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Tiera Brown
Growing up, Tiera Brown wanted to become a doctor and have her own practice. She'd watched her father run his own legal practice. "I love the freedom and autonomy of running your own business, "Tiera says, "but I always... View Details
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
Speaking up at work; a manager's responsibility to capitalism; a strategy to fix the health care system. These were the presentation topics at the 2014 Faculty Research Symposium. At first blush, they may sound a bit disjointed. But a goal View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
practices, says Healy, including a tightening of internal controls regarding payments to business partners, a common way to launder bribes to officials. In the case of Siemens,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
specific and focused version of the following question: ‘If I put a dollar into this capital project, am I going to get three dollars back out?’ Public company managers who apply the same analysis with working capital and cash... View Details
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Gordon Ross
how does that affect other countries?” A post-college career in investing satisfied some of that curiosity, but not all of it. “The thing about investing,” says Gordon, “is that you’re always analyzing... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
cities. The net result is that we make welfare payments from taxpayers to rich owners of sports teams. Society would be better off with those scarce tax dollars being used for schools, hospitals, etc. The... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
the different approaches to launching each business demonstrate that the entrepreneurial journey has more than one path. Herp started Linear in August 2004 with $1 million from friends and family, using much of that initial infusion as a... View Details
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PJ Meyer
Even while pursuing his computer science major at Binghamton, PJ Meyer found himself following a different kind of calling. "In school, there was tendency to steer us toward software engineering positions," says PJ. "But I... View Details
- 04 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success & Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
for something more—a vision for the kind of leader I wanted to become. My time at HBS gave me clarity: I found leadership is not just achieving results but inspiring teams and creating meaningful impact. One View Details
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Digital Marketing & AI Workshop - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Digital Marketing & AI Workshop Course Number 1995 Lecturer Jacob Cook Fall; Q1; 1.5 credits 14 sessions Overview This hands-on EC course covers the fundamentals of modern digital marketing, including driving traffic,... View Details
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Cristiana Torres
business. I think one of the reasons the business failed is that we didn't have a broader perspective on running it. I realized it's important to have the broader view before you funnel your perspective into a specific business."... View Details
- 05 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
The Reflective Leader
shortcomings, failed personal relationships, or the death of a close family member. Several of my fellow alumni shared how they learned that happiness is more about balance... View Details
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to inequality. As Donald Shaw put it,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 1998
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Beyond the Numbers
Lowell Robinson is a numbers guy, with a twist. "A company's numbers tell a story," says the reflective CFO and executive vice president of the Manhattan-based PRT Group Inc., a high-tech services firm. "When you make that story come... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
At an early age, William D. Jones (MBA '89) learned about the fragility of a stable urban community. From their home in the Skyline Hills section of San Diego, he and his family watched their neighborhood... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
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Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting
expertise. I had been fortunate to work in various domains, from strategic sourcing to operations, but I was searching for something more—a vision for the kind of leader I wanted to become. My time at HBS gave me clarity: I found... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
hard for multinationals to figure out the value of South African companies and affects their assessments of potential partners. Executives would do well to identify a country's power centers and figure out... View Details
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Lauren Booker
"I've always been a 'save-the-worlder,'" Lauren Booker says about herself with a laugh. She grew up in a family with "a long, sustained history of service and civil-rights activity." Her grandfather, the late Carl... View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
New Year, New Career Goals: Coaches Offer Advice for 2019
it. Share it with a friend, colleague or partner who can help hold you accountable. Check out Harvard ManageMentor to see if one of those training modules might help. You will feel terrific taking care of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
There are some things you just can’t learn in an HBS classroom—what it takes to jump out of an airplane, for instance, or the experience of playing at the World Series of Poker. Yet those kinds of out-of-office pursuits are important, says HBS assistant professor Jon... View Details