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- 11 Jul 2013
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Making Lives Better
parents together in a way that is respectful so they can learn from each other," she says. She leads with an outlook honed at HBS, that "every person brings a unique perspective." "That's something I apply every hour," she says. "Everyone... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
saw it as a way to learn the business—by understanding the craft that the crews put into their work. I came to see the line crews as heroes restoring power during some of the worst weather conditions. The guys in the power plants are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
South Asian Women at Work
interviews. She was starting to get depressed and couldn’t figure out what she was doing wrong. Then an interviewer told her, “I think you’d be a wonderful fit for this company but I do have one quick question to ask you: Do you plan to dress the View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
crushing it. Sprayed with glass, Lhota scrambled from the wrecked vehicle and made his way to a nearby fire command center, a location previously designated as an emergency rendezvous point, where he found the mayor and other city... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Author Charley Ellis on Goldman Sachs
earned. For his part, CEO Lloyd Blankfein said to the firm words to this effect: “Every one of our businesses is doing really well. Some of you will misunderstand what that means and say that’s good. I know what it means and I say that’s bad because there’s only one... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 19 Feb 2008
- News
The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen
Clayton up this weekend for seven Academy Awards. (Any predictions out there on the winners?) Samuels drew an analogy between the real estate industry and filmmaking. “I look at a movie script the same way I look at an empty piece of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network
net in their career search. We need to ensure that they continue to have a broad set of opportunities to choose from and help them consider those options - it's a way to explore and confirm their interests." In response to this year's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
consultant’s role is to keep the dialogue open and positive as we guide both sides through the tricky compensation issues. We’re trying to make the deal happen in a way that pleases everyone. Tip: If you play hardball, this will likely... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
developed a way to measure electrical impulses in muscle tissue, and therefore measure changes in those impulses as the disease progresses. This one achievement can effectively reduce some costs associated with clinical trials by giving... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
End of Campaign Celebrated
Hilge Hurford and Kate Kohler (HBS '06), recipient of the John B. Hurford (MBA '65) Fellowship. Despite near white-out conditions, HBS alumni and friends made their way through the December 9 blizzard to join faculty, staff, and students... View Details
- 11 Sep 2009
- News
I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…
okay, but Smith made a strong case for the old-fashioned, handwritten communication delivered via snail mail as a way to “float to the top” and set yourself apart from the herd. “Write the note so that there is no obligation to respond,”... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
HBS Clubs and Associations
be nice if there was some way to keep it going.” The club agreed and has developed a half-day conference for forty Philadelphia-area nonprofit leaders. At the first event, set for October, HBS professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser, former... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
capitalist system works the way it does is because there are cycles, and the cycles self-correct. With too much excess, eventually you get a downturn. So the explosion in securitized assets was a ticking time bomb? It’s not amazing that... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
socials. The experience is “a great way to boost participation in the club and to build relationships with future alumni while they are still students,” Kwiker explains. Another exciting highlight this year was Dean Kim B. Clark’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
independent directors.” Another way to think about it is to ask, do we have the right legal definition of independence? My short answer is no. Several HBS colleagues and I recently did interviews with 35 directors who are leaders on their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A View from the Top
chairman of Synthes, a $2.3 billion global medical device company that focuses on surgical implants and tools for fixing broken bones. “My greatest achievement has been to influence young people in a positive and constructive way through... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
directors, we often discussed the reality that pushing rates up too precipitously would risk cutting off the recovery before we’re at full employment. I think Boston Fed economists would say that it would be great to operate in an economy in which rates of return were... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
see what was behind all the newspaper stories.” Post-HBS, Vitkauskas will work as a vice president in the London office of Summit Partners and focus on the markets of Central and Eastern Europe. “The immersion was an amazing way to get... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
way to class each day, discussing coursework and cases in their spare moments. After working as a teaching fellow at HBS for a year and delivering her second son, Marcelo joined Upromise, a start-up that helps families save money for... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook
also working on ways to help nonprofits. Currently reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Nonzero, a book about applying game theory to the advancement of society. Hope for your kids That they grow up to fulfill their own... View Details