Learning From Failure - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke

together. Building on the friendship they formed at HBS, their MBAs, and learnings from their careers to date, Schoonbeek and van Poecke founded Key ESG, a software solution that helps businesses measure,... View Details

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Jana Kierstead | About

Executive Director, Jana leads a team of over 300 full-time professionals who manage the lifelong relationship students have with the School, from admissions and financial aid to student life and career services to reunions and lifelong... View Details

22 Sep 2023
News

Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

have my name removed from the list. Hank's point to us was: think about yourself in 10 years, 20 years. This person calls you on the phone, are you gonna take that call? And the person became legendary because of the integrity and the... View Details

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Your Alumni Community - Alumni

Careers Your Alumni Community Careers Your Alumni Community Learn more about what your fellow HBS alumni have been up to and explore the various ways to connect. Featured Alumni Stories Bringing Business Insights to Micro-entrepreneurs... View Details

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

immediate buck, but that's not what these people are doing,” Khanna says. “They're building societies, a different agenda. My admonition would be, think about whether that's something that's important to you.” Jones believes business leaders may reconsider what is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How to Spot a Liar

cheat in business." Malhotra, the Eli Goldston Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, coauthored the paper with Associate Professor Lyn M. Van Swol and doctoral candidate Michael T. Braun, both from the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

and prepare to lead transformation. While it is still not clear how long the health crisis and resulting economic crisis will last, most agree that the world will be different in the future. Use the insights you are gaining from your... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Finding Talent Opportunities

alumni resume databases Leadership Fellows Program Leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year with financial support from HBS. Learn more about this opportunity for nonprofit... View Details

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

$50 billion to the company, with no assurances American taxpayers will recoup any of that investment. How should business leaders learn from this latest turning point? HBS faculty weigh in. Daniel Snow,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

02 Jan 2013
What Do You Think?

Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

objectively (be) willing to learn continuously . Not be afraid to fail accept responsibility for failures as a team leader and accept credit for success as a team." Regarding the use of teams in the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Alumni Board - Alumni

Volunteer Alumni Board HBS Alumni Board The HBS Alumni Board provides input, expertise, and feedback to the leadership of External Relations and the School. Members are selected from a pool of active volunteers. Log in to View Details

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Future of IT Consulting

have been several. First, innovation in frameworks and methodologies along with trained professionals have provided value-added services uniquely available from the consulting firm. For example, the Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

20 Feb 2024

SVMP Webinar

This webinar will give college students the opportunity to learn more about the Summer Venture in Management Program and hear from former participants currently at HBS. SVMP is a residential educational... View Details

03 Jan 2023
Book

Confront Workplace Inequity in 2023: Dig Deep, Build Bridges, Take Collective Action

women earned only 83 percent of what men earned, while Black and Latinx women earned only 64 percent and 57 percent, respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated challenges for women, particularly the many mothers who stepped back from... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

leadership, be it leadership in business or politics. This changing context may have spurred an interest in, and help legitimate, the study of leadership. Q: What key learnings can managers and executives take away View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

BGIE, we will learn about the key economic, political, and social factors that affect this business environment: in other words, the institutional foundations of capitalism. BGIE examines management and leadership on a grand scale. The... View Details

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

sustainability" companies-exhibit fundamentally different characteristics from a matched sample of firms that adopted almost none of these policies- termed "low sustainability" companies. In particular, we find that the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Loujaine AlMoallim

game that keeps you on your toes (or on your head, in some cases). And nothing feels more rewarding than facing these challenges and learning how to tackle them. What is your most memorable classroom moment? During one of our classes in... View Details

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

HBS and recently wrote an article called Sales Managers Must Manage for Top Sales Magazine. “It’s all about the difference between learning to take care of yourself and learning to take care of others, View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Aug 2020
Blog Post

The U.S. Job Search for International Students

Professional Development Office (CPD) provides resources, guidance, and access to job opportunities. Phillip Andrews, a Corporate Relations Director and Career Coach in CPD, has been working with international students for the last seven years. We checked in with him... View Details

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