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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
L.E. Simmons
community activities, and personal development," he says. In recent years, however, he has cut back on evening business commitments to allow himself more time with his wife and two young children. If either of his children were to decide to follow in his footsteps, the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
mechanical engineering in college, and, at the advice of a family friend, applied to business school. The two years at HBS were "the best years of my life," he says, adding that, "sometimes you get this perspective after the fact, not... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were no role models!” Best business advice ever received: “When I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
to earn and fast to lose. That advice and my decision to resign were formative to my management and leadership philosophy throughout my career. For example, in the 1990s I was a vice president for a major Enron subsidiary. After I... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
the 1990s. Not surprisingly, Marram's advice is sought by a number of other organizations, too. She serves on the boards of the Ford Motor Company, The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Lincoln Center Theater, The Conference Board, and... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
play. The family had sold off a lot of its holdings, so we didn’t control the stock. And luckily, through the advice and again, listening to a classmate of mine from business school—a guy that sat next to me, a guy by the name of Peter... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
take what they know and offer advice based on our expertise that will help them get the results they want to see.” A Calling to Serve Along with utilizing his experience and HBS education, Majors says his work at Purpose Built Communities... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
prepare, Gilbert has been refining teaching plans, writing cases, and getting advice from the eight faculty members in his teaching support group. Gilbert says that support is critical, since the case method requires intense preparation.... View Details
- 15 Apr 2025
- News
Mothers of Invention
VC Backed Moms founders Nicole Wee (MBA 2018), Lisa Marrone (MBA 2017), and Amelia Lin (MBA 2016) Illustration by John Ritter Early in her first pregnancy, having just launched the venture she cofounded, Lisa Marrone (MBA 2017) wondered how she could take maternity... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
A Four-Point Plan for Teresa May
With 20 years of practical negotiations experience under his belt, Malhotra, author of Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (Without Money Or Muscle) offers some bracingly clear-cut advice for an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Ghosh Is Entrepreneur in Residence
collaborating on research efforts, sitting in on class discussions, and serving as a sounding board and mentor to students who seek his advice in launching their own businesses. View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
three-time entrepreneur and coauthor of Entrepreneurs in the Midst “The only advice I was ever given that bore fruit was that the art of writing is the art of application—the application of the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leaning In to Gender Equity
organizing the Lean In Community (on Facebook, of course). Some of her advice is useful no matter one's gender, given Sandberg's disparate career stops at Facebook and Google, the Treasury Department, and McKinsey & Company. For example,... View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- News
Jumping In, Fighting Bias
marketing, and transitioned to an entirely new industry, accepting the role of CMO at Sequoia Capital. She made the decision after drawing on the advice of a handful of personal advisors, including Judy Zhu (MBA 2009), founder and CEO of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Author: Thomas H. Fischgrund (MBA ’80)
true. They are curious and read everything they can get their hands on. Family and friends are more important to them than their studies. What’s your advice to students preparing for the exam? My short-term View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Crowdfunding capital for small business
Callaghan (MBA 1984). iCrowd connects entrepreneurs, mentors, peers, and experts for advice and support, and also provides investors with social networking tools that are key to investment crowd funding. “iCrowd makes it possible for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
C.D. Spangler's School of Thought
accomplished leader in academia, business, and philanthropy—and the namesake of the School's Spangler Center—he has also been valued for his counsel by several HBS Deans. In light of that role, and in the spirit of Commencement as a traditional time for View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
overcapacity following the market peak in 2000. How to Become a Marketing Superstar by Jeffrey J. Fox (MBA '69) (Hyperion) In the same snappy, to–the–point style of his previous how–to books, Fox takes on the challenges of marketing through brand building and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Care
had this cautionary advice for newly minted MBAs: "Don't let the business school Kool-Aid go to your head. There's this concept that when you graduate, especially from the top schools, you're ready to conquer the world. There's an elitism... View Details