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- 24 Feb 2021
- Lessons from the Classroom
What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace
understanding to the unique challenges you confront. The process is crucial in business as well as war and diplomacy because, as Malhotra says in his course syllabus, “being smart and well-intentioned is not enough.” For Malhotra, who has... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
the technologist are issues we try to avoid. Robert Simon Director, Alta Partners There are two schools of thought in evaluating new opportunities. In the first, the venture capitalist says, "I invest in people first and foremost. View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
only thing that this sort of learned pragmatism gives me is the opportunity to engage my colleagues who have the real power to make a difference in this country." And he said, "We'll see." So I guess he's right. We'll see. Neeley: So your son is as View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time is to be published today. Kanter is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. In addition to her many years of teaching and research at HBS,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
she is installing hundreds of communal composting receptacles across the city. Known as Smart Bins, these high-tech containers are locked to prevent people from using them as garbage cans, accessed via smartphone app, and solar powered.... View Details
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
modest but real support for Russia in this conflict, and obviously China is a major player in global supply chains. And so that is just introducing more geopolitical risk into multinational global business, broadly speaking. Forman: How can View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
‘Chick Beer’ for Women? Why Gender Marketing Repels More Than Sells
in mind that if they bring stereotypes to mind, they won’t sit well with women. John recommends testing messages with small groups to see how they go over before launching larger marketing campaigns. “In many cases, these labels are not View Details
- 02 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
The Benefits of a Residential Campus
sometimes a partner needs to be closer to work and Allston simply isn’t). If this is your case, my view is that life goes on after HBS and it’s worth it to make this concession. I think, though, you can make some smart decisions to shape... View Details
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
tendency to forget it's not about you, how smart you are, and how helpful you feel you can be, but it's about being experienced by the advisee as helpful," Margolis says. "The danger is that you immediately jump to a conclusion... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Action Plan: Life Study
Above: photo by Beth Perkins “There’s an artistic spark in everybody,” says Ted Hartley (MMP 4, 1956). “If you can get rid of that left-brain inner critic, you can explore what will open up in the right-brain side in all of us.” Hartley came to painting a little over a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 11 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Feeling Seen: What to Say When Your Employees Are Not OK
crucial, especially for managers trying to lead widely dispersed teams during difficult times, says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev. Many managers believe in maintaining emotional boundaries with employees, but this may be a View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 15 Feb 2024
- News
Startup Shepherds
By their count, Catalina Daniels and Jim Sherman (both MBA 1991) listened to approximately 300 startup pitches in 2016, the first year the HBS classmates worked side by side as angel investors in New York. “You meet a lot of very smart... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
develop, and integrate smart minds governs how prosperous you will be.” Studies on whether immigrants to the United States take jobs away from Americans or constitute a drain on social welfare are mixed, says Kerr, with some research... View Details
- 30 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators
Fortitude, with exceedingly high returns that far outpace the other funds. Then Bazerman reveals the bad news: Fortitude is actually Madoff’s fund, and it just fell off a cliff. “Very smart people in the room will pick Fortitude. Their... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?
Summing Up Summing up the unusually large number of responses to the piece on street smarts, the consensus is that they represent skills taught by experience, role models, and experiential learning techniques such as case analysis and discussion (in that order). Just... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
It's the rare manager who doesn't partake in quarterly or annual goal-setting exercises. And woe to those who don't make their goals SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely). But do these goals really work? Researchers... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
everything from working out at the gym to turning off the lights at home. Yet, despite the brainpower devoted to devising creative rewards and fine-tuning offerings, employees don’t always buy in. “All this money and time and smart people... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
opportunities. Startup life is exciting, but full of uncertainty. You need the best information possible to make smart choices. The Startup Lottery is for anyone who wants to maximize their likelihood of success. View Details
Keywords: podcasts