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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovations
off-campus immersion experiences during the January Term. Unifying the three content areas is a set of process skills that will pervade and define the FIELD experience: self-reflection, hands-on learning, and teamwork. “Everything will happen in teams,” large and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
Another provides a secure portal for patients to make appointments, request prescriptions, and see their test results. Yet another helps doctors get their claims paid on time more easily—according to company research, providers see a 12... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
some of the toughest nine months of my life. And it’s been tough for various reasons. And that’s OK, because at the end of the day, what has helped me get up in the morning and do this work are the kids and our teachers and our staff... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
When you encounter the phrase private investigator, chances are good the character you conjure up in your mind doesn’t resemble Sarah Carson (MBA 1971). So much the better for Carson, whose work has often required convincing people she was a small-business employee... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Kubacki (MBA 2000) (Wiley) The authors explain how competitive selling is as much a matter of politics, customer value, and strategy as it is a management science. Based on data from a comprehensive sales survey and reviews of over 50,000 deals, the book is intended to... View Details
- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Life Lessons on the Open Seas
Paul Callahan (MBA 1992) is the captain of his own fate. A freak accident at age 21 left him a quadriplegic. That transformative moment led him, ultimately, to take the helm of Sail to Prevail, a nonprofit that helps disabled children and... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)
have an obligation to do something with that, to participate in various activities and to donate where appropriate to help others. Punctuality, good manners, physical fitness, a positive attitude, a sense of responsibility, and a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
career demands with her family. Her husband, David, put his career on hold in order to help take care of the family, and Carroll’s gratitude runs deep. “I really could not do any of this without him,” she says a few months before they... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
global significance. Like many great innovations, it all began with a simple question, in this case from Khan’s nine-year-old cousin, Nadia: “Sal,” she asked, “can you please help me with my homework?” So how did Nadia’s request launch a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
middle class.” Consumers Need More Protection Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren is a bankruptcy and commercial law expert and co-author of The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke. Warren noted that the financial rescue plan... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
the pandemic? Because the virus scares the crap out of everyone.” April: Rachel, you've studied a lot about conversation styles. Are there particular conversation styles that are either helpful or harmful in the online environment?... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
needed the marketing teams—which were spread out over 154 countries—to align themselves around a common goal and develop more collaborative ways of working. De Meo brought colleagues from all over the world together in a series of “codesign labs” to View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
Burt's Bees Inc., adopted a different approach, recounting how a twenty-minute yoga session recently helped her make a difficult business decision. "Follow your bliss," she told attendees. Asia Business Conference Looks Ahead to Economic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
all the teaching materials for the course. The leadership intelligence module, FIELD 1, is defined by small-group exercises that help students make the transition from being outstanding individual performers to performing as leaders... View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
part of that evolution—as the cofounder of a professional services firm, an investor, a developer, and a corporate board member. “The challenge and the opportunity is to work to ensure all Pittsburghers benefit from this transition,” he adds. View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
prompt action—more so than when you frame a decision in terms of what you stand to gain,” John explains. These subtle design choices “can help you to make a good decision while preserving your free will,” she says. Peer-reviewed studies... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions
focused on future direction rather than past achievements and was attended by fifty women, primarily from the 10th, 15th, and 20th Reunion classes. This new HBS lifelong learning program was designed to bring alumnae together to discuss their individual career... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Case Study: Sound Check
who plays classical piano and jazz guitar, and Pemberton, a drummer, thought they could offer musicians an online platform that would help them connect with fans in a meaningful if virtual way. The founders soon discovered a much larger... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
more than $500 million, Esquel makes more men's cotton shirts than any other company in the world. Guiding the firm to such prominence has been Margie Yang, a combination of energy, style, and determination who gave up her job at First Boston Corporation in 1978 to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
carefully, and helped broker a mutually satisfactory solution. That moment meant more to me than the resolution of a dispute: It was symbolic of a conclusion I reached, probably shared by most Black students at the time, that although... View Details
Keywords: Dean