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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
Silvers Illustration by Jeff Smith Damon Silvers (MBA ’95) tried to put his whirlwind day on hold just long enough to answer my queries about labor’s wish list for the new Congress and his role as a member of the Congressional Oversight... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
capacity. In illustrating this point in a book on macroeconomics that I wrote a number of years ago, I quoted three people: President Herbert Hoover, who was the US president when the Great Depression started; President Franklin... View Details
- 18 Mar 2021
- News
Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition
this session, be prepared to: Stop staying trapped, discover your unique strengths and bounce back Learn the mental model that Chad uses to quickly overcome frustrations and stressors Gain a new perspective... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
together.” As equal partners, each had to come up with $14,000 to satisfy Charterhouse. This is where Rogers’ Porsche came into play. Incredibly, its Blue Book value was exactly $14,000, so Rogers sold it to the company, used the proceeds... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds
made me much more aware of human limitations — others’ and my own. “My hope,” he adds, “is to use what I’ve learned through this ordeal to help others in overcoming similar challenges.” Feagler, his wife, Kitty, and their View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
not one of them. Let’s be clear. DM: Jeff, I wanted to take us sort of post GE at this point. Your life after GE. You're at New Enterprise Associates, which is a global venture capital firm. You've been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
In Memoriam
wise counsel, and good friend, Charlie had an enormous impact on all of us at HBS.” The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus, Abraham Zaleznik (MBA 1947, DCS 1951) died in November after 44 years on the HBS faculty. He... View Details
- 11 Sep 2018
- News
Bringing Government Up to Code
current events really are helping us all see that society is not working for a lot of people. And the question I get a lot is, well, should I go be a product manager at Twitter and really learn some of the skills of the trade first and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Networked Computers behind IT Payoff
information and the people who use it," he observes. McAfee's research shows that employees generally embrace networked systems, perhaps, he says, because their databases and business processes "interconnect people within the company who... View Details
- 01 May 2012
- News
Best in Show
Show. Parrish remembers a few things about that production, a series of sketches, namely that it included the use of rubber chickens and that he played the part of a nun. “I thought we needed something to lighten the mood,” he says. “Lots... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
more important to heed the lessons of failure.” My key lesson was to view this failure as the beginning of a new journey and use it as a foundation for future success. Although my brokerage business was a... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries
meetings with representatives of firms such as Kleiner Perkins, Summit Partners, and Pacific Venture Group. "At Pacific Venture," says Weil, "Managing Partner John S. Lewis (MBA '74) had just raised a new $100-million fund focused on... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
card company that was licensed to use Disney images, and for the next three years she stayed put in Paris. With the help of a nanny, Dodi says she balanced work and family quite well, settling into the French rhythm of long midday breaks... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
type of collaboration and convenings that will be made possible by HBS’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS). “BiGS can support research and bring visiting fellows to HBS to think creatively about the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
bottom up: Staff writer, story editor, coproducer, producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer, executive producer, show runner. “Titles in Hollywood mean everything and nothing. Executive producer sounds very important, but there are seven or eight of View Details
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
things. Even when I was young, I started a landscaping business that I ran for several years. It taught me customer service, following a rigorous schedule, buying and maintaining equipment, and dealing with employees—all of which have been important in my business... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Theory & Practice
increasing complexity that today¹s managers face, Defining Moments provides examples, action steps, and a flexible framework that managers at all levels can use to make the choices that will shape not only their careers but their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Letters to the Editor
professional and personal involvement as they embark on their post-MBA careers. Aaron Rudenstine (MBA ’09) New York, NY Curbing Corruption I highly commend the editor for publishing “Show Me the Money” and “M.I.A. Boards” in the June... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
Illustration by Jon Krause When trying to explain how blockchain works, it helps to have a mass-culture analogue. Mike O’Grady (MBA 1992), president of Chicago-based Northern Trust, uses social media: Blockchain, he says, is a transaction... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
nonrational part is when somebody offers us evidence of a mistake and we don't say, 'Oh my goodness! Thank you so much!'" Jensen argued that "what learning is about, at its very core, is finding out when we're making an error." Thus, an... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)