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Commencement 2017 Address | About

discount, or to fight back. In our classrooms, though, we teach that learning from feedback—including negative feedback—is an essential act of effective leadership. All of you experienced moments when classmates disagreed with your views;... View Details

27 Aug 2019
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A Shot at Success

Feickert says. And the things she learned on the basketball court—drive, endurance, teamwork—served her well in the business world, too. The pressure of tax season at Ernst & Young in New York, where she moved after graduation, was... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2024
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Alumni Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books 20+ Years of Urban Rebuilding: Lessons from the Revival of Lower Manhattan after 9/11 By Patrice Derrington (MBA 1991) and Rosemary Scanlon (PMD 42, 1981) Routledge Following the destruction of the World Trade Center and the... View Details

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Minal Mehta

own company, expect to be committed to representing that company wherever you go. BollyX is almost certainly the first thing I am asked about anytime I meet people in both social and professional settings. I am a brand ambassador... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Services

10 Mar 2021
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COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

As much as some employees will crave the return of in-person social connections in the office, they have become accustomed to the flexibility that comes with virtual work—from less time to commute to more time with family and pets. I... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

"is like any gas that is compressed; it gets hotter." Its tribes overlap socially and professionally based on work discipline (software engineers, for example), organizational affiliation (Hewlett-Packard), or background... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

14 May 2008
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Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

difficult) as this, Amabile concludes: Support employees' progress in their work every day. Set clear and meaningful goals for them; provide direct help, versus hindrance; offer adequate resources and time; respond to successes and failures by drawing on the experience... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

30 May 2025
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Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

31 Jan 2023
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Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

Washington Area Community Investment Fund and founder of socially conscious sustainable underwear brand Manakii. More than 50 HBS alumni tuned in to the 90-minute virtual discussion, during which the panelists touched upon a number of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Nov 2019
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Seismic Shift

Ventures), Culture Shift Labs founder Andrea Hoffman, and Boeing executive Ted Colbert (photo by E. Lee White Tyson Clark (MBA 2009), general partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures), Culture Shift Labs founder Andrea Hoffman, and Boeing executive Ted Colbert (photo by... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

business in the world today, do you foresee new opportunities for HBS? In most institutions that endure, there are “inflection points” — times when forces like the economy, technology, and the social environment converge, and the future... View Details

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

from your struggles, it can still be hard to share those publicly. Nevertheless, we set up on Spangler lawn at Spring Reunions and asked a few brave souls to recount some of their greatest challenges and tell us what they learned from... View Details

02 May 2005
What Do You Think?

Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?

Summing Up Consumer generated marketing is a fact of life to which all of us will have to adapt. Adaptation means learning how to use CGM to provide one form of input in fashioning product and marketing decisions. Those are the messages... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Nov 2016
First Look

First Look - November 1, 2016

School Case 317-008 Code.org The case explores Hadi Partovi’s mission to provide every K-12 student in the United States the opportunity to learn computer science. Students can assess how Partovi transformed his passion into an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Improving Brand Recognition in TV Ads

zap a commercial. We observe at the microsecond level what causes people to get 'ticked off,' stop watching, and press the button." The Eyes Have It Teixeira learned of eye-tracking technology as a Ph.D. student at the University of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

10 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest

the MBA program. Arielle Anderson (MBA 2022) Where is your hometown? East Chicago, Indiana. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? Healthcare consulting and Corporate Social Responsibility. Post-MBA industry and role? Digital health. At... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling - Course Catalog

a winning tactic. It is not. Often the critical success factor is exactly how a firm goes to market – with its sales force. But the rules have changed – innovations like ‘product-led-growth’ models and social media are changing the status... View Details

17 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change and environmental sustainability to racial equity and social and... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Summit Sound Bites

the United States.” —Victor Fung (Ph.D. ’71), Group Chairman, Li & Fung Group “Brands need to learn to market with two ears and one mouth.” —David Kenny (MBA ’86), Managing Partner, VivaKi “In the 1980s, we told our companies, ‘Don’t... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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A Long and Winding Road

It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in... View Details

Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)

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