Voice - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

into action. As Cyrus the Great once said, leaders must balance the need for "diversity in counsel, unity in command." To accomplish this, leaders must insure that each participant has a fair and equal opportunity to voice their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto

18 Jul 2023
News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

What inspired you to launch Forby Entertainment Partners? I started working on film and TV shoots in New York City during college. My first boss, an executive producer, recommended Edward Jay Epstein’s book, The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind... View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

01 Sep 2023
News

That Was Then, This Is Now

It started with a question. But before that, it started in the classroom. Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) loved the discussions in his LEAD course, taught by Professor (and now former Dean) Nitin Nohria; wanting to make them more tangible, Deifell adapted the idea of... View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership

01 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographs by Jun Michael Park; private equity; fiction; financial crisis; leadership; Korea

28 Sep 2023
News

What Ray Dalio Can Teach Us About Global Venture and Startups

Lazarow. “Founders should find an approach that works for them, aligns incentives, allows people’s voices to be heard and helps everyone be the best they can be every day.” READ MORE LISTEN: Lazarow discuss how entrepreneurs and... View Details

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth

Conquer the most essential adaptation to the knowledge economy

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who... View Details

15 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Shaky Business: How Handshakes Win Negotiations

party voicing preferences for price, colors, and models. They found that when negotiators shook hands beforehand, they came to a more cooperative agreement—both sides getting more of what they wanted. “Together, they came up with better... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Mobvoi evolved through multiple transformations—from AI-driven voice technology to smart wearables and later AI-generated content. Backed by major investors, the company navigated shifts in strategy while facing two failed IPO attempts.... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

mechanisms related to improving the board members’ ability to voice different perspectives or commit more time to their role. Our results show that improvements in certain types of controls seem to have taken precedence over others which... View Details

Portrait Project

Samrath Oberoi

emotion of a composition. My life has revolved around this silence – the negative space in music that to me represents those who lack a voice in society. I am also that white space. In the mirror every morning, as I adorn my head with a... View Details

29 Apr 2016
HBS Seminar

Richard Freeman, Harvard University & NBER

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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

minutes but may go longer based on the instructor's cold calling philosophy and the opening student's level of preparation. Instructors must balance the objective of creating a substantive exchange with the student and the competing goal of bringing other View Details

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

attract your audience, be deliberate about how you showcase your products on different channels, and make sure the people who represent your company will be seen as authentic, trusted voices of the image you want to present.” About the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Skydeck - Alumni

Bears team chaplain Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007) How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression Hunter Heaney (MBA 1996) , executive director of The Voice Project, on protecting artistic expression at home and abroad and on the power of... View Details

07 Mar 2023
HBS Case

ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?

beyond—about the importance of listening to voices urging caution, even if doing so might cool corporate profits. An early tech star reveals bias in AI In May 2022, Neeley and HBS research associate Stefani Ruper shined a spotlight on the... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Technology

30 Aug 2023
Blog Post

I’m From the South and Going Back: Why HBS Was the Best School for Me

peers not in spite of, but as a direct result of my personal and professional background. HBS is quite intentional about designing the experience to highlight the voice of the individual to serve to the benefit of the collective, whether... View Details

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

believe were, "Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." If your instincts are telling you "Tread warily," then some of the advice in this book is relevant. If the little voice inside is saying, "Look,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Profile

Thomaz Galvao

voices from forty-three different cultures. I have to understand daily where their opinions and concerns are coming from. Daily, you find what resonates and what doesn’t resonate with others.” Outside the classroom, Thomaz collaborates... View Details

30 Nov 2021
In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman

15 Nov 2022
Book

Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work

organization’s behavior align with its stated mission? Increase diversity. More voices and more perspectives reduce the complicity of those in the majority who may be perpetuating inequity. “You need to ask yourself, if this person is... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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