Strategic Vision - Publications - Faculty & Research

Profile

Carol Lauson

engineering, agriculture. "The thing that was great about corporate development," Carol says, "was working on transactions that delivered on the strategic vision. But there came a point where I wanted to set View Details

Career Coach

Judy Shen-Filerman

Judy (HBS '94) has a passion for helping students shape their career vision, improve their storytelling and be effective communicators in US corporate culture. Judy’s coaching firm specializes in developing professionals from non-US cultures, first generation... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Education; Entrepreneurship; Publishing / Communications / Advertising

Profile

Nabihah Sachedina

their positions. What were their absolutes? Where might they compromise? As a result, we were able to resolve potential conflicts before they escalated." On a strategic level, Nabihah's biggest challenge was "trying to... View Details

24 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System

Strategic Value Of Values: A New Guidance System By Rosabeth Moss Kanter Any company can say it has values, but what Banco Real did was to embed them in business practice and make them credible to the skeptics inside and outside of their... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

07 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek

manufacturing process—from raw metal sheets to fully assembled vehicles—allows the company to streamline operations and move quickly to meet demand. The level of automation throughout the plant was remarkable, showcasing how Tesla’s View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

by the two organizations discovering, incrementally, opportunities for mutually beneficial value creation. The closer collaboration is fostered by a perception of shared objectives and values and a growing level of trust. Making it all happen comes from the energy and... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

01 Jun 2006
News

Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS

strategic vision and actionable ideas for their firms. Next month, the School will host a third offering of its Program on Case Method and Participant-Centered Learning for some seventy business-school... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

11 Oct 2024
News

Highlights from the Fall 2024 Alumni Board Meeting

Harvard Business School hosted its annual fall Alumni Board Meeting in late September, bringing together its members for a three-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, a dinner and reception with MBA... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals

out to get the audience to believe that homemaking and gardening are an art form, not drudgery." Stewart and Patrick have worked to bring their vision of style to an even wider audience, as their newest venture with View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

02 Oct 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?

Summing Up What's the Future of the Authority Figure In Leadership? Leadership involves the effective management of tensions characteristic of all organizations. Are such tensions exacerbated by today's need for increasing speed and agility required repeatedly to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 2000
News

Short Takes

these relationships began to cross the line from traditional philanthropy to more strategic and mutually beneficial alliances, HBS professor James E. Austin, head of the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise (ISE), took note. "Here was... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

07 Oct 2024
News

On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)

doing laundry. There’s an obligation to do all these things in a more sustainable way. To put it differently, this is not a company that sells appliances; but rather a business of living better by making clothes last longer and food taste better. Bartzoulianos shares... View Details

27 Jan 2023
News

Turning Up the Volume

internship at Edelman. Lex has the energy and vision that takes ideas that are just nuggets and turns them into reality.” Given his thoughtful approach, initiative, and passion for the mission, Goldman asked Suvanto to join LEDA’s board,... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting

expertise. I had been fortunate to work in various domains, from strategic sourcing to operations, but I was searching for something more—a vision for the kind of leader I wanted to become. My time at HBS... View Details

16 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

brothers had in total seven children. What should the three brothers do strategically with the company and how should they address the generational transfer? Did it make sense for the brothers to plan on passing their majority ownership... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2019
News

Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment

first-year MBA students encounter nearly a dozen cases that address environmental concerns. “My vision would be that all students graduate with a clear understanding of the predicted ramifications of climate change on society and on... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

creation of a vision for the future that represents a significant departure from the past, one that requires breakthroughs for its realization; 2) the creation of a system that facilitates enrollment into and elicits voluntary commitment... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Brighton Mudzingwa

in emerging markets, primarily Africa. To "fill the gaps I see in Africa," Brighton concluded he needed an MBA. "It's not just about raising capital," he says. "It's equally important to focus on the ecosystem, optimize the View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

CEO of the world's largest food and beverage company. His predecessor, Peter Brabeck, had delivered 12 years of outstanding results while moving the company toward a new vision of health, nutrition, and wellness. Bulcke's challenge was to... View Details