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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
examined the role of business in ending global poverty, strike anyone else as being in poor taste? If “Every day, nearly 3 billion people have to get by on this,” as the headline and stark image of two crumpled dollar bills on the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
cardiovascular disease. In addition, apart from any possible therapeutic benefits, embryonic stem-cell research could play a central role in helping to understand the nature and development of disease generally. Spar, the Spangler Family... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
that had been separate. On a global basis we created project teams to move drugs forward. That allowed us to have more approvals by the FDA than any other major pharmaceutical company since the year 2000. But those changes didn’t solve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
FedEx for shipping some of their products, driving up demand from three packages a day to thirty. It was enough to save the company. FedEx’s strategy in these early years was simple: deliver time-sensitive packages with speed and certainty. But Smith and his View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
Bohnet, van Geen, and Bazerman are important because joint evaluation leads to fairer outcomes, decreases the role of stereotypes, and boosts the bottom line by elevating the impact of performance-based merit in hiring decisions. Bohnet,... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
embarked on a career as a successful venture capitalist. Then, in 1980, the role of entrepreneurship at HBS changed dramatically with the appointment of Dean John H. McArthur. In one of his first acts as Dean, McArthur elevated the status... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
Netflix, Pixar, Salesforce, and Facebook. “During the time I was president, we held three in-person dinners, honoring Twitter, Workday, and Yelp, says Susan Hailey (MBA 1984), current HBSANC board chair and former president. “It was a true View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
ultimatums or drawing lines in the sand, the kind of petty, superficial responses that really only create enemies. If someone blew up at me, instead of firing him, I'd say, 'Let's work together.' I deferred to the wisdom of my team and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
demonstrating both the breadth and depth of the desire for change, as well as the tremendous frustration that has been building up over a long period of time.” In her role as senior associate dean for Culture and Community, Hammond is a... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
School’s Department of Operations, several internal HBS committees, and teams of outside experts. “One of the things we did really well was hire the right people,” says Frank Hayes (PMD 75, 2000), who oversaw the project for Operations.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
business team needing to travel from Boston to Syracuse, New York, for example, could simply phone in the night before and book a nonstop sixty-minute flight for not much more than the cost of last-minute business-class tickets on a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
skills to attract funders for his ships, lifeboats, supplies, and food. He also recognized the importance of assembling a team that could work together and embrace high levels of risk and uncertainty—qualities that proved particularly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
At a crossroads in February 2001, the shareholders of Zansar Technologies were waiting for a maiden dividend, and profit margins were sliding. A new leadership team took charge and turned Zensar around into one of the most successful... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
old person's car. They sell to a whole range in their market. And what all these companies do effectively is they have intergenerational design teams that help develop products for older adults. And another area where we see stealth... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
on effective professional feedback, honing it in roles at tech icons Apple and Google. The idea? Radical candor, or as Scott (MBA 1996) defines it, caring personally while at the same time, challenging directly. At its base, she says,... View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
paper, or the wrestling team, the teachers in those situations were more like mentors with whom you worked collaboratively to achieve personal and team goals. Teammates would help, too. Everybody was trying to get the best possible... View Details
- 31 May 2018
- News
Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders
50% of those who received treatment will not have a team that specializes in eating disorders, and 80% of women who have access care for their eating disorders don't get the intensity of treatment they need to stay in recovery and find... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
knows, maybe never.” Did you ever consider declaring the business a total loss? As bad as it was, and as great as the uncertainty was, there was never a question about whether we were going to get up and running. No one on the management View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
achieve personal and team goals. Teammates would help, too. Everybody was trying to get the best possible result, without that teacher versus student antagonism. That’s the way learning should happen. You’re soon going to open a... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
trusted brand in business. Building a Winning Career: A complete guide to securing and thriving in your ideal senior role By William Cowan (MBA 1972) Stradis Pty LTD Do you know how to seek out and win your next executive role? Are you... View Details