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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Releases
hiring executives from outside rather than promoting from within. But, note HBS associate professor Michael Watkins and consultant Dan Ciampa in their new book, Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role, 64 percent of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
who reflects on his experiences in Rwanda and how unfamiliar environments abroad can lead to reevaluating traditional notions of business risk and social return. It was late at night, and I was tired. Perfect timing for my inner View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
been given.” To that end, Landles-Dowling’s first stop after HBS will be at The Boston Consulting Group in San Francisco, with an ultimate career focus in nonprofit management. “I hope my experience in View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
When she joined the new private-sector team at Oxfam America as a freshly minted MBA in 2007, Roshini Moodley Naidoo was essentially given the following directive: All those great ideas we’ve been discussing? Make them happen. It was a bit more nuanced than that, of... View Details
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
RACI (pronounced “racy”). Each letter stands for how someone relates to a project: responsible for doing the work, accountable for the success of the work, needs to be consulted on the work, and needs to be informed on the status of the... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 13 Jun 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome
ambitious, almost a lunatic, but they also have to be considerate of and consult their peers and carefully use every segment of Roman society. Those contradictions speak to the sort of leader that HBS is looking to produce. Q: What would... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 13 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills
events/activities? The mentorship program between the LGBTSA and Harvard College’s LGBT business club has been a major highlight for me. I meet regularly with my mentee over lunch where we cover topics from what areas of business are most interesting to her, how best... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
established tech companies, and in similar or more senior roles in startups. Upon graduation, MS/MBAs should also be well trained for positions in design consulting firms.” Why did you want to become involved in this joint degree program?... View Details
- 17 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures
the country The Humanity Company - Jobelle Gacuya (GSE) - The Humanity Company is a social enterprise using innovative business models to end poverty through impactful products, consulting services, and social venture investments. View Details
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Transforming Health Care Delivery - Course Catalog
understanding the fundamental improvement challenges facing the health care sector and developing strategies for addressing them. Students may have career interests in organizations that provide health care (e.g., hospitals, medical groups, retail clinics) or in firms... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)
Xu’s Twitter handle is @xrayunicorn) “I worked in consulting before medical school and had to travel a lot. One time a colleague and I were stranded in a snowstorm and had to rebook our flights. On the phone with the travel agent, my... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-testing by sabbaticals
paradise. But it did help him to find passion in his job. After this sabbatical, Paul left consulting and joined a company which shared his passion for travel and exploration: Airbnb. He credits his adventures and time off for helping him... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows
discovery platform, focused on developing novel small molecule GABAa positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) with improved efficacy and safety. Andrew was previously a life sciences consultant at Charles River Associates, team lead with... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap
Quartner started her career in banking at Credit Suisse and Nina Mullen started her career in consulting at Bain) ended up starting a natural remedies brand, Hilma. Our process before taking the entrepreneurial leap: 1. Have an idea... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa
Fellowship before moving to Kenya where I have lived and worked for almost eight years. During this time I worked in both the social and private sectors. I also did consulting for the World Bank, giving me great insight into working with... View Details
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Social Media Guidelines for Faculty and Staff | About
account, we urge you to consult the University’s “ Communications guidelines and best practices ” resource, which provides further information and guidance on brand identity requirements, digital accessibility, and particular social media... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
president of the World Bank, and chair of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Partners HealthCare, in addition to holding numerous consulting posts in business, government, and education. Throughout, as a member of the faculty since... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
Are Uber drivers and HourlyNerd consultants independent contractors or employees? Interesting question, but the wrong one. Better to ask: Are we stifling innovation across the digital economy by forcing a simplistic choice, contractor vs.... View Details