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- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
outcome.” As an accomplished sailor, what parallels, if any, do you see between sailing and your career? “I think athletics always have close parallels to business. Some examples I have noticed throughout my (very short) career include:... View Details
- 15 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS
more involved in social impact and entrepreneurship. Currently, 37% of alumni sit on nonprofit boards, with 85% doing it at some point in their careers. Volunteerism and philanthropy are big parts of who they are and what they do. We view leaders of the future as... View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
strategy in consumer brands, then moving from a corporate strategy role into a GM role, and athletic apparel into accessories and then beauty. Making small, connected steps along the way has allowed me to grow and evolve my career in both... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
resent your attempts to exert power over them. “If you fake leadership, people will be unwilling to follow your lead” Developing as a leader is hard work. It is similar to the rigorous training and required experience that surgeons, musicians, or View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
the athletic prowess of the marathon-running cubicle mate than to align ourselves with a sedentary doughnut lover. "People's activity levels tended to converge to the lowest-performing members of their groups," the researchers write. "In... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
even if negative. Pessimists are often in denial and don't want to know the truth so they don't seek information. Practice. For athletes to practice is clear, but how do business people practice? By refining the technical skills that they... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
two new lines of business to complement the two current lines of men's shoes and men's outdoor clothing: A new LOB of men's casual clothing. A new LOB focused on sporting goods: clothing, athletic shoes, and equipment. Achieve... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Patch Work
The week before the November 2024 US elections was like so many that came before at Winning Connections, with John Jameson (MBA 1991) padding around his firm’s Capitol Hill town house in athletic shorts, trying to demonstrate that the telephone still has a role to play... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
home. I want to spend as much time with them as possible (or, should I say, as much as they'll tolerate), so I put a high priority on attending their school and athletic events. In 1977, how did you define success? How do you define it... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
phenomenon whereby the potential to be good at something can be preferred over actually being good at that very same thing. We document this preference for potential in laboratory and field experiments, using targets ranging from athletes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
to me in our first meeting. “There are skills, attitudes, and a fundamental base of knowledge that education and experience can provide,” he said. “You won’t turn me into a world-class athlete by sending me out to practice with a coach,... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Selection, and Athletic Participation Authors: Adam D. Galinsky, Erika V. Hall, and Amy J.C. Cuddy Publication: Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Six studies explored the overlap between racial and gender stereotypes and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Marla Malcolm Beck
wasn’t a plan, I was just always asked to be a leader. I was never the best athlete or the best at anything. But I have always been a very quick learner and I was so reliable and I always knew where to go. I could see the vision and the... View Details
- Profile
Lara Hodgson
athletic scholarship to Georgia Tech. She majored in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech, one of just five women in the program, and during her senior year in 1993, was named by USA Today as one of the top 20 students in the U.S.... View Details
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
competition takes place at a very conceptual level, Li Ning has chosen to adopt a very controversial "oriental theme" for its brand, while becoming at the same time a major sponsor of international athletes of the highest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
place for the brand in the emerging counterculture, developing a "slacker allegory." Holt also described the transformation of American ideology in the early '90s. The country idolized extraordinary athletes like Michael Jordan... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
happens on the mat.” Rohit Deshpandé, the Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing and an expert in global branding, believes that Lululemon’s biggest accomplishment has been positioning itself as an upscale athletic leisure brand akin... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
future to have a better ecosystem, a better environment for sports. Dan: Why are sports important in this moment? What do they give us as a society, as a culture, that we need? Angela: It's a great question, and why I'm in this industry. Obviously as a four-time... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
lessons led to the creation of PowerUP.” Why do you think the work of the organization is important? MGA: “In addition to having Austin to guide me at a young age, I was lucky to be athletic as a child. While I learned many lessons... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2028982 Cases & Course MaterialsNew Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged) Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Matthew PrebleHarvard Business School Case 613-006 No... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne