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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

in prize money and have access to mentoring and other resources. Applications due in January. Initiatives focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone. View Details

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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement

classroom and their mentorship outside of the classroom by mentoring students on IPs and startup projects. What are your summer plans and where you are headed? I am pursuing my startup, Willow Health, full-time this summer and am... View Details

01 Nov 2022
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Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

teammates engage with each other to connect, network, create? Personal experiences varied. Jacob Navon said that, “ one cannot substitute f2f when it comes to building culture and mentoring new hires Besides, WFH (work from home) is a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Peggy Mativo-Ochola

additional tutors and have to make do with what’s available." Through Pacemaker, local youth support professional teachers by mentoring younger students and engaging them in a variety of afterschool activities. "The idea is... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

these hypotheses with HBS colleague and mentor Max Bazerman, a leading ethics scholar, who had a different theory. "Max told me, 'I'll bet people are doing this because they feel bad that their papers aren't being downloaded as much as... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching

mock class to a lecture hall full of their colleagues, who play the roles of students and mentors in providing feedback after the fact.) Interactive learning through office norms Less formally, however, managers can create more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

10 Jun 2019
Blog Post

What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS

I first applied to HBS through the 2+2 program when I was a senior in college. I had good grades, did well on my GMAT, and had two great mentors to write references letters for me. I worked hard on the application, and was disappointed... View Details

27 Oct 2015
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Sweet Success

to being good stewards of the land, they wanted to produce syrup that would set a new industry standard in quality and flavor. Turner began researching everything he could find about sugaring and found a willing mentor in Mike Farrell,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

16 Aug 2018
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Working with a Giver’s Spirit

business owners that promotes economic growth by mentoring and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. Ko was looking for a new managing director of the Philippine chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and Ayala’s name kept surfacing. At... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Summer Associates | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

summer, and how the experience can help meet the goals of both the student and organization Create opportunities for interaction with other members of staff and key constituencies, including clients, board members, and partnering organizations Be ready to act as a... View Details

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

mentorship on steroids. While a mentor may provide valuable career advice and an empathetic ear, a sponsor will actively advocate for a protégé’s career—formally and publicly recommending her for high-profile projects or job promotions.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Video: Inspirational Women in Business

important to pull generations of other women forward. Veronica Chua: I actively seek out opportunities to mentor and uplift others, especially young women entering male-dominated fields like tech, operations, and finance. Whitley Cargile:... View Details

10 Apr 2023
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Leading the Way

alongside his mentor as a Be A Leader board member. He is also an active mentor, particularly for Hispanic students who aspire to have a career in finance or attend HBS. With his help, Be A Leader now has a vital partnership with HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Ely : Winner of the 2020 Wyss Award for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students, Harvard Business School. Boris Groysberg : Named a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer by Human Resource Executive and the HR Technology Conference in 2020. Linda... View Details

06 May 2021
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How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

perpetuates income and wealth disparities. “Not having anyone in our immediate network that could mentor and advise us made it harder and more expensive for us,” Hatcher says in the case, recalling the sale of an earlier venture. When... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

10 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

Her boss, the head of their department, had been a mentor and champion throughout Michelle's time at the company. Michelle had worked for this boss for almost ten years and credited the woman's support and wise counsel for her own... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson

01 Dec 2022
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My First Job

opportunities that allowed me to succeed. My boss, Steve Matheson (MBA 1974), eventually became president of CIGNA Healthplan. He was my mentor and remained a good friend until his death three years ago. That first placement set the tone... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Wombi Rose

Venture Competition, gathering important feedback along the way. As part of the i-lab's VIP program, LovePop got critical inventory space and one-on-one mentoring from Adrian Gill, the former leader of Puma's footwear division who has... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing/Energy; Retail/Hospitality

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

character, and not too fickle nor an idler, but rather aspires to acquire both honour and profit or victory in war, Cortugli opines, “then we can say that he is suitable material for a career in trade.” And if that is the case, he should learn his trade with an outside... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

11 Nov 2022
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Meet the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association

the transition from the military and helping veterans land their dream jobs after graduation. I had a number of mentors along the way who helped me, and I wanted to pay it forward. Chris Lowman, Co-President (Treasurer) Plain and simple,... View Details

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