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- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
to create a new corporate reporting model fit for the 21st century.” Indeed, Eccles and others are pioneering a new way for businesses to operate. Too bad the American press missed the story. View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
proboscis, the needle-like nose it jabs at you, to draw out your blood, is so thin that it fits between the pain sensors in your skin. The mosquito was the inspiration for a needleless delivery device, painless and silent, now under... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)
fitness center, and introduced an annual speaking competition award. I have also donated a General Patton section at the National D-Day Museum here in New Orleans. I first began writing books at Ohio University, beginning with Guide to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
HBS-Harvard Collaboration Fosters New Ventures
Ahmed (AB 2012) and his team designed WHOOP, a wearable fitness strap that collects physiological data to help athletes, their coaches, and trainers analyze strain, recovery, and sleep. The startup, one of the first unicorns to come out... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Case of Achievement
hired to jump-start a moribund division of the investment bank. Parson’s success at generating business was offset by performance reviews from supervisors and subordinates that painted him as a poor fit in the firm’s collaborative... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
regard to work—it’s mostly us coming together as a team and really understanding one other. Even our Slack channels have things like break rooms to replicate water cooler chat. We’ve got fitness channels—and I’m in that, challenging my... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Brand New
2027, fits in the modern marketplace. “The furniture industry is old school,” he says of his travels. “It’s a relationship industry built on handshakes.” That old-school environment has proven to be anything but stodgy. Like many... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Net Gains
basketball-based fitness clinics at more than 225 schools, training coaches and getting more than 140,000 students on the court. Africa First office opened: 2010 (Johannesburg) As evidenced by the six African players on NBA rosters, the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
balance between work and home. That lesson learned the hard way, I have nonetheless enjoyed a rich, varied life over these past forty years. The farm has been the most notable constant. I continue to enjoy the part of my life that gets me outdoors, gives me the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
creates an opening for entrepreneurs who can meet the profitability challenge by reexamining the whole business model — a process that might involve customer acquisition or retention, or pricing innovations. It is only fitting for the... View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
their career experience by packaging themselves to fit market needs. “Rather than looking for openings,” she argues, “a better strategy for senior executives is to work on the principle that com-panies have problems that you are uniquely... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- News
Progress Through Preservation
he says. The obesity epidemic? People need places to exercise, especially low-income folks who can't afford a membership to the local fitness club, says Rogers. So the Trust works to create parks and playgrounds in the nation's cities.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
Office software for the Mac. In 1998, Apple launched the iMac, a candy-colored computer that fit well with its ad campaign to “Think Different.” Even so, it sold only 6 million units over the course of three years, compared with sales of... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
Merkl: Managing water resources for a sustainable future. Photo Courtesy of Andreas Merkl They say all rivers lead to the sea. If that is true, then it's only fitting that Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) should find himself today at the helm of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
providing more effective treatment. The bigger obstacle was fitting into the American health care system. An app-based digital health program isn’t something that health plans understand, he says. “When we would pitch a health plan, the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
support the community that gives us our daily inspiration. Not just by providing quality, high-performance fitness wear, but also by giving opportunities to those within our community who might not otherwise have access to the necessary... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
for ways to see into—and better understand—peoples’ inner lives at work. Waypoints Amabile and her coauthors found the path to retirement tended to be smoother for people who develop what they call “the four As.” Alignment Does your life structure View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
Singh’s team reduced a clinic to a set of eight distinct modules, such as the operating rooms and waiting areas, that could fit together “like a jigsaw puzzle” in any new space. “It was a business where a brand could be built without... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not. I tried to View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment
interest, considering aptitude and industry trends as secondary factors. The authors point out that finding satisfaction requires ongoing self-analysis, especially in today's dynamic business environment. "It's a continual process of looking at how well your deep... View Details
Keywords: Bob Binstock