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- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
this, comes from Steve Jobs and is that, “Follow your heart, but check it with your head.” So take that passion, but make sure that you have the ability to pull back at the right points on the reigns to go and think and inject some head... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
Paulson (MBA ’70) announced a plan to inject $250 billion into the nation’s banks, a painfully ironic twist for a free-market Republican administration, signaling a turning point in postwar American economic history. Against this backdrop... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
plans that our team could use to execute different projects; then I was able to choose a couple to pursue for my own interest,” recalls Naidoo, who also cites the need to immediately shed any sense of MBA “specialness.” “At Oxfam, there... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
global emergencies. His work included the planning and delivery of humanitarian aid during the war in Afghanistan—an experience he found both powerful and frustrating. When a US town raised money to donate an ambulance to the Afghan... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 09 Apr 2020
- News
“Raise the Line”
transforming healthcare training, and what his company is doing to help “raise the line” right now. —April White HBS: How is COVID-19 changing the demand for online health education? Gaglani: I gave a TEDx talk last year that was all... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
election but the “employer doesn’t have the right to force one.” The reality is that the only thing companies can “force” is the union’s hand. Does the union truly represent a majority of employees, or are authorization cards obtained... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
(bottom) and today in retirement. Says Houghton, “Perhaps the spirit of leadership is the spirit that is not so sure it is right all the time.” Photos Courtesy Corning Inc. Archives (bottom); Justin Ide (top) The case “Corning 1983–96:... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
tasks, so too should we remedy financial turmoil.” First, stabilize the patient, in this case the markets. That’s what the $700 billion rescue plan (signed into law by President Bush MBA ’75 on October 3) aimed to accomplish: stabilize... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
as the "crown prince of a Swiss industrial dynasty," Ernesto Bertarelli took over as CEO of his father's company, the Ares-Serono Group, right after graduating from HBS. It was a natural progression: his father, Fabio Bertarelli, had... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
biggest barrier—and this sounds crazy—is the lack of a billing code for contingency management.” A participant who remains substance-free and follows a treatment plan can earn up to $100 a month (up to $599 per year) for making healthy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
something in the technology field. A mutual friend put me in touch with Josh, who was looking for a cofounder. We met in New York and decided right away to partner on this (we actually had to move fast, since I had a job offer expiring... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
him to do so, and the more she answered his questions and talked about her money, the more she straightened up in her chair and the more confident she became. It was wonderful to see — a moment of empowerment happening right there. Now... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
founded Alibris, an e-commerce company that sells used, rare, and out-of-print books. We failed, a lot—HBS has a case on our more interesting failures. Our biggest setback came early. We planned to launch our commercial website and close... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
lesson plans before they arrive, to building a special cafeteria to accommodate school groups, where three shifts of 450 students eat lunch almost every weekday. While McCarter is proud that the Field has increased the number of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
Alumni Books Love Coming Home: Transform Your Environment. Transform Your Life by Jennifer Adams (OPM 51) Beyond Words Publishing Rather than sacrificing to save enough for an eventual dream home, Adams recommends looking for the potential in the places we are living... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
plan for: The HBS survey found that 83 percent of alumnae expected to successfully combine their jobs and their personal lives, while only 47 percent said their expectations matched with the reality; 86 percent of men had expectations of... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
at Fidelity Investments to launch a venture aimed at providing analytical information to bond traders. He showed Sahlman his business plan for a company that he was calling Technical Data Corporation. Basically, Parker had figured out a... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 26 Jun 2025
- News
The Vinyl Revival
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Caren Kelleher (MBA 2010) was at HBS, she started managing bands, mainly as a way to stay involved in an industry that she loved. It was right... View Details