mentoring - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

lines or difficulty in finding a store employee for help. Retail operations: An oxymoron The paper adds granularity to Raman's three decades of research into operations management, which includes a focus on retailing. He notes with a laugh that when he first decided... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Retail

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For Alumni - Health Care

the Health Care Initiative There are a number of opportunities to engage in exciting health care activities at HBS. Volunteer to mentor a student Alumni working in health care are needed to mentor students... View Details

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Community | Predoctoral Researchers

Community As a predoctoral researcher at Harvard Business School, you are part of a vibrant academic community. Relationships built through this program have the potential for a lasting impact and can help shape the future researcher you become. Faculty View Details

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Hansen Managing Multicultural Teams , Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar, and Mary C. Kern The Art of Truly Developing Global Leaders , Beth Brooke Mentoring and Coaching Coaching the Alpha Male , Kate Ludeman, Eddie Erlandson Why View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Crossover Into Business

customized for every participant, and you largely set your own pace, but on average we would expect you to analyze a case study with your mentors every two to three weeks. We also expect you to work towards your learning objectives in... View Details

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Jean Luo

the people I knew thought it'd be crazy to take two years away from a successful PM track, and the other half said I’d be crazy not to.” Ultimately, three things swayed Jean's decision in favor of the HBS MBA. “The first reason was that many of my View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

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Junior Achievement Fellowship - MBA

Fellowships offer an average of five (5) $10,000 fellowships each year. Awards are given to students with at least two years’ experience in Junior Achievement, either as a mentor in high school or as an advisor in or after college. Junior... View Details

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

your value statement to align with the board's focus and organization's needs. + – Highlight Relevant Expertise Board experience - for-profit or non-profit Fundraising experience Industry knowledge and contacts M&A experience IPO experience Experience running a company... View Details

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

symbol of the HBS community's commitment to nurturing thought leaders and advancing policy discussions." Expected activities at The House include networking sessions, workshops and seminars, panel discussions, a guest speaker series, View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

buy.” 4. Business leaders strive for inclusivity and gender equality Some of the business leaders featured in the book were among the first generation of women to break through considerable barriers in their professions. One method used to overcome gender bias has been... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Investing for Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

guests), students work in small groups supervised by their faculty mentors to conduct due diligence on a business for possible investment by the HBS Impact Investment Fund and/or one of our local partners. Working closely with... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

others, and has extensive experience as a mentor and startup advisor, from ideation all the way through to venture funded operations. Kevin McNamara AB, ’12 Computer Science, Harvard University Kevin is the founder of Parallel Domain, a... View Details

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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

14 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

personalized oncology care. They have collectively raised more than $500M in funding and an additional $244M from an IPO in June 2020. The fellowship is guided by Peter Barrett, executive fellow, and a Key Advisory Board of 13 seasoned business and biotechnology... View Details

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Alumni - Business & Environment

LinkedIn page to connect with HBS alumni who are engaged in professions related to sustainability, climate change, and other environmental issues. 9,054 Alumni subscribe to BEI News & Updates 317 Alumni mentors 58 Alumni on panels since... View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

what performance metrics are truly important and being consistent in their application. There is no point to encourage senior employees to mentor juniors, for example, but only reward them for time spent with clients. These practices are... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

the researchers, is intensive mentoring and monitoring of staff. “Because many young companies face both technological and market risks, founders may prioritize dealing with these challenges rather than the more mundane aspects of human... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

players beyond the basketball court. Feelings about Knight also follow generational lines. While younger students often see Knight as little more than a bully, older participants tell stories of doing their best work under a mentor with... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

make your career. I'm going to take a lawyer. I'm going to bring him inside the company. I'm going to give him a job in the business and I'm going to mentor him." And on my best day as CEO, I'm simply channeling what Roy Vagelos taught me... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

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