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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
their task but also energize team members through the bonding that comes with striving toward a common goal. It’s important to remember, however, that poorly designed teams can waste resources and time. Teams should always be used... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
River.) In August 2001, President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) announced a ban on federal funding for research on any human embryonic stem-cell lines created after that date. The decision reflected opposition to the use and destruction of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
International Energy Agency’s chief economist announce that 2010 saw the largest annual rise in carbon emissions in history. So just how hot is it? Climate change, Bloomberg says, is “the greatest challenge that humanity has ever created... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
Obviously, when your organization is in the business of saving lives, you can’t intentionally be “bad” at anything. But you can decide to not perform as well in areas that patients care less about, with the understanding that it will give you the View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics
rise. It’s one of the greatest threats that human health is facing today,” says Miriam Huntley, a DZD cofounder who focuses on computational approaches to genomic analysis. “Patients with severe infections can die within hours, but... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
Case Study: Mind the Gap
software engineers, are often locked out of larger enterprise deals. What’s more, their target clients and projects are relatively small, which means valuable resources are left on the table. “That’s 700,000 software engineers, and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
decisions managers must make.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “Spend at least as much time focusing on people as you do on numbers.” ON LEADERSHIP “Too many of our leaders fail to translate macroeconomic trends into human experience. Increasing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Faculty Books
discussions about the most important things in life (like happiness and sadness or hopes and fears)—is critical to helping develop the self-awareness, compassion, emotional intelligence, and authenticity required to be inspired human... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
basic philosophies of McKinsey make sense to me," she says, explaining her lengthy tenure at the firm. She is also a strong believer in McKinsey's world-renowned ability to train its staff: "We don't think of consultants as human View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
direction is largely determined by the needs of its scientists and by the direction of the life sciences themselves. "Management's role therefore tends to be more of a resource provider," he says. Even so, Pratt adds that Whitehead's... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
small, 35-person Workplace Gender Equality Agency not only as a resource for business, but also as an advocate for societal change. Its current initiatives include a toolkit for companies that want to perform a gender-pay-gap audit and a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
significant changes took place at HBS during Fouraker's tenure as Dean, including sizable increases in the numbers of women and minority students; new curriculum initiatives in ethics, business and government, human View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Zest to Invest
returns. "I realized I was not in the high-performance-at-any-cost business," he reflects. "I was instead in the consistent-performance business, providing above-average returns with below-average risk. " With a fifty-person staff, Kingdon says he is now spending more... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
president’s biggest challenge will be to prevent America’s slide into a position where it is dependent on foreign sources for both capital and energy. We have the human resources to accomplish these goals.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development
outdated, electricity was sporadic, communication was difficult, basic resources were scarce, institutions were undeveloped, and the need for training was tremendous. Despite these obstacles, Lu was able to make a difference in the lives... View Details
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
How To Make Diversity a Reality
things done and you get that group of people together in a room to talk about solving this problem. You put a deadline on those people to come back with a plan, actionable plan, the resources you need to get this done, the milestones... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
how companies that lack resources and clout respond to a range of issues, from developing products and services, to establishing supplier relationships, to hiring and growing a staff.” In the spirit of his research, Bowen began his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
percent. A second proposal under consideration would overhaul the existing initiative by taking the “deep” networks approach of sinking resources into already-successful groups and shutting down others. YPO members would pay separate dues... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Turning Point: Dream Weaver
Sanford Climan (MBA/MS 1979) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Sanford Climan (MBA/MS 1979) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I grew up in the northeast part of the Bronx. There was no internet, so how did you learn about the world? If you had any View Details
- 19 Dec 2014
- News
Atlanta Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS
Airlines and a senior advisor at Goldman Sachs, “the education is absolutely fantastic—the capacities to analyze, to understand finance and marketing and human resources, and that spirit of leadership. It’s all there. And when you come... View Details