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Jenny Tison
right away. I persevered, believing I would ultimately succeed – I learned the power of positive expectations.” When Jenny returned home to Virginia, that power rose again when she tackled a sport not often... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
coauthor of Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth, to answer alumni questions about what this trend might portend. With property price slides precipitating previous financial crises in Japan and the United States, what... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Katherine Switz (MBA 2000)
workforce is that work is a huge component of recovery. It provides community and structure, which is a good thing if you’re anxious or depressed. I stay healthy by getting nine hours of sleep, exercising, eating carefully, and taking a View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
presents up-to-date scientific research findings that explain why we have unwanted habits (for example, inappropriate angry outbursts, procrastination, breaking a diet, or abandoning an exercise program) and why they are so hard to... View Details
- 10 May 2019
- News
Bringing Art to the People It Depicts
“Instead of overthinking it, I thought I could be a part of the change to start supporting our own,” the rapper and record producer told the Harvard Gazette. “We have a hard time supporting our own sometimes because it’s so close to us.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
Associate Professor Willis Emmons's work in the area of government policy and business. In Praise of Predictability "It used to be that if you worked hard and kept your nose clean, you'd enjoy a good career," says Howard Stevenson, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Creating Change
existing structure.” Women from the Classes of 1970 and 1971 wrote letters and met with decision-makers. 2 “Figure out who those committed and powerful people are who can help you make a change.” For those seeking to open the doors to the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
gave government officials enormous power and prestige. In fact, bureaucrats in MITI [the Ministry of International Trade and Industry] were much more powerful than the elected political leaders—who had... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Roadmap for Moms
relaunching a career? The need for money to pay the bills is obviously a powerful motivator. If it’s the only motivator, then it’s hard to muster the enthusiasm for the positions you’re competing for. You... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
Do You See What I See?
powerful the experience was and wanted to help expand its reach,” she adds. By the team’s estimates, HAM could bring in at least $30,000 in annual revenues by targeting the business market, even given the smaller (8 to 15-person) groups... View Details
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Yi-An Huang
internal consulting group. How is your current job related to your HBS experience? When I came to HBS, I had been working in global health and development issues. I had realized that healthcare is an exciting sector with powerful social... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
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Folafolu Folowosele
winners – it’s really there to encourage kids to work hard academically and enjoy sports.” Learning how to apply business principles to drive social impact was part of Fola’s motivation to attend HBS. “This is an institution,” Fola says,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
you can’t study a leader in isolation; there’s a relational construct between a person and society. Clinical psychology gets into the underlying motivation for people who seek leadership positions. In political science, we saw the distinction between View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A View from the Top
really great cultures,” said Donna Dubinsky (MBA ’81), cofounder and CEO of Numenta and former CEO of Palm Computing and Handspring. “That’s what pulled us through the hard times and made us more resilient and flexible for change.” HATS... View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice
AI can help you become a better writer, coder, and researcher. But can the powerful technology boost business acumen and economic performance? Sort of, says a recent study. An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) mentor designed to... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations
underestimate our ability to make more out of those we have .Stretching is a learned set of attitudes and skills that comes from a simple but powerful shift from wanting more resources to embracing and acting on the possibilities of our... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
bridges, water, power and more? It’s not because they don’t aspire to. It’s because they lack the money and the expertise (in African cities) or because they can’t get to political consensus (in the United States)—or because there are... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Why You Are Unhappy at Work
Blues A shockingly low 25 percent of employees feel connection to their company's mission. Bill George discusses fixes to rebuild purpose in their work. How Small Wins Unleash Creativity The most powerful tool managers have to motivate... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
leadership has become a personal and professional mission for Nick, who was coaxed out of retirement last year to take a new post as president and CEO of Dairyland Power Cooperative, a multisource energy provider made up of 25 local... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
rich topic of study and an immensely powerful policy tool.” "The problem is this: The government can't tell whether it is easy or hard for a given person to earn income, because it can't measure... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace