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- 29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys
silence. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. It changed who I was. It literally changed who I was. Learning to operating and leading in two languages that you did not understand. I was operating from a deficit at day one and it took... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
different economies that you're selling into," he continues. "For example, no one was able to foresee the recession in Asia. On the supply side, oil production has a very long lead time, particularly the big fields." Stobaugh also notes... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
2000, Tait approached Furlong again and showed him the organization’s vision statement that outlined the future of the company — after all, these folks were trained at Microsoft — and the development of a core brand of products. Furlong agreed to join Cranium’s... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
machines became more efficient. Then we moved, starting around 1970 to the area of the head—the IQ. And we used to think, incorrectly, that the smartest person made the best leader, which we know now is not correct. Today, you have to View Details
- 16 Oct 2014
- News
Reducing special-interest influence over government regulation
lead to problems of its own. David A. Moss, the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, has helped lead a team of scholars from across the country to examine how... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
$100 million a year, and that he wanted a speedy resolution. “Speedy” turned out to be the better part of a decade. For much of the 1970s, McArthur fielded an all-star team (including future Secretary of State Warren Christopher and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
the team to rally around and second, scheduling a weekly team check-in. You start with a facilitated discussion around whether you can take your night off—and if not, why not. That might View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Next Lessons
serving some 10 million students a month, and used in more than 300,000 classrooms around the world to teach math, science, arts, economics, and more. Khan, who now leads a team of 60 at the non-profit,... View Details
Keywords: William Weber
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
managing some of the most dangerous mercenaries in Africa, battling rebels with a crew of anti-Castro Cuban exiles, and learning what the rest of the intelligence world was dying to know: the location of Che Guevara. He describes how he and his View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
What could better symbolize high-level business performance than an eight-oared crew team rowing in perfect unison, their boat powered by a selfless collaboration of strength, skill, and shared purpose? It’s no wonder that advertisers... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
football team his first year at Dartmouth, before moving over to rugby, a sport he played with bone-breaking gusto throughout college and into HBS. That intensity has been channeled by mentors throughout Keen's life. One such person is... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
A lifetime of quiet leadership
career, Whitehead said: “I would describe myself as a quiet leader, not a strong aggressive leader, like some others. I lead by example and by watching. I think some people probably could be better leaders if they used this style.” At... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
steps; and second, continually learning to lead people. “Leadership is without question a huge issue,” Wasser-man explained. “The most successful entrepreneurs can work alone and be a team player; they can... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
percent stake, which would have been a much smaller ownership position than we usually get. So it was an “off-strategy” investment. It was also in the highly competitive space of lead generation, where companies are paid a referral fee if... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, spent time in foster care as a child, living in more homes than he can remember,... View Details
- 21 Mar 2025
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What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Byron Wien (MBA 1956) was a Wall Street icon. He had a 50-year career that included chief investment strategist roles at Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, and was well... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
As Professor Linda Hill set out to study “digital leaders,” the first thing she learned is that there is no such thing. All leaders—regardless of their sector—must think differently to lead a successful company in the digital age,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
not be showing that stuff in the hallways. Collaboration is much too threatening for most people.” But if she has her way, collaboration will be a hallmark not just of Old Navy but of the entire Gap enterprise. Paul S. Pressler, Gap’s president and CEO, wants her to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform
Related Links Read about other efforts in healthcare delivery Three HBS students spent much of the last academic year helping a leading Boston hospital answer one of the most important questions in health-care management: how to create a... View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
found to lead the organization, which helps high-achieving, diverse students from low-income backgrounds attend top colleges and universities across the country. Given the stakes of LEDA’s mission, Goldman realized stagnation was not an... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon