job training - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Nov 2011
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Saluting Our HBS Veterans

TroopSwap Nicholas Pinchuk (MBA 1976), Snap-on Ed Ellison (MBA 1991), St. Johns Country Day School Veterans Day, celebrated on November 11 in the United States, is a reminder that the military, through its personnel and its philosophy, has long been a key presence at... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; veterans; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra

faithful classmates who touch base at least once a year with news of the kids, a job change, or exciting vacation exploits. Their summaries enrich the continuing narrative of the Class Notes — Harvard Business School's own version of an... View Details

01 Dec 1999
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From the Editors

training on the inside." Not all the early issues were focused on bricks and mortar. Along with reports on club events and the developing curriculum, there were articles of a more personal nature, such as this notice of a notable... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)

President & Chief Executive Officer Starbucks Coffee Company Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education University of Washington, 1965 B.A., Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Statistics Other Jobs Touche Ross & Co.,... View Details

04 Feb 2020
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In Harmony

who just happened to love Gregorian chant. He even took the lead in an HBS musical. “I realized at the very top of that pyramid was the intersection of business and opera,” says Weinstein, “and if I could get a job combining those two... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

30 Apr 2025
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A Social Enterprise Talk in DC; Canadian Alumni Talk Trade; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Colorado

DC Panel Looks at Social Enterprise in a New Government Landscape The HBS Club of Washington, DC teamed up with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) on April 2, to present an alumni panel discussion on social impact titled “New Perspectives in Social Enterprise,”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

success. So You Want to Be a CEO: The Path from Middle Management to the Top Job by Thomas F. Faught Jr. (MBA 1953) (Fortis Publishing) Based on over 40 years of global management experience, including more than a decade as a CEO, Faugh... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Feb 2002
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Redefining Success: Women & Work.

much better job at work and probably always wonder if you aren't missing out on one of the great life experiences. You can decide to have kids and give up your career, and always wonder if you are not maximizing who you could be. You... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

22 Feb 2022
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An Rx for Small Business Recovery

COVID-19’s impact on the sector makes 2009 look like a teeny blip.” There are over 30 million small businesses in the United States, accounting for half of the nation’s private sector employment and the majority of job creation. Many of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Oct 1997
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Cathy A. Nichols

office, which looks out on the park, Nichols pauses to reflect on her career. Thanks to scholarship assistance, Nichols was able to attend both Cornell and, later, Harvard Business School. "In a way, the HBS experience foreshadowed my theme park View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

22 Nov 2017
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How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team

everybody has their own ways to cope, but by time I pull into my driveway I'm happy and ready to go. What we've done differently in this office—because we've had some pretty historic losings. I'm gonna say office. I'm sitting in Camden, New Jersey in our brand new,... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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Stephen Covey's Successful Habits

survive. Another force is unsatisfactory personal relationships. I asked a CEO of a major multinational why he had his 35,000 employees trained in the 7 Habits. He said, "My wife had told me I didn't listen to our daughter." After he... View Details

26 Jan 2017
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Finding a Path out of Poverty

too poor to afford college, he traveled to find work in Johannesburg after losing his job as a barman in Port Elizabeth. When a job eluded him, he wound up living on the streets for nearly seven months. “The... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2009
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Alumni Books

development opportunities, or proper rewards. Expanding on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, the authors recommend that workforces be managed like portfolios, with more investments in the jobs that create... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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Truth Be Told

state or another industry to find a job, and they may not find a job at the same level. But when we expanded to a longer term, looking at a variety of consequences over time, we found that the amount of money whistleblowers get seems to... View Details

Keywords: April White; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

01 Dec 1999
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South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency

personal support, public liaison and registry, protocol and ceremonial, communications, and corporate services. Her team is responsible for all aspects of assisting the president, whether it be keeping his calendar, providing legal services, or preparing a... View Details

Keywords: Morgan Baker

17 Mar 2015
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The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)

people web development for fun, and getting them amazing jobs and careers. I was blown away. That’s when the light bulb went off. Since then, we’ve done fairly well. We’ve trained over 500 graduates and... View Details

Keywords: Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2006
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One-on-One with Tom Oreck

grounding in every aspect of the business. “I like to tell people that I rose up the ranks through the sheer force of nepotism,” he deadpans with self-deprecating humor. He made HBS his last training stop before taking over as president... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

16 Jul 2013
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Embracing Chaos

just-released first book, Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere (Harvard Business Review Press), Venkatesan's recipe for success includes doing things that most managers and CEOs aren't trained to do, namely, getting on the... View Details