Advice Giving - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Mar 2017
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Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

from a minimum viable product. The Entrepreneurship Club members provided a knowing empathy in tough spots and solid advice that propelled us forward. It hasn’t ended with graduation: a close friend from HBS just helped revamp our... View Details

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Brandon Tieu

leadership, equipping us to lead with authenticity and adaptability. If you could give one piece of advice to prospective students, what would it be? I believe one's mental framework should be a balance... View Details

16 Dec 2020
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)

and set an aggressive goal to repay the full balance within 4 years of graduating. I am on-track to reach that goal. Is there any advice you would like to share with prospective or current HBS students regarding loans or debt repayment?... View Details

12 Oct 2017
News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

take what they know and offer advice based on our expertise that will help them get the results they want to see.” A Calling to Serve Along with utilizing his experience and HBS education, Majors says his work at Purpose Built Communities... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

30 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

Pacelli’s research shows how disclosing genuine progress in inclusion can give companies a competitive edge in attracting talent and, ultimately, fostering innovation. Pacelli coauthored the August working paper with Jung Ho Choi of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2013
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André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973

mechanical engineering in college, and, at the advice of a family friend, applied to business school. The two years at HBS were "the best years of my life," he says, adding that, "sometimes you get this perspective after the fact, not... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

every aspect of business, and life – from pitching to giving feedback, from brainstorming to making group decisions, from interviewing to firing. Creating Value Through Activist Investing This course will expose students to the... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War

Vu Hoai (MBA '94), an acquaintance whom she met through HIID and who worked most recently at the Vietnam offices of KPMG. "If I had to give two pieces of advice to foreign investors in Vietnam," says Hoai,... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details

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01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

than quantitative analysis. Cases and business are also about human beings, and I always keep that human element in mind." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "As you set out on your careers, take a long-term view and have a sense of direction as... View Details

02 Feb 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

my own path. I think I would have made the same decisions with or without 2+2 but I made them with much more confidence thanks to the early admission. What advice do you have for prospective MBA students considering the 2+2 program? My... View Details

05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

who’s working with not one, but two family business at the same time, what advice do you have for fellow alumni planning to join the family business? “I would highly recommend anyone joining the family business to 1) be qualified to hold... View Details

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Career Support - Business & Environment

startup companies. The symposium offers conference attendees the opportunity to network with leading professionals representing a diverse group of firms, markets, and geographies. (November) Coffee Chats Meet with BEI to discuss anything from business ideas, career... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

other area is it more important to have a sense of what you don't know than it is in IT management. The most dangerous advice to CEOs has come from people who either had no idea of what they did not know, or from those who pretended to... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

22 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Case Protagonists at HBS

revitalizer of such watch brands as Blancpain, Tag Heuer, and Hublot, was my favorite protagonist by a longshot. He spoke about love and passion being the only two things you need in this world – and mentioned that a passion can be chosen, but a love cannot. What View Details

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Ken Zeng

business leaders must make, whether it's closing a mine due to uncertain safety concerns, pricing essential drugs in developing nations, or taking a stance on contentious societal issues as a company. It is not that easy. If you could View Details

01 Jan 2004
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D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

importance of teamwork and communications skills." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "No matter what job you take when you graduate, your first months and first couple of years will mark you. You'll be creating a reputation for yourself. If you... View Details

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Bryan Stromer

section mates who have a finance background versus those who have worked in the human resources space. This case taught me about the importance of looking at business decisions from a variety of different perspectives. If you could give... View Details

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

human decision making, motivation, and interaction, which of course have strong implications for what drives consumption and savings decisions, worker productivity and effort, and market exchange. Only rarely did he make deep links to this work in WN. Smith's View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

We have to recalibrate our minds in terms of why we’re doing remote work now. In this moment of panic, when companies and workers are trying to figure out how to be productive and how to be happy working from home, the most practical View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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