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27 Jan 2020
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Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

prom queen means capturing your special aura by explaining where you have come from and where you are going to guide other people to understand your value. And that value doesn’t have to be the same as everyone else’s. In meetings with View Details

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26 Oct 2021
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What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener

listen empathetically, welcome input, and rally the workforce around a common goal, according to a recent study by a team of researchers including Harvard Business School Professors Raffaella Sadun and Joseph Fuller, who analyzed thousands of executive View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

22 Nov 2010
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Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

and provided guidance for tough decisions—it's time to get everyone who works for you focused on the job at hand. Tracking performance goals—the third implementation imperative—requires you to set the right goals, assign accountability,... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

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Generative AI - Alumni

responsibly and effectively in your job search, and leverage HBS's GenAI resources and guidance below. GenAI for Your Job Search View highlights from a webinar on leveraging... View Details

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Career Networking - Alumni

your first post-graduate role, switching careers, or returning to the workforce after a period of absence, your job search begins by making a case for yourself. Learn how to market yourself to potential... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Career Coaching | 9:00 am – 3:45 pm + More Info – Less Info Meet 1:1 with a career coach to discuss all aspects of professional development, including job search strategies, networking, interview prep,... View Details

March 1998
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Personality Types: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (TN)

By: David A. Thomas and Emily Heaphy

Describes a class design for teaching students about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The Ideal Organization exercise is the centerpiece of the class. It demonstrates that people with different cognitive types have distinct preferences for the type of... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

2010) , CEO of East Boston Social Centers, is making joy a priority in his community—and what his work can teach every organization How to Judge Your Next Job Michael Horn (MBA 2006) and Associate Professor Ethan Bernstein —coauthors of... View Details

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

26 May 2023
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Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth

struggled to manage its finances in order to scale up. Those two jobs spurred Sweeney to join the M.S./M.B.A. program in order to add entrepreneurship to her engineering skills. “I realized I didn’t want to just assume that if someday I... View Details

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko

In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

specialists—an "operating team" that is an order of magnitude larger than that of any other VC firm. Furthermore, the operating team aims to not only assist a16z portfolio companies, but also to be broadly helpful to all parties in the Silicon Valley ecosystem,... View Details

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Hiring International Students

position and also document at least 3 of the following additional recruitment efforts: Posting the position on the employer’s web site Participation in Job Fairs Posting of the position on job View Details

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

funds). See the FAQs section below for common questions about eligibility. If you are in the process of searching for a full-time job search for a role in Africa and would like... View Details

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Resources for New Alumni - Alumni

Careers Resources for New Alumni Careers Resources for New Alumni Career & Professional Development (CPD) continues to offer a breadth of support for your career development as an HBS alumnus, whether you are seeking coaching, career management resources, or conducting... View Details

20 Aug 2021
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Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

for networking and inspiration. Second, I used HBS Career & Professional Development resources. I utilized their online content and also met with career coaches to discuss various aspects of my job View Details

04 Apr 2023
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How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

(iStockphoto/visualspace) When former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells how the company’s ad algorithm—the heart of its financial success—was revamped, here’s what he says: One Friday afternoon in May 2002, (company co-founder) Larry Page was playing around on the Google... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

to support local nonprofit organizations Career Resources The Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Career Services and Baker Library, provides resources and support to assist alumni pursuing careers in social enterprise. A good way to begin is to... View Details

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