Personal Development and Career - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

faculty. They are incredible resources with interesting research topics, broad networks, and fascinating personal stories. I thoroughly enjoyed office hours where topics ranged from school View Details

06 Sep 2016
Blog Post

What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

skills critical for business. Additionally, you’re introduced to classes and career paths that you might find interesting but that you otherwise wouldn’t take on your own. For me, I came to HBS thinking... View Details

14 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 14

about and acknowledging his own contributions to organizational underperformance or other work problems is critical to getting employees to improve and generating positive business results. He notes his... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience

four years, and I was able to share nuanced points about the case and continent with my peers. I felt empowered like never before to share my personal View Details

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

performance, the researchers say. Founders are usually very busy people—they recruit key employees, raise funds, find a board, develop partnerships, set strategy, and design the organization, to name a few... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Feb 2021
Book

How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect

concept of “maximal sustainable yield”—that is, the amount of goodness that a person can achieve over time without depleting their ability to do good in the future. He argues that mistakes and biases in our... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Top 5 Myths About HBS

environment. And it's necessary, because the way that we teach is very much like a Socratic method, where you really do need to learn from each other as opposed to fighting for the right answer. Chad: There's a tradition at HBS called... View Details

20 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

presidential victory. The Innovator develops a solution to address the grievances. That means anticipating roadblocks and coming up with alternative paths, as well as justifying those alternatives in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

Leadership Initiative - Leadership

she served for several years on the Advisory Board of Women in Animation, a non-profit organization striving to improve the representation and career opportunities for women in the animation industry.... View Details

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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

How do I get information on specific industries/areas of interest? Explore HBS Initiatives and contact Baker Library for an experience staff member who can provide research guidance for your startup or recruiting efforts. Where can I get... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

The Exchange: Help Wanted

Image by John Ritter The path to a job in the C-suite isn’t what it used to be. For many years, companies could lean on financial expertise and industry connections when recruiting candidates, but HBS professors Raffaella Sadun and Joseph Fuller say that so much has... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

History Month—a month focused on acknowledging and celebrating the history, political activism, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, View Details

10 Jan 2018
Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

consulting. Through my job, I was able to travel, live, and work in emerging markets in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. I developed a passion for digital inclusion View Details

25 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Women's Student Association

who met to discuss the topic “How to Build a Successful Life.” We recognize that success can be defined in many different ways, and wanted to hear from successful female leaders about how they created their own professional View Details

13 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

In trying to prevent discrimination and prejudice, many companies adopt a strategy of "colorblindness"—actively trying to ignore racial differences when enacting policies and making organizational decisions.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

Malcolm P. McLean, a truck driver, fundamentally transformed the centuries-old shipping industry, an industry that had long decided that it had no incentive to change. By developing the first safe, reliable, View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

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HBS - The year in Review

Scholarships Press Release New Faculty Welcomed Thirteen faculty members, including new tenure-track professors, visitors, and practitioners, participated in START, a deep-dive orientation to the School, that took place in View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

compelling vision. Great leaders help people get in touch with their own aspirations and then will help them forge those aspirations into a personal vision." Regarding communication: "Good communication does... View Details

Keywords: Management

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

University, where senior and retired executives learn to develop leadership skills in the service of solving large social problems. Many of the examples in the book come from her experience leading that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

October 2020
Case

Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'

By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Michael Norris

In 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time—the highs and lows,... View Details