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- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Business as a Force for Good
workforce with the skills and that level of understanding, I think that it helped me chart a course that was very aligned with my personal values. “I love the work that I'm doing now. I work with an organization called B Lab. We're the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Research Brief: If State Pensions Clean Up Their Books, Who Pays?
funding levels but that they’ll cut benefits,” Allen says. And that makes both politicians and union bosses unpopular. It’s understandable that state governments, like corporations, lobby for their own interests—which may mean supporting... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Addressing Gender Equity In Business And Society
families, their companies, and their communities.” HBS research on gender has indeed upended conventional wisdom. A recent study by Kathleen McGinn, Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, links working mothers to high levels... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
today: It may have unpredictable economic outcomes, but that shouldn’t mean we reject innovation. “We need to be aware from a public policy perspective what all the ramifications are going to be for the economy,” he says, “but at a basic View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
math achievement worldwide. The country’s performance at the elementary, middle, and high school levels cratered during the recent pandemic, and it has yet to recover. The grim statistics have experts worried about the competitiveness of... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
Consulting Group, Ng wrote The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career off Right as a guide for early career professionals—and particularly to help level the playing field for the outsiders. But it’s equally important, he says,... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
wanted to take in their careers. “It was intensive career development at a level I had never experienced before: subtle, deliberate, and incredibly thought provoking,” Gower says. The day he returned home and gave his notice at Cobham,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
selected, on-purpose best, which is how anything you say will be heard. Project Passion. In all your communications with prospective employers, make sure that your level of enthusiasm comes across. Do your research about the company and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations
Researchers have long known that building high levels of voter trust and participation are essential to help fragile democracies thrive. The 2013 national elections in Kenya, which followed vast government changes after a flawed national... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Donors Invest in Students’ Future
almost half of MBA students receive fellowship aid, which covers 46 percent of their tuition. In closing remarks, Dean Jay Light discussed the importance of gifts for fellowships, particularly during the current economic downturn. He pledged to maintain the fellowship... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
businesses in the region, including meat processor OSI Group are finally rethinking their approach to sustainability by starting at the farming level and are no longer “agnostic” when it comes to climate change, said Nicole... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
Skeete Tatum explains. “We combine the leverage of technology with the human touch points that are critical in managing a career. This enables us to level the playing field for women in the workforce by bringing access and know-how to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 13 Mar 2020
- News
Expanding Cancer Care
Healthcare to take our pathways, put them on their platform, and now any hospital across the country or the world can take Dana-Farber's clinical pathways and provide the same level of care and thinking that we have at Dana-Farber. I feel... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- News
Bringing Education Back Home
“Universidad of San Sebastian is located in Culiacán, Mexico. Culiacán happens to be one of the most violent places in Mexico, and by now, in the world, and the education level in our country, in general, is really low. So a friend of... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
get in and try at a basic level to understand human beings. Once we understand the culture we try to figure out how to play within it and hopefully shape it into something that’s better suited for our client. Here’s an example. We just... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
you want to go to the next level of regulation and oversight. And so if you’re trying to raise a $500 million fund, that means the price tag is $5 million, let’s say, as an investor. So that’s why I see a lot more women involved in angel... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Research Brief: Hear Me Out
Image by Lincoln Agnew Image by Lincoln Agnew It’s usually not hard to spot the extroverts in the office—or anywhere else. The butterflies of any social gathering, extroverts tend to restore their energy levels by being around other people. But for all their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Capturing Human Capital
organization's vital information, knowledge, and expertise cannot be hauled to top-management levels for reallocation across competing needs. These reside deep within the organization and therefore must be developed and leveraged through... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Turning Troubled Schools into High-Achievers
demonstrating grade level proficiency in mathematics. And it really said to us, this is possible. We can take these schools, even if they are deeply underperforming today, and by making these changes and working with a great team, these... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Nonprofits: Choosing a Path for Growth
remarks follow. While our survey did not explore the reasons for choosing branching over affiliation, some nonprofits may prefer branching because it allows the nonprofit leader to exert the most control since the new organizational units are established and managed... View Details