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- 06 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
our character. After all, if I don’t always have the courage on my own to “be the change I wish to see in the world,” I can at least surround myself with people who will help me to become a better person. TJ Moen is an MBA Candidate in... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
many people’s lives depend on our decision. And as I learn about people who have changed our world, few have done it from positions of fear or anxiety. Confidence and courage are necessary. 2. Voice – Over the past year, I have spoken to... View Details
- Blog
What's the Right Fit for You–An In-Person or Virtual Program?
VIRTUAL FORMAT? It's a big decision to attend one of these leadership programs, whether it is in person or virtual. But I believe that if it is the right time in your career, you should do what I did and go for it, whatever the format. It takes a certain amount of... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
says, his two years at the School gave him the courage think outside the box. “It gave me a personal and professional confidence that has underpinned the risk-taking that’s sometimes necessary to deliver original work,” he notes. If last... View Details
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
“The Great East Japan Earthquake (B): Fast Retailing Group's Response.” Reflecting on the experience, Nonomura, now managing director of IDEO Tokyo, notes, “The best cases capture decisions made by courageous people in times of trial. I... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
musician to get her first-ever passport for travel outside of Cambodia. In a traditionally hierarchical culture, I showed younger managers how to speak up—and I encouraged their bosses to listen. And what did I learn? I learned humility in the face of greater View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
our character. After all, if I don’t always have the courage on my own to “be the change I wish to see in the world,” I can at least surround myself with people who will help me to become a better person. TJ Moen is an MBA Candidate in... View Details
- 05 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology
the experience has fueled a much greater willingness to take risks, explore my curiosity and step outside the normal delineations between roles, domain expertise, and sectors. It’s also given me the courage to choose the path that’s right... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 27 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Taking the LEAP into the Case Method
challenge for international students, and of course, for all of us. It takes courage to speak out in class. However, I know that the breakthrough needed is what I want. So, I really enjoy this course." Although the class ended a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
bestselling author or coauthor of five books, including his seminal work, The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997). How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation? Rosabeth Moss Kanter Moss Kanter Photo courtesy Harvard Business School Have you noticed the View Details
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
pivots. It was courage that took me to Google in 2006, and that was over 15 years ago. Chitra: And courage took you to Google because ... ? Or your reluctance was? Bonita: Sometimes when you're making a... View Details
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
about how they are perceived in society; they have the courage to pursue their mission no matter the adversary. "This was a learning specific to the context of Japanese business, and to actually hear and talk to the CEOs made a... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Marc Duranteau (MBA 2019)
In the end, my supervisors bought in and I was allowed to implement my suggestions. I definitely would not have had the courage to take these risks without the 2+2 safety net! Where are you currently working? Can you describe your role? I... View Details
- Web
2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
The Courage of our Convictions The Courage of our Convictions 04–05 APR 2019 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Kira Banks Dr. Kira Banks has been working to support individuals and groups to understand themselves,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire
conditions and often with extraordinary and unheralded courage -- to fulfill the mission they have been given by the President and the American people as the nation's first line of defense. When the safety of the United States or its... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 24 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program
thoughts or thumb through our notes. Instead, they demand that we courageously present ourselves, right now, as the right people to solve a problem. All around the room, my classmates used their perspectives to imbue the case studies with... View Details
- 06 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Amy Hernandez Turcios (MBA 2020)
identity as a first-gen low-income student and professional. My EC (second) year I did one of the scariest things of my life: I shared with the whole HBS community my life story – pure, raw, and emotional (linked here). This experience unlocked in me a View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Leadership Courage: Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice By Kirk Kirlin (MBA 1979) Authors Place Press In a time when timidity and disquiet seem epidemic in both American and American Church culture, author Kirk Kirlin offers nine principles of View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
"The fact that they are reporting employee views as a group gives them the legitimacy and courage to be candid about sensitive issues blocking business performance. In over one hundred profiles implemented in seven or eight... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
van Wyk said, "It is also the case that ... [the truly successful leader] ... has the courage to hold close even the fiercest critics." Gad Gasaatura suggested the use of the "name optional approach" to encourage... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett