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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
improve the level of critical and divergent thinking before decisions are made while simultaneously building consensus to help implement those decisions. Actual situations examined include tragedy atop Mt. Everest and the space shuttle... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Homeschooled
Image by John Ritter About a month before schools began to close in the United States in response to the pandemic, Sal Khan (MBA 2003) (pictured above, right), founder and CEO of the online learning platform Khan Academy, began to see... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates
entire spectrum of manufacturing and service enterprises in the United States and upward of 100 other nations. Executive Education alumni are different from MBA alumni in important ways. Unlike the MBA Program, Executive Education... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
One-on-One with Grover Norquist
state legislatures, and governorships to sign the pledge. Today, 222 members of the House, 46 senators, the President, more than 1,200 state legislators, and 6 governors all have signed. And that has changed... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
States to provide affordable housing. Song knew of Habitat before coming to HBS, but didn’t fully understand the organization’s model until it was the focus of a case discussion. “I always thought that Habitat was just building homes and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
education commissions and boards throughout the state of Texas and is chair-elect of the University of Michigan Alumni Association. "I've always tried to make my volunteer contribution at levels where my MBA... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
according to research conducted by private-capital database PitchBook, just 12 percent of check-writing decision-makers at the largest VC firms in the United States are women. A survey by The Information, a tech-sector media outlet, found... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy
Justin Dawe (MBA 2007), president, Scoot Networks (photo courtesy of Scoot Networks) What do you think the state of the energy industry will be in 2030? HBS students in the Energy and Environment Club asked alumni working in the field to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
limousine pulled up, and everyone was wondering who was going to make an entrance. The door opened and out comes Abe, a yellow Lab, our “pet concierge.” How do you attract and retain the sort of employee who enjoys delivering a high level... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
million poor people, almost all of them women, have Grameen loans; Yunus asserts that micro-finance is helping to reduce Bangladesh’s poverty levels by 2 percent a year. COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA: Of the world's 2.2 billion children, 1 billion... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
Swearengin and a friend cofounded the Downtown Giants, Manhattan’s only public youth football team. Many of Swearengin’s HBS classmates provided annual support for the Downtown Giants’ scholarship program, which allowed children from all income View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Making a Statement
whether it is international diversity or gender diversity, adds a level of richness to the conversation. Also, it is more reflective of the world in which we live.” Donor support is making it possible for HBS to develop more cases with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
swapping status, seniority, or a certain salary level for lifestyle considerations or the knowledge that they are giving something back to society. Both Carlson and Sullivan urge MBAs to use their training in analysis, risk-assessment,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Starting Off on the Right Foot
fairly stressful. “Switching jobs is hard work,” he says. “You’re processing a lot of new information, and anxiety is normal and even healthy in a situation like that.” After a few months, he relates, “your stress level should plateau,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
professor. We became friends for life and HBS gave me a chance to leave US State Department while in South Vietnam and join the class of 1972 in January 1971 while on a sabbatical. I never looked back and resigned from Government during... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
epitome of the Aston Martin Grand Touring car. Comfortable for two, it has few frills and a high level of luxury and yet is capable of heart-stopping performance and superb handling on the racetrack. Candee examines in detail the history... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Author Charley Ellis on Goldman Sachs
of profitability. But those changes have made a level playing field for everyone; there’s no competitor of size that is not now a bank holding company. Goldman Sachs is always changing its various businesses — often greatly — but the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
process at every level of the 17,320-employee company. "Most nonhuman resources, such as capital or equipment, can be acquired," he says. "What's more important is how a corporate strategy is executed and how people utilize resources." At... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
alumnus who went on to earn his doctoral degree and to teach entrepreneurship at HBS. “Distinguish between ideas that only rise to the level of ‘nice to have,’ versus things that people really need or greatly want.” Especially in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Honors Four Alumni
graduate now devotes his time to socially oriented investment and entrepreneurship projects in England and the Middle East. William H. Donaldson (MBA ’58) The cofounder and former chairman and CEO of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Bill Donaldson has spent more than 45... View Details