style, Robinson said, “Everyone approaches challenges differently, which doesn’t mean one way is right or another is wrong. The only question to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Faculty Research
investigate. Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science Do the successful Mars missions mean NASA again has the right stuff? Associate Professor Alan MacCormack dissects the space agency’s “Faster, Better, Cheaper” program. His findings... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Students Serve the Community
In September, as part of an “Impact Initiative,” some 130 first-year HBS students visited two Boston public schools to discuss leadership with small groups of seventh graders. “We wanted the middle-school students, or Super Sevens as we call them, to reflect on what it... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 16 Nov 2017
- Webinars: Career
How to Be Happy at Work
Are you truly happy at work? Or, like most people, do you have some good days but most of the time work is stressful, all-consuming, and not as fulfilling as you'd like? Annie McKee will share that outdated myths and mindsets are a big part of the reason so many of us... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)
explain those things to them. Like what do we mean by ‘systems change’? When we talk about our vision, what do those words actually mean in terms of setting up an organizational structure? We have a small... View Details