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  • 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
  • Profile

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
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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
  • Web

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
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Growing on the Job - Alumni

Harvard Manage Mentor Take A Course in Career Management Want a fulfilling career path? While others can help, it's up to you to make it happen. Learn how by getting to know yourself, finding opportunities in career setbacks, and making... 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
  • 12 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

entrepreneur and I knew I needed something more fulfilling and challenging like that again.  Being in Silicon Valley, I was fortunate to find mentors who helped me do some soul searching on the path ahead. After a period of... View Details
  • 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
  • Web

Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Marketing Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Eva Ascarza : Received the Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring in 2024. Julian De Freitas : Winner of the 2024 Case... View Details
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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Engagement Opportunities 1ms 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 23 May 2018
  • News

Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

struck a chord with Harris, who has spent much of her life exemplifying his advice. During her three decades at Morgan Stanley, for example, she has led numerous initiatives focused on women and minorities and mentored hundreds of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 11 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

you know.” To many professionals, this is a no-brainer — but if you had asked me in college how I felt about networking, I would have been at a loss for words. Despite the impostor syndrome I experienced while navigating my early career, I was lucky to have classmates,... View Details
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Get Involved - Entrepreneurship

Judges travel to campus on Super Saturday and are assigned to panels based on expertise. Each panel reviews and rates 4-6 teams' pitches. Rock Accelerator Mentor A highly competitive accelerator supporting 20 teams over the course of two... 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