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- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
with people and communities, “and pass on what I had learned during a career and life that had been filled with wonderful experiences.” Taking on new adventures certainly is not new for Gower, who, prior to his time at Cobham, spent 14... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
sometimes belittled and frustrated, they’re not allowed to talk, interact, or be creative. You must move in lockstep, not at your own pace. There’s no allowance for students to engage in long-term, original projects, which I believe are an important way to learn. Most... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
the challenges of daily existence in an unfamiliar culture to the joys of helping people in poverty grow their own businesses. The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance by Jim Whitehurst (MBA 1994) (Harvard Business Review... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
own pace. There’s no allowance for students to engage in long-term, original projects, which I believe are an important way to learn. Most people think Khan will work for only 5 to 10 percent of students who are motivated, but I think 90... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. These elections are not conducted, as claimed by Silvers, like those in the Soviet Union where “it was not really possible for people to make a free choice.” If the NLRB believes... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
between a passion and analytical thinking. How is it that they managed to pull this off and what can we all learn from that example? Wasserman: I remember observing when I was teaching in HBS’s first-year course in entrepreneurship, that we had, to paint it in broad... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
where almost everyone was poor (living on less than $1 per day) and stuck on tiny hillsides. How on earth would this work? There were few people with the skills to care for the cows, little land for grazing, little land on which to use... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Voice of Experience A lot of people think that dot-coms in Asia are just taking U.S. technology and replicating the same business models. That may have been a valid criticism in the past, but things are really changing.” The speaker is... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
that what have I done? Wanted to do the takeover, I mean yes, we increased operating profits. So I suppose my hypothesis that it wasn't being as managed as optimally as possible, this proved correct. But so what? We lost control and what does that do for all of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
professional French-horn player, Brooks came to the subject of happiness by way of art. His early research focused on why people produce and consume art and beauty as well as the motives behind human... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
respect that comes with them. I’m talking about something as mundane as going for a jog.” In an interview with Fortune, Mason addressed his motivation for speaking out. “It became obvious through the week that View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
exercise isn’t simply about health: it’s when and where individuals get some of their most creative ideas.” Her support of women extends to the younger set as well, and Kovatch uses her story especially to motivate teenage girls. She... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
than 35 Israeli-Jordanian and Israeli- Egyptian joint ventures are already up and running. Why are top Middle Eastern business leaders now seeking out strategic alliances with their neighbors? What benefits can regional cooperation at the company level bring about? In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Catalyst research has found that women who make their achievements known and build relationships with people who have clout will be offered more support, more sponsorship, and more opportunities to succeed and to benefit others. As a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
happen and that people like us must help lead such change. What does your company do regarding social enterprise, philanthropy, public service, and community involvement? Davey Scoon: At Colonial, we have an Outstanding Volunteer Program,... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
loans and access to payments. Probably in my children's day, [it] will be something different. I never really sought out to be an entrepreneur, to be honest. I just sought out to solve an access problem that many, many people had in... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
also some point of interest for people who don't really know about what has happened in the region that they live. Morrell: The GRAC Team had met locals who helped guide them to the site. One of whom clearly remembered playing with parts... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
includes tempering ambition, inspiring others with a greater purpose, and not violating values. The authors cite Mohandas Gandhi and Cesar Chavez as leaders who were able to motivate others and Andrew Grove and Diego Rivera as men who... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
commitment to these endeavors is as genuine as his lifelong devotion to entrepreneurship and free markets. In fact, his success in business led him to some profound, motivating insights. “While entrepreneurship is great for the economy,... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
life; move past common misconceptions—such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you—and understand why your go-to negotiation strategies are probably making you less influential; discover the one thing that influences... View Details