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Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details

14 Jun 2021
Op-Ed

When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative

easy to fall prey to a particular narrative—that crippling story that sometimes runs through our head about our many shortcomings and all the possible ways we might fail. But here’s some good news: We can engage with that anxiety productively. Here are three strategies... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

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Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) Course Number 1581 Senior Lecturer Gerald Chertavian Senior Lecturer Brian Trelstad Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper/Project View Details

30 Aug 2019
Blog Post

3 Growing Pains from my First Year at HBS: Academic, Social, and Career

Miho Sakuma (MBA '20) is from Tokyo, Japan and graduated with a major in history at Williams College. At the Class of 2020 welcoming reception last year, Dean Nohria told us that HBS will transform us in three dimensions – academics, social, and career. It was... View Details

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What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

By: Robert Steven Kaplan

How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us—and... View Details

Keywords: Career Planning; Vocational Guidance; Job Satisfaction; Satisfaction; Personal Development and Career; Customization and Personalization

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04 Aug 2023
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Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

This article was originally published by MBAGRADSCHOOLS, a leading source of information for prospective MBA students. Climate change is not a problem for the future generation, it’s here and now. As the clock keeps ticking, HBS MBA... View Details

29 Jul 2020
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To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS

She hopes this blog post will represent for woman considering business school and motherhood that the two are not mutually exclusive. Decision Time After serving for seven years in the United States Army, the decision to transition my View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog 3 Technologies that Will Change the World Course Number 1632 Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper ‘The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval... View Details

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Investing in Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Investing in Change Chuck Recorr Job Title Philanthropist Location Raleigh, NC Topics Nonprofit Strategy & Governance More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her... View Details

07 Mar 2017
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From Harvard to INSEAD: Change Management in a Disruptive World

general director. With a lengthy career in industry and politics as well as academia, Giscard D’Estaing is a former mayor and member of the French Parliament and is chairman of the Committee for a World Parliament. He is also honorary... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

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The View from the 1990s: How the Global Economy is Reshaping Corporate Power and Careers

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Personal Development and Career; Transformation; Power and Influence

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22 Mar 2021
Blog Post

3 Key Steps for Crafting Your Retirement with Intention: Advice from Career Coach, Lauren Murphy

Career Coach, Lauren Murphy, works with Harvard Business School alumni who are at this inflection point in their careers. In her coaching conversations, she helps alumni craft their retirement with intention and create a plan that works... View Details

19 Jan 2022
Blog Post

From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

Strategy & Planning at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and resides in New York City. Tell us about your background before HBS. How did you choose a career in retail? I’ve always been drawn to the arts and creative environments, so... View Details

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The Transition to Retirement

By: Teresa M. Amabile

My current major research program is the Retirement Transitions Study: a broad study of retiring professionals' everyday experiences, including identification with work; identity stability, change, and development; meaningfulness of work; changes in life structure,... View Details

Keywords: Careers; Psychology; Creativity; Identity; Retirement; Meaning

18 Jun 2024
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Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate

The Business and Environment Initiative is constantly impressed by the dedication of our alumni in confronting the climate change challenge. In an effort to share the breadth of work being done, we are capturing View Details

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Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders Course Number 1350 Baker Foundation Professor Robert Simons Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper This course is designed as a capstone for graduating MBA... View Details

24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

they feel a lack of “agency,” a sense that only the highest rank of management can effect positive social change from within a business. Ironically, an increasing number of C-suite executives, including former Starbucks CEO Howard... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

01 Mar 2024
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In My Humble Opinion: Role Model

Partner. “Putting an emphasis on characters of different backgrounds who are nuanced is part of the work that needs to happen to increase opportunities for us all,” explains Qarnain. “I want to help change the narrative.” Dream job: “I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; acting; theater; diversity; career path; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

17 Apr 2023
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Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

Climate Stories Episode #14 – Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future Climate Story #14 examines sustainable manufacturing and retailing from the corporate board perspective of HBS alumna, Bonita Stewart (MBA... View Details

11 Aug 2020
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Find Your Allies

for Educational Opportunity changed her mind. The program, which offers educational and career support to students from underserved communities, helped Harris realize something: she loved finance. “I was 19... View Details

Keywords: workplace diversity; gender diversity; career paths; career advice; leadership; networking; workplace relationships; Finance

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