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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
in West Sussex, England, and Johannesburg. The real work gets done “under the wild mango tree” at the lodges. “We have these open house meetings where you pull up chairs under the mango tree and you talk for two hours—that’s the proper office.” View Details
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- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
Retired President, Consumer Sales & Services, Verizon Communications Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Briarcliff College, 1968 B.A., International Relations LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "Leadership matters.... View Details
- 13 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
Advancing Health Care Innovation and Impact with Anita Gupta (GMP 29, 2020)
Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I came to Harvard Business School (HBS) to participate in the Executive Education General... View Details
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Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
insight led to nine rewarding years as senior vice president at United Way of New York City. Careers & Connections My next turning point came when I realized that I wanted to develop my international skills and experience and somehow... View Details
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Tricia Lee
divisions at Microsoft. It was an incredible journey, but I realized that to achieve the goals I had in mind, I'd need to round out my knowledge base. I wanted to learn the formal language of business (i.e. finance, ops, marketing), best practices and View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
GE’s Immelt Urges MBAs to Dream Big, Work Hard
his 23 years at GE, where he began his career as a sales manager in the plastics division. When all is said and done, Immelt declared, “This degree you have, this thing called an MBA, is a little bit about the subject matter. But it’s... View Details
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
(mergers), turnarounds, crisis management, scaling, reinvention, and career action planning. The course will develop skills in diagnosing, designing, and executing complex actions. It forces students to contemplate the managerial... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
triumph since 1972 hold lessons for other kinds of organizations and companies? Sports and games serve as a handy source of metaphors for business. Performance metrics abound, and success and failure are on the scoreboard for all to see.... View Details
- 18 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
Turnaround & Restructuring Club Conference Recap
career lessons that have guided him throughout his highly successful career. The evening was topped off by a cocktail hour during which attendees had the opportunity to chat with the panelists and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
James A. Lovell, AMP 62, 1971
were able to safely return to earth. The Apollo 13 experience taught Lovell the importance of team work, a lesson he now shares with audiences around the world in his career as a public speaker. He also... View Details
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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting
the evening at the alumni mixer in Palo Alto, where HBS graduates with years of industry experience shared insights into how Silicon Valley has evolved. Conversations flowed about the changing landscape and career View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
challenges. His story, which Professor Emeritus Nolan and his coauthors developed in collaboration with seasoned, real-life CEOs, includes crucial lessons for anyone hoping to master the new-world skills required of successful business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Gene Markowski (MBA 1973)
“You can’t just give orders in business.” —Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Gene Markowski (MBA 1973) served as an Army Huey helicopter pilot in Vietnam and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and many other honors for... View Details
- Portrait Project
Emily Anadu
When I was eleven, my mother, two sisters and I left my father and a very comfortable life in Nigeria to live with my grandmother in Texas. My sisters and I joke that the silver spoons that were placed in our mouths at birth were replaced with plastic ones. I learned a... View Details
- 13 May 2021
- Blog Post
Zhalisa Clarke’s Sabbatical Story: Tech Leader Turned Healer
went to Harvard Business School. Her experience at HBS enabled Zhalisa to step back, reflect, and strategize on what career path and location she felt was a better fit. After graduation, she set off to San Francisco to work in tech.... View Details
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Business Program Discount | HBS Online
career to the next level with HBS Online. View our terms and conditions for more information. Explore Course Catalog What Are Learning Tracks? Learning Tracks enable participants to take three courses within a specific subject area to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Richard Kondo (MBA 1999)
“My most rewarding mission.” —Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Richard Kondo (MBA 1999) served as a US Navy Submarine Officer in Japan and later pursued a medical device career in marketing and business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Social Enterprise Conference Draws 800 Participants
idea (no business plan necessary) in thirty seconds, with the two best ideas getting a second, longer hearing of two minutes. The winning concept was an online site that encourages teachers to share lesson plans and best practices. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
Schwarzman (MBA 1972) Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence is the first book from Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of the Blackstone Group. Pulling from his 50-year... View Details
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Cameron Johnson
not-quite-good-enough attempts. Invaluable were the lessons taught by my miscues. What motivated me as a kid was simple—the joy of reaching for a far-fetched, albeit often misunderstood, goal I set out for. In today's Internet-driven... View Details