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- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
both ways. Peter Levitt, a lawyer in Boston, says that his father often fine-tuned discussion points while eating breakfast at a diner on Western Avenue. After a big meal, Levitt père would skip lunch: "Dad enjoyed food so much that... View Details
- 20 Jun 2008
- News
Risk and Reward
Like many horse racing fans, I was disappointed when Big Brown met defeat at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7. After the bay colt’s impressive wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, railbirds were hopeful that he would be the... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
successful recruitment firm, Reed is deeply involved in the Big Give, an innovative match-funding platform that hosts online fundraising appeals for charities. By engaging philanthropists and companies to match donations made by the... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
The Alum Building a Brand New City in Panama
experience—bought the base and began building a new city. “It was a white canvas to develop from the beginning,” Gilinski told Forbes. Today, nearly 1,000 buildings stand in Panama Pacifico—a property five times the size of Central Park,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- News
Horse-Powered Healing
and now a certified therapeutic horsemanship instructor, Coit teaches five days a week in addition to overseeing the nonprofit’s fundraising, programming, budget, payroll, and staffing. Morning Dove’s Indianapolis-area clients include... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Research Brief: The Real Cost of Countering China
Illustration by Patric Sandri Over the last five years, global supply chains have come under unprecedented stress from the pandemic, natural disasters, geopolitical events, and general anti-globalization sentiments. Nowhere is this more... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
not running the wildly successful recruitment firm, Reed is deeply involved with the Big Give, an innovative match-funding platform that hosts online fundraising appeals for charities. By engaging philanthropists and companies to match... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
to the first contest. The climate was ripe in 1997. Enrollment in courses like Entrepreneurial Finance and Entrepreneurial Management was way up; the Internet revolution — with its low barriers to entry — was in high gear; venture capitalists were looking for View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
http://hbr.org/product/handbook-of-leadership-theory-and-practice/an/12326-HBK-ENG Big Five Personality Factors, Hardiness, and Social Judgment as Predictors of Leader Performance Authors:Scott Snook, Paul... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump
If marketing is a profession, and I hope it is, then I suggest there are five rules that marketers should not follow in the interests of self-respect and respect for the profession. It pays to pander. No it doesn’t. It’s unethical, but... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Deighton
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
A Change of Life
The New York Times, never afraid to tackle the Big Questions, recently looked into the matter of Rob Waldron (MBA '92) and pondered thusly: Does his career switch represent a societal change in America, or is it just Rob, doing his thing?... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
It’s the Economy
If you hadn’t already noticed, we did something different with this issue’s cover. We typically pick one story for cover treatment. But this time, we picked a topic — the global financial crisis — to highlight five related stories. Why... View Details
- 21 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
To Buy Happiness, Spend Money on Other People
adhering to five key principles: Buy Experiences (research shows that material purchases are less satisfying than vacations or concerts); Make it a Treat (limiting access to our favorite things will make us keep appreciating them); Buy... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Dan Vallone
You graduated from West Point, which is famous for leadership, and served as an infantry officer for five years. What did HBS add to your understanding of leadership? In the military, I was accustomed to thinking View Details
- 12 Jun 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO
started talking about this five years ago and narrowed down on the summer of 2017 as being the best time [for a transition], best for GE and best for Jeff,” GE’s lead independent director Jack Brennan told the Boston Globe. The Globe... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Your Whole Self
to be a leader A more of the time. I believe these are purpose, process, people, presence, and peace. First, how did you develop these principles? Amy Jen Su: The five principles really came out of taking a View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
Issue Focus: Innovation In a hypercompetitive global economy, creativity has never been more important for success . But how do you create a company that unleashes and capitalizes on innovation? For answers, we turned to five HBS faculty... View Details
- 09 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Startup Balancing Act
a five year strategy for the company and determine where investments should be made. This job was a big departure from my prior role at a multinational strategy consulting firm. However, working at a startup... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Ink: Your Best Self
and peace—came out of taking a big step back and looking at all the different leaders I’ve worked with and the common denominators in terms of successful leadership. My greatest hope with these five... View Details
Keywords: April White