career paths - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2023
Book

You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance

this can feel, there’s also an amount of agency and growth that I think is really freeing.” You Might Also Like: When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career Time to Move On? View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

08 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Catching the Entrepreneurship Bug at HBS

ultimate team player and not at all as the type of person who would strike out on their own. I love getting dropped into new situations and diverse teams to solve new problems and this interest in team dynamics, problem solving, and rapid change made me think that the... View Details

August 2008
Case

Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent

By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman

The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners. These partners were concerned with the transparency of the advancement process, their ability to position themselves as both leaders within the firm and rainmakers,... View Details

Keywords: Employees; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Management Style; Performance; Work-Life Balance; Legal Services Industry

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23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path Getting Unstuck offers leaders tools to manage their own careers, and help their employees move forward. In Getting Unstuck, business psychologist and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

31 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Exploring the Art of Business: Social Enterprise Summer Fellow Felipe Ceron (MBA 2022)

The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are... View Details

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Developing Yourself as a Leader—Virtual

leader. These learning outcomes include crafting a more strategic and effective approach to your career trajectory grounded authentically in your strengths, experiences and, aspirations; readiness in communications, negotiations,... View Details

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The American Chief Executive from 1850 to 2000

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Richard S. Tedlow's research explores changes in the leadership strategies, styles, and backgrounds of corporate chief executive officers in the United States over the past century and a half. This project has both a qualitative and a quantitative component. The... View Details

July 2024
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Roja Garimella: Developing a Founder's Judgment

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti

Roja Garimella’s path to becoming a founder was anything but straight. Setting her sights on a career in medicine since childhood, she committed to medical school with her acceptance to college. And yet, throughout her studies, she continually explored alternative... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Startups; Judgments; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry

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The Women's Leadership Forum

build trust, and work more effectively with a diverse range of colleagues Make decisions with greater confidence under a variety of conditions Take control of your career Identify the best path for your... View Details

05 Feb 2015
Blog Post

Crossing the Atlantic

Coming to Harvard Business School was a forcing function to re-think my career path. One thing was for sure, I was committed to not return to consulting post-HBS. Therefore, it was a surprise to my friends, and most of all me, when I... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing

23 Jul 2024
Cold Call Podcast

Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities

Keywords: Re: Lakshmi Ramarajan; Consulting

29 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

continue to engage with government than users who did not receive such evidence. Class Matters: The Role of Social Class in High-Achieving Women's Career Narratives By: Clair, Judith A., Kathleen L. McGinn, Beth K. Humberd, and Rachel D.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Mar 2021
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Be Unapologetically Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter and Banking Strategist Andrea Mendoza

performed and immersed herself in the world of music alongside her classmates the more validation she felt and her confidence rose. Meanwhile, Mendoza wanted to pressure test if returning to financial services would be the right path for... View Details

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Tyler Teykl (MBA 2017)

the academic mindset to be competitive with the GMAT and my application, and 2) it provided clarity on my career planning for the next 4-5 years. How long was your deferral (2,3, or 4 years)? I chose to defer for three years. The... View Details

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Pam Chan

Pam Chan began her career in consumer products, starting with one of the biggest CPG companies in the world, Procter and Gamble. "In school, I knew I wanted to be a marketer involved in brand management and product design," she... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Tech

12 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

with a career and seeks to find employees who are looking for one, too. In fact, during the training period, all trainees are offered $2,000 to quit Zappos: Most decline the offer. Zappos's approach to managing its employees results in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

11 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Place at HBS

were unwarranted. From my HBS interview to my graduation, I met one warm, interesting, accomplished person after another. My classmates were as different from each other as I was to them, in their demographics, their career View Details

21 May 2018
Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

unemployment rate. Not only will this training program serve as a pipeline for industry-trained employees for the businesses located at The Hatchery, but it will also provide a path for a culinary career to... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

21 Jan 2021
Blog Post

How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals

a Michigan fan, with some Michigan State fans... When I started my second (EC) year, I was intentional about my job search. I had spoken to and learned from many of my classmates about their career paths and... View Details

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Authentic Leader Development

intelligence, you will define your own path to authentic leadership and return to your company ready to lead with greater passion and confidence, inspire others to do their best work, and create exceptional value for your company. Details... View Details

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