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- 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
- 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 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
cause the lack of sufficient organic growth as opposed to the growth by mergers and acquisitions. As he put it, "Toobigs are enormously complex, with massive, self defeating strategies at war within, producing a lower return."... View Details
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
corporate treasuries for their self enrichment." To what degree will entrepreneurial capitalism be the antidote to both managers' and owners' capitalism? Are we about to see a rebirth of Schumpeter and his belief in the power of... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts
your best self forward. The Key to Keeping Resolutions? Betting Against Yourself Leslie John It’s been a few months since many of us made New Year’s resolutions. Have you stuck with yours? Professor Leslie John studies how to help... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
expenditures on teammates lead to better performance in both sports teams in Canada and pharmaceutical sales teams in Belgium. These results suggest that a minor adjustment to employee bonuses-shifting the focus from the self to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
your competence and make your priorities clear. It’s important to become culturally literate, but not to lose your sense of self — bringing a new viewpoint is part of the change process. Having done all that, decision-making for me is a... 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
- 08 Apr 2021
- News
Real Talk
education through the development of case studies. “And that type of vulnerability at the highest level opens the door for the larger workforce to feel comfortable being vulnerable, sharing their own stories, and feeling like they can, to the greatest extent possible,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
self-awareness can be more difficult. “Sometimes this means having some honest conversations with people in your life and doing a lot of introspection,” says Amabile. Next, reflect on Agency “The ability to make a change is in your hands, when you perceive a... View Details
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
judgment calls, framing and naming the judgment call, and mobilizing and aligning the right people to carry it out), making the judgment call, making execution happen, and learning and continuously adjusting after the call is made. Good leaders use knowledge of View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 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
- 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
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
being. In higher education, historically we’ve been really good at the first aspect, and we’re starting to develop simulations and external activities to take some of this into practice. Where we haven’t been so great is being — having a sense of View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
chemical company, this paper explores the effects of firsthand experience on intersite trust. We find firsthand experience leads not just to direct knowledge of the other, but also knowledge of the self as seen through the eyes of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Be Unapologetically Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter and Banking Strategist Andrea Mendoza
led her to joining BCG as a consultant after graduation and gaining valuable experience across a range of sectors. At BCG, Mendoza continued to bring her authentic self to her work and surrounded herself with colleagues who did the same.... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
to add that her adult self does not advocate such extreme pet adoption measures, nor does Wagaroo!) When Exley was 17, she adopted a pit bull named Pepper from a local shelter. Photo Credit: Christine Exley Like many startups, Wagaroo... View Details