Mentoring - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

relationship with a woman employee, decades his junior, whom he met as a mentor to undergraduate students. She became a strategic planner at one of the organization’s branches , and eventually its chief of staff. Both jobs disappeared... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

24 May 2017
News

John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

Pennsylvania and Boston, where Cathy runs a nonprofit mentoring program for inner-city high school students. “These are amazing kids who just need a chance,” says Jack, whose paternal grandfather labored as a janitor at Harvard to put his... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

wondering what would happenif employees were given extended lunch hours to go mentor children.— C. William Pollard,The ServiceMaster Company "I am a follower of Jesus Christ," began C. William Pollard, Chairman of The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

mediate the family's influence on the firm so that neither the financial and employment needs of the family nor family conflicts endanger the long-run viability of the company; and provide helpful mentoring and feedback for family... View Details

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

inner jerk, or focus on themselves will not work in the long-run. In light of this public discussion, it’s important to rediscover authentic leadership as well as examine some of the recent mischaracterizations of it. Authentic leadership is built on your character,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

important in this life, and it certainly isn't the latest budget meeting! I'm now a balanced career and family executive. Mentors? From my earliest days at ManHan, I had a strong senior mentor who helped make sure that I was getting the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Charlotte MacDonald

calendar with too many formal commitments. Because I want this experience to be reflective, I need to leave myself some time, some freedom and mental energy." Her reflections are informed and reinforced by both her direct colleagues and the "virtual"... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

friends and relatives or start small businesses as a new source of fulfillment. One woman who had been mentoring junior workers at her old firm volunteered her coaching services through a community organization. Putting a material stake... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

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Beth Clark | About

HarvardWIT+, a community dedicated to advancing marginalized genders in IT across Harvard. Her commitment extends through her involvement in EDUCAUSE , where she serves on the EDUCAUSE Review Advisory Committee (ERAC) and mentors the next... View Details

10 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Using an MBA for a Career Change

months at each of the following agencies: 1. OMD (media strategy) 2. Annalect (marketing analytics and marketing tech) 3. TBWA (advertising agency) There were times where I felt like my career was soaring (the chairman of the company... View Details

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Scholar and Mentor from the American Marketing Association Foundation. Das Narayandas : Winner of the 2024 Outstanding Case Writer Competition Award for “Hometown Foods: Changing Price Amid Inflation” (HBS Case 522-087, March 2022) with... View Details

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

For senior managers at many firms, the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic came with a huge concern: Would the loss of in-person conversations keep them from mentoring or simply establishing rapport with employees,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

When Gender Changes the Negotiation

candidate's mentor. The negotiators were given no reference points or standards for agreement, creating a highly ambiguous negotiation. Female executives negotiating as the mentor secured compensation that was 18 percent higher than the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina W. Pradel, Hannah Riley Bowles & Kathleen L. McGinn

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

Mentoring? There was negligible response to last month’s column. Either there was little interest in the topic of reverse mentoring or potential respondents may have been discouraged from responding by Stac, whose lone response raised a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 2015
Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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Karen Sein

emeralds into a world that suffers from gray injustice. Using the full spectrum of light, I will design a health care system that is efficient and sensitive to those who are most vulnerable. I will mentor others who do not yet aspire to... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

leadership positions on campus. I have a non-traditional background for an MBA, and my intellectual curiosity led me to search for opportunities and seek mentors who gave me educational and professional advice. After doing research on top... View Details

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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Engagement Opportunities 2ms Harvard University Climate Leaders Program Provides students with an opportunity to engage with others across Harvard who share a professional interest in climate-related work, to mentor one... View Details

08 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

Microsoft, I spent a few years exploring entrepreneurship, both on the operator side – joining and founding startups in the crypto space – and on the investor side as a Venture Partner and mentor at firms including Bessemer and A16z.... View Details

27 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

who had gone through this startup thing before, the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship put me in touch with entrepreneurs at every stage of growing a company: from seed ventures to those that have grown to $1 billion+ in valuation. That's not to mention the several View Details

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