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- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
members dole out and respond openly to constructive challenges to ideas and solutions? Strong principled leadership recognizes this dynamic and addresses it before it makes teaming structures self destructing." Ravindra Edirisooriya... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
from these temporal inconsistencies, positing that the "should" self dominates during the prediction and recollection phases but that the "want" self is dominant during the critical... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
an organizational setting is what organizational scholars call a natural community, a state in which self and surrounding are inseparable. So, meaning has these two components—a component emphasizing the ability of individuals to engage... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community
Leadership Development (ALD) discussion group for some of the most stimulating, vulnerable, and raw conversations I had while in business school. In a world in which your professional and personal lives are inextricably linked, the ability to be your authentic View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
muckraker Lincoln Steffens as a personal hero and who confesses that his heart still quickens when he hears the songs of the International Brigade. At OPM, Navasky wrote later, “My Nation self still tended to regard the profit motive as... View Details
- 26 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vasilis Mornto
prospective MBA students considering 2+2? Start thinking as early as possible about what drives you as a person and what you would bring to the HBS classroom—it is much harder than it sounds. Also, reach out to current and/or former HBS students for advice and guidance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
lines.” Fundamentally, stem-cell research will be driven by an all-powerful force — the human instinct for survival. The deeply emotional desire to rid one’s self or one’s children of crippling or deadly disease is so powerful, and the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
conflicts people have," she says. "But there's also a contrasting narrative that talks about how great it is when you can bring your whole self to work and you're completely integrated. And there are positive things that happen... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
I had to take responsibility for myself. My most authentic self is saying what I really feel at whatever that moment is. But the 50-something-year-old Carla is much more discerning. I still say exactly what I want to say, but I’m so much... View Details
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
sense of self to the business and all its ups and downs. Taking some time away with a loved one, she said, will not only be personally beneficial but will also "lead you to the best ideas for your businesses." How should... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
spoke to me; I took the message of living life with urgency to heart,” recalls Lailah Thompson (MBA 2021). “It’s really what I needed, especially for a time like this. I see my future self in Boz; she is an amazing, beautiful Black woman... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
of authenticity in leadership is what is needed to manage the tension. Michael Leahy commented that " we are challenged to sort out short term position and personal self serving ambition versus more genuine leadership When we are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
MySpace puts the power of individual identity in play. You're not anonymous on a social networking site—you're exactly the opposite. You're presenting a managed self to the world. Q: These sites often have wonderful demographics from an... View Details
- 01 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Finding the Confidence to Apply to HBS
admitted. For the Class of 2020, GMAT scores range from 610 to 800. HBS evaluates candidates holistically going well beyond standardized tests, so do not let this stop you from applying. Being your authentic self is much more important... View Details
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
specializing in the burgeoning field of behavioral economics. "Standard economic theory suggests that as long as people understand the full consequences of their actions, they tend to act in their self interest," says John. "If they want... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
Marr (MBA 2016), Molly Palmersheim (MBA 2016), Sam Travers (MBA 2016), and Matt Fujisawa (MBA 2016) had to say about applying to business school. Be your genuine self Stephanie: Be honest and genuine. I spent a lot of time reflecting on... View Details
- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
late 2011 or early 2012.) "Understanding one's self is a key thing we're trying to accomplish, so students can then look back at the class and realize, 'When I'm that person, in that position, I should not be making that left-fork... View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
and value. But health care has been treated as a commodity and cost reduction has been the dominant approach. Employers have gone to their vendors, health plans, or third-party administrators in the case of self insured plans, and tried... View Details
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
also finds that, when people are part of a group, nostalgia for an event shared within it makes people more committed to the group. Nostalgia brings the social self online. It increases social agency and directs that agency toward helping... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
to embrace tolerance rather than intolerance, and I will be the change I wish to see in the world. Ryan Yu (MBA 2022) I came to HBS yearning to give my California self an East Coast edge. I’d lean into whiteness, walk a traditionalist... View Details