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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
neither 0 nor 1, but rather some distribution of probabilities that it could be either, all existing simultaneously. This principle, known as superposition, inspired the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger to imagine his famous cat,... View Details
- 12 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment
make big leaps. “Doing something that works, that's quick, that is going to be reliable is one approach forward,” Lane says. “But imagine what you want to create and where you want to be 50 years from now—little incremental improvements... View Details
- 23 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Brand a Next-Generation Product
participants, who each were told to imagine that a close friend was getting married soon, and that the friend had asked them to photograph the ceremony as a favor. However, because their Ricoh camera had been stolen, they would have to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
first time. Get help—don’t try to figure it out yourself. You will spend more working hours than you ever imagined learning how to navigate people things while running your business, fundraising, etc. Hire a coach or find friends with... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 04 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival
were stranded on Elephant Island. He was stymied several times. The Endurance trapped in the ice, winter 1915, photographed by Frank Hurley, the voyage photographer. Copyright Royal Geographical Society, London. Imagine what Shackleton... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2021
- Op-Ed
How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback
that the feedback giver has positive intent." To see what I mean, imagine being told, “You need to be more assertive” or “You need to show your potential more fully.” These types of statements, which women often receive, are so ambiguous... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
looking down the road, I think about opportunities to embrace technology in both the RC and EC. If you were to imagine where discussions about cutting-edge technology should find their place in the RC, you’d think of the Technology and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
distributed. To illustrate why it’s important to consider other measurements, imagine what it’s like to buy trousers. You could go to the store and ask for trousers in size medium if that’s the size you usually wear. And in many cases,... View Details
- 07 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Art of Haggling
posturing, they settle on a price each can live with, although both know that the deal is likely better for one side than the other. “At some point, it still comes down to determining who gets which slice of the pie.” Now imagine the same... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Again and Again
to break the barrier and separate work life from home life. Research shows that engaging in some kind of practice between work and home does help. One person talked about, at the end of every day, drinking a beer while taking a shower, and View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
which I can imagine having gone to school on the other side of the river, can be its own challenge. Neeley: I thank you so much for those kind words. I feel the exact same way about you and the fact that we need to be out there for that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
would have accrued a truly permanent population, possibly in large numbers, who would have been able to own private property, enjoy the jurisdiction of American courts, and vote for their own elected government. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to View Details
- 04 Jun 2020
- Book
It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward
my body. I realized I had been preparing every real and imagined path for my boys. I was, like, weed whacking so that they would not learn or experience anything. And then I realized, I'm not supposed to weed whack the path. I'm supposed... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
soon as the checkbook comes out a flood of emotions comes out with it—fear, anxiety, competiveness, anger, annoyance—all of which can influence what either side is willing to accept. “I can't imagine a good negotiator who doesn't have... View Details
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
powerful to see someone who’s very sophisticated still be taken advantage of,” he says. “If you think about how many people in the US lack financial knowledge, you can only imagine what could potentially be happening to them.” About the... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Blog Post
How to Fit in at HBS
walked up to the second floor of Spangler for my Admissions interview. Only then did the thought of attending HBS seem close enough to visualize, but realistically so far out of reach that it remained an evasive dream. In fact, it was a dream my parents would have... View Details
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
likely to trust coworkers who had acknowledged their emotions, particularly when the emotions were negative, the findings showed. Ignoring emotions lessens trust: In five subsequent studies, the researchers asked participants to either View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
businesses to contemplate having a purpose the way individuals might do so. Aiming for a higher ideal elevates our thinking and expands our ambition that in turn allows us to imagine the possibility of doing things that might otherwise... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati