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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter
It’s a memory shared by countless Swiss children: Caran d’Ache has been producing carefully crafted drawing and writing implements—pencils made of sustainably sourced incense cedar wood, pastels, paint, and luxury pens crafted from silver... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
siblings, get to work every day on time, work toward a degree at night (paying their own tuition), and manage to save enough to slowly build a house. While generally excited by democracy, Liberians are understandably impatient for roads... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
These micro-entrepreneurs desire to have the economic and social benefits of managing their own business but do not want the startup costs or demands associated with traditional business planning. As such, becoming a direct-selling... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Manufacturing Excellence: A Leader’s Guide to Achieving and Sustaining Excellence by Larry E. Fast (PMD 52, 1986) (Productivity Press) Fast explains how to implement and sustain a top-down, comprehensive... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Short Takes
evolve along this continuum, forward or backward," he says, "is a useful strategic tool for managers who are assessing what type of relationship they're in and considering if and how they should progress to the next stage." In the first,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
HBS, I don’t remember any of my professors as having been openly left-wing or right-wing political ideologues. We studied business management and the “bottom line.” But since Professor Kanter has introduced the subject of political... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
realities. “In recent years, the student appetite for entrepreneurial ventures has increased significantly,” says HBS professor of management practice Myra M. Hart, who has studied the career trends of HBS graduates. “The contest gives... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Climate Change as Must-See TV
low-carbon economy. He is the managing director of GameChange Capital LLC, a private-equity firm cofounded with Hohn to back companies offering scalable and profitable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A former senior adviser... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
other. Its findings will lead to recommendations for HBS programs and initiatives that would meet the needs of this ever-growing overseas constituency. In addition, a subcommittee is working with the School to develop a sustainable... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
In January 2000, Thomas J. Tierney (MBA 1980) announced that he would step aside as worldwide managing director of Bain & Company, a position he had held since 1992, and become chairman of The Bridge Group, a new Bain affiliate. Tierney's... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
Tracy E. Kwiker (MBA 1995) arrived in Seattle three and a half years ago when she was promoted to manage store operations for a Toys “R” Us region in the Pacific Northwest. Eager to establish contacts in her new community, Kwiker began... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
by $100 billion spent annually on management consulting and training. Yet that message doesn’t always get to the people who need it most: fewer than half of public-facing employees are well versed in these grand strategic ideas when it... 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
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
for success while avoiding common traps. Filled with practical examples, this book will help you prepare and manage your job search; build your network to be an exponential multiplier for you; be ready when you meet recruiting teams; and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to introduce a new pilot project designed to enhance the motivation and performance of a group of 200 employees. A rare female manager at Frito-Lay, Johnson finds that her youth, inexperience, and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
Tracy E. Kwiker (MBA 1995) arrived in Seattle three and a half years ago when she was promoted to manage store operations for a Toys “R” Us region in the Pacific Northwest. Eager to establish contacts in her new community, Kwiker began... View Details
Keywords: Elena N. Berg
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
wealth to those at the bottom of the pyramid," she says. In 2002, Seegull left Novica to consult at various impact enterprises and several philanthropic family foundations. Four years later, she joined Funk Ventures as COO and managing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers
start-up into a sustainable national organization. With plans to expand next year into North Carolina, Chicago, and Denver, the organization’s leaders see management of its rapid growth as a major challenge.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
development opportunities, or proper rewards. Expanding on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, the authors recommend that workforces be managed like portfolios, with more investments in the jobs that create... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
happen.” This shift has particularly impacted younger workers, who now expect greater work-life balance and flexibility. Courtney Leimkuhler (MBA 2007), a managing partner at Springbank, expanded on this theme by highlighting the changing... View Details