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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
logically and ‘toned down’ my comments to show respect, while still providing constructive ideas. Initially, he seemed to take the feedback well. But then I gradually noticed a distancing in our relationship. Eventually, I realized that he did not support my further... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
another—not because that person can’t do the job but because they don’t know what they don’t know about how decisions are made in that organization. You also point out in your book that career success is a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
says the experience allowed him to help people who were motivated to help themselves. “It was exactly the mission I wanted,” he reflects. In the aftermath of 9/11, Kennealey decided in the spring of 2002 to put his career as an educator... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
Inc., likes to tell that story, not only for the humor inherent in Wanamaker's statement, but also because it relates directly to his business. "That's a data problem," Howe says. "Business, like life, is full of decisions. Almost every View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
Gamble's leadership training programs. There's nothing like having to step into a decision maker's shoes to learn about leadership." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "If you can find work that both stretches you and plays to your strengths,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
and the Entrepreneurial Mind-set Janet Kraus "The entrepreneurial path is a great place for women to make career rules the way they see them." - JANET KRAUS HBS senior lecturer Janet Kraus doesn't much like the phrase "having it all,"... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Value Added
first non-Westerner to hold that position) in 1994 at the age of 45, Gupta stresses that his duties bear little resemblance to those of a corporate CEO. "The partners in the field make most of the operational decisions and bear most of... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Raymond M. Jefferson
Knowing that detonation would occur in seconds, he looked around for a safe place to throw it. None existed. Surrounded by his team with no time to warn them of the danger, Jefferson encircled the device with his hand, held it against his thigh, and closed his eyes.... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
MORE Behind IBM's High-Risk Decision to Put Watson on Jeopardy MORE Behind IBM's High-Risk Decision to Put Watson on Jeopardy One day not long ago, a Japanese woman in her 60s walked into a hospital in... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses
of years out of business school?” Management challenges include turnarounds, transactions, global expansion, reinvention, scaling growth, and career management. Field Course: US Behavioral Insights Professor Max Bazerman, Negotiation,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
‘We were just doing what needed to be done’
tempted to leave, but then I thought about the fact that I had so much riding on this decision to be here, and there were so many people who supported me. The next day when I arrived on the HBS campus, for a while I didn’t see any blacks... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
her yard. Interested in a “green” career post-HBS, she found it difficult to locate the alumni and networking opportunities that would provide a leg up on the job hunt, so she joined forces with Fishman to create an alumni organization to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
“Everyone was telling me that loss of life was an inevitable part of mining,” recalls Carroll. “I knew we could do better.” It took several days to get the 28,000 workers out of the mine and almost two months to implement new safety procedures, but in that one, View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In Service of Others
decisions you made, where your word is your bond,” says Zak. About eight weeks into his first year at HBS, Zak began to appreciate the extraordinary power of engaging with his classmates and professors. “I became a passionate believer in... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
McGinnis. A venture capitalist and author of the bestseller The 10% Entrepreneur, McGinnis has since turned FOMO and FOBO into a career unto themselves, with a podcast on the HBR network called FOMO Sapiens and a book on the topic in the... View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
what Motley calls “the grand plan.” After HBS, he spent two decades working for the chemical, glass, and coatings company PPG Industries, living in eight cities along the way. He finished his corporate career at the Pittsburgh-based... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
only time you get an offer is when you have literally helped the decision maker feel you are a safe person to hire, and you will help his or her reputation by being there,” says MacKenna, who has made a video of his teachings, which is... View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
“Those first six have had over 550 members attend the live events, and all of our HBSHAA members have access to the recordings after the events,” she says. Recent VRT topics have included a panel discussion with leaders from CVS, talking about their strategic View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Turning Point: One Story at a Time
decision to move to India for a career opportunity that came up in my family’s business. Being the CEO at the age of 30 of a publicly listed company with revenues of $100 million was something Amanda and I... View Details
- 31 Jan 2019
- News
A Global Mission
invest in Mexico, where his company now has several factories, a decision that has served Palliser well. “I can’t say that you are going to be more successful in business if you take human rights into account,” he says. “But one can... View Details