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- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
peculiarity.” Guy said, “If you don’t have sizzle, who cares about security?” LarryWilhel added, “Cook should get focused on leading the company. Apple Pay has the opportunity to manage a trillion dollars of transactions a year ... There... View Details
- 08 Dec 2017
- News
Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits
After a tumultuous year in US politics, more than a dozen recent alumni have thrown their hats into the ring to launch careers in public service. “More and more people are feeling they need to step up and that they can, because they have... View Details
Keywords: politics
Allen H. Neuharth
When Neuharth joined Gannett, its business consisted of acquiring and managing small-town newspapers. During his tenure, he grew the publishing company into a billion-dollar business through his aggressive and professional View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
productivity concepts—from motivation and goal-setting to focus and decision-making—that explain why some people and companies get so much done. Duhigg explains that the most productive people, companies, and organizations view the world,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
where she helps strengthen the school's ties to management consulting firms. Although she is enjoying her new role and feels "generally contented and at times euphoric," the decision to leave the mainstream workforce was difficult. "Work... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
customer base and are its fastest-growing segment. People assume that it’s mostly millennials who have the desire and savvy to manage their finances by mobile app, Savova says, but “we’ve found that View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 10 Jul 2024
- News
Next Level
industry. “We’re hyper-focused on covering transformative technologies,” Joseph says. “The gaming industry is redefining how we engage with content and how we connect with people from across the world, and AI is transforming how every... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 11 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Leadership and Diversity at HBS
background, experience, and ethnicity, but I was also trying to manage a global partner from an unfamiliar region (in my case, China). It is experiences like this that have changed the way I view leadership and have prepared me to... View Details
- 25 Aug 2016
- News
Announcing the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
and administered through Harvard, the initiative will equip city leaders with the tools, skills, and support increasingly required to tackle the complex leadership and management challenges faced in governing cities around the globe. The... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
blockbuster projects we just can't seem to get enough of. Your book's thesis suggests that, in the business of entertainment, big moves are the best moves. That's right. Many people think that making many small bets is playing it safe.... View Details
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
Jeffrey Lees, a doctoral candidate in Organizational Behavior and Psychology at Harvard Business School. In actuality, most people have a wildly inflated sense of just how negative the other side feels, according to a new paper that Lees... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
surface the underlying skills. “Ideally,” says Kristen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, HBS Career & Professional Development, “applicants would articulate their accomplishments by broader functional skills, rather than within the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Nov 2020
- News
Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar
worldwide, the two-day event opened with a special interactive presentation by HBS professors Joseph Fuller and William Kerr called The Future of Work—And Managing the Impact of COVID-19. Fuller and Kerr serve as co-directors of the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Supporting our Exceptional Faculty
100 endowed professorships that were created thanks to gifts from alumni, friends, and corporations. An endowed chair is the highest honor the School can bestow on a faculty member, and these chairs enhance our ability to attract and retain the world’s top View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes: Minorities in the Executive Suite
Express; Solomon Trujillo, president and CEO of U S West Communications; and Ann Fudge, president of Maxwell House Coffee Company and Post Cereals? How did these people of color overcome the odds and break through the glass ceiling that... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
shortage of FemTech companies, but there’s “a funding issue. “We need institutional money. We need the people who control capital to make it a priority. We want to see universities set aside some investing capital for more risk, for... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
problem because people fear they may lose their jobs for speaking their mind. Perlow, who chronicles the fall of an online education company throughout the book, recommends a constructive spiral of speaking up. She urges senior View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
On a Mission to Have an Impact
After founding the online cosmetics service Eve.com, Varsha Rao (MBA 1995) is now heading global operations for Airbnb, helping customers of this mission-driven company gain richer travel experiences by connecting them more closely to the View Details
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
memory that the product was safe to drink. Q: What can any manager or business leader take away from reading Driven? A: All managers and business leaders need to get things done through people. It is hard to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Facing Ambiguity
research associates Erika Ferlins and Laura Feldman, students are assigned the parts of six managers or engineers who were involved in the Columbia mission. After logging into their password-protected role, students watch, read, and... View Details